# 2005 Rally New Zealand

The 2005 Rally New Zealand (formally the 36th Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the fourth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 8 April and 10 April 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 12th 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 Možný | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | P |
| 6 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 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 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | P |
| 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 12 | Janne Tuohino | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 14 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 15 | Luis Pérez Companc | Jose Maria Volta | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 17 | Antony Warmbold | Michael Orr | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 79 | Malcolm Stewart | Mike Fletcher | Malcolm Stewart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 | — |
| 83 | Kevin Honiss | Malcolm Peden | Kevin Honiss | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 95 | Junji Shimizu | Yoshinori Kuwahara | Teraoka Auto Door | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| PWRC entries ||||||
| 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | P |
| 32 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià Pascual | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | M |
| 33 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | — |
| 34 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Y |
| 35 | Karamjit Singh | John Bennie | Proton Pert Malaysia | Proton Pert Evo VII | — |
| 36 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén García | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | — |
| 37 | Mark Higgins | Trevor Agnew | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | P |
| 40 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | — |
| 41 | Natalie Barratt | Carl Williamson | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 42 | Federico Villagra | Javier Villagra | Federico Villagra | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | S |
| 43 | Angelo Medeghini | Barbara Capoferri | Angelo Medeghini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | P |
| 44 | Sebastián Beltrán | Edgardo Galindo | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | — |
| 47 | Marcelo Recanate | Víctor Federer | Marcelo Recanate | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 48 | Luis Ignacio Rosselot | Ricardo Rojas | Luis Ignacio Rosselot | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | — |
| 49 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | David Senior | Oman Arab World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI Spec C | — |
| 50 | Aki Teiskonen | Miika Teiskonen | Syms Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 51 | Brice Tirabassi | Mathieu Baumel | Brice Tirabassi | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| 1. leg — 129.22 km |||||
| 8 April | 09:53 | SS1 | Parahi | 25.33 km |
| 8 April | 10:46 | SS2 | Batley 1 | 19.33 km |
| 8 April | 11:14 | SS3 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km |
| 8 April | 11:37 | SS4 | Brooks 1 | 16.15 km |
| 8 April | 13:33 | SS5 | Batley 2 | 19.33 km |
| 8 April | 14:01 | SS6 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km |
| 8 April | 14:24 | SS7 | Brooks 2 | 16.15 km |
| 8 April | 14:54 | SS8 | Millbrook | 10.45 km |
| 2. leg — 139.49 km |||||
| 9 April | 09:23 | SS9 | Wairere | 18.92 km |
| 9 April | 10:01 | SS10 | Cassidy 1 | 15.78 km |
| 9 April | 10:24 | SS11 | Bull 1 | 31.73 km |
| 9 April | 13:03 | SS12 | Waipu Caves | 21.35 km |
| 9 April | 13:39 | SS13 | Cassidy 2 | 15.78 km |
| 9 April | 14:02 | SS14 | Bull 2 | 31.73 km |
| 9 April | 19:30 | SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km |
| 9 April | 19:51 | SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km |
| 3. leg — 87.29 km |||||
| 10 April | 09:03 | SS17 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km |
| 10 April | 09:26 | SS18 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.76 km |
| 10 April | 11:03 | SS19 | Te Papatapu | 16.62 km |
| 10 April | 11:36 | SS20 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.76 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 | 3:34:51.6 | | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:35:41.4 | +49.8 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:36:00.3 | +1:08.7 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:36:57.9 | +2:06.3 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:38:00.7 | +3:09.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:38:07.9 | +3:16.3 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:39:28.8 | +4:37.2 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:41:42.1 | +6:50.5 | 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 | 3:34:51.6 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:35:41.4 | +49.8 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:36:00.3 | +1:08.7 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:36:57.9 | +2:06.3 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:38:00.7 | +3:09.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:38:07.9 | +3:16.3 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:39:28.8 | +4:37.2 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:41:42.1 | +6:50.5 | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:45:09.6 | +10:18.0 | 0 |
| Retired SS20 | Retired SS20 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS18 | Retired SS18 | 12 | Janne Tuohino | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Možný | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | Shakedown accident | Shakedown accident | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS1 | Parahi | 25.33 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 12:59.5 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS2 | Batley 1 | 19.33 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:30.7 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS3 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 6:40.0 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS4 | Brooks 1 | 16.15 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:45.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS5 | Batley 2 | 19.33 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:11.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS6 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:22.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS7 | Brooks 2 | 16.15 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:17.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS8 | Millbrook | 10.45 km | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 6:02.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS9 | Wairere | 18.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:21.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS10 | Cassidy 1 | 15.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:07.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS11 | Bull 1 | 31.73 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 19:36.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS12 | Waipu Caves | 21.35 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 11:39.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS13 | Cassidy 2 | 15.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:54.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS14 | Bull 2 | 31.73 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:58.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 1:23.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 1:23.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (10 Apr) | SS17 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:55.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (10 Apr) | SS18 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.76 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 21:31.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (10 Apr) | SS19 | Te Papatapu | 16.62 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:51.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (10 Apr) | SS20 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.76 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:44.7 | 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 | | Petter Solberg | 26 | | Phil Mills | 26 | | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 43 |
| 2 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 25 | 2 | Daniel Elena | 25 | 3 | Citroën Total WRT | 31 |
| 3 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 23 | 1 | Michael Park | 23 | 1 | Subaru World Rally Team | 28 |
| 4 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 20 | 1 | Timo Rautiainen | 20 | 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 26 |
| 5 | 2 | Toni Gardemeister | 20 | 2 | Jakke Honkanen | 20 | 2 | Mitsubishi Motors | 24 |

### Production 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 |
| 13 | 1 | 32 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià Pascual | Xevi Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 3:50:00.3 | | 10 |
| 14 | 2 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 3:50:17.3 | +17.0 | 8 |
| 15 | 3 | 36 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén García | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 3:50:55.4 | +55.1 | 6 |
| 16 | 4 | 33 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 3:50:57.5 | +57.2 | 5 |
| 18 | 5 | 35 | Karamjit Singh | John Bennie | Proton Pert Malaysia | Proton Pert Evo VII | 3:53:58.7 | +3:58.4 | 4 |
| 19 | 6 | 42 | Federico Villagra | Javier Villagra | Federico Villagra | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 3:55:32.8 | +5:32.5 | 3 |
| 20 | 7 | 34 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 3:56:20.5 | +6:20.2 | 2 |
| 21 | 8 | 49 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | David Senior | Oman Arab World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI Spec C | 3:56:44.0 | +6:43.7 | 1 |
| 23 | 9 | 51 | Brice Tirabassi | Mathieu Baumel | Brice Tirabassi | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 3:57:14.3 | +7:14.0 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 44 | Sebastián Beltrán | Edgardo Galindo | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 3:57:23.4 | +7:23.1 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 48 | Luis Ignacio Rosselot | Ricardo Rojas | Luis Ignacio Rosselot | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:07:56.1 | +17:55.8 | 0 |
| 37 | 12 | 41 | Natalie Barratt | Carl Williamson | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:23:01.6 | +33:01.3 | 0 |
| 41 | 13 | 47 | Marcelo Recanate | Víctor Federer | Marcelo Recanate | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:38:28.7 | +48:28.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS20 | Retired SS20 | 37 | Mark Higgins | Trevor Agnew | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | Fuel pump | Fuel pump | 0 |
| Retired SS20 | Retired SS20 | 40 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | Brakes | Brakes | 0 |
| Retired SS17 | Retired SS17 | 43 | Angelo Medeghini | Barbara Capoferri | Angelo Medeghini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Driver ill | Driver ill | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 50 | Aki Teiskonen | Miika Teiskonen | Syms Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI | Engine | Engine | 0 |
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#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS1 | Parahi | 25.33 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 13:54.5 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS2 | Batley 1 | 19.33 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 11:09.1 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS3 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 6:59.0 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS4 | Brooks 1 | 16.15 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 10:12.7 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS5 | Batley 2 | 19.33 km | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 11:00.0 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS6 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 6:53.9 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS7 | Brooks 2 | 16.15 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 10:03.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (8 Apr) | SS8 | Millbrook | 10.45 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 6:20.4 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS9 | Wairere | 18.92 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 11:15.1 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS10 | Cassidy 1 | 15.78 km | Toshihiro Arai Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 9:45.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS11 | Bull 1 | 31.73 km | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 20:55.7 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS12 | Waipu Caves | 21.35 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 12:32.3 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS13 | Cassidy 2 | 15.78 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 9:38.0 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS14 | Bull 2 | 31.73 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 20:30.6 | Xavier Pons |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 1:30.8 | Xavier Pons |
| 2. leg (9 Apr) | SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 1:30.7 | Xavier Pons |
| 3. leg (10 Apr) | SS17 | Te Hutewai | 11.15 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 8:16.9 | Xavier Pons |
| 3. leg (10 Apr) | SS18 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.76 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 22:29.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 3. leg (10 Apr) | SS19 | Te Papatapu | 16.62 km | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 11:32.2 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 3. leg (10 Apr) | SS20 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.76 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 21:56.5 | Xavier Pons |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Toshihiro Arai | 18 |
| 2 | 2 | Xavier Pons | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | Angelo Medeghini | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Fabio Frisiero | 6 |
| 5 | | Marcos Ligato | 6 |