2005 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium

  2005 Race of Belgium
Round details
Round 6 of 10 in the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.
Date July 30, 2005
Location Spa, Belgium
Course Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
7.004 km
Race One
Laps 8
Pole position
Driver Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 2:33.158
Podium
First Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Second Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Third Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Fastest Lap
Driver Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 2:33.955
Race Two
Laps 8
Podium
First Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Second Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport
Third Tom Coronel GR Asia
Fastest Lap
Driver Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 2:42.690

The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Belgium was the sixth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Dirk Müller won the first race in a BMW 1-2-3 podium sweep, and also extended his points lead, whereas Fabrizio Giovanardi won a wet and crash-strewn second race from pole on the reversed grid for Alfa Romeo.

Race 1

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 22:58.706 4 10
2 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 8 +0.270 2 8
3 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 +5.448 3 6
4 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +5.712 6 5
5 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +5.859 8 4
6 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 8 +10.694 13 3
7 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +11.297 10 2
8 26 Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 8 +11.495 7 1
9 11 Jason Plato SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +11.566 11
10 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +11.965 12
11 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +14.273 9
12 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +15.697 5
13 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +16.329 14
14 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +18.058 17
15 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +23.145 23
16 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +23.655 15
17 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +24.208 20
18 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 8 +26.567 22
19 18 IT Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +27.660 18
20 33 IT Adam Lacko IEP Team BMW 320i 8 +29.982 21
21 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 8 +30.119 25
22 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 8 +30.841 16
23 24 IT Soheil Ayari Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 8 +1:06.782 26
Ret 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 4 Retirement 19
Ret 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 0 Collision 24
DSQ 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 Disqualified 1
WD 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 0 Withdrew

Race 2

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 27:49.757 1 10
2 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +0.003 17 8
3 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +1.371 14 6
4 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +1.923 5 5
5 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 +4.050 8 4
6 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +7.619 15 3
7 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +9.807 3 2
8 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 8 +10.069 2 1
9 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 8 +10.578 19
10 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +14.206 13
11 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +14.609 24
12 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 8 +15.208 26
13 33 IT Adam Lacko IEP Team BMW 320i 8 +15.634 21
14 11 Jason Plato SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +17.597 10
15 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +18.705 16
16 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 +43.977 6
17 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 7 +1 Lap 4
18 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 7 +1 Lap 18
Ret 26 Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 4 Accident 9
Ret 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 3 Collision 13
Ret 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 3 Collision 22
Ret 18 IT Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 1 Retirement 20
Ret 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 0 Collision 7
Ret 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 0 Collision 12
Ret 24 IT Soheil Ayari Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 0 Retirement 23
DNS 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 0 25
WD 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 0 Withdrew

Standings after the races

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Dirk Müller 61
2 Fabrizio Giovanardi 57
3 Andy Priaulx 50
4 Gabriele Tarquini 43
5 Antonio García 43
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 BMW 159
2 Alfa Romeo 155
3 SEAT 113
4 Chevrolet 39
5 Ford 2