2005 Imaginary World Touring Car Championship Season

== 2005 Imaginary World Touring Car Championship Season ==
The Imaginary World Touring Car Championship Was The 58th (IWTCC) Season As In 2003 There Were Ten 3 Race Weekends Instead At Nine Different Circuits Each Round Comprising Three Races Making It A Thirty Round Competition In Total
== 2005 IWTCC Season ==
== Previous 2004 Next 2006 ==
== Changes For 2005 ==
=== Teams And Drivers ===
Seat Sport UK Will Effort To Continue Ruining 3 Cars In Their 2nd Season With The New Leon Cupra In Which They Will Be Ruining In The 2nd Half Of The WTCC Season Jason Plato Left The Team After 6 Seasons To Contest The British Touring Car Championship With them There And Was Replaced By Spanish Veteran Jordi Gene Who Also Drives For Seat In The World Touring Car Championship And Will Contest On His First Season In Imaginary World Touring Cars Aaron Slight Replaced Lee Brookes After Three Seasons With Vic Lee Racing Run Peugeot Programme While Eoin Murray Will Spend The 2nd Season
Seat's Only Position Is For A Third Straight Manufacturers Title Came From Chevrolet Who Took Over From Daewoo Alain Menu Again Headed Their Assault While The Second Chevrolet Was Swapped Throughout The Year Between Rob Huff And Pre Formula 1 Star Lewis Hamilton Both Drivers Ran The Final Meeting With Huff Using His WTCC Car Skinned Car 
Reigning Teams And Independent Champions Vic Lee Racing Ran Their Pair Of Self Developed Peugeot 307's For The 3rd Season With Champion Dan Eaves Remaining With His Favorite Team Former Production Class Champion Simon Harrison Will Take The 2nd Seat To Replace Matt Neal While Daniel Buxton Again Appeared In A 3rd Car Later In The Season Like He Had In 2004 And Carl Breeze Competed In The Final Three Rounds In The 4th Car
In It's 4th Year As An Independent West Surrey Racing Continue To Run It's Ex Works Lexus IS200's Lee Brookes Returned To The Team After A Bad Year With Seat Partnering Colin Turkington Who Had Been The Team's Sole Driver In 2004
Among The Most Competitive Newcomers To The Series Were Two Teams Making The Transition Form GT Racing With Vic Lee Racing's 2004 Winning Peugeot 307's Richard Marsh Was The Most Experienced Driver Back On The Grid Back In The IWTCC After A Decade Away From Touring Car Racing Arkas Racing Ran Erkut Kizilirmak Another Running Veteran Who Was Making His First Appearance Since 2000 Matt Jackson Also Returned To The Series With Arkas In The Final Round Driving A Custom Chevrolet Lacetti
Fast Tec Motorsport Switched From A Honda Civic Type R To A Peugeot 406 Coupe And Ran Mark Proctor For The 5th Straight Season While Adam Jones Was Another New Comer Driving A Super 2000 Spec Lexus IS200 For Xero Competition Running An Only Production Class Peugeot 306 Were Pugsport Racing Who Once Again Ran Annie Templeton Templeton Was Then Replaced By Phil Bennett For The Final 2 Rounds 
John George Switched From His Super 2000 Spec Honda Civic Type To A Peugeot 406 Coupe For TH Motorsport Renault And Nissan Were Once Again On The IWTCC Grid In The Production Section With Dutch Driver Ruude Van Hoydock (Nigel Albon Racing) And Former DTM Driver Paul DI Resta (RJN Motorsport) Making Their Debuts In Ex Dutch Super Car Challenge Renault Clio V6 And Nissan Primeras Respectively
The Championship Also Welcomed Several New Entries Across The Course Of The Season With The Return Of Proton Who Ran Former F1 Driver Alex Yoong In The Proton Impian Arkas Racing Also Ran Former BMW Racer Martyn Bell In The 2nd Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch While Mark Fullalove Returned To The Field Racing With An Ex Team ASM Alfa Romeo 147 For Mark Fullalove And Portuguese Rally Champion Armindo Araujo Will Compete In His Custom BTC T Spec Honda Integra Type R With Galp Energy Racing
Michael Bentwood Returned To Touring Car Racing Behind The While Of An Ex Works Ford Mondeo Super Touring Car For The Freedom Finance Ford Team
Tom Ferrier Returned To The Series At With Motorsport Performance Driving An Ex Works Seat Toledo Cupra But For The Final 2 Events Ferrier Was Replaced By Paul Craven 
The 2 Final Rounds Also Raft A New Entries All In Which Were Planning Full Campaigns In 2006 3 Proton Impians Driven By Jose Jordi Ostavia (Team Ostavia) Jan Stohnes (Gevia Racing) And Vladmir Vkysao (Eastern Tigers Motorsport) Maxtreme Made Their First Appearance On The Grid With Their Toledo Cupra With Stephen Jelly At The Wheel
== Rules And Changes ==
In 2005 The Number Of Grid Places Will Be Reversed For Race Three's Starting Grid Will Vary Between Six And Ten The Actual Number Will Be Unknown At Each Race Meeting Until It Is Randomly Drawn By The Winner Of Race 2 Immediately After The Race 
The Base Weight Of BTC Spec Cars Will Increase To 1175 KG (Although The Difference In Base Weight Between BTC S2000 Super Touring And Super Production Will Be The Same As Existed At The End Of The 2004 Season)
Cars Of Those Who Enter In The IWTCC Late Or Dip In And Out Of The Championship Will Be Penalised With A Maximum Success Ballast At Their First Meeting On Their Return The Ballast Amount Will Subsequently Reduce In The 2nd And 3rd Meeting In Which Their Car Competes
== Teams And Drivers ==
Icon Class
M Manufacturer
I Independent
Icon Specification
S2000 Super 2000
BTC T BTC Touring
ST Super Touring
P Production
Team Car Car Spec No Drivers Class Rounds
Team Halfords Peugeot 307 BTC T 1 Dan Eaves I All
25 Daniel Buxton 7-10
52 Simon Harrison All
64 Carl Breeze 8-10
Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti S2000 4 Alain Menu M All
14 Rob Huff M 1-3 5 7 10 24 Lewis Hamilton M 4 6 8-10
Seat Sport UK Seat Leon Cupra S2000 5 Aaron Slight M All
10 Eoin Murray M All
11 Jordi Gene M All
Team RAC Lexus IS200 BTC T 6 Lee Brokes I All
7 Colin Turkington I All
TH Motorsport Peugeot 406 Coupe BTC T 12 John George I 1-3 5 7-8
Mark Fullalove Racing Alfa Romeo 147 BTC T 16 Mark Fullalove I 6-10
Arkas Racing Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch BTC T 15 Martyn Bell I 5-7 9-10
90 Erkut Kizilirmak I All
Chevrolet Lacetti S2000 23 Matt Jackson I 10
Maxtreme Seat Toledo Cupra S2000 19 Stephen Jelley I 9-10
Fast Tec Motorsport Peugeot 406 Coupe BTC T 20 Mark Proctor I All
Proton Proton Impian BTC T 21 Alex Yoong M 3-6 8-10
Freedom Finance Team Ford Mondeo BTCC ST 22 Michael Bentwood I 3-10
Xero Competition Lexus IS200 S2000 23 Adam Jones I All
Motorbase Performance Seat Toledo Cupra S2000 24 Tom Ferrier I 4-8
Nigel Albon Racing Renault Clio V6 P 32 Ruude Van Hoydock P All
Team Farecla Peugeot 307 BTC T 33 Richard Marsh I All
Ostavia Racing Proton Impian BTC T 40 Jose Jordi Ostavia I 9-10
Eastern Tigers Motorsport Proton Impian BTC T 41 Vladmir Vkysao I 9-10
RJN Motorsport Nissan Primera P 55 Paul Di Resta P 1 3-7 9-10
Gevia Racing Proton Impian BTC T 69 Jan Stohnes I 9-10
Pugsport Racing Peugeot 306 P 82 Annie Templeton P 1-7
Phil Bennett P 9-10
Galp Energy Racing Honda Integra Type R BTC T 100 Armindo Araujo I 5 7
== Season Calendar ==
All Races Were Held In The UK France Sweden Turkey And Austria
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
R1 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit Apr 10 Aaron Slight Aaron Slight Rob Huff Chevrolet
R2 Alain Menu Rob Huff Chevrolet
R3 Simon Harrison Alain Menu Chevrolet
R4 Anderstorp Circuit Apr 24 Dan Eaves Dan Eaves Dan Eaves Team Halfords
R5 Alain Menu Dan Eaves Team Halfords
R6 Colin Turkington Richard Marsh Team Farecla 
R7 Circuit De Magny Cours May 15 Alain Menu Alain Menu Simon Harrison Team Halfords
R8 Lee Brookes Dan Eaves Team Halfords
R9 Alain Menu Alain Menu Chevrolet
R10 Thruxton Circuit June 5 Simon Harrison Simon Harrison Simon Harrison Team Halfords
R11 Erkut Kizilirmak Dan Eaves Team Halfords
R12 Lee Brookes Lee Brookes Team RAC
R13 Anderstorp Circuit July 17 Rob Huff Rob Huff Alain Menu Chevrolet 
R14 Simon Harrison Dan Eaves Team Halfords
R15 Simon Harrison Rob Huff Chevrolet 
R16 Donington Park National July 31 Simon Harrison Simon Harrison Simon Harrison Team Halfords 
R17 Colin Turkington Simon Harrison Team Halfords
R18 Lee Brookes Lee Brookes Team Halfords 
R19 Istanbul Park August 14 Alain Menu Eoin Murray Alain Menu Chevrolet 
R20 Lee Brookes Alain Menu Chevrolet
R21 Simon Harrison Dan Eaves Team Halfords
R22 Red Bull Ring September 4 Alain Menu Alain Menu Alain Menu Chevrolet
R23 Lee Brookes Jordi Gene Seat Sport UK
R24 Simon Harrison Dan Eaves Team Halfords
R25 Brands Hatch GP September 25 Alain Menu Alain Menu Alain Menu Chevrolet
R26 Alain Menu Alain Menu Chevrolet
R27 Aaron Slight Jordi Gene Seat Sport Uk
R28 Oulton Park Island October 14 Daniel Buxton Daniel Buxton Daniel Buxton Team Halfords
R29 Simon Harrison Dan Eaves Team Halfords
R30 Daniel Buxton Daniel Buxton Team Halfords
== Championship Standings ==
== Drivers Championship ==
POS Driver BHI AND MAG THR AND DON IST RBR BHG OUL
1 Dan Eaves 3 3 Ret 1 1 3 4 1 8 2 1 2 3 1 4 4 5 7 6 8 1 2 5 1 2 2 Ret 4 1 Ret
2 Alain Menu Ret 5 1 2 2 8 14 6 1 Ret Ret 3 1 2 3 7 Ret Ret
Ostavia Racing Proton Impian BTC T 
Seat Sport Uk Seat Leon Cupra S2000 5 Aaron Slight 
All Races Will Held In The UK France Sweden And Turkey
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