2005 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium

Belgium 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 Brazil Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 2:33.158
Podium
First Germany Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Second United Kingdom Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Third Germany Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Fastest Lap
Driver Germany Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 2:33.955
Race Two
Laps 8
Podium
First Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Second Italy Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport
Third Netherlands Tom Coronel GR Asia
Fastest Lap
Driver Brazil Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 2:42.690

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.

Race 1

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 43 Germany Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 22:58.706 4 10
2 1 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 8 +0.270 2 8
3 42 Germany Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 +5.448 3 6
4 2 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +5.712 6 5
5 3 United Kingdom James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +5.859 8 4
6 5 Spain Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 8 +10.694 13 3
7 6 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +11.297 10 2
8 26 Italy Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 8 +11.495 7 1
9 11 United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +11.566 11
10 10 Germany Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +11.965 12
11 8 Sweden Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +14.273 9
12 9 Spain Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +15.697 5
13 20 IT Netherlands Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +16.329 14
14 23 Switzerland Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +18.058 17
15 31 IT Italy Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +23.145 23
16 30 IT Italy Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +23.655 15
17 22 Italy Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +24.208 20
18 32 IT Germany Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 8 +26.567 22
19 18 IT Finland Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +27.660 18
20 33 IT Czech Republic Adam Lacko IEP Team BMW 320i 8 +29.982 21
21 14 Germany Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 8 +30.119 25
22 28 IT Sweden Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 8 +30.841 16
23 24 IT France Soheil Ayari Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 8 +1:06.782 26
Ret 21 United Kingdom Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 4 Retirement 19
Ret 16 Germany Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 0 Collision 24
DSQ 7 Brazil Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 Disqualified 1
WD 4 Italy Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 0 Withdrew

Race 2

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 27:49.757 1 10
2 30 IT Italy Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +0.003 17 8
3 20 IT Netherlands Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +1.371 14 6
4 7 Brazil Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +1.923 5 5
5 43 Germany Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 +4.050 8 4
6 23 Switzerland Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +7.619 15 3
7 3 United Kingdom James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +9.807 3 2
8 5 Spain Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 8 +10.069 2 1
9 32 IT Germany Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 8 +10.578 19
10 10 Germany Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +14.206 13
11 21 United Kingdom Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +14.609 24
12 28 IT Sweden Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 8 +15.208 26
13 33 IT Czech Republic Adam Lacko IEP Team BMW 320i 8 +15.634 21
14 11 United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +17.597 10
15 31 IT Italy Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +18.705 16
16 42 Germany Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 +43.977 6
17 2 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 7 +1 Lap 4
18 22 Italy Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 7 +1 Lap 18
Ret 26 Italy Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 4 Accident 9
Ret 9 Spain Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 3 Collision 13
Ret 14 Germany Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 3 Collision 22
Ret 18 IT Finland Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 1 Retirement 20
Ret 1 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 0 Collision 7
Ret 8 Sweden Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 0 Collision 12
Ret 24 IT France Soheil Ayari Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 0 Retirement 23
DNS 16 Germany Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 0 25
WD 4 Italy Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 0 Withdrew

Standings after the races

References

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