The 2005 Rally d'Italia Sardegna (formally the 2nd Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia) was the fifth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 29 April and 1 May 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 13th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

Background

Entry list

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
2 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
3 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Jakke Honkanen United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
4 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Možný United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
5 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
6 Australia Chris Atkinson Australia Glenn Macneall Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
7 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
8 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
9 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
10 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
11 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Klaus Wicha Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
12 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Mikko Markkula Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
14 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
15 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Belgium OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
16 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Michael Orr United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
18 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson Sweden Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
19 France Stéphane Sarrazin France Denis Giraudet Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
20 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
21 Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Mika Ovaskainen Belgium OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
37 United Kingdom Mark Higgins United Kingdom Trevor Agnew United Kingdom Mark Higgins Ford Focus RS WRC '04 P
32 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Pascual France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
21 Sweden Tobias Johansson Finland Kaj Lindström Sweden Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
26 United Kingdom Nigel Heath United Kingdom Steve Lancaster United Kingdom Nigel Heath Škoda Fabia WRC P
27 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC P
28 Italy Giovanni Recordati Monaco Freddy Delorme Italy Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC
JWRC entries
31 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
32 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh United Kingdom Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
33 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
34 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Giovanni Bernacchini San Marino Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 P
35 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 P
36 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
37 Italy Alan Scorcioni San Marino Silvio Stefanelli Italy Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
38 Italy Luca Betti Italy Giovanni Agnese Italy Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 P
39 Italy Luca Cecchettini Italy Massimo Daddoveri Italy Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 P
40 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach United Kingdom Carl Williamson Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 S1600 P
41 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Spain Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 P
42 Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Italy Pierangelo Scalvini Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
43 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Petr Gross Czech Republic Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1. leg — 137.82 km
29 April 08:53 SS1 Terranova 1 29.81 km
10:09 SS2 Crastazza 1 20.54 km
10:48 SS3 Mamone 1 18.56 km
14:24 SS4 Terranova 2 29.81 km
15:40 SS5 Crastazza 2 20.54 km
16:19 SS6 Mamone 2 18.56 km
2. leg — 144.08 km
30 April 09:38 SS7 Loelle 1 30.72 km
10:34 SS8 Tandalò 1 38.77 km
14:09 SS9 Lovia Avra 5.10 km
15:51 SS10 Loelle 2 30.72 km
16:47 SS11 Tandalò 2 38.77 km
3. leg — 67.18 km
1 May 07:16 SS12 S. Giacomo 1 12.69 km
08:29 SS13 S. Bachisio 1 9.40 km
09:02 SS14 Bortigiadas 1 11.50 km
10:36 SS15 S. Bachisio 2 9.40 km
11:09 SS16 Bortigiadas 2 11.50 km
12:52 SS17 S. Giacomo 2 12.69 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:06:33.7 10
2 5 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:07:33.3 +59.6 8
3 7 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:09:41.0 +3:07.3 6
4 8 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:46.0 +4:12.3 5
5 3 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Jakke Honkanen United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:15:03.0 +8:29.3 4
6 4 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Možný United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:02.9 +9:29.2 3
7 16 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Michael Orr United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:33.5 +9:59.8 2
8 21 Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Mika Ovaskainen Belgium OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 4:16:54.9 +10:21.2 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:06:33.7 10
2 2 5 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:07:33.3 +59.6 8
3 3 7 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:09:41.0 +3:07.3 6
4 4 8 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:46.0 +4:12.3 5
5 5 3 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Jakke Honkanen United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:15:03.0 +8:29.3 4
6 6 4 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Možný United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:02.9 +9:29.2 3
11 7 2 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:03.5 +13:29.8 0
13 8 12 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Mikko Markkula Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:22:04.3 +15:30.6 0
18 9 6 Australia Chris Atkinson Australia Glenn Macneall Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:38:33.3 +31:59.6 0
Retired SS14 9 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 Gearbox 0
Retired SS13 10 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 Gearbox 0
Retired SS12 11 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Klaus Wicha Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Excluded - illegal help 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (29 Apr) SS1 Terranova 1 29.81 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 21:47.9 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Crastazza 1 20.54 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:22.8
SS3 Mamone 1 18.56 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:43.8 France Sébastien Loeb
SS4 Terranova 2 29.81 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 21:15.1
SS5 Crastazza 2 20.54 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:55.5
SS6 Mamone 2 18.56 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:23.6
2. leg (30 Apr) SS7 Loelle 1 30.72 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:46.9
SS8 Tandalò 1 38.77 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 28:09.0
SS9 Lovia Avra 5.10 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:40.1
SS10 Loelle 2 30.72 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:33.8
SS11 Tandalò 2 38.77 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 27:37.4
3. leg (1 May) SS12 S. Giacomo 1 12.69 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:31.6
SS13 S. Bachisio 1 9.40 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 8:13.0
SS14 Bortigiadas 1 11.50 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 7:40.7
SS15 S. Bachisio 2 9.40 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 8:00.9
SS16 Bortigiadas 2 11.50 km Australia Chris Atkinson Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 7:30.5
SS17 S. Giacomo 2 12.69 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 10:23.1

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1 France Sébastien Loeb 35 1 Monaco Daniel Elena 35 France Marlboro Peugeot Total 54
2 1 Norway Petter Solberg 34 1 United Kingdom Phil Mills 34 France Citroën Total WRT 43
3 Estonia Markko Märtin 28 United Kingdom Michael Park 28 Japan Subaru World Rally Team 36
4 Finland Marcus Grönholm 26 Finland Timo Rautiainen 26 United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team 33
5 Finland Toni Gardemeister 24 Finland Jakke Honkanen 24 Japan Mitsubishi Motors 24

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
17 1 41 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Spain Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 4:35:13.4 10
19 2 36 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:38:47.3 +3:33.9 8
20 3 35 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:39:07.4 +3:54.0 6
21 4 38 Italy Luca Betti Italy Giovanni Agnese Italy Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 4:43:57.9 +8:44.5 5
22 5 31 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:53:48.0 +18:34.6 4
23 6 32 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh United Kingdom Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:56:48.1 +21:34.7 3
24 7 43 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Petr Gross Czech Republic Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:00:05.3 +24:51.9 2
27 8 40 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach United Kingdom Carl Williamson Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 S1600 5:03:31.7 +28:18.3 1
28 9 42 Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Italy Pierangelo Scalvini Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:04:26.3 +29:12.9 0
Retired SS16 34 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Giovanni Bernacchini San Marino Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 Differential 0
Retired SS16 39 Italy Luca Cecchettini Italy Massimo Daddoveri Italy Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 Differential 0
Retired SS13 33 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS12 37 Italy Alan Scorcioni San Marino Silvio Stefanelli Italy Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 Retired 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (29 Apr) SS1 Terranova 1 29.81 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:50.8 Finland Kosti Katajamäki
SS2 Crastazza 1 20.54 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 14:48.4
SS3 Mamone 1 18.56 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:42.8
SS4 Terranova 2 29.81 km Spain Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 23:29.2
SS5 Crastazza 2 20.54 km Spain Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 14:27.2
SS6 Mamone 2 18.56 km Spain Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 13:37.8
2. leg (30 Apr) SS7 Loelle 1 30.72 km Notional stage time
SS8 Tandalò 1 38.77 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 30:59.8 United Kingdom Kris Meeke
SS9 Lovia Avra 5.10 km Spain Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 4:02.8
SS10 Loelle 2 30.72 km Spain Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 21:32.3
SS11 Tandalò 2 38.77 km Spain Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 30:41.9 Spain Dani Sordo
3. leg (1 May) SS12 S. Giacomo 1 12.69 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:42.7
SS13 S. Bachisio 1 9.40 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:54.2
SS14 Bortigiadas 1 11.50 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:25.6
SS15 S. Bachisio 2 9.40 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:38.0
SS16 Bortigiadas 2 11.50 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:14.1
SS17 S. Giacomo 2 12.69 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 11:30.8

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 2 United Kingdom Kris Meeke 16
2 6 Spain Dani Sordo 15
3 2 United Kingdom Guy Wilks 15
4 2 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson 15
5 4 Italy Luca Betti 9

References

  1. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  2. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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