The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Spain was the ninth and penultimate round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Jordi Gené won the first race for SEAT, this being SEAT's third win and the first for the new SEAT León in WTCC. The second race was dominated by Jörg Müller, whose win for BMW helped them to close in on the Manufacturers Championship.
Race 1 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 22:48.757 1 10 2 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 13 +3.288 3 8 3 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 +7.099 2 6 4 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 13 +8.417 14 5 5 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 13 +10.908 7 4 6 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +15.506 12 3 7 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 13 +19.414 10 2 8 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 13 +19.937 20 1 9 29 Stéphane Ortelli Team Oreca PlayStation SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +25.285 13 10 12 Marc Carol SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +26.214 18 11 27 IT Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 13 +28.953 15 12 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 13 +31.876 26 13 34 IT Tomas Engström Honda Dealer Team Sweden Honda Accord Euro R 13 +32.654 22 14 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 13 +42.753 9 15 40 IT Polo Villaamil GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +45.121 27 16 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +53.181 8 17 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 12 +1 Lap 24 NC 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +5 Laps 6 NC 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +5 Laps 21 Ret 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT León 5 Retirement 5 Ret 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 3 Accident 16 Ret 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 3 Retirement 11 Ret 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 1 Collision 23 Ret 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 1 Collision 17 Ret 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 1 Collision 19 Ret 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 1 Collision 25 Ret 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 0 Collision 4
Race 2 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 13 23:00.510 4 10 2 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +7.760 3 8 3 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 13 +8.245 5 6 4 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 13 +8.480 7 5 5 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 13 +9.166 1 4 6 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 13 +9.304 14 3 7 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +9.806 18 2 8 12 Marc Carol SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +11.123 10 1 9 34 IT Tomas Engström Honda Dealer Team Sweden Honda Accord Euro R 13 +14.798 13 10 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 13 +15.023 12 11 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 +15.653 24 12 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 +17.125 6 13 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +17.227 19 14 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 +18.059 8 15 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +21.765 20 16 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 13 +24.145 26 17 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 13 +26.045 17 18 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 13 +30.084 22 19 27 IT Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 13 +43.253 11 20 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 13 +44.657 27 21 40 IT Polo Villaamil GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +1:07.495 15 22 29 Stéphane Ortelli Team Oreca PlayStation SEAT Toledo Cupra 12 +1 Lap 9 23 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 9 +4 Laps 16 Ret 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 2 Retirement 2 DNS 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 0 21 DNS 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 0 23 DNS 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 0 25
Standings after the races
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Dirk Müller 86 2 Andy Priaulx 85 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi 81 4 Jörg Müller 59 5 Gabriele Tarquini 55
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 BMW 244 2 Alfa Romeo 219 3 SEAT 170 4 Chevrolet 57 5 Ford 10
References
External links