2005 FIA WTCC Race of Italy

The 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Italy was the opening round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season, the first season of the revived World Touring Car Championship, after a previous season in 1987. It was held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza at Monza in Italy on April 10, 2005. BMW and Alfa Romeo took one victory each, Dirk Müller winning Race 1 for the former, and James Thompson winning Race 2.

2005 Race of Italy
Race details
DateApril 10, 2005
LocationMonza, Italy
CourseAutodromo Nazionale di Monza
5.793 kilometres (3.600 mi)
Race One
Laps 9
Pole position
Driver Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:59.009
Podium
First Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Second Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Third Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Fastest Lap
Driver Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:59.552
Race Two
Laps 9
Podium
First James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Second Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Third Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain
Fastest Lap
Driver Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:59.058

Report

Qualifying

Dirk Müller took pole position for the first World Touring Car Championship race by topping the timesheets in the qualifying session with a time of 1:59.009. Two other BMWs had finished behind him, fellow BMW Team Deutschland driver Jörg Müller, and the BMW Team Italy-Spain car of Antonio García. However, Jörg had his best time disallowed by the stewards after he failed to stop at the weighing scales, dropping him to 18th. Alfa Romeo Racing Team drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Augusto Farfus qualified in third and fourth place, with reigning European Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx fifth for BMW Team UK. The session was brought to a premature end after Alain Menu crashed his Chevrolet Lacetti, bringing out the red flags.[1]

Race 1

Dirk Müller led the first race of the new FIA World Touring Car Championship from pole position to take the victory. Behind him, Gabriele Tarquini finished second, with his Alfa Romeo teammate Augusto Farfus finishing third after managing to keep Andy Priaulx at bay. Antonio García slipped back from his front row starting position to finish fifth after he had been nudged off the track by Farfus during an overtaking manoeuvre. The remaining Alfa Romeo drivers, Fabrizio Giovanardi and James Thompson, finished in sixth and seventh position, with SEAT Sport's Rickard Rydell taking the last point in eighth as well as pole position for Race 2, for which the top eight finishers from the first race are reversed on the race two grid. Marc Hennerici finished 13th overall to take the victory in the Independent's Trophy.[2]

Race 2

Polesitter Rydell was passed by Thompson for the lead at the start of the second race. Meanwhile, Giovanardi stalled on the second row of the grid. García and Dirk Müller were able to pass Rydell for second and third and began chasing Thompson for the lead, but García made a mistake and lost three positions to Müller, Farfus and Tarquini. On the sixth lap, Farfus ran wide at the first chicane, while Müller and Tarquini clashed, putting the Italian out of the race. This allowed García to regain third behind Dirk Müller. Thompson crossed the line to win the race ahead of Dirk Müller and García. Jörg Müller recovered from 29th on the grid to finish in fourth, with Jordi Gené, Alessandro Zanardi and Giovanardi rounding out the points. Hennerici won the Independent's Trophy after finishing tenth.[2]

Classification

Race 1

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 43 Dirk MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 9 18:03.203 1 10
2 2 Gabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 9 +2.465 3 8
3 7 Augusto FarfusAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 9 +3.854 4 6
4 1 Andy PriaulxBMW Team UKBMW 320i 9 +3.977 5 5
5 5 Antonio GarcíaBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 9 +8.088 2 4
6 6 Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 9 +8.248 8 3
7 3 James ThompsonAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 9 +8.910 9 2
8 8 Rickard RydellSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 9 +9.192 7 1
9 9 Jordi GenéSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 9 +9.414 6
10 4 Alex ZanardiBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 9 +14.843 11
11 10 Peter TertingSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 9 +16.042 10
12 26 Roberto ColciagoJAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R 9 +20.441 13
13 32IT Marc HennericiWiechers-SportBMW 320i 9 +21.819 12
14 34IT Tomas EngströmHonda Dealer Team SwedenHonda Accord Euro R 9 +26.396 17
15 20IT Tom CoronelGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 9 +26.571 20
16 30IT Stefano D'AsteProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 9 +26.837 16
17 51IT Salvatore TavanoDB MotorsportAlfa Romeo 156 9 +31.827 19
18 55IT Alessandro BalzanScuderia del GirasoleSEAT Toledo Cupra 9 +33.477 25
19 52IT Andrea LariniDB MotorsportAlfa Romeo 156 9 +37.711 15
20 21 Robert HuffChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 9 +37.720 21
21 27IT Adriano de MicheliJAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R 9 +43.914 30
22 23 Alain MenuChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 9 +44.271 23
23 53IT Gianluca de LorenziGDL RacingBMW 320i 9 +44.827 31
24 22 Nicola LariniChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 9 +45.767 24
25 33IT Adam LackoIEP TeamAlfa Romeo 156 Gta 9 +49.641 22
26 35IT Jens HellströmHonda Dealer Team SwedenHonda Civic Type-R 9 +57.996 33
27 54IT Stefano ValliZerocinque MotorsportBMW 320i 9 +58.363 32
28 15 Thomas JägerFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 9 +1:05.240 25
29 42 Jörg MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 8 +1 Lap 18
Ret 14 Thomas KlenkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 4 Accident 28
Ret 19IT Valle MäkeläGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 4 Accident 26
Ret 31IT Giuseppe CiròProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 0 Mechanical 29
DNS 28IT Carl RosenbladCrawford RacingBMW 320i 0 14

Race 2

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 3 James ThompsonAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 9 18:13.906 2 10
2 43 Dirk MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 9 +0.530 8 8
3 5 Antonio GarcíaBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 9 +0.765 4 6
4 42 Jörg MüllerBMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i 9 +1.248 29 5
5 1 Andy PriaulxBMW Team UKBMW 320i 9 +1.467 5 4
6 9 Jordi GenéSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 9 +2.470 9 3
7 4 Alex ZanardiBMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i 9 +5.976 10 2
8 6 Fabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 9 +6.767 3 1
9 7 Augusto FarfusAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 9 +8.904 6
10 32IT Marc HennericiWiechers-SportBMW 320i 9 +18.231 13
11 55IT Alessandro BalzanScuderia del GirasoleSEAT Toledo Cupra 9 +24.527 18
12 33IT Adam LackoIEP TeamAlfa Romeo 156 Gta 9 +31.611 25
13 19IT Valle MäkeläGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 9 +31.991 32
14 27IT Adriano de MicheliJAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R 9 +32.555 21
15 22 Nicola LariniChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 9 +33.545 22
16 51IT Salvatore TavanoDB MotorsportAlfa Romeo 156 9 +34.121 17
17 10 Peter TertingSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 9 +37.443 11
18 31IT Giuseppe CiròProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 9 +37.480 31
19 54IT Stefano ValliZerocinque MotorsportBMW 320i 9 +42.228 27
20 52IT Andrea LariniDB MotorsportAlfa Romeo 156 9 +44.679 19
21 35IT Jens HellströmHonda Dealer Team SwedenHonda Civic Type-R 9 +1:12.036 26
22 30IT Stefano D'AsteProteam MotorsportBMW 320i 8 +1 Lap 16
23 34IT Tomas EngströmHonda Dealer Team SwedenHonda Accord Euro R 8 +1 Lap 14
RET 23 Alain MenuChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 6 Engine 22
Ret 2 Gabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 156 5 Spun off 7
Ret 21 Robert HuffChevroletChevrolet Lacetti 5 Collision 20
Ret 53IT Gianluca de LorenziGDL RacingBMW 320i 5 Collision 23
Ret 20IT Tom CoronelGR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra 4 Mechanical 15
Ret 26 Roberto ColciagoJAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R 4 Accident 12
Ret 8 Rickard RydellSEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra 1 Accident 1
Ret 15 Thomas JägerFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 0 Mechanical 28
DNS 14 Thomas KlenkeFord Hotfiel SportFord Focus 0 30
DNS 28IT Carl RosenbladCrawford RacingBMW 320i 0 33

Standings after the races

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the drivers standings.

References

World Touring Car Championship
Previous race:
first race
2005 World Touring Car Championship season Next race:
2005 FIA WTCC Race of France
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none
FIA WTCC Race of Italy Next race:
2006 FIA WTCC Race of Italy
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