# 2005 Rally México

The 2005 Rally México (formally the 2nd Corona Rally Mexico) was the third round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 11 March and 13 March 2005, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, 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 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | 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 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | P |
| 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 12 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 14 | Roman Kresta | Jan Možný | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 15 | Antony Warmbold | Michael Orr | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 16 | Tobias Johansson | Kaj Lindström | Rally Team Olsbergs | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 17 | Xavier Pons | Lucas Cruz | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 18 | Ricardo Triviño | Carlos del Barrio | Ricardo Triviño | Peugeot 206 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 |
| 39 | Luca Cecchettini | Massimo Daddoveri | Luca Cecchettini | Fiat Punto S1600 | P |
| 40 | Conrad Rautenbach | Carl Williamson | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën Saxo S1600 | P |
| 42 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Pavel Valoušek | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CST (UTC-6).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| 1. leg — 146.84 km |||||
| 11 March | 09:07 | SS1 | Ibarrilla — El Zauco 1 | 22.56 km |
| 11 March | 10:25 | SS2 | Ortega — La Esperanza 1 | 29.06 km |
| 11 March | 11:16 | SS3 | Santana — Cubilete 1 | 21.80 km |
| 11 March | 14:08 | SS4 | Ibarrilla — El Zauco 2 | 22.56 km |
| 11 March | 15:26 | SS5 | Ortega — La Esperanza 2 | 29.06 km |
| 11 March | 16:17 | SS6 | Santana — Cubilete 2 | 21.80 km |
| 2. leg — 146.48 km |||||
| 12 March | 09:43 | SS7 | El Zauco — Mesa 1 | 25.45 km |
| 12 March | 11:06 | SS8 | Duarte — Otates 1 | 24.23 km |
| 12 March | 11:57 | SS9 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 | 23.56 km |
| 12 March | 15:10 | SS10 | El Zauco — Mesa 2 | 25.45 km |
| 12 March | 16:33 | SS11 | Duarte — Otates 2 | 24.23 km |
| 12 March | 17:24 | SS12 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 | 23.56 km |
| 3. leg — 62.65 km |||||
| 13 March | 09:17 | SS13 | Comanjilla — Chichimequillas | 18.26 km |
| 13 March | 10:25 | SS14 | Alfaro — El Establo | 44.39 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:41:06.2 | | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:41:40.7 | +34.5 | 8 |
| 3 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:42:44.5 | +1:38.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:44:57.3 | +3:51.1 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:45:04.3 | +3:58.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:45:11.8 | +4:05.6 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | Antony Warmbold | Michael Orr | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:47:07.2 | +6:01.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:47:07.9 | +6:01.7 | 1 |
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### 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 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:41:06.2 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:41:40.7 | +34.5 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:42:44.5 | +1:38.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:44:57.3 | +3:51.1 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:45:04.3 | +3:58.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:45:11.8 | +4:05.6 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | 10 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:47:07.9 | +6:01.7 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:49:11.5 | +8:05.3 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 12 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 4:10:11.0 | +29:04.8 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 2 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 6 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 4 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
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#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS1 | Ibarrilla — El Zauco 1 | 22.56 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 13:25.4 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS2 | Ortega — La Esperanza 1 | 29.06 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 17:00.0 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS3 | Santana — Cubilete 1 | 21.80 km | Markko Märtin | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:47.7 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS4 | Ibarrilla — El Zauco 2 | 22.56 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 13:11.2 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS5 | Ortega — La Esperanza 2 | 29.06 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 16:33.7 | Petter Solberg |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS6 | Santana — Cubilete 2 | 21.80 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:44.6 | Petter Solberg |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS7 | El Zauco — Mesa 1 | 25.45 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:43.5 | Petter Solberg |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS8 | Duarte — Otates 1 | 24.23 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 18:11.5 | Petter Solberg |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS9 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 | 23.56 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 14:03.1 | Petter Solberg |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS10 | El Zauco — Mesa 2 | 25.45 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 16:28.5 | Petter Solberg |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS11 | Duarte — Otates 2 | 24.23 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 18:00.0 | Petter Solberg |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS12 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 | 23.56 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:49.9 | Petter Solberg |
| 3. leg (13 Mar) | SS13 | Comanjilla — Chichimequillas | 18.26 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:08.8 | Petter Solberg |
| 3. leg (13 Mar) | SS14 | Alfaro — El Establo | 44.39 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 28:29.1 | Petter Solberg |

#### 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 | 3 | Petter Solberg | 20 | 3 | Phil Mills | 20 | 1 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 31 |
| 2 | | Markko Märtin | 19 | | Michael Park | 19 | 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 23 |
| 3 | 2 | Toni Gardemeister | 17 | 2 | Jakke Honkanen | 17 | | Mitsubishi Motors | 23 |
| 4 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 15 | 1 | Daniel Elena | 15 | 1 | Subaru World Rally Team | 20 |
| 5 | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | 12 | 2 | Timo Rautiainen | 12 | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 16 |

### 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 | 32 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:03:00.1 | | 10 |
| 14 | 2 | 31 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:12:04.4 | +9:04.3 | 8 |
| 17 | 3 | 39 | Luca Cecchettini | Massimo Daddoveri | Luca Cecchettini | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:30:12.1 | +27:12.0 | 6 |
| 19 | 4 | 42 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Pavel Valoušek | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:39:22.1 | +36:22.0 | 5 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 40 | Conrad Rautenbach | Carl Williamson | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
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#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS1 | Ibarrilla — El Zauco 1 | 22.56 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 14:38.9 | Guy Wilks |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS2 | Ortega — La Esperanza 1 | 29.06 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:05.2 | Guy Wilks |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS3 | Santana — Cubilete 1 | 21.80 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:51.0 | Guy Wilks |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS4 | Ibarrilla — El Zauco 2 | 22.56 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 14:35.2 | Guy Wilks |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS5 | Ortega — La Esperanza 2 | 29.06 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 17:47.2 | Guy Wilks |
| 1. leg (11 Mar) | SS6 | Santana — Cubilete 2 | 21.80 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:41.7 | Guy Wilks |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS7 | El Zauco — Mesa 1 | 25.45 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:17.5 | Guy Wilks |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS8 | Duarte — Otates 1 | 24.23 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 19:36.1 | Guy Wilks |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS9 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 | 23.56 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 15:24.0 | Guy Wilks |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS10 | El Zauco — Mesa 2 | 25.45 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:05.7 | Guy Wilks |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS11 | Duarte — Otates 2 | 24.23 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 19:20.6 | Guy Wilks |
| 2. leg (12 Mar) | SS12 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 | 23.56 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 15:15.9 | Guy Wilks |
| 3. leg (13 Mar) | SS13 | Comanjilla — Chichimequillas | 18.26 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 11:28.5 | Guy Wilks |
| 3. leg (13 Mar) | SS14 | Alfaro — El Establo | 44.39 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 32:05.2 | Guy Wilks |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Guy Wilks | 12 |
| 2 | 4 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | Kris Meeke | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | Kosti Katajamäki | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | Alan Scorcioni | 6 |