# 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium

The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Belgium was the sixth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Dirk Müller won the first race in a BMW 1-2-3 podium sweep, and also extended his points lead, whereas Fabrizio Giovanardi won a wet and crash-strewn second race from pole on the reversed grid for Alfa Romeo.

## Race 1

| Pos | No | | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 43 | | Dirk Müller | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | 8 | 22:58.706 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | | Andy Priaulx | BMW Team UK | BMW 320i | 8 | +0.270 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 42 | | Jörg Müller | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | 8 | +5.448 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 8 | +5.712 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | | James Thompson | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 8 | +5.859 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | | Antonio García | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | 8 | +10.694 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 8 | +11.297 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 26 | | Roberto Colciago | JAS Motorsport | Honda Accord Euro R | 8 | +11.495 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | | Jason Plato | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 8 | +11.566 | 11 | |
| 10 | 10 | | Peter Terting | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 8 | +11.965 | 12 | |
| 11 | 8 | | Rickard Rydell | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 8 | +14.273 | 9 | |
| 12 | 9 | | Jordi Gené | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 8 | +15.697 | 5 | |
| 13 | 20 | IT | Tom Coronel | GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 8 | +16.329 | 14 | |
| 14 | 23 | | Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 8 | +18.058 | 17 | |
| 15 | 31 | IT | Giuseppe Cirò | Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 8 | +23.145 | 23 | |
| 16 | 30 | IT | Stefano D'Aste | Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 8 | +23.655 | 15 | |
| 17 | 22 | | Nicola Larini | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 8 | +24.208 | 20 | |
| 18 | 32 | IT | Marc Hennerici | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320i | 8 | +26.567 | 22 | |
| 19 | 18 | IT | Valle Mäkelä | GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 8 | +27.660 | 18 | |
| 20 | 33 | IT | Adam Lacko | IEP Team | BMW 320i | 8 | +29.982 | 21 | |
| 21 | 14 | | Thomas Klenke | Ford Hotfiel Sport | Ford Focus | 8 | +30.119 | 25 | |
| 22 | 28 | IT | Carl Rosenblad | Crawford Racing | BMW 320i | 8 | +30.841 | 16 | |
| 23 | 24 | IT | Soheil Ayari | Peugeot Sport Denmark | Peugeot 407 | 8 | +1:06.782 | 26 | |
| Ret | 21 | | Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 4 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 16 | | Michael Funke | Ford Hotfiel Sport | Ford Focus | 0 | Collision | 24 | |
| DSQ | 7 | | Augusto Farfus | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 8 | Disqualified | 1 | |
| WD | 4 | | Alex Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | 0 | Withdrew | | |

## Race 2

| Pos | No | | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 8 | 27:49.757 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 30 | IT | Stefano D'Aste | Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 8 | +0.003 | 17 | 8 |
| 3 | 20 | IT | Tom Coronel | GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 8 | +1.371 | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | | Augusto Farfus | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 8 | +1.923 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 43 | | Dirk Müller | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | 8 | +4.050 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | 23 | | Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 8 | +7.619 | 15 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | | James Thompson | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 8 | +9.807 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | | Antonio García | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | 8 | +10.069 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | 32 | IT | Marc Hennerici | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320i | 8 | +10.578 | 19 | |
| 10 | 10 | | Peter Terting | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 8 | +14.206 | 13 | |
| 11 | 21 | | Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 8 | +14.609 | 24 | |
| 12 | 28 | IT | Carl Rosenblad | Crawford Racing | BMW 320i | 8 | +15.208 | 26 | |
| 13 | 33 | IT | Adam Lacko | IEP Team | BMW 320i | 8 | +15.634 | 21 | |
| 14 | 11 | | Jason Plato | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 8 | +17.597 | 10 | |
| 15 | 31 | IT | Giuseppe Cirò | Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 8 | +18.705 | 16 | |
| 16 | 42 | | Jörg Müller | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | 8 | +43.977 | 6 | |
| 17 | 2 | | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 7 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 18 | 22 | | Nicola Larini | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 7 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| Ret | 26 | | Roberto Colciago | JAS Motorsport | Honda Accord Euro R | 4 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 9 | | Jordi Gené | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 3 | Collision | 13 | |
| Ret | 14 | | Thomas Klenke | Ford Hotfiel Sport | Ford Focus | 3 | Collision | 22 | |
| Ret | 18 | IT | Valle Mäkelä | GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 1 | Retirement | 20 | |
| Ret | 1 | | Andy Priaulx | BMW Team UK | BMW 320i | 0 | Collision | 7 | |
| Ret | 8 | | Rickard Rydell | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 0 | Collision | 12 | |
| Ret | 24 | IT | Soheil Ayari | Peugeot Sport Denmark | Peugeot 407 | 0 | Retirement | 23 | |
| DNS | 16 | | Michael Funke | Ford Hotfiel Sport | Ford Focus | 0 | | 25 | |
| WD | 4 | | Alex Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | 0 | Withdrew | | |

## Standings after the races

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Dirk Müller | 61 |
| 2 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 57 |
| 3 | Andy Priaulx | 50 |
| 4 | Gabriele Tarquini | 43 |
| 5 | Antonio García | 43 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | BMW | 159 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | 155 |
| 3 | SEAT | 113 |
| 4 | Chevrolet | 39 |
| 5 | Ford | 2 |