2005 World Touring Car Championship

The 2005 World Touring Car Championship was the second season of World Touring Car Championship motor racing, and the first since 1987. It featured the 2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship which was contested over a ten event, twenty race series which commenced on 10 April and ended on 20 November. The championship was open to Super 2000 cars, Diesel 2000 cars and Super Production cars as defined by the FIA.^[1] Andy Priaulx won the Drivers' Championship and BMW won the Manufacturers' title.^[2]

Organised by KSO, a subsidiary of Eurosport, the championship was an evolution of the former European Touring Car Championship, elevated to World Championship status by the FIA for 2005 with the introduction of races outside Europe. The European title was given to the new European Touring Car Cup, a one-off event.

Teams and drivers

According to 2005 Entry List.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Manufacturer Teams
BMW Team UK	BMW 320i	1	Andy Priaulx	All
Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Alfa Romeo 156	2	Gabriele Tarquini	All
Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Alfa Romeo 156	3	James Thompson	All
BMW Team Italy-Spain	BMW 320i	4	Alessandro Zanardi	All
BMW Team Italy-Spain	BMW 320i	5	Antonio García	All
Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Alfa Romeo 156	6	Fabrizio Giovanardi	All
Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Alfa Romeo 156	7	Augusto Farfus	All
SEAT Sport	SEAT Toledo Cupra	8	Rickard Rydell	1–8
	SEAT León	8	Rickard Rydell	9–10
	SEAT Toledo Cupra	9	Jordi Gené	1–6
	SEAT León	9	Jordi Gené	7–10
	SEAT Toledo Cupra	10	Peter Terting	1–8
	SEAT León	10	Peter Terting	9–10
	SEAT Toledo Cupra	11	Jason Plato	3–6
	SEAT Toledo Cupra	12	Marc Carol	9
Ford Hotfiel Sport	Ford Focus	14	Thomas Klenke	1–4, 6–9
		15	Thomas Jäger	1–4
		16	Michael Funke	6–10
		17	Patrick Bernhardt	10
Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Lacetti	21	Robert Huff	All
		22	Nicola Larini	All
		23	Alain Menu	All
Peugeot Sport Denmark	Peugeot 407	24	Soheil Ayari	6
Peugeot Sport Denmark	Peugeot 407	25	Éric Hélary	7
JAS Motorsport	Honda Accord Euro R	26	Roberto Colciago	1–6
Team Oreca PlayStation	SEAT Toledo Cupra	29	Stéphane Ortelli	7–9
BMW Team Holland	BMW 320i	41	Duncan Huisman	10
BMW Team Deutschland	BMW 320i	42	Jörg Müller	All
BMW Team Deutschland	BMW 320i	43	Dirk Müller	All
Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Alfa Romeo 156	56	André Couto	10
Michelin Independents Trophy
GR Asia	SEAT Toledo Cupra	18	Carlos Mastretta Aguilera	4–5
		19	Valle Mäkelä	1–3, 6–7
		20	Tom Coronel	All
JAS Motorsport	Honda Accord Euro R	27	Adriano De Micheli	1–5, 7–10
Crawford Racing	BMW 320i	28	Carl Rosenblad	All
Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320i	30	Stefano D'Aste	All
Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320i	31	Giuseppe Cirò	All
Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320i	32	Marc Hennerici	All
IEP Team	Alfa Romeo 156 Gta	33	Adam Lacko	1
IEP Team	BMW 320i	33	Adam Lacko	2, 6
JAS Motorsport	Honda Accord Euro R	34	Tomas Engström	9
Honda Dealer Team Sweden	Honda Accord Euro R	34	Tomas Engström	1
Honda Dealer Team Sweden	Honda Civic Type-R	35	Jens Hellström	1
RS-Line IPZ Racing	Ford Focus ST170	36	Sascha Plöderl	2, 4, 7
RS-Line IPZ Racing	Ford Focus ST170	37	Frank Diefenbacher	2
GR Asia	SEAT Toledo Cupra	38	Erkut Kizilirmak	8
JAS Motorsport	Honda Accord Euro R	39	Simon Harrison	10
GR Asia	SEAT Toledo Cupra	40	Polo Villaamil	9
DB Motorsport	Alfa Romeo 156	51	Salvatore Tavano	1–2, 4
DB Motorsport	Alfa Romeo 156	52	Andrea Larini	1–2, 4
GDL Racing	BMW 320i	53	Gianluca De Lorenzi	1–2, 4
Zerocinque Motorsport	BMW 320i	54	Stefano Valli	1–2, 4
Scuderia del Girasole	SEAT Toledo Cupra	55	Alessandro Balzan	1–2, 4
Ao's Racing Team	BMW 320i	62	Ao Chi Hong	10
Ao's Racing Team	Toyota Altezza	65	Hironori Takeuchi	10
Engstler Motorsport	BMW 320i	63	Paul Poon	10
Engstler Motorsport	BMW 320i	64	Peter Scharmach	10
GR Asia	SEAT Toledo Cupra	99	Lo Ka Fai	10

Calendar

The championship was contested over ten events, of which seven were held together with the 2005 FIA GT Championship. Each event featured two races with a distance of 50 kilometres. The starting grid order for the first race at each event was determined by the results of qualifying, and that of the second race by the results of the first race, but with the top eight cars in reverse order.^[1]

Event		Race Name	Track	Date
1	R1	Race of Italy	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	10 April
1	R2	Race of Italy	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	10 April
2	R3	Race of France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	1 May
2	R4	Race of France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	1 May
3	R5	Race of UK	Silverstone Circuit	15 May
3	R6	Race of UK	Silverstone Circuit	15 May
4	R7	Race of San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	29 May
4	R8	Race of San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	29 May
5	R9	Race of Mexico	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed	26 June
5	R10	Race of Mexico	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed	26 June
6	R11	Race of Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	30 July
6	R12	Race of Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	30 July
7	R13	Race of Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	28 August
7	R14	Race of Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	28 August
8	R15	Race of Turkey	Istanbul Park	18 September
8	R16	Race of Turkey	Istanbul Park	18 September
9	R17	Race of Spain	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	2 October
9	R18	Race of Spain	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	2 October
10	R19	Guia Race of Macau	Guia Circuit	20 November
10	R20	Guia Race of Macau	Guia Circuit	20 November

Results and standings

Races

Race	Race Name	Pole Position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning independent	Report
1	Race of Italy	Dirk Müller	Dirk Müller	Dirk Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Marc Hennerici	Report
2	Race of Italy		Jörg Müller	James Thompson	Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Marc Hennerici	Report
3	Race of France	Jörg Müller	Jörg Müller	Jörg Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Marc Hennerici	Report
4	Race of France		Jörg Müller	Jörg Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Carl Rosenblad	Report
5	Race of UK	Gabriele Tarquini	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Tom Coronel	Report
6	Race of UK		Andy Priaulx	Rickard Rydell	SEAT Sport	Marc Hennerici	Report
7	Race of San Marino	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Alessandro Balzan	Report
8	Race of San Marino		Fabrizio Giovanardi	Dirk Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Stefano D'Aste	Report
9	Race of Mexico	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Gabriele Tarquini	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Tom Coronel	Report
10	Race of Mexico		Fabrizio Giovanardi	Peter Terting	SEAT Sport	Tom Coronel	Report
11	Race of Belgium	Augusto Farfus	Dirk Müller	Dirk Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Tom Coronel	Report
12	Race of Belgium		Augusto Farfus	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Stefano D'Aste	Report
13	Race of Germany	James Thompson	Jörg Müller	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK	Adriano de Micheli	Report
14	Race of Germany		Gabriele Tarquini	Alessandro Zanardi	BMW Team Italy-Spain	Tom Coronel	Report
15	Race of Turkey	Gabriele Tarquini	James Thompson	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Carl Rosenblad	Report
16	Race of Turkey		Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Marc Hennerici	Report
17	Race of Spain	Jordi Gené	Dirk Müller	Jordi Gené	SEAT Sport	Adriano de Micheli	Report
18	Race of Spain		Jörg Müller	Jörg Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Tomas Engström	Report
19	Guia Race of Macau	Andy Priaulx	Andy Priaulx	Augusto Farfus	Alfa Romeo Racing Team	Stefano D'Aste	Report
20	Guia Race of Macau		Andy Priaulx	Duncan Huisman	BMW Team Holland	Giuseppe Cirò	Report

Championship standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos^[2]	Driver	ITA		FRA		UK		SMR		MEX		BEL		GER		TUR		ESP		MAC		Pts ^[2]
1	Andy Priaulx	4	5	2	3	5	20†	3	2	NC	8	2	Ret	1	2	3	9	4	3	2	2	101
2	Dirk Müller	1	2	6	2	10	6	4	1	18†	16	1	5	4	6	9	5	2	4	10	Ret	86
3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	6	8	10	7	3	8	1	3	1	3	7	1	26†	Ret	1	6	6	2	19†	DNS	81
4	Augusto Farfus	3	9	8	5	4	4	5	5	9	10	DSQ	4	9	5	8	2	NC	7	1	3	65
5	Jörg Müller	29	4	1	1	9	7	27	12	DNS	DNS	3	16	3	3	Ret	12	5	1	Ret	DNS	59
6	Rickard Rydell	8	Ret	3	11	7	1	9	4	3	6	11	Ret	2	7	5	7	Ret	11	3	7	57
7	Gabriele Tarquini	2	Ret	4	8	1	3	15	10	2	Ret	4	17†	13	14	7	1	16	23†	DNS	DNS	55
8	James Thompson	7	1	11	9	2	Ret	7	21†	4	4	5	7	19	Ret	2	4	Ret	15	7	Ret	53
9	Antonio García	5	3	5	4	15	Ret	2	9	5	2	6	8	14	9	4	Ret	14	6	9	DNS	51
10	Alessandro Zanardi	10	7	15	24	23†	DNS	8	6	13	Ret	WD	WD	8	1	6	3	8	5	13	4	36
11	Jordi Gené	9	6	7	6	11	5	Ret	13	Ret	19†	12	Ret	7	4	17	Ret	1	14	18	5	33
12	Peter Terting	11	17	9	10	6	16	10	7	7	1	10	10	5	Ret	NC	10	3	12	8	6	31
13	Duncan Huisman																			6	1	13
14	Tom Coronel	15	Ret	23	DSQ	14	14	18	Ret	8	5	13	3	21	13	Ret	DNS	NC	13	Ret	DNS	11
15	Jason Plato					8	2	11	8	11	12	9	14									10
16	Nicola Larini	24	15	17	13	Ret	DNS	13	11	10	7	17	18†	17	11	NC	Ret	7	Ret	4	10†	9
17	Alain Menu	22	24†	Ret	DNS	Ret	13	14	14	NC	13	14	6	11	8	10	8	Ret	DNS	5	DSQ	9
18	Stefano D'Aste	16	22†	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	22	15	12	11	16	2	20	19	14	15	17	17	11	Ret	8
19	Roberto Colciago	12	Ret	12	12	12	19	6	Ret	Ret	18	8	Ret									4
20	Stéphane Ortelli													6	15	Ret	Ret	9	22†			3
=	Robert Huff	20	Ret	19	15	13	Ret	20	Ret	6	Ret	NC	11	23	12	16	13	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	3
22	Giuseppe Cirò	Ret	18	21	17	22	11	Ret	DNS	14	9	15	15	24	16	12	14	12	10	Ret	8	1
=	Marc Carol																	10	8			1
–	Marc Hennerici	13	10	13	16	17	9	Ret	Ret	17	14	18	9	16	21	13	11	Ret	20	14	Ret	0
–	Tomas Engström	14	23															13	9			0
–	Patrick Bernhardt																			21	9	0
–	Michael Funke											Ret	DNS	12	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	18	17†	DNS	0
–	Valle Mäkelä	Ret	13	16	Ret	16	10					19	Ret	18	Ret							0
–	Thomas Klenke	Ret	DNS	Ret	22	19	18	17	16			21	Ret	10	20	Ret	17	Ret	DNS			0
–	Carl Rosenblad	DNS	DNS	14	14	21	12	16	Ret	16	15	22	12	22	17	11	18	Ret	16	12	Ret	0
–	Alessandro Balzan	18	11	Ret	DNS			12	DSQ													0
–	Adriano de Micheli	21	14	22	20	20	15	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS			15	18	15	16	11	19	15	Ret	0
–	Adam Lacko	25	12	Ret	DNS							20	13									0
–	Carlos Mastretta Aguilera							25	18	15	17											0
–	Polo Villaamil																	15	21			0
–	Salvatore Tavano	17	16	18	18			19	20													0
–	Peter Scharmach																			16	Ret	0
–	Thomas Jäger	28	Ret	24	21	18	17	26	19													0
–	Gianluca de Lorenzi	23	Ret	20	19			21	17													0
–	Andrea Larini	19	20	Ret	DNS			23	22†													0
–	Stefano Valli	27	19	25	23			24	Ret													0
–	Simon Harrison																			20†	DNS	0
–	Jens Hellström	26	21																			0
–	Sascha Plöderl			NC	25†			Ret	DNS					25	22†							0
–	Soheil Ayari											23	Ret									0
–	Éric Hélary													Ret	DNS							0
–	Erkut Kizilirmak															Ret	DNS					0
–	André Couto																			Ret	DNS	0
–	Frank Diefenbacher			DNS	DNS																	–
–	Ao Chi Hong																			DNS	DNS	–
–	Lo Ka Fai																			DNQ	DNQ	–
–	Paul Poon																			DNQ	DNQ	–
–	Hironori Takeuchi																			DNQ	DNQ	–
Pos	Driver	ITA		FRA		UK		SMR		MEX		BEL		GER		TUR		ESP		MAC		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to first eight finishers at each race.^[1]

Note: Drivers who did not score points during the season were not classified into Drivers' Championship positions.^[2]

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos	Manufacturer	ITA		FRA		UK		SMR		MEX		BEL		GER		TUR		ESP		MAC		Pts ^[2]
1	BMW	1	2	1	1	5	6	2	1	5	2	1	2	1	1	3	3	2	1	2	1	273
1	BMW	4	3	2	2	9	7	3	2	12	8	2	5	3	2	4	5	4	3	6	2	273
2	Alfa Romeo	2	1	4	5	1	3	1	3	1	3	4	1	9	5	1	1	6	2	1	3	237
2	Alfa Romeo	3	8	8	7	2	4	5	5	2	4	5	4	13	14	2	2	16	7	7	Ret	237
3	SEAT	8	6	3	6	6	1	9	4	3	1	9	3	2	4	5	7	1	8	3	5	186
3	SEAT	9	17	7	10	7	2	10	7	7	5	10	10	5	7	17	10	3	11	8	6	186
4	Chevrolet	20	15	17	13	13	13	13	11	6	7	14	6	11	8	10	8	7	Ret	4	10†	68
4	Chevrolet	22	24†	19	16	Ret	Ret	14	14	10	13	17	11	17	11	16	13	Ret	DNS	5	Ret	68
5	Ford	28	Ret	24	22	18	17	17	16			21	Ret	10	10	Ret	17	Ret	18	17†	9	13
5	Ford	Ret	DNS	Ret	23	19	18	26	19			Ret	DNS	12	20	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	21	DNS	13
Pos	Manufacturer	ITA		FRA		UK		SMR		MEX		BEL		GER		TUR		ESP		MAC		Pts

The Manufacturers' title was awarded to the manufacturer which had scored the highest number of points, taking into account all the results obtained by the best two cars classified per manufacturer in each race.^[1] All the other cars of that same manufacturer were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned.^[1] Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for each race.^[1]

Michelin Independents' Trophy

Pos	Driver	ITA		FRA		UK		SMR		MEX		BEL		GER		TUR		ESP		MAC		Pts
1	Marc Hennerici	13	10	13	16	17	9	Ret	Ret	17	14	18	9	16	21	13	11	Ret	20	14	Ret	114
2	Giuseppe Cirò	Ret	18	21	17	22	11	Ret	DNS	14	9	15	15	24	16	12	14	12	10	Ret	8	107
3	Stefano D'Aste	16	22†	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	22	15	12	11	16	2	20	19	14	15	17	17	11	Ret	96
4	Carl Rosenblad	DNS	DNS	14	14	21	12	16	Ret	16	15	22	12	22	17	11	18	Ret	16	12	Ret	94
5	Tom Coronel	15	Ret	23	DSQ	14	14	18	Ret	8	5	13	3	21	13	Ret	DNS	NC	13	Ret	DNS	85
6	Adriano de Micheli	21	14	22	20	20	15	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS			15	18	15	16	11	19	15	Ret	65
7	Valle Mäkelä	Ret	13	16	Ret	16	10					19	Ret	18	Ret							37
8	Salvatore Tavano	17	16	18	18			19	20													27
9	Tomas Engström	14	23															13	9			24
10	Alessandro Balzan	18	11	Ret	DNS			12	DSQ													21
11	Gianluca de Lorenzi	23	Ret	20	19			21	17													20
12	Carlos Mastretta Aguilera							25	18	15	17											14
13	Adam Lacko	25	12	Ret	DNS							20	13									13
14	Simon Harrison																			20†	DNS	8
15	Andrea Larini	19	20	Ret	DNS			23	22†													8
16	Polo Villaamil																	15	21			6
17	Stefano Valli	27	19	25	23			24	Ret													4
18	Sascha Plöderl			NC	25†			Ret	DNS					25	22†							4
-	Jens Hellström	26	21																			0
–	Erkut Kizilirmak															Ret	DNS					0
–	Frank Diefenbacher			DNS	DNS																	–
–	Lo Ka Fai																			DNQ	DNQ	–
Pos	Driver	ITA		FRA		UK		SMR		MEX		BEL		GER		TUR		ESP		MAC		Pts

Championship promoter KSO organised the Michelin Independent Drivers' Trophy within the 2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship.^[3] A driver's eligibility to compete for the Trophy was determined exclusively by KSO, taking into consideration various criteria relating to the team, driver and car.^[3] Points were awarded to eligible drivers on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for races 1 to 18 and on a 20–16–12–10–8–6–4–2 basis for races 19 & 20.^[3]

Michelin Teams' Trophy

Pos	Team	ITA		FRA		UK		SMR		MEX		BEL		GER		TUR		ESP		MAC		Pts
1	Proteam Motorsport	16	18	21	18	22	11	22	15	12	9	15	2	20	16	12	14	12	10	11	8	183
1	Proteam Motorsport	Ret	22†	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	14	11	16	15	24	19	14	15	17	17	Ret	Ret	183
2	GR Asia	15	13	16	Ret	14	10	18	18	8	5	13	3	18	13	Ret	DNS	15	13	Ret	DNS	142
2	GR Asia	Ret	Ret	23	DSQ	16	14	25	Ret	15	17	19	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	DNS	NC	21	DNQ	DNQ	142
3	Wiechers-Sport	13	10	13	16	17	9	Ret	Ret	17	14	18	9	16	21	13	11	Ret	20	14	Ret	108
4	Crawford Racing	DNS	DNS	14	14	21	12	16	Ret	16	15	22	12	22	17	11	18	Ret	16	12	Ret	86
5	JAS Motorsport	21	14	22	20	20	15	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS			15	18	15	16	11	9	15	Ret	80
5	JAS Motorsport																	13	19	20†	DNS	80
6	DB Motorsport	17	16	18	18			19	20													35
6	DB Motorsport	19	20	Ret	DNS			23	22†													35
7	Scuderia del Girasole	18	11	Ret	DNS			12	DSQ													21
8	GDL Racing	23	Ret	20	19			21	17													20
9	IEP Team	25	12	Ret	DNS							20	13									13
10	Honda Dealer Team Sweden	14	21																			8
10	Honda Dealer Team Sweden	26	23																			8
11	Zerocinque Motorsport	27	19	25	23			24	Ret													4
12	RS-Line IPZ Racing			NC	25†			Ret	DNS					25	22†							4
12	RS-Line IPZ Racing			DNS	DNS																	4
Pos	Team	ITA		FRA		UK		SMR		MEX		BEL		GER		TUR		ESP		MAC		Pts

Championship promoter KSO organised the Michelin Teams' Trophy within the 2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship.^[3] All teams participating in the Championship were eligible to score points towards the Trophy, however points were only awarded for the two best classified cars of each team, providing they are driven by drivers classified by KSO as Independent Drivers.^[3] Any other cars of that same team were invisible as far as point scoring was concerned.^[3] Points towards the Michelin Teams' Trophy were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis at all races.^[3]

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 2005 FIA WTCC Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 16 July 2009
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 2005 Championship point standings, fiawtcc.com, as archived at web.archive.org on 14 December 2010 Retrieved on 18 July 2013
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Michelin Independents' Trophies Regulations Retrieved from www.fiawtcc.com via web.archive.org on 22 February 2012

External links

[SportingRegs-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 2005 FIA WTCC Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 16 July 2009

[Points-2] 2005 Championship point standings, fiawtcc.com, as archived at web.archive.org on 14 December 2010 Retrieved on 18 July 2013

[Trophies-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Michelin Independents' Trophies Regulations Retrieved from www.fiawtcc.com via web.archive.org on 22 February 2012

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