# 2005 Rally of Turkey

The 2005 Rally of Turkey (formally the 6th Rally of Turkey) was the seventh round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 2 June and 5 June 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 15th win in the World Rally Championship and a fourth consecutive win, equaling the record set by Timo Salonen in 1985.

## 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 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | 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 | Antony Warmbold | Michael Orr | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 15 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 16 | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Rally Team Olsbergs | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 17 | Serkan Yazici | Can Okan | Serkan Yazici | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | P |
| 18 | Armodios Vovos | Loris Meletopoulos | Armodios Vovos | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 19 | Tobias Johansson | Kaj Lindström | Rally Team Olsbergs | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 61 | Hakan Dinç | Bulent Korzay | Hakan Dinç | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | — |
| 62 | Mehmet Besler | Afsin Baydar | Mehmet Besler | Ford Focus WRC '01 | — |
| 64 | Nejat Avci | Batuhan Memisyazici | Nejat Avci | Ford Focus WRC '01 | — |
| 65 | Nigel Heath | Steve Lancaster | Nigel Heath | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | — |
| 66 | Ali Deveci | Mehmet Yazici | Ali Deveci | Hyundai Accent WRC | — |
| 68 | Murat Akdilek | Ozden Yilmaz | Hyundai Assan Motorsports | Hyundai Accent WRC | — |
| 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 |
| 38 | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Fabio Frisiero | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | P |
| 40 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | — |
| 41 | Natalie Barratt | Carl Williamson | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 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 Spec C | — |
| 45 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | — |
| 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 N11 | — |
| 50 | Aki Teiskonen | Miika Teiskonen | Syms Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 51 | Brice Tirabassi | Mathieu Baumel | Brice Tirabassi | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| 1. leg — 150.74 km |||||
| 2 June | 19:00 | SS1 | Efes Pilsen 1 | 2.60 km |
| 3 June | 07:08 | SS2 | Phaselis 1 | 28.98 km |
| 3 June | 08:16 | SS3 | Arykanda 1 | 11.95 km |
| 3 June | 11:14 | SS4 | Perge 1 | 22.28 km |
| 3 June | 11:57 | SS5 | Myra 1 | 24.05 km |
| 3 June | 12:40 | SS6 | Arykanda 2 | 11.95 km |
| 3 June | 15:38 | SS7 | Perge 2 | 22.28 km |
| 3 June | 16:21 | SS8 | Myra 2 | 24.05 km |
| 3 June | 18:04 | SS9 | Efes Pilsen 2 | 2.60 km |
| 2. leg — 150.49 km |||||
| 4 June | 07:33 | SS10 | Kemer 1 | 20.35 km |
| 4 June | 08:21 | SS11 | Silyon 1 | 29.58 km |
| 4 June | 11:04 | SS12 | Kemer 2 | 20.35 km |
| 4 June | 11:52 | SS13 | Silyon 2 | 29.58 km |
| 4 June | 15:00 | SS14 | Chimera 1 | 16.45 km |
| 4 June | 15:58 | SS15 | Phaselis 2 | 28.98 km |
| 4 June | 17:41 | SS16 | Efes Pilsen 3 | 5.20 km |
| 3. leg — 49.80 km |||||
| 5 June | 10:03 | SS17 | Chimera 2 | 16.45 km |
| 5 June | 11:01 | SS18 | Olympos | 33.35 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 | 4:21:48.0 | | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 4:22:47.6 | +59.6 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:23:03.3 | +1:15.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:26:05.9 | +4:17.9 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:27:45.2 | +5:57.2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:29:55.3 | +8:07.3 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Možný | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:30:36.3 | +8:48.3 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:31:26.9 | +9:38.9 | 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 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:21:48.0 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 4:22:47.6 | +59.6 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:23:03.3 | +1:15.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:26:05.9 | +4:17.9 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:27:45.2 | +5:57.2 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:29:55.3 | +8:07.3 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Možný | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:30:36.3 | +8:48.3 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:31:26.9 | +9:38.9 | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 4:35:39.4 | +13:51.4 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 12 | Janne Tuohino | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 4:42:23.0 | +20:35.0 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 6 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 4:56:55.3 | +35:07.3 | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
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#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (2 Jun) | SS1 | Efes Pilsen 1 | 2.60 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS2 | Phaselis 1 | 28.98 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 22:09.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS3 | Arykanda 1 | 11.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:51.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS4 | Perge 1 | 22.28 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 16:12.3 | Gianluigi Galli |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS5 | Myra 1 | 24.05 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:37.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS6 | Arykanda 2 | 11.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:47.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS7 | Perge 2 | 22.28 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:39.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS8 | Myra 2 | 24.05 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:17.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS9 | Efes Pilsen 2 | 2.60 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:09.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS10 | Kemer 1 | 20.35 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 14:24.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS11 | Silyon 1 | 29.58 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:41.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS12 | Kemer 2 | 20.35 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 14:11.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS13 | Silyon 2 | 29.58 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 21:22.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS14 | Chimera 1 | 16.45 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 11:59.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS15 | Phaselis 2 | 28.98 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 22:15.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS16 | Efes Pilsen 3 | 5.20 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:06.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (5 Jun) | SS17 | Chimera 2 | 16.45 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 11:57.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (5 Jun) | SS18 | Olympos | 33.35 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 24:58.0 | 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 | 55 | | Daniel Elena | 55 | | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 72 |
| 2 | | Petter Solberg | 42 | | Phil Mills | 42 | | Citroën Total WRT | 68 |
| 3 | | Markko Märtin | 38 | | Michael Park | 38 | | BP Ford World Rally Team | 49 |
| 4 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 32 | 1 | Timo Rautiainen | 32 | | Subaru World Rally Team | 46 |
| 5 | 1 | Toni Gardemeister | 31 | 1 | Jakke Honkanen | 31 | | Mitsubishi Motors | 30 |

### 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 |
| 14 | 1 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 4:45:30.6 | | 10 |
| 15 | 2 | 36 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén García | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 4:45:32.2 | +1.6 | 8 |
| 16 | 3 | 33 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 4:46:54.9 | +1:24.3 | 6 |
| 17 | 4 | 32 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià Pascual | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:46:59.6 | +1:29.0 | 5 |
| 20 | 5 | 49 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | David Senior | Oman Arab World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 4:53:23.3 | +7:52.7 | 4 |
| 22 | 6 | 50 | Aki Teiskonen | Miika Teiskonen | Syms Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI | 4:54:00.7 | +8:30.1 | 3 |
| 23 | 7 | 44 | Sebastián Beltrán | Edgardo Galindo | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 4:55:50.1 | +10:19.5 | 2 |
| 26 | 8 | 51 | Brice Tirabassi | Mathieu Baumel | Brice Tirabassi | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 4:57:35.5 | +12:04.9 | 1 |
| 27 | 9 | 42 | Federico Villagra | Javier Villagra | Federico Villagra | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:58:50.0 | +13:19.4 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 43 | Angelo Medeghini | Barbara Capoferri | Angelo Medeghini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 5:04:39.7 | +19:09.1 | 0 |
| 41 | 11 | 45 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Riccardo Errani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 5:20:06.1 | +34:35.5 | 0 |
| 43 | 12 | 38 | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Fabio Frisiero | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | 5:28:13.3 | +42:42.7 | 0 |
| 44 | 13 | 37 | Mark Higgins | Trevor Agnew | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 5:28:43.9 | +43:13.3 | 0 |
| 45 | 14 | 34 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 5:30:55.8 | +45:25.2 | 0 |
| 46 | 15 | 41 | Natalie Barratt | Carl Williamson | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 5:31:39.1 | +46:08.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS17 | Retired SS17 | 48 | Luis Ignacio Rosselot | Ricardo Rojas | Luis Ignacio Rosselot | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 35 | Karamjit Singh | John Bennie | Proton Pert Malaysia | Proton Pert Evo VII | Oil cooler | Oil cooler | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 40 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Subaru Argentina Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
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#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (2 Jun) | SS1 | Efes Pilsen 1 | 2.60 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS2 | Phaselis 1 | 28.98 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 24:11.4 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS3 | Arykanda 1 | 11.95 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 8:26.3 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS4 | Perge 1 | 22.28 km | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 17:29.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS5 | Myra 1 | 24.05 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 22:12.4 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS6 | Arykanda 2 | 11.95 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 8:22.7 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS7 | Perge 2 | 22.28 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 18:03.8 | Toshihiro Arai |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS8 | Myra 2 | 24.05 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 22:01.0 | Marcos Ligato |
| 1. leg (3 Jun) | SS9 | Efes Pilsen 2 | 2.60 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 2:14.5 | Marcos Ligato |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS10 | Kemer 1 | 20.35 km | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 15:38.6 | Marcos Ligato |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS11 | Silyon 1 | 29.58 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 23:27.6 | Marcos Ligato |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS12 | Kemer 2 | 20.35 km | Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 15:26.6 | Marcos Ligato |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS13 | Silyon 2 | 29.58 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 23:10.0 | Marcos Ligato |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS14 | Chimera 1 | 16.45 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 12:53.9 | Marcos Ligato |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS15 | Phaselis 2 | 28.98 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 23:54.3 | Marcos Ligato |
| 2. leg (4 Jun) | SS16 | Efes Pilsen 3 | 5.20 km | Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:21.2 | Marcos Ligato |
| 3. leg (5 Jun) | SS17 | Chimera 2 | 16.45 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 12:51.9 | Marcos Ligato |
| 3. leg (5 Jun) | SS18 | Olympos | 33.35 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza STI N11 | 26:34.4 | Toshihiro Arai |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Toshihiro Arai | 30 |
| 2 | | Xavier Pons | 20 |
| 3 | | Marcos Ligato | 20 |
| 4 | 1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | 15 |
| 5 | 1 | Brice Tirabassi | 11 |