2005 Wales Rally GB
The 2005 Wales Rally GB (formally known as 61st Wales Rally of Great Britain) was a rallying autosports race held over four days between 15 September and 18 September 2005, and operated out of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It was the 12th race of the 2005 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. Contested over 15 stages, Petter Solberg won the race for the Subaru World Rally Team. François Duval finished second for the Citroën World Rally Team, with Sébastien Loeb third in the other Citroën.
| 2005 Wales Rally GB 61st Wales Rally of Great Britain | |||
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Round 12 of the 2005 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  GBR | ||
| Rally base | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | ||
| Dates run | September 15, 2005 – September 18, 2005 | ||
| Stages | 15 | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Petter Solberg (driver) Phil Mills (co-driver) Subaru World Rally Team | ||
This rally saw the death of Markko Märtin's co-driver Michael Park of Team Peugeot Total after Märtin's 307 lost control and traction, causing it to go off-road and crash into a tree at Stage 15 of the rally.
Statistics
Entry list
| List of entrants | |||||||||
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| Car No | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Entrant | Group / Class |
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| 1 |  Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën Xsara | Citroën Total WRT | A8 | 1 | |||
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} François Duval |
Sven Smeets |
Citroën Xsara | Citroën Total WRT | A8 | 2 | |||
| Sources:[1] | |||||||||
References
- "2005 Wales Rally GB Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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