2005 Monte Carlo Rally

1st round of the 2005 World Rally Championship 2005 Monte Carlo Rally 73rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 1 2005 World Rally Championship season 2005 Swedish Rally Monaco Subaru Monte-Carlo 2005.jpg Stéphane Sarrazin during one of the special stages. Monaco January 21, 2005 January 23, 2005 15 353.07 1360.13 Asphalt/snow FRA Sébastien LoebMCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 34 24 The 2005 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 73rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 21 January and 23 January 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 11th win in the World Rally Championship.Monte Carlo Rally https://www.juwra.com/monte_carlo_2005.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2025-02-05 Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 2 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 3 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Jakke Honkanen GBR BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Michelin 4 CZE Roman Kresta CZE Jan Tománek GBR BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Michelin 5 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Pirelli 6 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin FRA Patrick Pivato JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Pirelli 7 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Pirelli 8 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Pirelli 9 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen JPN Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 Pirelli 10 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi JPN Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 Pirelli 11 GER Armin Schwarz GER Klaus Wicha CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Michelin 12 FRA Alexandre Bengué FRA Caroline Escudero-Bengué CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Michelin World Rally Championship entries 14 GER Antony Warmbold IRL Damien Connolly GBR BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Michelin 61 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet FRA Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 62 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Ilka Minor BEL OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 63 ESP Xavier Pons ESP Oriol Julià Pascual ESP Xavier Pons Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 64 IRL Eamonn Boland IRL Francis Regan IRL Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Pirelli 65 ITA Luca Rossetti ITA Dario D'Esposito ITA Luca Rossetti Peugeot 206 WRC Pirelli 66 FRA José Barbara FRA Mireille Duthoit FRA José Barbara Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 Kumho 67 ITA Riccardo Errani ITA Stefano Casadio ITA Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC Michelin JWRC entries 31 SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson SWE Jonas Andersson SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 Pirelli 32 GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh GBR Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 Pirelli 33 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Timo Alanne FIN Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 Pirelli 34 SMR Mirco Baldacci ITA Giovanni Bernacchini SMR Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 Pirelli 35 GBR Kris Meeke GBR Chris Patterson GBR Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 Pirelli 36 EST Urmo Aava EST Kuldar Sikk EST Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 Pirelli 37 ITA Alan Scorcioni SMR Silvio Stefanelli ITA Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 Pirelli 38 ITA Luca Betti ITA Giovanni Agnese ITA Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 Pirelli 39 ITA Luca Cecchettini ITA Massimo Daddoveri ITA Luca Cecchettini Renault Clio S1600 Pirelli 41 ESP Dani Sordo ESP Marc Martí ESP Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 Pirelli 42 CZE Pavel Valoušek ITA Pierangelo Scalvini CZE Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 Pirelli 43 CZE Martin Prokop CZE Petr Gross CZE Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 Pirelli Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/33-rallye-automobile-monte-carlo-2005/ Rallye Monte-Carlo 2005 Entry List 5 February 2025 Itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 1. leg — 108.51 km 21 January 08:35 SS1 Ilonse — Pierlas 22.93 km 09:50 SS2 St Antonin — Toudon 20.16 km 13:24 SS3 Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 32.71 km 16:44 SS4 Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 32.71 km 2. leg — 128.48 km 22 January 07:52 SS5 Col de Braus — Lantosque 32.62 km 11:47 SS6 Toudon — St Antonin 1 19.52 km 12:22 SS7 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km 16:27 SS8 Toudon — St Antonin 2 19.52 km 17:02 SS9 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km 3. leg — 116.08 km 23 January 07:47 SS10 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 7.33 km 08:11 SS11 La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 19.52 km 08:49 SS12 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 31.19 km 11:42 SS13 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 7.33 km 12:06 SS14 La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 19.52 km 12:44 SS15 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 31.19 km Source:https://www.juwra.com/monte_carlo_2005_itinerary.html Rally Monte-Carlo 2005 Itinerary juwra.com Independent WRC archive 6 February 2025 Results Overall Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points 1 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:05.6 10 2 3 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Jakke Honkanen GBR BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:03.9 +2:58.38 3 10 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi JPN Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:45.7 +3:40.16 4 8 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:33.3 +5:27.75 5 7 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:39.4 +7:33.84 6 62 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Ilka Minor BEL OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 4:21:14.5 +8:08.93 7 9 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen JPN Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:21:34.9 +8:29.32 8 4 CZE Roman Kresta CZE Jan Tománek GBR BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:22:23.7 +9:18.11 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/33-rallye-automobile-monte-carlo-2005/ Rally Monte-Carlo 2005 Final Results ewrc-results.com 6 February 2025 World Rally Cars Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 1 1 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:05.6 10 2 2 3 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Jakke Honkanen GBR BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:03.9 +2:58.38 3 3 10 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi JPN Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:45.7 +3:40.16 4 4 8 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:33.3 +5:27.75 5 5 7 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:39.4 +7:33.84 7 6 9 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen JPN Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:21:34.9 +8:29.32 8 7 4 CZE Roman Kresta CZE Jan Tománek GBR BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:22:23.7 +9:18.11 9 8 12 FRA Alexandre Bengué FRA Caroline Escudero-Bengué CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:23:37.6 +10:32.00 14 9 6 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin FRA Patrick Pivato JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:37:42.8 +24:37.20 Retired SS12 5 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Accident 0 Retired SS7 11 GER Armin Schwarz GER Klaus Wicha CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Accident 0 Retired SS6 2 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/33-rallye-automobile-monte-carlo-2005/?spec=1 Rally Monte-Carlo 2005 WRC Results ewrc-results.com 6 February 2025 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders 1. leg (21 Jan) SS1 Ilonse — Pierlas 22.93 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:18.6 FRA Sébastien Loeb SS2 St Antonin — Toudon 20.16 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 14:05.4 SS3 Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 32.71 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:44.8 SS4 Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 32.71 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:37.0 2. leg (22 Jan) SS5 Col de Braus — Lantosque 32.62 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 24:08.1 SS6 Toudon — St Antonin 1 19.52 km Notional stage time SS7 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km Notional stage time SS8 Toudon — St Antonin 2 19.52 km FRA Gilles Panizzi Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 13:44.9 SS9 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:09.4 3. leg (23 Jan) SS10 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 7.33 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:40.8 SS11 La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 19.52 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:36.1 SS12 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 31.19 km CZE Roman Kresta Ford Focus RS WRC '04 22:16.2 SS13 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 7.33 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:31.6 SS14 La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 19.52 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:31.5 SS15 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 31.19 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 21:40.4 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb 10 MCO Daniel Elena 10 FRA Citroën Total WRT 10 2 FIN Toni Gardemeister 8 FIN Jakke Honkanen 8 GBR BP Ford World Rally Team 10 3 FRA Gilles Panizzi 6 FRA Hervé Panizzi 6 JPN Mitsubishi Motors 9 4 EST Markko Märtin 5 GBR Michael Park 5 FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total 9 5 FIN Marcus Grönholm 4 FIN Timo Rautiainen 4 CZE Škoda Motorsport 1 Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 11 1 35 GBR Kris Meeke GBR Chris Patterson GBR Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:35:55.6 10 12 2 33 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Timo Alanne FIN Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:36:10.1 +14.58 13 3 37 ITA Alan Scorcioni SMR Silvio Stefanelli ITA Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:37:35.9 +1:40.36 15 4 41 ESP Dani Sordo ESP Marc Martí ESP Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 4:38:22.1 +2:26.55 16 5 38 ITA Luca Betti ITA Giovanni Agnese ITA Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 4:39:19.2 +3:23.64 18 6 31 SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson SWE Jonas Andersson SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:39:55.8 +4:00.23 19 7 32 GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh GBR Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:40:46.9 +4:51.32 20 8 42 CZE Pavel Valoušek ITA Pierangelo Scalvini CZE Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:41:10.4 +5:14.81 21 9 43 CZE Martin Prokop CZE Petr Gross CZE Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:44:54.0 +8:58.40 22 10 34 SMR Mirco Baldacci ITA Giovanni Bernacchini SMR Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 4:47:22.3 +11:26.70 Retired SS12 36 EST Urmo Aava EST Kuldar Sikk EST Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS1 39 ITA Luca Cecchettini ITA Massimo Daddoveri ITA Luca Cecchettini Renault Clio S1600 Accident 0 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/33-rallye-automobile-monte-carlo-2005/?sct=10 Rally Monte-Carlo 2005 WRC Results ewrc-results.com 6 February 2025 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders 1. leg (21 Jan) SS1 Ilonse — Pierlas 22.93 km SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:18.6 SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson SS2 St Antonin — Toudon 20.16 km SMR Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 14:05.4 SS3 Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 32.71 km ESP Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 23:44.8 SS4 Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 32.71 km SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:37.0 2. leg (22 Jan) SS5 Col de Braus — Lantosque 32.62 km GBR Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 24:08.1 SS6 Toudon — St Antonin 1 19.52 km Notional stage time SS7 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km Notional stage time SS8 Toudon — St Antonin 2 19.52 km GBR Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:44.9 SS9 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km ESP Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 20:09.4 FIN Kosti Katajamäki 3. leg (23 Jan) SS10 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 7.33 km GBR Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 5:40.8 SS11 La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 19.52 km SMR Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 13:36.1 SS12 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 31.19 km SMR Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 22:16.2 GBR Kris Meeke SS13 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 7.33 km SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:31.6 SS14 La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 19.52 km GBR Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:31.5 SS15 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 31.19 km SMR Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 21:40.4 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships Move Driver Points 1 GBR Kris Meeke 10 2 FIN Kosti Katajamäki 8 3 ITA Alan Scorcioni 6 4 ESP Dani Sordo 5 5 ITA Luca Betti 4 References External links Results at eWRC.com Monte Carlo 2005 Rally Monte Carlo