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.

Background 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 2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 12 Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero-Bengué Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC World Rally Championship entries 14 Antony Warmbold Damien Connolly BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 61 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 62 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 63 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual Xavier Pons Peugeot 206 WRC 64 Eamonn Boland Francis Regan Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 65 Luca Rossetti Dario D'Esposito Luca Rossetti Peugeot 206 WRC 66 José Barbara Mireille Duthoit José Barbara Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 67 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC JWRC entries 31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 35 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 37 Alan Scorcioni Silvio Stefanelli Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 38 Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Renault Clio S1600 41 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 42 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 43 Martin Prokop Petr Gross Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 Source:

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:

Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:05.6 10 2 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:03.9 +2:58.38 3 10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:45.7 +3:40.16 4 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:33.3 +5:27.75 5 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:39.4 +7:33.84 6 62 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 4:21:14.5 +8:08.93 7 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:21:34.9 +8:29.32 8 4 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:22:23.7 +9:18.11 Source:

World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:05.6 10 2 2 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:03.9 +2:58.38 3 3 10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:45.7 +3:40.16 4 4 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:33.3 +5:27.75 5 5 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:39.4 +7:33.84 7 6 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:21:34.9 +8:29.32 8 7 4 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:22:23.7 +9:18.11 9 8 12 Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero-Bengué Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:23:37.6 +10:32.00 14 9 6 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:37:42.8 +24:37.20 Retired SS12 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Accident 0 Retired SS7 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Accident 0 Retired SS6 2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0 Source:

Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (21 Jan) SS1 Ilonse — Pierlas 22.93 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:18.6 Sébastien Loeb SS2 St Antonin — Toudon 20.16 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 14:05.4 SS3 Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 32.71 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:44.8 SS4 Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 32.71 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:37.0 2. leg (22 Jan) SS5 Col de Braus — Lantosque 32.62 km 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 Gilles Panizzi Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 13:44.9 SS9 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:09.4 3. leg (23 Jan) SS10 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 7.33 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:40.8 SS11 La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 19.52 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:36.1 SS12 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 31.19 km Roman Kresta Ford Focus RS WRC '04 22:16.2 SS13 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 7.33 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:31.6 SS14 La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 19.52 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:31.5 SS15 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 31.19 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 21:40.4

Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 10 Daniel Elena 10 Citroën Total WRT 10 2 Toni Gardemeister 8 Jakke Honkanen 8 BP Ford World Rally Team 10 3 Gilles Panizzi 6 Hervé Panizzi 6 Mitsubishi Motors 9 4 Markko Märtin 5 Michael Park 5 Marlboro Peugeot Total 9 5 Marcus Grönholm 4 Timo Rautiainen 4 Škoda Motorsport 1

Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 11 1 35 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:35:55.6 10 12 2 33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:36:10.1 +14.58 13 3 37 Alan Scorcioni Silvio Stefanelli Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:37:35.9 +1:40.36 15 4 41 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 4:38:22.1 +2:26.55 16 5 38 Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 4:39:19.2 +3:23.64 18 6 31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:39:55.8 +4:00.23 19 7 32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:40:46.9 +4:51.32 20 8 42 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:41:10.4 +5:14.81 21 9 43 Martin Prokop Petr Gross Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:44:54.0 +8:58.40 22 10 34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 4:47:22.3 +11:26.70 Retired SS12 36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS1 39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Renault Clio S1600 Accident 0 Source:

Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (21 Jan) SS1 Ilonse — Pierlas 22.93 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:18.6 Per-Gunnar Andersson SS2 St Antonin — Toudon 20.16 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 14:05.4 SS3 Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 32.71 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 23:44.8 SS4 Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 32.71 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:37.0 2. leg (22 Jan) SS5 Col de Braus — Lantosque 32.62 km 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 Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:44.9 SS9 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 20:09.4 Kosti Katajamäki 3. leg (23 Jan) SS10 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 7.33 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 5:40.8 SS11 La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 19.52 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 13:36.1 SS12 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 31.19 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 22:16.2 Kris Meeke SS13 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 7.33 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:31.6 SS14 La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 19.52 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:31.5 SS15 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 31.19 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 21:40.4

Championship standings Drivers' championships Move Driver Points 1 Kris Meeke 10 2 Kosti Katajamäki 8 3 Alan Scorcioni 6 4 Dani Sordo 5 5 Luca Betti 4

References

External links Results at eWRC.com