# 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Germany

The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Germany was the seventh round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Andy Priaulx took his first win of the season in the first race for BMW, and the second race was won by Alex Zanardi, also for BMW, at a track close to the one where he lost his legs in a crash in 2001.

## Race 1

| Pos | No | | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | | Andy Priaulx | BMW Team UK | BMW 320i | 14 | 22:05.714 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | | Rickard Rydell | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 14 | +3.238 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 42 | | Jörg Müller | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | 14 | +3.355 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | 43 | | Dirk Müller | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | 14 | +3.640 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | | Peter Terting | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 14 | +4.808 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 29 | | Stéphane Ortelli | Team Oreca PlayStation | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 14 | +7.484 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | | Jordi Gené | SEAT Sport | SEAT León | 14 | +9.779 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | | Alex Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | 14 | +11.367 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | | Augusto Farfus | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 14 | +11.911 | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | | Thomas Klenke | Ford Hotfiel Sport | Ford Focus | 14 | +12.265 | 10 | |
| 11 | 23 | | Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 14 | +12.813 | 13 | |
| 12 | 16 | | Michael Funke | Ford Hotfiel Sport | Ford Focus | 14 | +13.709 | 16 | |
| 13 | 2 | | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 14 | +15.434 | 4 | |
| 14 | 5 | | Antonio García | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | 14 | +17.343 | 14 | |
| 15 | 27 | IT | Adriano de Micheli | JAS Motorsport | Honda Accord Euro R | 14 | +18.140 | 23 | |
| 16 | 32 | IT | Marc Hennerici | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320i | 14 | +20.625 | 19 | |
| 17 | 22 | | Nicola Larini | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 14 | +22.955 | 20 | |
| 18 | 18 | IT | Valle Mäkelä | GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 14 | +23.354 | 23 | |
| 19 | 3 | | James Thompson | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 14 | +24.434 | 1 | |
| 20 | 30 | IT | Stefano D'Aste | Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 14 | +25.346 | 22 | |
| 21 | 20 | IT | Tom Coronel | GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 14 | +27.842 | 21 | |
| 22 | 28 | IT | Carl Rosenblad | Crawford Racing | BMW 320i | 14 | +29.236 | 24 | |
| 23 | 21 | | Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 14 | +29.878 | 21 | |
| 24 | 31 | IT | Giuseppe Cirò | Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 14 | +42.998 | 16 | |
| 25 | 36 | IT | Sascha Plöderl | RS-Line IPZ Racing | Ford Focus ST170 | 14 | +58.353 | 27 | |
| 26 | 6 | | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 11 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 25 | IT | Éric Hélary | Peugeot Sport Denmark | Peugeot 407 | 9 | Retirement | 26 | |

## Race 2

| Pos | No | | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | | Alex Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | 14 | 21:59.901 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | | Andy Priaulx | BMW Team UK | BMW 320i | 14 | +0.232 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 42 | | Jörg Müller | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | 14 | +0.524 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 9 | | Jordi Gené | SEAT Sport | SEAT León | 14 | +1.527 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | | Augusto Farfus | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 14 | +2.290 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | 43 | | Dirk Müller | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | 14 | +8.472 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | | Rickard Rydell | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 14 | +10.898 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 23 | | Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 14 | +11.022 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | | Antonio García | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | 14 | +11.397 | 14 | |
| 10 | 16 | | Michael Funke | Ford Hotfiel Sport | Ford Focus | 14 | +11.788 | 12 | |
| 11 | 22 | | Nicola Larini | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 14 | +12.978 | 17 | |
| 12 | 21 | | Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Lacetti | 14 | +17.015 | 23 | |
| 13 | 20 | IT | Tom Coronel | GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 14 | +18.034 | 21 | |
| 14 | 2 | | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 14 | +18.676 | 13 | |
| 15 | 29 | | Stéphane Ortelli | Team Oreca PlayStation | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 14 | +21.590 | 3 | |
| 16 | 31 | IT | Giuseppe Cirò | Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 14 | +23.322 | 27 | |
| 17 | 28 | IT | Carl Rosenblad | Crawford Racing | BMW 320i | 14 | +28.077 | 22 | |
| 18 | 27 | IT | Adriano de Micheli | JAS Motorsport | Honda Accord Euro R | 14 | +52.495 | 15 | |
| 19 | 30 | IT | Stefano D'Aste | Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 14 | +53.681 | 20 | |
| 20 | 14 | | Thomas Klenke | Ford Hotfiel Sport | Ford Focus | 13 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 21 | 32 | IT | Marc Hennerici | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320i | 13 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 22 | 36 | IT | Sascha Plöderl | RS-Line IPZ Racing | Ford Focus ST170 | 12 | +2 Laps | 24 | |
| Ret | 3 | | James Thompson | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 3 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 18 | IT | Valle Mäkelä | GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 2 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 | | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1 | Collision | 25 | |
| Ret | 10 | | Peter Terting | SEAT Sport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 1 | Damage | 4 | |
| DNS | 25 | IT | Éric Hélary | Peugeot Sport Denmark | Peugeot 407 | 0 | | 26 | |

## Standings after the races

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Dirk Müller | 69 |
| 2 | Andy Priaulx | 68 |
| 3 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 57 |
| 4 | Jörg Müller | 45 |
| 5 | Gabriele Tarquini | 43 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | BMW | 193 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | 164 |
| 3 | SEAT | 136 |
| 4 | Chevrolet | 45 |
| 5 | Ford | 8 |