2005 Imaginary World Touring Car Championship

2005 Imaginary World Touring Car Championship.
The 2005 Imaginary World Touring Car Championship Season.
Previous, 2004.                                   Next, 2008.
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.
== 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 From 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 Apperance 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 Supercar 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. 
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 Peformance 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 Apperance On The Grid With Their Toledo Cupra With Stephen Jelley 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 Uknown 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 Increse 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      I          7-10 
52     Simon Harrison      I          All
64       Carl Breeze         I         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
Jackson M Sport 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 (PSN)                    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 Peformance Seat Toledo Cupra S2000 24 Tom Ferrier                    I 4-8
Paul Craven                   I 9-10
Nigel Albon Racing        Renault Clio V6          P    32 Ruude Van Hoydok         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 Calander. ==
All Races Were Held In The UK, France, Sweden, Turkey And Austria.
Round      Circuit            Date       Pole Position  Fastest Lap  Winning Driver Winning Team 
1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy April 10    Aaron Slight     Aaron Slight      Rob Huff      Chevrolet 
R2                                                                  Alain Menu        Rob Huff      Chevrolet 
R3                                                                Simon Harrison   Alain Menu   Chevrolet 
2 R1 Anderstorp Circuit April 24     Dan Eaves      Dan Eaves      Dan Eaves Team Halfords 
R2                                                                   Alain Menu     Dan Eaves Team Halfords 
R3                                                            Colin Turkington Richard Marsh Team Farecia 
3 R1 Magny Cours        May 15     Alain Menu    Alain Menu Simon Harrison Team Halfords 
R2                                                                Lee Brookes Dan Eaves Team Halfords 
R3                                                                Alain Menu    Alain Menu Chevrolet 
4 R1 Thruxton Circuit June 5 Simon Harrison Simon Harrison Simon Harrison Team Halfords 
R2                                                                Erkut Kizilirmak Dan Eaves Team Halfords 
R3                                                                Lee Brookes Lee Brookes Team RAC 
5 R1 Anderstorp Circuit July 17      Rob Huff       Rob Huff       Alain Menu    Chevrolet 
R2                                                                Simon Harrison Dan Eaves Team Halfords 
R3                                                                Simon Harrison Rob Huff     Chevrolet 
6 R1 Donington Park July 31 Simon Harrison Simon Harrison Simon Harrison Team Halfords 
R2                                                          Colin Turkington Simon Harrison Team Halfords 
R3                                                          Lee Brookes Lee Brookes Team Halfords 
7 R1 Istanbul Park August 14 Alain Menu      Eoin Murray Alain Menu    Chevrolet 
R2                                                           Lee Brookes Alain Menu Chevrolet 
R3                                                           Simon Harrison Dan Eaves Team Halfords 
8 R1 Red Bull Ring September 4 Alain Menu  Alain Menu      Alain Menu  Chevrolet 
R2                                                            Lee Brookes Jordi Gene Seat Sport UK 
R3                                                            Simon Harrison Dan Eaves Team Halfords
9 R1 Brands Hatch GP September 25 Alain Menu Alain Menu Alain Menu Chevrolet 
R2                                                                  Alain Menu Alain Menu Chevrolet 
R3                                                                  Aaron Slight Jordi Gene Seat Sport UK
10 R1 Oulton Park     October 14 Daniel Buxton Daniel Buxton Daniel Buxton Team Halfords 
R2                                                              Simon Harrison Dan Eaves Team Halfords 
R3                                                              Daniel Buxton Daniel Buxton Team Halfords 
== Championship Standings ==
=== Drivers' Championship ===
Pos               Driver            Pts
1              Dan Eaves        289
2             Alain Menu       241
3            Lee Brookes     240
=== Manufacturers Championship ===
Pos         Manufacturer               Pts
1              Chevrolet                   572
2                  Seat                       528
3                Proton                      300
=== Teams Championship ===
Pos                Team                       Pts
1            Team Halfords                512
2               Chevrolet                    418
3             Seat Sport UK                386
=== Independents Trophy ===
Pos                Driver                       Pts
1               Dan Eaves                    337
2               Lee Brookes                 290
3              Simon Harrison             233
=== Independent Teams Championship ===
Pos                 Team                      Pts
1               Team Halfords             622
2               Team RAC                   469
3              Team Farecia                164
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