2005 Wales Rally GB

Rally car race 2005 Wales Rally GB 61st Wales Rally GB 12 2005 World Rally Championship 2005 Rallye Deutschland 2005 Rally Japan GBR Harri Rovanpera.jpg Harri Rovanperä Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom September 15, 2005 September 18, 2005 12 354.22 1168.02 Gravel Norway Petter Solberg (driver)UK Phil Mills (co-driver) Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 80 56 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 thumb|Michael Park (left) died during the 15th stage of the event, prompting Markko Märtin (right) to retire from the WRC. 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 withdraw Marcus Grönholm from the event 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 him the 2005 world championship, but he decided he did not want to win the title in such tragic circumstances. 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 cancelled and a minute's silence was held.Peugeot racer killed during Wales rally https://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/auto/id/2165174 1 February 2022 Espn.com Statistics 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 Sven Smeets FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin Source:2005 Wales Rally GB Entry List http://www.fia.com/sport/Championships/WRC/Entry_List/2005/Wales_GB/2005.html Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 10 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429032837/http://www.fia.com/sport/Championships/WRC/Entry_List/2005/Wales_GB/2005.html 29 April 2009 References External links Results at ewrc-results.com Wales Category:Rally GB Wales Rally Category:September 2005 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Auto racing controversies