# Rally van Australië 2005

De Rally van Australië 2005, formeel 18th Telstra Rally Australia, was de 18e editie van de Rally van Australië en de zestiende ronde van het wereldkampioenschap rally in 2005. Het was de 407e rally in het wereldkampioenschap rally die georganiseerd wordt door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). De start en finish was in Perth.

## Programma

| Etappe | Datum | Klassementsproeven | Competitieve afstand |
| 1 | Donderdag 10 en vrijdag 11 november | 11 | 129,54 kilometer |
| 2 | Zaterdag 12 november | 9 | 122,15 kilometer |
| 3 | Zondag 13 november | 6 | 103,32 kilometer |
| Totaal | Totaal | 26 | 355,01 kilometer |

## Resultaten

Algemene top tien :
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | Tijd | Eerste | Punten |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | Straftijd | Vorige | Punten |
| 1. | 2 | François Duval | Citroën Xsara WRC | A8 | 3:19:55,0 | 0:00 | 10 |
| 1. | 2 | Sven Smeets | Citroën Total | C | | = | 10 |
| 2. | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | A8 | 3:20:47,9 | + 52,9 | 8 |
| 2. | 9 | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Motors | C | | + 52,9 | 8 |
| 3. | 16 | Manfred Stohl | Citroën Xsara WRC | A8 | 3:21:28,0 | + 1:33,0 | 6 |
| 3. | 16 | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | A8 | | + 40,1 | 6 |
| 4. | 6 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC 05 | A8 | 3:21:34,0 | + 1:39,0 | 5 |
| 4. | 6 | Glenn MacNeall | Subaru World Rally Team | C | | + 6,0 | 5 |
| 5. | 10 | Gigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | A8 | 3:22:59,4 | + 3:04,4 | 4 |
| 5. | 10 | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | C | | + 1:25,4 | 4 |
| 6. | 4 | Roman Kresta | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | A8 | 3:23:04,0 | + 3:09,0 | 3 |
| 6. | 4 | Jan Tománek | BP Ford World Rally Team | C | 0:30 | + 4,6 | 3 |
| 7. | 14 | Daniel Solà | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | A8 | 3:26:12,4 | + 6:17,4 | 2 |
| 7. | 14 | Xavier Amigò | BP Ford World Rally Team | A8 | 0:40 | + 3:08,4 | 2 |
| 8. | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Škoda Fabia WRC | A8 | 3:27:59,3 | + 8:04,3 | 1 |
| 8. | 11 | Klaus Wicha | Škoda Motorsport | C | | + 1:46,9 | 1 |
| 9. | 31 | Toshi Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N4 | 3:35:38,2 | + 15:43,2 | |
| 9. | 31 | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | N4 | | + 7:38,9 | |
| 10. | 37 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N4 | 3:37:24,8 | + 17:29,8 | |
| 10. | 37 | Daniel Barritt | Mark Higgins | N4 | | + 1:46,6 | |
| DNF top tien ||||||||
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | KP | Reden | Reden |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | KP | Reden | Reden |
| DNF | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | A8 | 9 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 1 | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total | C | 9 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 3 | Toni Gardemeister | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | A8 | 25 | Oververhitte motor | Oververhitte motor |
| DNF | 3 | Jakke Honkanen | BP Ford World Rally Team | C | 25 | Oververhitte motor | Oververhitte motor |
| DNF | 5 | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC 05 | A8 | 14 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 5 | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | C | 14 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 7 | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | A8 | 8 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 7 | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | C | 8 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 8 | Daniel Carlsson | Peugeot 307 WRC | A8 | 3 | Brand | Brand |
| DNF | 8 | Mattias Andersson | Marlboro Peugeot Total | C | 3 | Brand | Brand |
| DNF | 12 | Colin McRae | Škoda Fabia WRC | A8 | 24 | Over tijd limiet | Over tijd limiet |
| DNF | 12 | Nicky Grist | Škoda Motorsport | C | 24 | Over tijd limiet | Over tijd limiet |
| DNF | 15 | Antony Warmbold | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | A8 | 6 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
| DNF | 15 | Michael Orr | BP Ford World Rally Team | A8 | 6 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
| DNF | 17 | Xavier Pons | Citroën Xsara WRC | A8 | 5 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 17 | Carlos del Barrio | OMV World Rally Team | A8 | 5 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 49 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N4 | 1 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 49 | David Senior | Oman Arab World Rally Team | N4 | 1 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 50 | Aki Teiskonen | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N4 | 22 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 50 | Miika Teiskonen | Syms Rally Team | N4 | 22 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
PWRC top drie :
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Toshi Arai | 10 |
| 2 | Mark Higgins | 8 |
| 3 | Gabriel Pozzo | 6 |

## Statistieken
#### Klassementsproeven

| Etappe | Datum | KP | Starttijd | Naam | Lengte | Snelste rijder | Tijd | Gem. snelheid | Rallyleider |
| 1 | 10 november | 1 | 18:13 | Perth City Super 1 | 2,35 km | Petter Solberg | 1:33,3 | 90,68 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 10 november | 2 | 18:22 | Perth City Super 2 | 2,35 km | Marcus Grönholm | 1:32,9 | 91,07 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 11 november | 3 | 9:23 | Murray North 1 | 15,92 km | Chris Atkinson | 8:48,1 | 108,52 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 11 november | 4 | 9:56 | Murray South 1 | 20,12 km | Chris Atkinson | 11:27,8 | 105,31 km/u | Chris Atkinson |
| 1 | 11 november | 5 | 10:46 | Turner Hill | 5,35 km | Petter Solberg | 3:10,9 | 100,89 km/u | Chris Atkinson |
| 1 | 11 november | 6 | 11:57 | Murray North 2 | 15,92 km | Petter Solberg | 8:37,3 | 110,79 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 11 november | 7 | 12:30 | Murray South 1 | 20,12 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:15,7 | 107,20 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 11 november | 8 | 16:31 | Beraking 1 | 22,84 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:55,5 | 106,03 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 | 11 november | 9 | 17:17 | Flynns 1 | 19,87 km | Chris Atkinson | 11:58,2 | 99,60 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 11 november | 10 | 19:15 | Perth City Super 3 | 2,35 km | Chris Atkinson | 1:35,6 | 88,49 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 1 | 11 november | 11 | 19:24 | Perth City Super 4 | 2,35 km | Harri Rovanperä | 1:35,0 | 89,05 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 2 | 12 november | 12 | 9:24 | Bannister North 1 | 17,71 km | Petter Solberg | 8:32,2 | 124,47 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 2 | 12 november | 13 | 9:57 | Bannister Central 1 | 17,85 km | Harri Rovanperä | 9:21,8 | 114,38 km/u | Petter Solberg |
| 2 | 12 november | 14 | 10:41 | Bannister Loop | 3,62 km | Harri Rovanperä | 1:56,2 | 112,15 km/u | François Duval |
| 2 | 12 november | 15 | 12:03 | Bannister North 2 | 17,71 km | François Duval | 8:27,8 | 125,55 km/u | François Duval |
| 2 | 12 november | 16 | 12:35 | Bannister Central 2 | 17,85 km | François Duval | 9:15,4 | 115,70 km/u | François Duval |
| 2 | 12 november | 17 | 16:31 | Beraking 2 | 22,84 km | Chris Atkinson | 12:44,0 | 107,62 km/u | François Duval |
| 2 | 12 november | 18 | 17:17 | Flynns 2 | 19,87 km | Chris Atkinson | 11:43,3 | 101,71 km/u | François Duval |
| 2 | 12 november | 19 | 19:15 | Perth City Super 5 | 2,35 km | Harri Rovanperä | 1:35,1 | 88,96 km/u | François Duval |
| 2 | 12 november | 20 | 19:24 | Perth City Super 6 | 2,35 km | François Duval | 1:34,4 | 89,62 km/u | François Duval |
| 3 | 13 november | 21 | 7:33 | Atkins 1 | 4,42 km | Chris Atkinson | 2:59,6 | 88,60 km/u | François Duval |
| 3 | 13 november | 22 | 8:03 | Helena North 1 | 29,93 km | François Duval | 17:13,2 | 104,29 km/u | François Duval |
| 3 | 13 november | 23 | 8:44 | Helena South 1 | 17,31 km | Harri Rovanperä | 9:09,4 | 113,43 km/u | François Duval |
| 3 | 13 november | 24 | 11:33 | Atkins 2 | 4,42 km | Chris Atkinson Toni Gardemeister | 2:57,2 | 89,80 km/u | François Duval |
| 3 | 13 november | 25 | 12:33 | Helena North 2 | 29,93 km | Chris Atkinson | 17:04,5 | 105,17 km/u | François Duval |
| 3 | 13 november | 26 | 12:44 | Helena South 2 | 17,31 km | Roman Kresta | 8:59,6 | 115,49 km/u | François Duval |
KP overwinningen :
| Rijder | Aantal |
| Chris Atkinson | 9 |
| Harri Rovanperä | 5 |
| François Duval | 4 |
| Petter Solberg | 4 |
| Sébastien Loeb | 2 |
| Toni Gardemeister | 1 |
| Marcus Grönholm | 1 |
| Roman Kresta | 1 |

## Kampioenschap standen
#### Rijders

| | Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 127 |
| = | 2 | Petter Solberg | 71 |
| = | 3 | Marcus Grönholm | 71 |
| = | 4 | Toni Gardemeister | 58 |
| = | 5 | Markko Märtin | 53 |

#### Constructeurs

| | Pos. | Constructeur | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Citroën Total | 188 |
| = | 2 | Malboro Peugeot Total | 135 |
| = | 3 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 104 |
| = | 4 | Subaru World Rally Team | 97 |
| = | 5 | Mitsubishi Motors | 76 |
   * Vetgedrukte tekst betekent wereldkampioen.
   * Noot: Enkel de top 5-posities worden in beide standen weergegeven.