# 2005 Rallye Deutschland

The 2005 Rallye Deutschland (formally the 24th OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland) was the eleventh round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 26 August and 28 August 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 18th 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 | Sven Smeets | 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 S11 WRC '05 | P |
| 6 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Denis Giraudet | 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 | Alexandre Bengué | Caroline Escudero-Bengué | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 14 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 15 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | P |
| 16 | Jan Kopecký | Filip Schovánek | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 18 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 19 | Xavier Pons | Carlos del Barrio | OMV World Rally Team | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 20 | Nicolas Bernardi | Jean-Marc Fortin | Equipe de France FFSA | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 20 | Štěpán Vojtěch | Michal Ernst | Štěpán Vojtěch | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| JWRC entries ||||||
| 31 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Swift S1600 | P |
| 32 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Swift 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 | Glenn Patterson | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | P |
| 36 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | P |
| 37 | Alan Scorcioni | Moreno Toni | Alan Scorcioni | Fiat Punto S1600 | P |
| 38 | Luca Betti | Giovanni Agnese | Luca Betti | Renault Clio S1600 | P |
| 40 | Conrad Rautenbach | Carl Williamson | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën C2 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 CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| 1. leg — 119.34 km |||||
| 26 August | 09:53 | SS1 | Ruwertal / Fell 1 | 26.60 km |
| 26 August | 10:51 | SS2 | Dhrontal 1 | 12.60 km |
| 26 August | 11:49 | SS3 | Schönes Moselland 1 | 20.47 km |
| 26 August | 14:57 | SS4 | Ruwertal / Fell 2 | 26.60 km |
| 26 August | 15:55 | SS5 | Dhrontal 2 | 12.60 km |
| 26 August | 16:53 | SS6 | Schönes Moselland 2 | 20.47 km |
| 2. leg — 146.77 km |||||
| 27 August | 08:36 | SS7 | Bosenberg 1 | 22.50 km |
| 27 August | 09:44 | SS8 | Panzerplatte 1 | 29.56 km |
| 27 August | 12:19 | SS9 | Erzweiler 1 | 18.21 km |
| 27 August | 12:57 | SS10 | Panzerplatte 2 | 29.56 km |
| 27 August | 15:32 | SS11 | Erzweiler 2 | 18.21 km |
| 27 August | 16:35 | SS12 | Bosenberg 2 | 22.50 km |
| 27 August | 17:23 | SS13 | St. Wendel 1 | 6.23 km |
| 3. leg — 90.05 km |||||
| 28 August | 08:18 | SS14 | St. Wendeler Land 1 | 16.37 km |
| 28 August | 08:51 | SS15 | Freisen / Westrich 1 | 18.70 km |
| 28 August | 09:34 | SS16 | Birkenfelder Land | 13.68 km |
| 28 August | 11:22 | SS17 | St. Wendeler Land 2 | 16.37 km |
| 28 August | 11:55 | SS18 | Freisen / Westrich 2 | 18.70 km |
| 28 August | 12:50 | SS19 | St. Wendel 2 | 6.23 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 | 3:27:13.2 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | François Duval | Sven Smeets | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:27:50.6 | +37.4 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:29:18.0 | +2:04.8 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:31:22.6 | +4:09.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:32:16.8 | +5:03.6 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:32:25.5 | +5:12.3 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:35:01.3 | +7:48.1 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Denis Giraudet | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:35:47.3 | +8:34.1 | 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 | 3:27:13.2 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | François Duval | Sven Smeets | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:27:50.6 | +37.4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:29:18.0 | +2:04.8 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:31:22.6 | +4:09.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:32:16.8 | +5:03.6 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:32:25.5 | +5:12.3 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:35:01.3 | +7:48.1 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Denis Giraudet | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 3:35:47.3 | +8:34.1 | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 3:36:24.8 | +9:11.6 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:52:50.2 | +25:37.0 | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 12 | Alexandre Bengué | Caroline Escudero-Bengué | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS1 | Ruwertal / Fell 1 | 26.60 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 15:37.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS2 | Dhrontal 1 | 12.60 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:50.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS3 | Schönes Moselland 1 | 20.47 km | François Duval | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:48.6 | François Duval |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS4 | Ruwertal / Fell 2 | 26.60 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 15:13.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS5 | Dhrontal 2 | 12.60 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:38.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS6 | Schönes Moselland 2 | 20.47 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:39.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS7 | Bosenberg 1 | 22.50 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 12:29.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS8 | Panzerplatte 1 | 29.56 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:17.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS9 | Erzweiler 1 | 18.21 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:02.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS10 | Panzerplatte 2 | 29.56 km | François Duval | Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:10.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS11 | Erzweiler 2 | 18.21 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:50.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS12 | Bosenberg 2 | 22.50 km | François Duval | Citroën Xsara WRC | 12:28.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS13 | St. Wendel 1 | 6.23 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:24.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS14 | St. Wendeler Land 1 | 16.37 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:59.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS15 | Freisen / Westrich 1 | 18.70 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:32.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS16 | Birkenfelder Land | 13.68 km | Markko Märtin | Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:55.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS17 | St. Wendeler Land 2 | 16.37 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 8:57.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS18 | Freisen / Westrich 2 | 18.70 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 | 11:28.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS19 | St. Wendel 2 | 6.23 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:21.9 | 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 | 93 | | Daniel Elena | 93 | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 123 |
| 2 | | Marcus Grönholm | 61 | | Timo Rautiainen | 61 | 1 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 117 |
| 3 | | Petter Solberg | 55 | | Phil Mills | 55 | | BP Ford World Rally Team | 72 |
| 4 | | Markko Märtin | 53 | | Michael Park | 53 | | Subaru World Rally Team | 62 |
| 5 | | Toni Gardemeister | 47 | | Jakke Honkanen | 47 | | Mitsubishi Motors | 47 |

### 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 |
| 13 | 1 | 41 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:46:59.3 | | 10 |
| 14 | 2 | 35 | Kris Meeke | Glenn Patterson | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:48:24.2 | +1:24.9 | 8 |
| 15 | 3 | 32 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:50:53.9 | +3:54.6 | 6 |
| 16 | 4 | 31 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:51:44.1 | +4:44.8 | 5 |
| 19 | 5 | 33 | Kosti Katajamäki | Timo Alanne | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:53:07.7 | +6:08.4 | 4 |
| 20 | 6 | 38 | Luca Betti | Giovanni Agnese | Luca Betti | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:57:20.3 | +10:21.0 | 3 |
| 22 | 7 | 34 | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 3:59:03.8 | +12:04.5 | 2 |
| 23 | 8 | 42 | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Pavel Valoušek | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:00:41.8 | +13:42.5 | 1 |
| 24 | 9 | 39 | Luca Cecchettini | Massimo Daddoveri | Luca Cecchettini | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:02:04.8 | +15:05.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | Retired SS11 | 43 | Martin Prokop | Petr Gross | Martin Prokop | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident damage | Accident damage | 0 |
| Retired SS8 | Retired SS8 | 40 | Conrad Rautenbach | Carl Williamson | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën C2 S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 36 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident damage | Accident damage | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 37 | Alan Scorcioni | Moreno Toni | Alan Scorcioni | Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Source: ||||||||||

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS1 | Ruwertal / Fell 1 | 26.60 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 17:31.5 | Dani Sordo |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS2 | Dhrontal 1 | 12.60 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 8:39.8 | Dani Sordo |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS3 | Schönes Moselland 1 | 20.47 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 13:06.1 | Dani Sordo |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS4 | Ruwertal / Fell 2 | 26.60 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 16:52.2 | Dani Sordo |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS5 | Dhrontal 2 | 12.60 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 8:32.1 | Dani Sordo |
| 1. leg (26 Aug) | SS6 | Schönes Moselland 2 | 20.47 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 12:56.0 | Dani Sordo |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS7 | Bosenberg 1 | 22.50 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 13:39.0 | Dani Sordo |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS8 | Panzerplatte 1 | 29.56 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 18:50.8 | Dani Sordo |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS9 | Erzweiler 1 | 18.21 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 12:03.8 | Dani Sordo |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS10 | Panzerplatte 2 | 29.56 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 18:30.9 | Dani Sordo |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS11 | Erzweiler 2 | 18.21 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 11:53.1 | Dani Sordo |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS12 | Bosenberg 2 | 22.50 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 13:31.0 | Dani Sordo |
| 2. leg (27 Aug) | SS13 | St. Wendel 1 | 6.23 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:40.9 | Dani Sordo |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS14 | St. Wendeler Land 1 | 16.37 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 9:37.3 | Dani Sordo |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS15 | Freisen / Westrich 1 | 18.70 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 12:19.8 | Dani Sordo |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS16 | Birkenfelder Land | 13.68 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C2 S1600 | 8:32.9 | Dani Sordo |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS17 | St. Wendeler Land 2 | 16.37 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 9:43.6 | Dani Sordo |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS18 | Freisen / Westrich 2 | 18.70 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 12:23.4 | Dani Sordo |
| 3. leg (28 Aug) | SS19 | St. Wendel 2 | 6.23 km | Kris Meeke | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:41.3 | Dani Sordo |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Dani Sordo | 35 |
| 2 | 1 | Guy Wilks | 35 |
| 3 | | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 30 |
| 4 | 1 | Kris Meeke | 29 |
| 5 | 1 | Urmo Aava | 22 |