# 2005 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2005 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 73rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 21 January and 23 January 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 11th win in the World Rally Championship.

## Background
### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries ||||||
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 2 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 6 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Patrick Pivato | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | P |
| 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | P |
| 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | P |
| 10 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | P |
| 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 12 | Alexandre Bengué | Caroline Escudero-Bengué | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 14 | Antony Warmbold | Damien Connolly | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 61 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Didier Auriol | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 62 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 63 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià Pascual | Xavier Pons | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 64 | Eamonn Boland | Francis Regan | Eamonn Boland | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | P |
| 65 | Luca Rossetti | Dario D'Esposito | Luca Rossetti | Peugeot 206 WRC | P |
| 66 | José Barbara | Mireille Duthoit | José Barbara | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | K |
| 67 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Škoda Octavia WRC | M |
| JWRC entries ||||||
| 31 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 32 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 33 | Kosti Katajamäki | Timo Alanne | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 34 | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | P |
| 35 | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | P |
| 36 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 37 | Alan Scorcioni | Silvio Stefanelli | Alan Scorcioni | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 38 | Luca Betti | Giovanni Agnese | Luca Betti | Renault Clio S1600 | P |
| 39 | Luca Cecchettini | Massimo Daddoveri | Luca Cecchettini | Renault Clio S1600 | P |
| 41 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | P |
| 42 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Pavel Valoušek | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 43 | Martin Prokop | Petr Gross | Martin Prokop | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| 1. leg — 108.51 km |||||
| 21 January | 08:35 | SS1 | Ilonse — Pierlas | 22.93 km |
| 21 January | 09:50 | SS2 | St Antonin — Toudon | 20.16 km |
| 21 January | 13:24 | SS3 | Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 | 32.71 km |
| 21 January | 16:44 | SS4 | Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 | 32.71 km |
| 2. leg — 128.48 km |||||
| 22 January | 07:52 | SS5 | Col de Braus — Lantosque | 32.62 km |
| 22 January | 11:47 | SS6 | Toudon — St Antonin 1 | 19.52 km |
| 22 January | 12:22 | SS7 | Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 | 28.41 km |
| 22 January | 16:27 | SS8 | Toudon — St Antonin 2 | 19.52 km |
| 22 January | 17:02 | SS9 | Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 | 28.41 km |
| 3. leg — 116.08 km |||||
| 23 January | 07:47 | SS10 | Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 | 7.33 km |
| 23 January | 08:11 | SS11 | La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 | 19.52 km |
| 23 January | 08:49 | SS12 | La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 | 31.19 km |
| 23 January | 11:42 | SS13 | Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 | 7.33 km |
| 23 January | 12:06 | SS14 | La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 | 19.52 km |
| 23 January | 12:44 | SS15 | La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 | 31.19 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:13:05.6 | | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:16:03.9 | +2:58.3 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:16:45.7 | +3:40.1 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:18:33.3 | +5:27.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:20:39.4 | +7:33.8 | 4 |
| 6 | 62 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:21:14.5 | +8:08.9 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:21:34.9 | +8:29.3 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:22:23.7 | +9:18.1 | 1 |
| Source: |||||||||

### World Rally Cars
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:13:05.6 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:16:03.9 | +2:58.3 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:16:45.7 | +3:40.1 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:18:33.3 | +5:27.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:20:39.4 | +7:33.8 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:21:34.9 | +8:29.3 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:22:23.7 | +9:18.1 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | 12 | Alexandre Bengué | Caroline Escudero-Bengué | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 4:23:37.6 | +10:32.0 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 6 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Patrick Pivato | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:37:42.8 | +24:37.2 | 0 |
| Retired SS12 | Retired SS12 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 2 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (21 Jan) | SS1 | Ilonse — Pierlas | 22.93 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:18.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (21 Jan) | SS2 | St Antonin — Toudon | 20.16 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 14:05.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (21 Jan) | SS3 | Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 | 32.71 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 23:44.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (21 Jan) | SS4 | Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 | 32.71 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 23:37.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS5 | Col de Braus — Lantosque | 32.62 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:08.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS6 | Toudon — St Antonin 1 | 19.52 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS7 | Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 | 28.41 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS8 | Toudon — St Antonin 2 | 19.52 km | Gilles Panizzi | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 13:44.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS9 | Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 | 28.41 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:09.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS10 | Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 | 7.33 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 5:40.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS11 | La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 | 19.52 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 13:36.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS12 | La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 | 31.19 km | Roman Kresta | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 22:16.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS13 | Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 | 7.33 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:31.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS14 | La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 | 19.52 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:31.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS15 | La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 | 31.19 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:40.4 | Sébastien Loeb |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Sébastien Loeb | 10 | | Daniel Elena | 10 | | Citroën Total WRT | 10 |
| 2 | | Toni Gardemeister | 8 | | Jakke Honkanen | 8 | | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 |
| 3 | | Gilles Panizzi | 6 | | Hervé Panizzi | 6 | | Mitsubishi Motors | 9 |
| 4 | | Markko Märtin | 5 | | Michael Park | 5 | | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 9 |
| 5 | | Marcus Grönholm | 4 | | Timo Rautiainen | 4 | | Škoda Motorsport | 1 |

### Junior World Rally Championship
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 11 | 1 | 35 | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:35:55.6 | | 10 |
| 12 | 2 | 33 | Kosti Katajamäki | Timo Alanne | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:36:10.1 | +14.5 | 8 |
| 13 | 3 | 37 | Alan Scorcioni | Silvio Stefanelli | Alan Scorcioni | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:37:35.9 | +1:40.3 | 6 |
| 15 | 4 | 41 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:38:22.1 | +2:26.5 | 5 |
| 16 | 5 | 38 | Luca Betti | Giovanni Agnese | Luca Betti | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:39:19.2 | +3:23.6 | 4 |
| 18 | 6 | 31 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:39:55.8 | +4:00.2 | 3 |
| 19 | 7 | 32 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:40:46.9 | +4:51.3 | 2 |
| 20 | 8 | 42 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Pavel Valoušek | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:41:10.4 | +5:14.8 | 1 |
| 21 | 9 | 43 | Martin Prokop | Petr Gross | Martin Prokop | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:44:54.0 | +8:58.4 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 34 | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:47:22.3 | +11:26.7 | 0 |
| Retired SS12 | Retired SS12 | 36 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 39 | Luca Cecchettini | Massimo Daddoveri | Luca Cecchettini | Renault Clio S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (21 Jan) | SS1 | Ilonse — Pierlas | 22.93 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 17:18.6 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 1. leg (21 Jan) | SS2 | St Antonin — Toudon | 20.16 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 14:05.4 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 1. leg (21 Jan) | SS3 | Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 | 32.71 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 23:44.8 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 1. leg (21 Jan) | SS4 | Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 | 32.71 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 23:37.0 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS5 | Col de Braus — Lantosque | 32.62 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 24:08.1 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS6 | Toudon — St Antonin 1 | 19.52 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS7 | Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 | 28.41 km | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | Notional stage time | | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS8 | Toudon — St Antonin 2 | 19.52 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 13:44.9 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
| 2. leg (22 Jan) | SS9 | Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 | 28.41 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 20:09.4 | Kosti Katajamäki |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS10 | Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 | 7.33 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 5:40.8 | Kosti Katajamäki |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS11 | La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 | 19.52 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 13:36.1 | Kosti Katajamäki |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS12 | La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 | 31.19 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 22:16.2 | Kris Meeke |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS13 | Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 | 7.33 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:31.6 | Kris Meeke |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS14 | La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 | 19.52 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 13:31.5 | Kris Meeke |
| 3. leg (23 Jan) | SS15 | La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 | 31.19 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 21:40.4 | Kris Meeke |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Kris Meeke | 10 |
| 2 | | Kosti Katajamäki | 8 |
| 3 | | Alan Scorcioni | 6 |
| 4 | | Dani Sordo | 5 |
| 5 | | Luca Betti | 4 |