The 2005 Rallye Deutschland (formally the 24th OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland) was the eleventh round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 26 August and 28 August 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 18th 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 Sven Smeets 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 S11 WRC '05 6 Stéphane Sarrazin Denis Giraudet 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 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore 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 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 15 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 16 Jan Kopecký Filip Schovánek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 18 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 19 Xavier Pons Carlos del Barrio OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 20 Nicolas Bernardi Jean-Marc Fortin Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC 20 Štěpán Vojtěch Michal Ernst Štěpán Vojtěch Peugeot 206 WRC JWRC entries 31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Swift S1600 32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 35 Kris Meeke Glenn Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 37 Alan Scorcioni Moreno Toni Alan Scorcioni Fiat Punto S1600 38 Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 40 Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 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 CEST (UTC+2). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 1. leg — 119.34 km 26 August 09:53 SS1 Ruwertal / Fell 1 26.60 km 10:51 SS2 Dhrontal 1 12.60 km 11:49 SS3 Schönes Moselland 1 20.47 km 14:57 SS4 Ruwertal / Fell 2 26.60 km 15:55 SS5 Dhrontal 2 12.60 km 16:53 SS6 Schönes Moselland 2 20.47 km 2. leg — 146.77 km 27 August 08:36 SS7 Bosenberg 1 22.50 km 09:44 SS8 Panzerplatte 1 29.56 km 12:19 SS9 Erzweiler 1 18.21 km 12:57 SS10 Panzerplatte 2 29.56 km 15:32 SS11 Erzweiler 2 18.21 km 16:35 SS12 Bosenberg 2 22.50 km 17:23 SS13 St. Wendel 1 6.23 km 3. leg — 90.05 km 28 August 08:18 SS14 St. Wendeler Land 1 16.37 km 08:51 SS15 Freisen / Westrich 1 18.70 km 09:34 SS16 Birkenfelder Land 13.68 km 11:22 SS17 St. Wendeler Land 2 16.37 km 11:55 SS18 Freisen / Westrich 2 18.70 km 12:50 SS19 St. Wendel 2 6.23 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:27:13.2 10 2 2 François Duval Sven Smeets Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:27:50.6 +37.48 3 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:29:18.0 +2:04.86 4 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:31:22.6 +4:09.45 5 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:32:16.8 +5:03.64 6 4 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:32:25.5 +5:12.33 7 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 3:35:01.3 +7:48.12 8 6 Stéphane Sarrazin Denis Giraudet Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 3:35:47.3 +8:34.11 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 3:27:13.2 10 2 2 2 François Duval Sven Smeets Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:27:50.6 +37.48 3 3 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:29:18.0 +2:04.86 4 4 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:31:22.6 +4:09.45 5 5 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:32:16.8 +5:03.64 6 6 4 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:32:25.5 +5:12.33 7 7 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 3:35:01.3 +7:48.12 8 8 6 Stéphane Sarrazin Denis Giraudet Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 3:35:47.3 +8:34.11 10 9 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:36:24.8 +9:11.60 17 10 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:52:50.2 +25:37.00 Retired SS9 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Mechanical 0 Retired SS3 12 Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero-Bengué Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Mechanical 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (26 Aug) SS1 Ruwertal / Fell 1 26.60 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:37.5 Sébastien Loeb SS2 Dhrontal 1 12.60 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:50.3 SS3 Schönes Moselland 1 20.47 km François Duval Citroën Xsara WRC 11:48.6 François Duval SS4 Ruwertal / Fell 2 26.60 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:13.5 Sébastien Loeb SS5 Dhrontal 2 12.60 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:38.5 SS6 Schönes Moselland 2 20.47 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:39.1 2. leg (27 Aug) SS7 Bosenberg 1 22.50 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:29.8 SS8 Panzerplatte 1 29.56 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:17.0 SS9 Erzweiler 1 18.21 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:02.2 SS10 Panzerplatte 2 29.56 km François Duval Citroën Xsara WRC 17:10.0 SS11 Erzweiler 2 18.21 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:50.5 SS12 Bosenberg 2 22.50 km François Duval Citroën Xsara WRC 12:28.7 SS13 St. Wendel 1 6.23 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:24.4 3. leg (28 Aug) SS14 St. Wendeler Land 1 16.37 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:59.1 SS15 Freisen / Westrich 1 18.70 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:32.1 SS16 Birkenfelder Land 13.68 km Markko Märtin Peugeot 307 WRC 7:55.6 SS17 St. Wendeler Land 2 16.37 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 8:57.3 SS18 Freisen / Westrich 2 18.70 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 11:28.9 SS19 St. Wendel 2 6.23 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:21.9
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points 1 Sébastien Loeb 93 Daniel Elena 93 1 Citroën Total WRT 123 2 Marcus Grönholm 61 Timo Rautiainen 61 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total 117 3 Petter Solberg 55 Phil Mills 55 BP Ford World Rally Team 72 4 Markko Märtin 53 Michael Park 53 Subaru World Rally Team 62 5 Toni Gardemeister 47 Jakke Honkanen 47 Mitsubishi Motors 47
Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 13 1 41 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 3:46:59.3 10 14 2 35 Kris Meeke Glenn Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 3:48:24.2 +1:24.98 15 3 32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 3:50:53.9 +3:54.66 16 4 31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Swift S1600 3:51:44.1 +4:44.85 19 5 33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:53:07.7 +6:08.44 20 6 38 Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 3:57:20.3 +10:21.03 22 7 34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 3:59:03.8 +12:04.52 23 8 42 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:00:41.8 +13:42.51 24 9 39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 4:02:04.8 +15:05.50 Retired SS11 43 Martin Prokop Petr Gross Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident damage 0 Retired SS8 40 Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS7 36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident damage 0 Retired SS1 37 Alan Scorcioni Moreno Toni Alan Scorcioni Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 1. leg (26 Aug) SS1 Ruwertal / Fell 1 26.60 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 17:31.5 Dani Sordo SS2 Dhrontal 1 12.60 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 8:39.8 SS3 Schönes Moselland 1 20.47 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:06.1 SS4 Ruwertal / Fell 2 26.60 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 16:52.2 SS5 Dhrontal 2 12.60 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 8:32.1 SS6 Schönes Moselland 2 20.47 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 12:56.0 2. leg (27 Aug) SS7 Bosenberg 1 22.50 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 13:39.0 SS8 Panzerplatte 1 29.56 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 18:50.8 SS9 Erzweiler 1 18.21 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 12:03.8 SS10 Panzerplatte 2 29.56 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 18:30.9 SS11 Erzweiler 2 18.21 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 11:53.1 SS12 Bosenberg 2 22.50 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:31.0 SS13 St. Wendel 1 6.23 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 3:40.9 3. leg (28 Aug) SS14 St. Wendeler Land 1 16.37 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 9:37.3 SS15 Freisen / Westrich 1 18.70 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 12:19.8 SS16 Birkenfelder Land 13.68 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 8:32.9 SS17 St. Wendeler Land 2 16.37 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 9:43.6 SS18 Freisen / Westrich 2 18.70 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 12:23.4 SS19 St. Wendel 2 6.23 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 3:41.3
Championship standings Drivers' championships Move Driver Points 1 1 Dani Sordo 35 2 1 Guy Wilks 35 3 Per-Gunnar Andersson 30 4 1 Kris Meeke 29 5 1 Urmo Aava 22
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