2005 Rally Finland
Motor rally competition
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The 2005 Rally Finland (formally the 55th Neste Rally Finland) was the tenth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 4 August and 7 August 2005, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 17th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Host country
Finland
FinlandRally baseJyväskylä
Dates runAugust 4, 2005 – August 7, 2005
Stages21 (355.59 km; 220.95 miles)
| 2005 Rally Finland 55th Neste Rally Finland | |||
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Round 10 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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Marcus Grönholm celebrates his win. | |||
| Host country | Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä | ||
| Dates run | August 4, 2005 – August 7, 2005 | ||
| Stages | 21 (355.59 km; 220.95 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,365.03 km (848.19 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 77 at start, 49 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot TotalPeugeot 307 WRC | ||
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. leg — 144.27 km | ||||
| 4 August | 19:00 | SS1 | Killeri 1 | 2.06 km |
| 5 August | 08:51 | SS2 | Lankamaa | 24.98 km |
| 09:39 | SS3 | Laukaa | 11.82 km | |
| 10:34 | SS4 | Ruuhimäki | 7.57 km | |
| 12:38 | SS5 | Vellipohja 1 | 33.93 km | |
| 13:46 | SS6 | Mökkiperä 1 | 13.96 km | |
| 16:06 | SS7 | Vellipohja 2 | 33.93 km | |
| 17:14 | SS8 | Mökkiperä 2 | 13.96 km | |
| 18:37 | SS9 | Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | |
| 2. leg — 144.76 km | ||||
| 6 August | 07:06 | SS10 | Vaheri | 19.84 km |
| 08:20 | SS11 | Ouninpohja Lansi 1 | 13.98 km | |
| 08:43 | SS12 | Ouninpohja Ita 1 | 16.55 km | |
| 11:44 | SS13 | Urria | 10.00 km | |
| 13:07 | SS14 | Ouninpohja Lansi 2 | 13.98 km | |
| 13:30 | SS15 | Ouninpohja Ita 2 | 16.55 km | |
| 16:48 | SS16 | Moksi — Leustu | 40.96 km | |
| 18:04 | SS17 | Himos | 12.90 km | |
| 3. leg — 66.56 km | ||||
| 7 August | 09:44 | SS18 | Kuohu 1 | 7.80 km |
| 10:42 | SS19 | Kruununperä 1 | 25.48 km | |
| 11:55 | SS20 | Kuohu 2 | 7.80 km | |
| 12:53 | SS21 | Kruununperä 2 | 25.48 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:54:11.0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:55:17.7 | +1:06.7 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 |  Markko Märtin |
 Michael Park |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:55:46.6 | +1:35.6 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 |  Petter Solberg |
Phil Mills |
 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 2:56:19.0 | +2:08.0 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
BP Ford World Rally Team |
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 2:56:24.6 | +2:13.6 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister |
Jakke Honkanen |
BP Ford World Rally Team |
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 2:57:43.4 | +3:32.4 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä |
Risto Pietiläinen |
Mitsubishi Motors |
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 2:58:38.9 | +4:27.9 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 |  François Duval |
Sven Smeets |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:59:21.4 | +5:10.4 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. leg (4 Aug) | SS1 | Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 1:23.0 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (5 Aug) | SS2 | Lankamaa | 24.98 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:57.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS3 | Laukaa | 11.82 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:39.2 | Marcus Grönholm | |
| SS4 | Ruuhimäki | 7.57 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:55.3 | ||
| SS5 | Vellipohja 1 | 33.93 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 17:03.7 | ||
| SS6 | Mökkiperä 1 | 13.96 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 6:49.1 | ||
| SS7 | Vellipohja 2 | 33.93 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 16:57.1 | ||
| SS8 | Mökkiperä 2 | 13.96 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:47.5 | ||
| SS9 | Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 1:20.3 | ||
| 2. leg (6 Aug) | SS10 | Vaheri | 19.84 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:45.6 | |
| SS11 | Ouninpohja Lansi 1 | 13.98 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 6:35.1 | ||
| SS12 | Ouninpohja Ita 1 | 16.55 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:54.5 | ||
| SS13 | Urria | 10.00 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:39.6 | ||
| SS14 | Ouninpohja Lansi 2 | 13.98 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 6:28.5 | ||
| SS15 | Ouninpohja Ita 2 | 16.55 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:45.7 | ||
| SS16 | Moksi — Leustu | 40.96 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 20:16.5 | ||
| SS17 | Himos | 12.90 km | Toni Gardemeister |
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 6:59.3 | ||
| 3. leg (7 Aug) | SS18 | Kuohu 1 | 7.80 km | Toni Gardemeister |
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:44.4 | |
| SS19 | Kruununperä 1 | 25.48 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:53.2 | ||
| SS20 | Kuohu 2 | 7.80 km | Mikko Hirvonen |
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:43.1 | ||
| SS21 | Kruununperä 2 | 25.48 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 11:58.1 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  |
Sébastien Loeb |
83 | |
Daniel Elena |
83 |  1 |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
106 | |||
| 2 | 1 |
Marcus Grönholm |
55 | 1 |
Timo Rautiainen |
55 |  1 |
Citroën Total WRT |
105 | |||
| 3 | 1 |
Petter Solberg |
53 | 1 |
Phil Mills |
53 | |
BP Ford World Rally Team |
69 | |||
| 4 | 1 |
Markko Märtin |
48 | 1 |
Michael Park |
48 | |
Subaru World Rally Team |
59 | |||
| 5 | 1 |
Toni Gardemeister |
47 | 1 |
Jakke Honkanen |
47 | |
Mitsubishi Motors |
43 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 15 | 1 | 41 |  Dani Sordo |
Marc Martí |
Dani Sordo |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:20:17.8 | 10 | |
| 16 | 2 | 36 | Urmo Aava |
Kuldar Sikk |
Urmo Aava |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:21:50.4 | +1:32.6 | 8 |
| 18 | 3 | 32 | Guy Wilks |
Phil Pugh |
Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:24:07.7 | +3:49.9 | 6 |
| 21 | 4 | 38 |  Luca Betti |
Piercarlo Capolongo |
Luca Betti |
Renault Clio S1600 | 3:29:54.1 | +9:36.3 | 5 |
| 28 | 5 | 34 |  Mirco Baldacci |
Giovanni Bernacchini |
Mirco Baldacci |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 3:41:32.6 | +21:14.8 | 4 |
| 36 | 6 | 43 |  Martin Prokop |
Petr Gross |
Martin Prokop |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:52:52.5 | +32:34.7 | 3 |
| 39 | 7 | 35 | Kris Meeke |
Glenn Patterson |
Kris Meeke |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:55:07.7 | +34:49.9 | 2 |
| 40 | 8 | 40 |  Conrad Rautenbach |
Carl Williamson |
Conrad Rautenbach |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:56:54.6 | +36:36.8 | 1 |
| Retired SS19 | 42 | Pavel Valoušek |
Pierangelo Scalvini |
Pavel Valoušek |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Oil leak | 0 | ||
| Retired SS17 | 33 | Kosti Katajamäki |
Timo Alanne |
Kosti Katajamäki |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 31 |  Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Jonas Andersson |
Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 37 | Alan Scorcioni |
Silvio Stefanelli |
Alan Scorcioni |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Retired | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. leg (4 Aug) | SS1 | Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | Kris Meeke |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 1:30.7 | Kris Meeke |
| 1. leg (5 Aug) | SS2 | Lankamaa | 24.98 km | Kris Meeke |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 13:43.2 | |
| SS3 | Laukaa | 11.82 km | Kris Meeke |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 6:30.7 | ||
| SS4 | Ruuhimäki | 7.57 km | Kris Meeke |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:31.7 | ||
| SS5 | Vellipohja 1 | 33.93 km | Kris Meeke |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 19:18.8 | ||
| SS6 | Mökkiperä 1 | 13.96 km | Urmo Aava |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 7:49.3 | ||
| SS7 | Vellipohja 2 | 33.93 km | Dani Sordo |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 19:21.8 | ||
| SS8 | Mökkiperä 2 | 13.96 km | Dani Sordo |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 7:43.6 | ||
| SS9 | Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | Dani Sordo |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 1:29.9 | ||
| 2. leg (6 Aug) | SS10 | Vaheri | 19.84 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 11:00.6 | |
| SS11 | Ouninpohja Lansi 1 | 13.98 km | Kosti Katajamäki |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 7:18.0 | Dani Sordo | |
| SS12 | Ouninpohja Ita 1 | 16.55 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 8:52.1 | ||
| SS13 | Urria | 10.00 km | Kosti Katajamäki |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:14.9 | ||
| SS14 | Ouninpohja Lansi 2 | 13.98 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 7:15.3 | ||
| SS15 | Ouninpohja Ita 2 | 16.55 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 8:45.7 | ||
| SS16 | Moksi — Leustu | 40.96 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 23:08.8 | ||
| SS17 | Himos | 12.90 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 7:49.8 | ||
| 3. leg (7 Aug) | SS18 | Kuohu 1 | 7.80 km | Kris Meeke |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:12.9 | |
| SS19 | Kruununperä 1 | 25.48 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 13:38.5 | ||
| SS20 | Kuohu 2 | 7.80 km | Kris Meeke |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:11.4 | ||
| SS21 | Kruununperä 2 | 25.48 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 13:43.4 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | 1 |
Guy Wilks |
29 |
| 2 | 2 |
Dani Sordo |
25 |
| 3 | 2 |
Per-Gunnar Andersson |
25 |
| 4 | 1 |
Urmo Aava |
22 |
| 5 | 2 |
Kris Meeke |
21 |