2005 Wales Rally GB

2005 Wales Rally GB
*61st Wales Rally GB*
2005 Wales Rally GB; 61st Wales Rally GB
Round 12 of the 2005 World Rally Championship
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	Harri Rovanperä
Host country	GBR
Rally base	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Dates run	September 15, 2005 – September 18, 2005
Stages	12 (354.22 km; 220.10 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,168.02 km (725.77 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg (driver); Phil Mills (co-driver); Subaru World Rally Team; Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05
Crews	80 at start, 56 at finish

The 2005 Wales Rally GB (formally known as 61st Wales Rally GB) was the 12th round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 15 and 18 September 2005, and operated out of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

Report[]

This rally saw the death of Markko Märtin's co-driver Michael Park of Peugeot after Märtin's 307 lost control and traction, causing it to go off-road and crash into a tree at Stage 15 of the rally. Peugeot decided to suspend Marcus Grönholm's race due to the accident.

Race organizers cancelled the rally's final two stages, when Sébastien Loeb, who was in the lead, decided to take a time penalty that gave Petter Solberg the victory in the race. Loeb’s victory would have earned her a world championship, but she decided not to celebrate because of the Park accident. As a result, Loeb deliberately opted to check in to the final time control late to incur a two-minute penalty which dropped him to third overall.

Competitors returned to Cardiff to a subdued victory ceremony, where the traditional champagne-spraying ceremony was canceled and a minute's silence was held.^[1]

Statistics[]

Entry list[]

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
2	François Duval	Sven Smeets	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
Source:^[2]

References[]

^ "Peugeot racer killed during Wales rally". Espn.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "2005 Wales Rally GB Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

External links[]

Results at ewrc-results.com

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[1] "Peugeot racer killed during Wales rally". Espn.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[2] "2005 Wales Rally GB Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

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