2005 Rally Australia

The 2005 Rally Australia was the 16th round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. It took place between 10 and 13 November 2005. Citroën's François Duval won the race, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.[1] This was the first time a Belgian driver had won a WRC event. The rally was the final appearance of the Peugeot, Mitsubishi and Škoda factory teams in the WRC.

2005 Rally Australia
18th Telstra Rally Australia
Round 16 of the 2005 World Rally Championship
 Previous event
Host country Australia
Dates run10 November 13 November 2005
Length355.39 km (220.83 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,345.41 km (836.00 miles)
Results
Overall winnerBelgium François Duval
France Citroën World Rally Team
Citroën Xsara WRC
Crews60 at start, 43 at finish

Results

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
1 Belgium François Duval Belgium Sven Smeets Citroën Xsara WRC 3:19.55.0 10
2 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:20.47.9 +52.9 8
3 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Citroën Xsara WRC 3:21.28.0 +1.33.0 6
4 Australia Chris Atkinson Australia Glenn MacNeall Subaru Impreza WRC 3:21.34.0 +1.39.0 5
5 Italy Gigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:22.59.4 +3.04.4 4
6 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek Ford Focus WRC 3:23.04,0 +3.09,0 3
7 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Xavier Amigo Ford Focus WRC 3:26.12.4 +6.17.4 2
8 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Klaus Wicha Škoda Fabia WRC 3:27.59.3 +8.04.3 1

References

  1. "Rally Australia". Juwra.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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