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. [1]
Background
Entry list
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:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | 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 | +34.5 | 8 |
| 3 | 8 |  Markko Märtin
|
Michael Park
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:42:44.5 | +1:38.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb
|
 Daniel Elena
|
Citroën Total WRT
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:44:57.3 | +3:51.1 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
Mitsubishi Motors
|
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:45:04.3 | +3:58.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister
|
Jakke Honkanen
|
BP Ford World Rally Team
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:45:11.8 | +4:05.6 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 |  Antony Warmbold
|
Michael Orr
|
BP Ford World Rally Team
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:47:07.2 | +6:01.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | Gilles Panizzi
|
Hervé Panizzi
|
Mitsubishi Motors
|
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:47:07.9 | +6:01.7 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pos. | 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 | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | 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 | +9:04.3 | 8 |
| 17 | 3 | 39 |  Luca Cecchettini
|
Massimo Daddoveri
|
Luca Cecchettini
|
Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:30:12.1 | +27:12.0 | 6 |
| 19 | 4 | 42 |  Pavel Valoušek
|
Pierangelo Scalvini
|
Pavel Valoušek
|
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:39:22.1 | +36:22.0 | 5 |
| Retired SS9 | 40 |  Conrad Rautenbach
|
Carl Williamson
|
Conrad Rautenbach
|
Citroën Saxo S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pos. | 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 |
References
- ^ "Rally México". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Rally México 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Rally México 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Rally México 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Rally México 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Rally México 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
