# 2005 SEAT Cupra Championship

The 2005 Smartnav SEAT Cupra Championship season was the third season of the SEAT Cupra Championship. It began on 10 April at Donington Park and ended on 2 October at Brands Hatch, after eighteen rounds held in England and Scotland. Cars were now entered by independent teams rather than SEAT themselves, meaning less performance parity but involving more people in the series.
After finishing third in 2004, Tom Boardman won the title, by 15 points from Mat Jackson. Tom Ferrier was third on 219 points, fourth was Carl Breeze on 191 points and fifth was Alan Blencowe who finished on 116.

## Teams and drivers

All entries ran the Mk1 SEAT León.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Triple R | 1 | Sam Edwards | 2 |
| Triple R | 3 | Tom Boardman | All |
| Barwell Motorsport | 2 | Carl Breeze | All |
| Barwell Motorsport | 5 | Alan Blencowe | All |
| Motorbase Performance | 6 | David Pinkney | 1–4, 6 |
| Team Parker Racing | 7 | Tom Ferrier | All |
| Team Parker Racing | 34 | Mark Cole | 1–3, 5 |
| Jacksons M/Sport | 8 | Mat Jackson | All |
| CMS Motorsport | 9 | Nick Leason | 3–6, 8-9 |
| Doble M/Sport | 11 | Mike Doble | All |
| Churchill Motorsport | 14 | Adrian Churchill | All |
| Churchill Motorsport | 32 | Ian Churchill | All |
| SRE | 36 | Jonathan Young | All |
| Team GVR | 41 | Chris Egginton | 1–2, 4, 6-8 |
| J.S. Motorsport | 42 | Harry Vaulkhard | All |
| Total Control Racing | 88 | Henry Taylor | All |

## Calendar

| Round | Track | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Winning Team |
| 1 | Donington Park | 10 April | Tom Boardman | Tom Boardman | Tom Boardman | Triple R |
| 2 | Donington Park | 10 April | Tom Boardman | Tom Ferrier | Tom Boardman | Triple R |
| 3 | Thruxton | 1 May | Tom Boardman | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Barwell Motorsport |
| 4 | Thruxton | 1 May | Carl Breeze | Tom Boardman | Mat Jackson | Jacksons M/Sport |
| 5 | Brands Hatch | 5 June | Carl Breeze | Tom Ferrier | Tom Ferrier | Team Parker Racing |
| 6 | Brands Hatch | 5 June | Tom Ferrier | Carl Breeze | Tom Boardman | Triple R |
| 7 | Oulton Park | 19 June | Mat Jackson | Tom Boardman | Tom Boardman | Triple R |
| 8 | Oulton Park | 19 June | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Jacksons M/Sport |
| 9 | Croft | 17 July | Tom Boardman | Tom Boardman | Tom Boardman | Triple R |
| 10 | Croft | 17 July | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Jacksons M/Sport |
| 11 | Snetterton | 7 August | Mat Jackson | Tom Ferrier | Tom Boardman | Triple R |
| 12 | Snetterton | 7 August | Carl Breeze | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Jacksons M/Sport |
| 13 | Knockhill | 28 August | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Jacksons M/Sport |
| 14 | Knockhill | 28 August | Adrian Churchill | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Jacksons M/Sport |
| 15 | Silverstone | 18 September | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Jacksons M/Sport |
| 16 | Silverstone | 18 September | Mat Jackson | Tom Boardman | Tom Boardman | Triple R |
| 17 | Brands Hatch | 2 October | Tom Ferrier | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Jacksons M/Sport |
| 18 | Brands Hatch | 2 October | Mat Jackson | Mat Jackson | Tom Ferrier | Team Parker Racing |

## Championship standings

* Points were awarded as follows:
| Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Race 1 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Race 2 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| 1 | Tom Boardman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 239 |
| 2 | Mat Jackson | Ret | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 228 |
| 3 | Tom Ferrier | 2 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 194 |
| 4 | Carl Breeze | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 193 |
| 5 | Alan Blencowe | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 118 |
| 6 | Henry Taylor | | | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | | | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 97 |
| 7 | Ian Churchill | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | 85 |
| 8 | Jonathan Young | Ret | 5 | 14 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 83 |
| 9 | Adrian Churchill | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 78 |
| 10 | Mark Cole | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | 5 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 63 |
| 11 | Mike Doble | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 42 |
| 12 | Harry Vaulkhard | 10 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | Ret | DNS | 42 |
| 13 | David Pinkney | 9 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 38 |
| 14 | Chris Egginton | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | | | 9 | 11 | | | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 9 | | | 38 |
| 15 | Nick Leason | | | | | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | | | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | Sam Edwards | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |