2005 Rally New Zealand

The 35º Propecia Rally New Zealand, the fourth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place from April 8–10, 2005.

2005 Rally New Zealand
35º Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round 4 of the 2005 World Rally Championship
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Host country New Zealand
Dates runApril 8 2005 – April 10 2005
Stages20 (355.85 km; 221.11 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews51 at start, 45 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb[1]
France Citroën Xsara WRC

Results

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Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
WRC
1.   Sébastien Loeb[1]   Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC[1] 3:34:51.6 0.0 10
2.   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen Peugeot 307 WRC 3:35:41.4 49.8 8
3.   Petter Solberg[1]   Phil Mills Subaru Impreza WRC 05 3:36:00.3 1:08.7 6
4.   François Duval[1]   Stéphane Prévot Citroën Xsara WRC 3:36:57.9 2:06.3 5
5.   Markko Märtin[1]   Michael Park Peugeot 307 WRC 3:38:00.7 3:09.1 4
6.   Toni Gardemeister[1]   Jakke Honkanen Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:38:07.9 3:16.3 3
7.   Chris Atkinson   Glenn MacNeall Subaru Impreza WRC 05 3:39:28.8 4:37.2 2
8.   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:41:42.1 6:50.5 1
PWRC
1.(13.)   Xavi Pons   Oriol Julià Pascual Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:50:00.3 0.0 10
2.(14.)   Toshi Arai   Tony Sircombe Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3:50:17.3 17.0 8
3.(15.)   Marcos Ligato   Rubén García Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3:50:55.4 55.1 6
4.(16.)   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Chris Patterson Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3:50:57.5 57.2 5
5.(18.)   Karamjit Singh   John Bennie Proton Pert 3:53:58.7 3:58.4 4
6.(19.)   Federico Villagra   Javier Villagra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:55:32.8 5:32.5 3
7.(20.)   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:56:20.5 6:20.2 2
8.(21.)   Hamed Al-Wahaibi   David Senior Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3:56:44.0 6:43.7 1

Special stages

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All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).

Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
1
(8 APR)
SS1 09:53 Parahi 25.32 km   Petter Solberg 12:59.5 116.94 km/h   Petter Solberg
SS2 10:46 Batley 1 19.32 km   Marcus Grönholm 10:30.7 110.28 km/h
SS3 11:14 Waipu Gorge 1 11.23 km   Chris Atkinson 6:40.0 101.07 km/h
SS4 11:37 Brooks 1 16.14 km   Marcus Grönholm 9:45.0 99.32 km/h   Sébastien Loeb
SS5 13:33 Batley 2 19.32 km   Sébastien Loeb 10:11.0 113.83 km/h
SS6 14:01 Waipu Gorge 2 11.23 km   Sébastien Loeb 6:22.5 105.69 km/h
SS7 14:24 Brooks 2 16.14 km   Sébastien Loeb 9:17.7 104.19 km/h
SS8 14:54 Millbrook 10.44 km   Chris Atkinson 6:02.5 103.68 km/h
2
(9 APR)
SS9 09:23 Wairere 18.92 km   Sébastien Loeb 10:21.9 115.31 km/h
SS10 10:01 Cassidy 1 15.77 km   Sébastien Loeb 9:07.3 103.73 km/h
SS11 16:33 Bull 1 31.72 km   Petter Solberg 19:36.3 97.08 km/h
SS12 13:03 Waipu Caves 21.35 km   Petter Solberg 11:39.5 109.88 km/h
SS13 13:39 Cassidy 2 15.77 km   Sébastien Loeb 8:54.2 106.27 km/h
SS14 14:02 Bull 2 31.72 km   Sébastien Loeb 18:58.7 100.28 km/h
SS15 19:30 Manukau Super 1 2.90 km   Petter Solberg 1:23.5 125.03 km/h
SS16 19:51 Manukau Super 2 1.72 km   Marcus Grönholm 1:23.9 124.43 km/h
3
(10 APR)
SS17 09:03 Te Hutewai 11.14 km   Marcus Grönholm 7:55.6 84.32 km/h
SS18 09:26 Whaanga Coast 1 29.76 km   Marcus Grönholm 21:31.8 82.94 km/h
SS19 11:03 Te Papatapu 16.62 km   Marcus Grönholm 10:51.3 91.87 km/h
SS20 09:03 Whaanga Coast 2 29.76 km   Sébastien Loeb 20:44.7 86.07 km/h

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Motorsport: Loeb cruises to victory in New Zealand", NZ Herald, 2005-04-10, retrieved 2024-02-02
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