2005 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium

The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Belgium was the sixth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Dirk Müller won the first race in a BMW 1-2-3 podium sweep, and also extended his points lead, whereas Fabrizio Giovanardi won a wet and crash-strewn second race from pole on the reversed grid for Alfa Romeo.

2005 Race of Belgium
Race details
DateJuly 30, 2005
LocationSpa, Belgium
CourseCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
7.004 kilometres (4.352 mi)
Race One
Laps 8
Pole position
Driver Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 2:33.158
Podium
First Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Second Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Third Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Fastest Lap
Driver Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 2:33.955
Race Two
Laps 8
Podium
First Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Second Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport
Third Tom Coronel GR Asia
Fastest Lap
Driver Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 2:42.690

Race 1

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 43 Dirk MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 8 22:58.706 4 10
2 1 Andy PriaulxBMW Team UKBMW 320i 8 +0.270 2 8
3 42 Jörg MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 8 +5.448 3 6
4 2 Gabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 8 +5.712 6 5
5 3 James ThompsonAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 8 +5.859 8 4
6 5 Antonio GarcíaBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 8 +10.694 13 3
7 6 Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 8 +11.297 10 2
8 26 Roberto ColciagoJAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R 8 +11.495 7 1
9 11 Jason PlatoSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +11.566 11
10 10 Peter TertingSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +11.965 12
11 8 Rickard RydellSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +14.273 9
12 9 Jordi GenéSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +15.697 5
13 20IT Tom CoronelGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +16.329 14
14 23 Alain MenuChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 8 +18.058 17
15 31IT Giuseppe CiròProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 8 +23.145 23
16 30IT Stefano D'AsteProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 8 +23.655 15
17 22 Nicola LariniChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 8 +24.208 20
18 32IT Marc HennericiWiechers-SportBMW 320i 8 +26.567 22
19 18IT Valle MäkeläGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +27.660 18
20 33IT Adam LackoIEP TeamBMW 320i 8 +29.982 21
21 14 Thomas KlenkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 8 +30.119 25
22 28IT Carl RosenbladCrawford RacingBMW 320i 8 +30.841 16
23 24IT Soheil AyariPeugeot Sport DenmarkPeugeot 407 8 +1:06.782 26
Ret 21 Robert HuffChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 4 Retirement 19
Ret 16 Michael FunkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 0 Collision 24
DSQ 7 Augusto FarfusAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 8 Disqualified 1
WD 4 Alex ZanardiBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 0 Withdrew

Race 2

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 6 Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 8 27:49.757 1 10
2 30IT Stefano D'AsteProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 8 +0.003 17 8
3 20IT Tom CoronelGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +1.371 14 6
4 7 Augusto FarfusAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 8 +1.923 5 5
5 43 Dirk MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 8 +4.050 8 4
6 23 Alain MenuChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 8 +7.619 15 3
7 3 James ThompsonAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 8 +9.807 3 2
8 5 Antonio GarcíaBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 8 +10.069 2 1
9 32IT Marc HennericiWiechers-SportBMW 320i 8 +10.578 19
10 10 Peter TertingSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +14.206 13
11 21 Robert HuffChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 8 +14.609 24
12 28IT Carl RosenbladCrawford RacingBMW 320i 8 +15.208 26
13 33IT Adam LackoIEP TeamBMW 320i 8 +15.634 21
14 11 Jason PlatoSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +17.597 10
15 31IT Giuseppe CiròProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 8 +18.705 16
16 42 Jörg MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 8 +43.977 6
17 2 Gabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 7 +1 Lap 4
18 22 Nicola LariniChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 7 +1 Lap 18
Ret 26 Roberto ColciagoJAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R 4 Accident 9
Ret 9 Jordi GenéSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 3 Collision 13
Ret 14 Thomas KlenkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 3 Collision 22
Ret 18IT Valle MäkeläGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 1 Retirement 20
Ret 1 Andy PriaulxBMW Team UKBMW 320i 0 Collision 7
Ret 8 Rickard RydellSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 0 Collision 12
Ret 24IT Soheil AyariPeugeot Sport DenmarkPeugeot 407 0 Retirement 23
DNS 16 Michael FunkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 0 25
WD 4 Alex ZanardiBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 0 Withdrew

Standings after the races

References

    World Touring Car Championship
    Previous race:
    2005 FIA WTCC Race of Mexico
    2005 World Touring Car Championship season Next race:
    2005 FIA WTCC Race of Germany
    Previous race:
    none
    FIA WTCC Race of Belgium Next race:
    2010 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium
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