# 2005 World Rally Championship

The 2005 World Rally Championship was the 33rd season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 21 with the Monte-Carlo Rally and ended on November 13 with the Rally Australia.
In the drivers' world championship, Citroën Total's Sébastien Loeb successfully defended his title, finishing a record 56 points ahead of Subaru's Petter Solberg and Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm. Loeb also set several other records during the season. He won ten world rallies, beating the previous record of six held by him (2004) and Didier Auriol (1992). He also took six consecutive wins, beating Timo Salonen's 20-year-old record of four. Peugeot's Markko Märtin retired after his co-driver Michael Park was fatally injured in their crash at the Wales Rally GB.
Citroën took the manufacturers' title for the third year in a row, well ahead of Subaru and Ford. PSA Peugeot Citroën still went ahead with their plan to withdraw both Citroën and Peugeot from the series at the end of the season - although Citroën's departure later became a sabbatical as they spent the following year developing a new car for 2007. More blows to manufacturer involvement in the series followed when Mitsubishi and Škoda announced the withdrawal of their factory teams. However, the 2006 season would see Citroën and Škoda continue as the semi-works teams Kronos Citroën and Red Bull Škoda Team, respectively.
The video game WRC: Rally Evolved was based on this season.

## Regulation changes

Drivers' and co-drivers' helmets are now required to be equipped with a HANS device.

## Calendar

The 2005 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Oceania.
| Rd. | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Support class |
| 1 | 21 January | 23 January | 73rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | Monte Carlo | Mixed | 15 | 353.07 km | JWRC |
| 2 | 11 February | 13 February | 54th Uddeholm Swedish Rally | Karlstad, Värmland County | Snow | 20 | 335.55 km | PWRC |
| 3 | 11 March | 13 March | 2nd Corona Rally Mexico | León, Guanajuato | Gravel | 14 | 355.97 km | JWRC |
| 4 | 7 April | 10 April | 36th Propecia Rally New Zealand | Manukau, Auckland | Gravel | 20 | 356.00 km | PWRC |
| 5 | 29 April | 1 May | 2nd Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia | Olbia, Sardinia | Gravel | 17 | 349.08 km | JWRC |
| 6 | 13 May | 15 May | 33rd Cyprus Rally | Lemesos, Limassol District | Gravel | 18 | 326.68 km | PWRC |
| 7 | 3 June | 5 June | 6th Rally of Turkey | Kemer, Antalya Province | Gravel | 18 | 351.03 km | PWRC |
| 8 | 23 June | 26 June | 52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece | Lamia, Central Greece | Gravel | 19 | 349.57 km | JWRC |
| 9 | 14 July | 17 July | 25th Rally Argentina | Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 22 | 340.82 km | PWRC |
| 10 | 4 August | 7 August | 55th Neste Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 21 | 355.59 km | JWRC |
| 11 | 26 August | 28 August | 24th OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Tarmac | 19 | 356.16 km | JWRC |
| 12 | 15 September | 18 September | 61st Wales Rally GB | Cardiff, Wales | Gravel | 17 | 354.22 km | PWRC |
| 13 | 30 September | 2 October | 5th Rally Japan | Obihiro, Hokkaido | Gravel | 26 | 350.18 km | PWRC |
| 14 | 21 October | 23 October | 49th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | Ajaccio, Corsica | Tarmac | 12 | 341.68 km | JWRC |
| 15 | 28 October | 30 October | 41st RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada | Salou, Catalonia | Tarmac | 15 | 358.75 km | JWRC |
| 16 | 10 November | 13 November | 18th Telstra Rally Australia | Perth, Western Australia | Gravel | 26 | 355.39 km | PWRC |
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## Teams and drivers
### World Rally Championship entries

Manufacturer teams :
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No | Drivers | Co-Drivers | Rounds |
| Citroën Total | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | All |
| Citroën Total | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 2 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | 1–6 |
| Citroën Total | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 2 | François Duval | Sven Smeets | 9–16 |
| Citroën Total | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 2 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Marti | 7–8 |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | All |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tomanek | 1, 4–9, 11–16 |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 4 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | 2 |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 4 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | 3 |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 4 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 10 |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 14 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | 2–3, 10 |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 14 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | 5–8, 10, 12 |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 14 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | 11, 13–16 |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 15 | Antony Warmbold | Damien Connolly | All |
| BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04/06 | M | 15 | Luís Pérez Companc | Jose Maria Volta | 4, 9 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 04/05 | P | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | All |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 04/05 | P | 6 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Patrick Pivato | 1–2, 11, 14–15 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 04/05 | P | 6 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | 3–10, 12–13, 16 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 04/05 | P | 16 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | 2, 11, 14–15 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 04/05 | P | 16 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Patrick Pivato | 5, 8, 12 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 307 WRC | P | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | All |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 307 WRC | P | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | 1–12 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 307 WRC | P | 8 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | 13, 16 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 307 WRC | P | 8 | Nicolas Bernardi | Jean-Marc Fortin | 14–15 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 307 WRC | P | 19 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | 2 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 307 WRC | P | 25 | Sebastian Lindholm | Tomi Tuominen | 10 |
| Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports | Mitsubishi | Lancer WRC 05 | P | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | All |
| Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports | Mitsubishi | Lancer WRC 05 | P | 10 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | 1, 3, 6, 13–14 |
| Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports | Mitsubishi | Lancer WRC 05 | P | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | 2, 4–5, 7–12, 15–16 |
| Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports | Mitsubishi | Lancer WRC 05 | P | 18 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | 13–14 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | 1, 3–16 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 11 | Mattias Ekström | Stefan Bergman | 2 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 12 | Alexandre Bengué | Caroline Escudero-Bengué | 1, 11, 14–15 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 12 | Janne Tuohino | Mikko Markkula | 2, 4–8 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 12 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka | 3, 9–10 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 12 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | 12, 16 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 12 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 13 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 17 | Janne Tuohino | Mikko Markkula | 10 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 17 | Jan Kopecký | Filip Schovánek | 11, 14–15 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 18 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka | 2, 8 |
| Major entries not registered as manufacturers ||||||||||
| OMV World Rally Team | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 16 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | 1, 4–6, 8–12, 16 |
| OMV World Rally Team | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 17 | Xavier Pons | Carlos del Barrio | 8–12, 14–16 |
| OMV World Rally Team | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 21 | Juuso Pykälistö | Mika Ovaskainen | 5 |
| Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 04 | M | 17 | Mark Higgins | Trevor Agnew | 5, 8, 12 |
| Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 02 | M | 19 | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | 12 |
| Hyundai Assan Motorsports | Hyundai | Hyundai Accent WRC | P | 17 | Serkan Yazici | Can Okan | 7 |
| Hyundai Assan Motorsports | Hyundai | Hyundai Accent WRC | P | 66 | Ali Deveci | Mehmet Yazici | 7 |
| Hyundai Assan Motorsports | Hyundai | Hyundai Accent WRC | P | 68 | Murat Akdilek | Ozden Yilmaz | 7 |
| M-Sport | Ford | Focus RS WRC 03 | M | 18 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 2, 5, 8, 15 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M P | 18 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | 6, 9 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M P | 19 | Marcos Ligato | Ruben Garcia | 9 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M P | 22 | Nicolas Bernardi | Jean-Marc Fortin | 11–12 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M P | 23 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Juliá Pascual | 1, 5 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M P | 23 | Xavier Pons | Lucas Cruz | 3 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M P | 61 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | 1 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M P | 61 | Ricardo Triviño | Carlos del Barrio | 3 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M P | 61 | Ricardo Triviño | Claudio Busto | 9 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M P | 61 | Ricardo Triviño | Checo Salom | 15 |
| Equipe de France FFSA | Škoda | Fabia WRC | M | 20 | Nicolas Vouilloz | Patrick Pivato | 14–15 |

### JWRC Entries

| No | Entrant | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
| 31 | Suzuki Sport Europe | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 3, 5, 8 |
| 31 | Suzuki Sport Europe | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 10–11, 15 |
| 32 | Suzuki Sport Europe | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 10–11, 15 |
| 32 | Suzuki Sport Europe | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 3, 5, 8 |
| 33 | Suzuki Sport Europe | Kosti Katajamäki | Timo Alanne | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15 |
| 36 | Suzuki Sport Europe | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15 |
| 34 | Fiat Abarth Motorsport | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15 |
| 35 | Kronos Racing | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | Citroën C2 S1600 | 1, 5, 8 |
| 35 | Kronos Racing | Kris Meeke | Glenn Patterson | Citroën C2 S1600 | 10–11, 14–15 |
| 41 | Kronos Racing | Daniel Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C2 S1600 | 1, 5, 10–11, 14–15 |
| 41 | Kronos Racing | Daniel Sordo | Oriol Julià | Citroën C2 S1600 | 8 |
| 37 | Errepi Racing | Alan Scorcioni | Domenico Scorcioni | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 15 |
| 37 | Errepi Racing | Alan Scorcioni | Silvio Stefanelli | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 5, 8, 14 |
| 37 | Errepi Racing | Alan Scorcioni | Silvio Stefanelli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 10 |
| 37 | Errepi Racing | Alan Scorcioni | Toni Moreno | Fiat Punto S1600 | 11 |
| 38 | Power Car Team | Luca Betti | Giovanni Agnese | Renault Clio S1600 | 1, 5, 8, 11, 14–15 |
| 38 | Power Car Team | Luca Betti | Piercarlo Capalongo | Renault Clio S1600 | 10 |
| 39 | Autorel Sport | Luca Cecchettini | Massimo Daddoveri | Renault Clio S1600 | 1 |
| 39 | Autorel Sport | Luca Cecchettini | Massimo Daddoveri | Fiat Punto S1600 | 3, 5, 8, 11 |
| 39 | Autorel Sport | Luca Cecchettini | Antonio Morassi | Fiat Punto S1600 | 14–15 |
| 40 | PH Sport | Conrad Rautenbach | Carl Williamson | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 3 |
| 40 | PH Sport | Conrad Rautenbach | Carl Williamson | Citroën C2 S1600 | 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15 |
| 42 | Trumf Rally Team | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 3, 5, 10–11 |
| 42 | Trumf Rally Team | Pavel Valoušek | Petr Starý | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 14–15 |
| 43 | Jipocar Racing | Martin Prokop | Petr Gross | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15 |

### PWRC entries

| No | Entrant | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
| 31 | Subaru Team Arai | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 6–7, 13, 16 |
| 32 | Ralliart Spain | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 2, 4, 6–7 |
| 33 | Autotek Motorsport | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 6–7, 9, 12, 16 |
| 34 | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 2, 4, 6–7, 13, 16 |
| 35 | Team Proton Pert Malaysia | Karamjit Singh | John Bennie | Proton Pert | 4, 6–7, 12 |
| 36 | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 6–7, 12–13, 16 |
| 40 | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 6–7, 9, 13, 16 |
| 44 | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Sebastián Beltran | Edgardo Galindo | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 6–7, 9, 13, 16 |
| 37 | Top Run SRL | Mark Higgins | Trevor Agnew | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 6–7, 9 |
| 37 | Top Run SRL | Mark Higgins | Daniel Barritt | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 16 |
| 51 | Top Run SRL | Brice Tirabassi | Matthieu Baumel | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 6–7, 9, 12–13 |
| 38 | Motoring Club | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 6–7, 9, 12 |
| 38 | Motoring Club | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 16 |
| 39 | Millbrooks World Rally Team | Joakim Roman | Ragnar Spjuth | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 6–7, 9 |
| 39 | Millbrooks World Rally Team | Joakim Roman | Anders Wallbom | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 12 |
| 41 | OMV World Rally Team | Natalie Barratt | Carl Williamson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4, 6–7, 13 |
| 41 | OMV World Rally Team | Natalie Barratt | Kaj Lindström | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 12, 16 |
| 42 | Villagra Racing | Federico Villagra | Javier Villagra | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4, 6–7, 9, 13, 16 |
| 43 | Kome Sport SRL | Angelo Medeghini | Barbara Capoferri | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 2, 4, 6, 9 |
| 43 | Kome Sport SRL | Angelo Medeghini | Barbara Capoferri | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 12, 16 |
| 45 | Errani Team Group | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 2, 6–7, 12–13, 16 |
| 47 | Aba Ba | Marcelo Recanate | Víctor Federer | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4 |
| 47 | Aba Ba | Marcelo Recanate | Nalson Franco | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 6 |
| 47 | Aba Ba | Marcelo Recanate | Mikael Johansson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 7 |
| 48 | Gerardo Rosselot Mujica | Luis Rosselot | Ricardo Rojas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4, 6–7, 9, 13 |
| 49 | Oman World Rally Team | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | David Senior | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 6–7, 12–13, 16 |
| 50 | Syms Rally Team | Aki Teiskonen | Miika Teiskonen | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 7, 12–13, 16 |

## Results and standings
### Rally results

The highest finishing competitor entered in each WRC class is listed below. Non-championship entries may have finished ahead of WRC competitors in individual rounds.
| Rd. | Rally | Overall Winners | PWRC Winners | JWRC winners | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | N/A | No. 35 Kronos Racing | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Citroën Xsara WRC | N/A | Citroën C2 S1600 | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | N/A | Kris Meeke Chris Patterson | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 31 Subaru Team Arai | N/A | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | Subaru Impreza STi N11 | N/A | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Petter Solberg Phil Mills | Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe | N/A | Report |
| 3 | Mexico | No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team | N/A | No. 33 Suzuki Sport | Report |
| 3 | Mexico | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | N/A | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Report |
| 3 | Mexico | Petter Solberg Phil Mills | N/A | Guy Wilks Phil Pugh | Report |
| 4 | New Zealand | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | No. 32 Ralliart Spain | N/A | Report |
| 4 | New Zealand | Citroën Xsara WRC | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | N/A | Report |
| 4 | New Zealand | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Xavier Pons Oriol Julià | N/A | Report |
| 5 | Italy | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | N/A | No. 41 Kronos Racing | Report |
| 5 | Italy | Citroën Xsara WRC | N/A | Citroën C2 S1600 | Report |
| 5 | Italy | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | N/A | Dani Sordo Marc Martí | Report |
| 6 | Cyprus | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | No. 51 Top Run SRL | N/A | Report |
| 6 | Cyprus | Citroën Xsara WRC | Subaru Impreza STi N11 | N/A | Report |
| 6 | Cyprus | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Brice Tirabassi Mathieu Baumel | N/A | Report |
| 7 | Turkey | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | No. 31 Subaru Team Arai | N/A | Report |
| 7 | Turkey | Citroën Xsara WRC | Subaru Impreza STi N11 | N/A | Report |
| 7 | Turkey | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe | N/A | Report |
| 8 | Greece | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | N/A | No. 31 Suzuki Sport | Report |
| 8 | Greece | Citroën Xsara WRC | N/A | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Report |
| 8 | Greece | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | N/A | Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson | Report |
| 9 | Argentina | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | No. 33 Autotek Motorsport | N/A | Report |
| 9 | Argentina | Citroën Xsara WRC | Subaru Impreza STi N11 | N/A | Report |
| 9 | Argentina | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson | N/A | Report |
| 10 | Finland | No. 7 Marlboro Peugeot Total | N/A | No. 41 Kronos Racing | Report |
| 10 | Finland | Peugeot 307 WRC | N/A | Citroën C2 S1600 | Report |
| 10 | Finland | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | N/A | Dani Sordo Marc Martí | Report |
| 11 | Germany | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | N/A | No. 41 Kronos Racing | Report |
| 11 | Germany | Citroën Xsara WRC | N/A | Citroën C2 S1600 | Report |
| 11 | Germany | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | N/A | Dani Sordo Marc Martí | Report |
| 12 | Britain | No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 50 Syms Rally Team | N/A | Report |
| 12 | Britain | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | Subaru Impreza STi N11 | N/A | Report |
| 12 | Britain | Petter Solberg Phil Mills | Aki Teiskonen Miika Teiskonen | N/A | Report |
| 13 | Japan | No. 7 Marlboro Peugeot Total | No. 31 Subaru Team Arai | N/A | Report |
| 13 | Japan | Peugeot 307 WRC | Subaru Impreza STi N11 | N/A | Report |
| 13 | Japan | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe | N/A | Report |
| 14 | France | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | N/A | No. 34 Fiat Abarth Motorsport | Report |
| 14 | France | Citroën Xsara WRC | N/A | Fiat Punto S1600 | Report |
| 14 | France | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | N/A | Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini | Report |
| 15 | Spain | No. 1 Citroën Total WRT | N/A | No. 41 Kronos Racing | Report |
| 15 | Spain | Citroën Xsara WRC | N/A | Citroën C2 S1600 | Report |
| 15 | Spain | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | N/A | Dani Sordo Marc Martí | Report |
| 16 | Australia | No. 2 Citroën Total WRT | No. 31 Subaru Team Arai | N/A | Report |
| 16 | Australia | Citroën Xsara WRC | Subaru Impreza STi N11 | N/A | Report |
| 16 | Australia | François Duval Sven Smeets | Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe | N/A | Report |
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### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER | GBR | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS | Pts |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 127 |
| 2 | Petter Solberg | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 13 | Ret | 71 |
| 3 | Marcus Grönholm | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 71 |
| 4 | Toni Gardemeister | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | DSQ | 6 | 2 | 14 | Ret | 58 |
| 5 | Markko Märtin | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | | | | | 53 |
| 6 | François Duval | Ret | 12 | Ret | 4 | 11 | Ret | | | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 47 |
| 7 | Harri Rovanperä | 7 | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Roman Kresta | 8 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Manfred Stohl | 6 | | | 9 | 9 | 2 | | 20 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 5 | | | | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Mikko Hirvonen | | Ret | | | Ret | | | 5 | | 5 | | | Ret | | 3 | | 14 |
| 11 | Gianluigi Galli | | 7 | | 8 | Ret | | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 13 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | Chris Atkinson | | 19 | Ret | 7 | 18 | 10 | 24 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 38 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 14 | Henning Solberg | | 5 | | | 15 | 4 | 11 | Ret | | 9 | | 10 | | | | | 9 |
| 15 | Gilles Panizzi | 3 | | 8 | | | 11 | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | 7 |
| 16 | Xavier Pons | Ret | 38 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 34 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | | 7 | 4 | Ret | 7 |
| 17 | Stéphane Sarrazin | 14 | 13 | | | 12 | | | 13 | | | 8 | Ret | | 4 | Ret | | 6 |
| 18 | Antony Warmbold | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 9 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 6 |
| 19 | Daniel Carlsson | | 6 | | | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 15 | DNS | | | 8 | | | Ret | 5 |
| 20 | Nicolas Bernardi | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | 8 | 6 | | 4 |
| 21 | Alexandre Bengué | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 6 | Ret | | 3 |
| 22 | Colin McRae | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | Ret | 2 |
| 23 | Daniel Solà | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 12 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 |
| 24 | Juuso Pykälistö | | DNS | | | 8 | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | 1 |
| 25 | Mark Higgins | | Ret | | Ret | 10 | Ret | 44 | Ret | DSQ | DNS | | 8 | | | | 10 | 1 |
| 26 | Jan Kopecký | | 37 | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 12 | 8 | | 1 |
| 27 | Armin Schwarz | Ret | | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER | GBR | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER | GBR | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS | Points |
| 1 | Citroën | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 188 |
| 1 | Citroën | 2 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 188 |
| 2 | Peugeot | 7 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 135 |
| 2 | Peugeot | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 135 |
| 3 | Ford | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 104 |
| 3 | Ford | 4 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 104 |
| 4 | Subaru | 5 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 7 | Ret | 97 |
| 4 | Subaru | 6 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 97 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 76 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 76 |
| 6 | Škoda | 11 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Škoda | 12 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 21 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER | GBR | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### JWRC Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | MEX | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | FRA | ESP | Pts |
| 1 | Dani Sordo | 4 | | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
| 2 | Guy Wilks | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | Ret | 35 |
| 3 | Kris Meeke | 1 | | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | Urmo Aava | Ret | | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Kosti Katajamäki | 2 | | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 4 | | Ret | 30 |
| 7 | Mirco Baldacci | 10 | | Ret | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Luca Betti | 5 | | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 17 |
| 9 | Martin Prokop | 9 | | 7 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Luca Cecchettini | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | Pavel Valoušek | 8 | 4 | 9 | | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | Conrad Rautenbach | | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 |
| 13 | Alan Scorcioni | 3 | | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | MEX | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | FRA | ESP | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### PWRC Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | SWE | NZL | CYP | TUR | ARG | GBR | JPN | AUS | Pts |
| 1 | Toshihiro Arai | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | 5 | 35 |
| 3 | Marcos Ligato | | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | 4 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Fumio Nutahara | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | | | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Xavier Pons | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | | | | | 20 |
| 6 | Aki Teiskonen | Ret | Ret | | 6 | | 1 | 3 | Ret | 19 |
| 7 | Angelo Medeghini | 2 | Ret | | 10 | 2 | 6 | | | 19 |
| 8 | Sebastián Beltran | | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 9 | Fabio Frisiero | 3 | | Ret | 12 | 4 | 5 | | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | Gabriel Pozzo | | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | | Ret | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | | 8 | Ret | 5 | | 4 | 6 | Ret | 13 |
| 12 | Brice Tirabassi | | 9 | 1 | 8 | Ret | | | | 11 |
| 13 | Mark Higgins | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | | | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Federico Villagra | | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | | Ret | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | Riccardo Errani | 6 | | 9 | 11 | | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 16 | Natalie Barratt | | 12 | Ret | 15 | | 7 | Ret | 11 | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | SWE | NZL | CYP | TUR | ARG | GBR | JPN | AUS | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

## Events

| Round | Rally name | Podium drivers (Finishing time) | Podium cars |
| 1 | / Monte Carlo Rally (21–23 January) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (4h:13m:05.6s) Toni Gardemeister (4h:16m:03.9s) Gilles Panizzi (4h:16m:45.7s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 04 Mitsubishi Lancer WRC |
| 2 | Swedish Rally (11–13 February) — Results and report | Petter Solberg (3h:00m:52.1s) Markko Märtin (3h:03m:03.2s) Toni Gardemeister (3h:04m:06.8s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 Peugeot 307 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 04 |
| 3 | Rally Mexico (11–13 March) — Results and report | Petter Solberg (3h:41m:06.2s) Marcus Grönholm (3h:41m:40.7s) Markko Märtin (3h:42m:44.5s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 Peugeot 307 WRC Peugeot 307 WRC |
| 4 | Rally New Zealand (8–10 April) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (3h:34m:51.6s) Marcus Grönholm (3h:35m:41.4s) Petter Solberg (3h:36m:00.3s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 307 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 |
| 5 | Rally d'Italia Sardegna (29 April–1 May) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (4h:06m:33.7s) Petter Solberg (4h:07m:33.3s) Marcus Grönholm (4h:09m:41.0s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 Peugeot 307 WRC |
| 6 | Cyprus Rally (13–15 May) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (5h:02m:29.4s) Manfred Stohl (5h:06m:38.9s) Markko Märtin (5h:07m:11.3s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 307 WRC |
| 7 | Rally of Turkey (2–5 June) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (4h:21m:48.0s) Petter Solberg (4h:22m:47.6s) Marcus Grönholm (4h:23m:03.3s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 Peugeot 307 WRC |
| 8 | Acropolis Rally (23–26 June) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (4h:12m:53.7s) Toni Gardemeister (4h:14m:29.9s) Carlos Sainz (4h:15m:04.8s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 04 Citroën Xsara WRC |
| 9 | Rally Argentina (14–17 July) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (3h:55m:36.5s) Marcus Grönholm (3h:56m:02.5s) Petter Solberg (3h:56m:41.7s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 307 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 |
| 10 | Rally Finland (4–7 August) — Results and report | Marcus Grönholm (2h:54m:11.0s) Sébastien Loeb (2h:55m:17.7s) Markko Märtin (2h:55m:46.6s) | Peugeot 307 WRC Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 307 WRC |
| 11 | Rallye Deutschland (25–27 August) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (3h:27m:13.2s) François Duval (3h:27m:50.6s) Marcus Grönholm (3h:29m:18.0s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 307 WRC |
| 12 | Wales Rally GB (16–18 September) — Results and report | Petter Solberg (2h:45m:57.8s) François Duval (2h:47m:15.2s) Sébastien Loeb (2h:47m:15.7s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Xsara WRC |
| 13 | Rally Japan (30 September–2 October) — Results and report | Marcus Grönholm (3h:23m:32.0s) Sébastien Loeb (3h:26m:54.1s) Chris Atkinson (3h:28m:12.0s) | Peugeot 307 WRC Citroën Xsara WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 |
| 14 | Tour de Corse (21–23 October) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (3h:35m:46.7s) Toni Gardemeister (3h:37m:38.4s) Petter Solberg (3h:38m:28.7s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 04 Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 15 | Rally Catalunya (28–30 October) — Results and report | Sébastien Loeb (3h:31m:07.0s) François Duval (3h:32m:28.9s) Mikko Hirvonen (3h:33m:53.7s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 03 |
| 16 | Rally Australia (10–13 November) — Results and report | François Duval (3h:19m:55.0s) Harri Rovanperä (3h:20m:47.9s) Manfred Stohl (3h:21m:28.0s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Citroën Xsara WRC |