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2005 Rally Japan

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2005 Rally Japan
Rally Japan
Round 13 of the 2005 World Rally Championship
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Host countryJapan Japan
Dates runSeptember 30, 2005 – October 2, 2005
Stages26 (350.18 km; 217.59 miles)
Stage surfaceDirt
Overall distance1,614.84 km (1,003.42 miles)
Statistics
Crews90 at start, 63 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Grönholm
France Marlboro Peugeot Total
Peugeot 307 WRC

The 2005 Rally Japan was the 13th round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. It took place between September 30 and October 2, 2005. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race after capitalizing on then-leader Petter Solberg's accident after his Subaru hit a rock on the penultimate stage. It was Grönholm's 18th win in the World Rally Championship[1] which he would dedicate to the late Michael Park, who was killed in an accident during the previous round, the Wales Rally GB.

Citroën's Sébastien Loeb finished in second place and thus became World Rally Champion in back-to-back seasons.

Results

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Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
WRC
1. Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot 307 WRC 3:25:32.0 10
2. France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Xsara WRC 3:26:54.1 +1:22.1 8
3. Australia Chris Atkinson Australia Glenn MacNeall Japan Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 3:28:12.0 +2:40.0 6
4. Belgium François Duval Belgium Sven Smeets France Citroën Xsara WRC 3:28:31.4 +2:59.4 5
5. Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen Japan Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:29:31.8 +3:59.8 4
6. Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Jakke Honkanen United States Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:30:04.3 +4:32.3 3
7. Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek United States Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:31:04.0 +5:32.0 2
8. Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson France Peugeot 307 WRC 3:32:11.1 +6:39.1 1

References

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  1. ^ "Rally Japan". Juwra.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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