2005 Rally New Zealand
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4th round of the 2005 World Rally Championship
Host country
New Zealand
New ZealandRally baseAuckland
Dates runApril 8, 2005 – April 10, 2005
Stages20 (356 km; 221 miles)
| 2005 Rally New Zealand 36th Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 4 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Rally base | Auckland | ||
| Dates run | April 8, 2005 – April 10, 2005 | ||
| Stages | 20 (356 km; 221 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,128.48 km (701.20 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 69 at start, 42 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRTCitroën Xsara WRC | ||
The 2005 Rally New Zealand (formally the 36th Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the fourth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 8 April and 10 April 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 12th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. leg — 129.22 km | ||||
| 8 April | 09:53 | SS1 | Parahi | 25.33 km |
| 10:46 | SS2 | Batley 1 | 19.33 km | |
| 11:14 | SS3 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | |
| 11:37 | SS4 | Brooks 1 | 16.15 km | |
| 13:33 | SS5 | Batley 2 | 19.33 km | |
| 14:01 | SS6 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | |
| 14:24 | SS7 | Brooks 2 | 16.15 km | |
| 14:54 | SS8 | Millbrook | 10.45 km | |
| 2. leg — 139.49 km | ||||
| 9 April | 09:23 | SS9 | Wairere | 18.92 km |
| 10:01 | SS10 | Cassidy 1 | 15.78 km | |
| 10:24 | SS11 | Bull 1 | 31.73 km | |
| 13:03 | SS12 | Waipu Caves | 21.35 km | |
| 13:39 | SS13 | Cassidy 2 | 15.78 km | |
| 14:02 | SS14 | Bull 2 | 31.73 km | |
| 19:30 | SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | |
| 19:51 | SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | |
| 3. leg — 87.29 km | ||||
| 10 April | 09:03 | SS17 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km |
| 09:26 | SS18 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.76 km | |
| 11:03 | SS19 | Te Papatapu | 16.62 km | |
| 11:36 | SS20 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.76 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb |
Daniel Elena |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:34:51.6 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 |  Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:35:41.4 | +49.8 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 |  Petter Solberg |
 Phil Mills |
 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:36:00.3 | +1:08.7 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 |  François Duval |
Stéphane Prévot |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:36:57.9 | +2:06.3 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 |  Markko Märtin |
Michael Park |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:38:00.7 | +3:09.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister |
Jakke Honkanen |
BP Ford World Rally Team |
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:38:07.9 | +3:16.3 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 |  Chris Atkinson |
Glenn Macneall |
Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:39:28.8 | +4:37.2 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 |  Gianluigi Galli |
Guido D'Amore |
Mitsubishi Motors |
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:41:42.1 | +6:50.5 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS1 | Parahi | 25.33 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 12:59.5 | Petter Solberg |
| SS2 | Batley 1 | 19.33 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:30.7 | ||
| SS3 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Chris Atkinson |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 6:40.0 | ||
| SS4 | Brooks 1 | 16.15 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:45.0 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS5 | Batley 2 | 19.33 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:11.0 | ||
| SS6 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:22.5 | ||
| SS7 | Brooks 2 | 16.15 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:17.7 | ||
| SS8 | Millbrook | 10.45 km | Chris Atkinson |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 6:02.5 | ||
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS9 | Wairere | 18.92 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:21.9 | |
| SS10 | Cassidy 1 | 15.78 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:07.3 | ||
| SS11 | Bull 1 | 31.73 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 19:36.3 | ||
| SS12 | Waipu Caves | 21.35 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 11:39.5 | ||
| SS13 | Cassidy 2 | 15.78 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:54.2 | ||
| SS14 | Bull 2 | 31.73 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:58.7 | ||
| SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 1:23.5 | ||
| SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 1:23.9 | ||
| 3. leg (10 Apr) | SS17 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:55.6 | |
| SS18 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.76 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 21:31.8 | ||
| SS19 | Te Papatapu | 16.62 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:51.3 | ||
| SS20 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.76 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:44.7 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  |
Petter Solberg |
26 | |
Phil Mills |
26 | |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
43 | |||
| 2 |  2 |
Sébastien Loeb |
25 | 2 |
Daniel Elena |
25 | 3 |
Citroën Total WRT |
31 | |||
| 3 |  1 |
Markko Märtin |
23 | 1 |
Michael Park |
23 | 1 |
Subaru World Rally Team |
28 | |||
| 4 | 1 |
Marcus Grönholm |
20 | 1 |
Timo Rautiainen |
20 | 2 |
BP Ford World Rally Team |
26 | |||
| 5 | 2 |
Toni Gardemeister |
20 | 2 |
Jakke Honkanen |
20 | 2 |
Mitsubishi Motors |
24 | |||
Production World Rally Championship
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | |
Toshihiro Arai |
18 |
| 2 | 2 |
 Xavier Pons |
15 |
| 3 | 1 |
Angelo Medeghini |
8 |
| 4 | 1 |
Fabio Frisiero |
6 |
| 5 |  |
 Marcos Ligato |
6 |
References
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "Rally New Zealand 2005 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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