The 2005 Rally Japan was the 13th round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. It took place between September 30 and October 2, 2005. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race after capitalizing on then-leader Petter Solberg's accident after his Subaru hit a rock on the penultimate stage. It was Grönholm's 18th win in the World Rally Championship[1] which he would dedicate to the late Michael Park, who was killed in an accident during the previous round, the Wales Rally GB.
| 2005 Rally Japan Rally Japan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 13 of the 2005 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Japan | ||
| Dates run | September 30, 2005 – October 2, 2005 | ||
| Stages | 26 (350.18 km; 217.59 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Dirt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,614.84 km (1,003.42 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 90 at start, 63 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm Marlboro Peugeot TotalPeugeot 307 WRC | ||
Citroën's Sébastien Loeb finished in second place and thus became World Rally Champion in back-to-back seasons.
Results edit
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1. | Marcus Grönholm
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
Peugeot 307 WRC
|
3:25:32.0 | 10 | |
| 2. | Sébastien Loeb
|
 Daniel Elena
|
Citroën Xsara WRC
|
3:26:54.1 | +1:22.1 | 8 |
| 3. |  Chris Atkinson
|
Glenn MacNeall
|
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05
|
3:28:12.0 | +2:40.0 | 6 |
| 4. |  François Duval
|
Sven Smeets
|
Citroën Xsara WRC
|
3:28:31.4 | +2:59.4 | 5 |
| 5. | Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05
|
3:29:31.8 | +3:59.8 | 4 |
| 6. | Toni Gardemeister
|
Jakke Honkanen
|
 Ford Focus RS WRC '04
|
3:30:04.3 | +4:32.3 | 3 |
| 7. |  Roman Kresta
|
Jan Tománek
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '04
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3:31:04.0 | +5:32.0 | 2 |
| 8. |  Daniel Carlsson
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Mattias Andersson
|
Peugeot 307 WRC
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3:32:11.1 | +6:39.1 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ "Rally Japan". Juwra.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.