2005 Monte Carlo Rally

2005 Monte Carlo Rally
*73ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo*
2005 Monte Carlo Rally; 73ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2005 World Rally Championship
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	Stéphane Sarrazin during one of the special stages.
Host country	Monaco
Rally base	Monte Carlo
Dates run	January 21, 2005 – January 23, 2005
Stages	15 (353.07 km; 219.39 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Statistics
Crews	34 at start, 24 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Citroën Total World Rally Team

The 73ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (73rd Monte-Carlo Rally), the first round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place between January 21 and 23, 2005.

Results

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
WRC
1.	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:13:05.6	0.0	10
2.	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	4:16:03.9	2:58.3	8
3.	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	4:16:45.7	3:40.1	6
4.	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:18:33.3	5:27.7	5
5.	Markus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:20:39.4	7:33.8	4
6.	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:21:14.5	8:08.9	3
7.	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	4:21:34.9	8:29.3	2
8.	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	4:22:23.7	9:18.1	1
JWRC
1.(11.)	Kris Meeke	Glenn Patterson	Citroën C2 S1600	4:35:55.6	0.0	10
2.(12.)	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:36:10.1	14.5	8
3.(13.)	Alan Scorcioni	Silvio Stefanelli	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:37:35.9	1:40.3	6
4.(23.)	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Citroën C2 S1600	4:38:22.1	2:26.5	5
5.(16.)	Luca Betti	Giovanni Agnese	Renault Clio S1600	4:39:19.2	3:23.6	4
6.(18.)	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:39:55.8	4:00.2	3
7.(19.)	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:40:46.9	4:51.3	2
8.(20.)	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:41:10.4	5:14.8	1

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
1 (21 JAN)	SS1	08:35	Ilonse - Pierlas 1	22.93 km	Sébastien Loeb	17:18.6	79.5 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
	SS2	09:50	St. Antonin - Toudon 1	20.16 km	Marcus Grönholm	14:05.4	85.8 km/h
	SS3	13:24	Lantosque - Col de Braus 1	32.71 km	Sébastien Loeb	23:44.8	82.6 km/h
	SS4	14:25	Lantosque - Col de Braus 2	32.71 km	Sébastien Loeb	23:37.0	83.1 km/h
2 (22 JAN)	SS5	07:52	Col de Braus - Lantosque	32.62 km	Sébastien Loeb	24:08.1	81.1 km/h
	SS6	11:47	Toudon - St. Antonin 1	19.52 km	Sébastien Loeb Alexandre Bengue	13:38.8	85.8 km/h
	SS7	12:22	Pont Des Miolans - Les Sausses 1	28.41 km	Marcus Grönholm Petter Solberg Sébastien Loeb Alexandre Bengue Toni Gardemeister	20:01.6	85.1 km/h
	SS8	16:27	Toudon - St. Antonin 2	19.52 km	Gilles Panizzi	13:44.9	85.2 km/h
	SS9	17:02	Pont Des Miolans - Les Sausses 2	28.41 km	Sébastien Loeb	20:09.4	84.6 km/h
3 (JAN 23)	SS10	07:47	Col de Braus - Col de l'Orme 1	7.33 km	Petter Solberg	5:40.8	77.4 km/h
	SS11	08:11	La Cabanette - Lantosque 1	19.52 km	Petter Solberg	13:36.1	86.1 km/h
	SS12	08:49	La Bollene Vesubie - Sospel 1	31.19 km	Roman Kresta	22:16.2	84.0 km/h
	SS13	11:42	Col de Braus - Col de l'Orne 2	7.33 km	Marcus Grönholm	5:31.6	79.6 km/h
	SS14	12:06	La Cabanette - Lantosque 2	19.52 km	Sébastien Loeb	13:31.5	86.6 km/h
	SS15	12:44	La Bollene Vesubie - Sospel 2	31.19 km	Sébastien Loeb	21:40.4	86.3 km/h