The 2005 Rally México (formally the 2nd Corona Rally Mexico) was the third round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 11 March and 13 March 2005, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 12th 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 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 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 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC World Rally Championship entries 14 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 15 Antony Warmbold Michael Orr BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 16 Tobias Johansson Kaj Lindström Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 17 Xavier Pons Lucas Cruz Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 18 Ricardo Triviño Carlos del Barrio Ricardo Triviño Peugeot 206 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 39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 40 Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Conrad Rautenbach Citroën Saxo S1600 42 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are CST (UTC-6). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 1. leg — 146.84 km 11 March 09:07 SS1 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 1 22.56 km 10:25 SS2 Ortega — La Esperanza 1 29.06 km 11:16 SS3 Santana — Cubilete 1 21.80 km 14:08 SS4 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 2 22.56 km 15:26 SS5 Ortega — La Esperanza 2 29.06 km 16:17 SS6 Santana — Cubilete 2 21.80 km 2. leg — 146.48 km 12 March 09:43 SS7 El Zauco — Mesa 1 25.45 km 11:06 SS8 Duarte — Otates 1 24.23 km 11:57 SS9 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 23.56 km 15:10 SS10 El Zauco — Mesa 2 25.45 km 16:33 SS11 Duarte — Otates 2 24.23 km 17:24 SS12 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 23.56 km 3. leg — 62.65 km 13 March 09:17 SS13 Comanjilla — Chichimequillas 18.26 km 10:25 SS14 Alfaro — El Establo 44.39 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 3:41:06.2 10 2 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:41:40.7 +34.58 3 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:42:44.5 +1:38.36 4 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:44:57.3 +3:51.15 5 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:45:04.3 +3:58.14 6 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:45:11.8 +4:05.63 7 15 Antony Warmbold Michael Orr BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:47:07.2 +6:01.02 8 10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:47:07.9 +6:01.71 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 3:41:06.2 10 2 2 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:41:40.7 +34.58 3 3 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:42:44.5 +1:38.36 4 4 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:44:57.3 +3:51.15 5 5 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:45:04.3 +3:58.14 6 6 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:45:11.8 +4:05.63 8 7 10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:47:07.9 +6:01.71 9 8 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:49:11.5 +8:05.30 13 9 12 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:10:11.0 +29:04.80 Retired SS14 2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Mechanical 0 Retired SS14 6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 Accident 0 Retired SS11 4 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Accident 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (11 Mar) SS1 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 1 22.56 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 13:25.4 Petter Solberg SS2 Ortega — La Esperanza 1 29.06 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 17:00.0 SS3 Santana — Cubilete 1 21.80 km Markko Märtin Peugeot 307 WRC 11:47.7 SS4 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 2 22.56 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 13:11.2 SS5 Ortega — La Esperanza 2 29.06 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 16:33.7 SS6 Santana — Cubilete 2 21.80 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:44.6 2. leg (12 Mar) SS7 El Zauco — Mesa 1 25.45 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:43.5 SS8 Duarte — Otates 1 24.23 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 18:11.5 SS9 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 23.56 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 14:03.1 SS10 El Zauco — Mesa 2 25.45 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 16:28.5 SS11 Duarte — Otates 2 24.23 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 18:00.0 SS12 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 23.56 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:49.9 3. leg (13 Mar) SS13 Comanjilla — Chichimequillas 18.26 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:08.8 SS14 Alfaro — El Establo 44.39 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 28:29.1
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points 1 3 Petter Solberg 20 3 Phil Mills 20 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total 31 2 Markko Märtin 19 Michael Park 19 1 BP Ford World Rally Team 23 3 2 Toni Gardemeister 17 2 Jakke Honkanen 17 Mitsubishi Motors 23 4 1 Sébastien Loeb 15 1 Daniel Elena 15 1 Subaru World Rally Team 20 5 2 Marcus Grönholm 12 2 Timo Rautiainen 12 1 Citroën Total WRT 16
Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 11 1 32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:03:00.1 10 14 2 31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:12:04.4 +9:04.38 17 3 39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 4:30:12.1 +27:12.06 19 4 42 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:39:22.1 +36:22.05 Retired SS9 40 Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Conrad Rautenbach Citroën Saxo S1600 Engine 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (11 Mar) SS1 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 1 22.56 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 14:38.9 Guy Wilks SS2 Ortega — La Esperanza 1 29.06 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 18:05.2 SS3 Santana — Cubilete 1 21.80 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:51.0 SS4 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 2 22.56 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 14:35.2 SS5 Ortega — La Esperanza 2 29.06 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:47.2 SS6 Santana — Cubilete 2 21.80 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:41.7 2. leg (12 Mar) SS7 El Zauco — Mesa 1 25.45 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 18:17.5 SS8 Duarte — Otates 1 24.23 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 19:36.1 SS9 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 23.56 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 15:24.0 SS10 El Zauco — Mesa 2 25.45 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 18:05.7 SS11 Duarte — Otates 2 24.23 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 19:20.6 SS12 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 23.56 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 15:15.9 3. leg (13 Mar) SS13 Comanjilla — Chichimequillas 18.26 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:28.5 SS14 Alfaro — El Establo 44.39 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 32:05.2
Championship standings Drivers' championships Move Driver Points 1 6 Guy Wilks 12 2 4 Per-Gunnar Andersson 11 3 2 Kris Meeke 10 4 2 Kosti Katajamäki 8 5 2 Alan Scorcioni 6
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