2005 FIA WTCC Race of Germany

The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Germany was the seventh round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Andy Priaulx took his first win of the season in the first race for BMW, and the second race was won by Alex Zanardi, also for BMW, at a track close to the one where he lost his legs in a crash in 2001.

2005 Race of Germany
Race details
DateAugust 28, 2005
LocationOschersleben, Germany
CourseMotorsport Arena Oschersleben
3.667 kilometres (2.279 mi)
Race One
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 1:31.926
Podium
First Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Second Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport
Third Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Fastest Lap
Driver Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:34.063
Race Two
Laps 14
Podium
First Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain
Second Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Third Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Fastest Lap
Driver Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 1:33.250

Race 1
PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 1 Andy PriaulxBMW Team UKBMW 320i 14 22:05.714 3 10
2 8 Rickard RydellSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +3.238 5 8
3 42 Jörg MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 14 +3.355 11 6
4 43 Dirk MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 14 +3.640 8 5
5 10 Peter TertingSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +4.808 7 4
6 29 Stéphane OrtelliTeam Oreca PlayStationSEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +7.484 6 3
7 9 Jordi GenéSEAT SportSEAT León 14 +9.779 9 2
8 4 Alex ZanardiBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 14 +11.367 15 1
9 7 Augusto FarfusAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 14 +11.911 2
10 14 Thomas KlenkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 14 +12.265 10
11 23 Alain MenuChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 14 +12.813 13
12 16 Michael FunkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 14 +13.709 16
13 2 Gabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 14 +15.434 4
14 5 Antonio GarcíaBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 14 +17.343 14
15 27IT Adriano de MicheliJAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R 14 +18.140 23
16 32IT Marc HennericiWiechers-SportBMW 320i 14 +20.625 19
17 22 Nicola LariniChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 14 +22.955 20
18 18IT Valle MäkeläGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +23.354 23
19 3 James ThompsonAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 14 +24.434 1
20 30IT Stefano D'AsteProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 14 +25.346 22
21 20IT Tom CoronelGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +27.842 21
22 28IT Carl RosenbladCrawford RacingBMW 320i 14 +29.236 24
23 21 Robert HuffChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 14 +29.878 21
24 31IT Giuseppe CiròProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 14 +42.998 16
25 36IT Sascha PlöderlRS-Line IPZ RacingFord Focus ST170 14 +58.353 27
26 6 Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 11 +3 Laps 12
Ret 25IT Éric HélaryPeugeot Sport DenmarkPeugeot 407 9 Retirement 26

Race 2
PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 4 Alex ZanardiBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 14 21:59.901 1 10
2 1 Andy PriaulxBMW Team UKBMW 320i 14 +0.232 8 8
3 42 Jörg MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 14 +0.524 6 6
4 9 Jordi GenéSEAT SportSEAT León 14 +1.527 2 5
5 7 Augusto FarfusAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 14 +2.290 9 4
6 43 Dirk MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 14 +8.472 5 3
7 8 Rickard RydellSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +10.898 7 2
8 23 Alain MenuChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 14 +11.022 11 1
9 5 Antonio GarcíaBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 14 +11.397 14
10 16 Michael FunkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 14 +11.788 12
11 22 Nicola LariniChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 14 +12.978 17
12 21 Robert HuffChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 14 +17.015 23
13 20IT Tom CoronelGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +18.034 21
14 2 Gabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 14 +18.676 13
15 29 Stéphane OrtelliTeam Oreca PlayStationSEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +21.590 3
16 31IT Giuseppe CiròProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 14 +23.322 27
17 28IT Carl RosenbladCrawford RacingBMW 320i 14 +28.077 22
18 27IT Adriano de MicheliJAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R 14 +52.495 15
19 30IT Stefano D'AsteProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 14 +53.681 20
20 14 Thomas KlenkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 13 +1 Lap 10
21 32IT Marc HennericiWiechers-SportBMW 320i 13 +1 Lap 16
22 36IT Sascha PlöderlRS-Line IPZ RacingFord Focus ST170 12 +2 Laps 24
Ret 3 James ThompsonAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 3 Retirement 19
Ret 18IT Valle MäkeläGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 2 Accident 18
Ret 6 Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 1 Collision 25
Ret 10 Peter TertingSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 1 Damage 4
DNS 25IT Éric HélaryPeugeot Sport DenmarkPeugeot 407 0 26

Standings after the races

References
    World Touring Car Championship
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