2005 FIA WTCC Race of Germany

  2005 Race of Germany
Round details
Round 7 of 10 in the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Oschersleben, Germany.
Date August 28, 2005
Location Oschersleben, Germany
Course Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
3.667 km
Race One
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 1:31.926
Podium
First Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Second Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport
Third Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Fastest Lap
Driver Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:34.063
Race Two
Laps 14
Podium
First Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain
Second Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Third Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Fastest Lap
Driver Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 1:33.250

The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Germany was the seventh round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Andy Priaulx took his first win of the season in the first race for BMW, and the second race saw a sensational win for Alex Zanardi, also for BMW, in a track close to the one where he lost his legs in a crash in 2001.

Race 1

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 14 22:05.714 3 10
2 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +3.238 5 8
3 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 14 +3.355 11 6
4 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 14 +3.640 8 5
5 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +4.808 7 4
6 29 Stéphane Ortelli Team Oreca Playstation SEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +7.484 6 3
7 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 14 +9.779 9 2
8 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 14 +11.367 15 1
9 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 14 +11.911 2
10 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 14 +12.265 10
11 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 14 +12.813 13
12 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 14 +13.709 16
13 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 14 +15.434 4
14 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 14 +17.343 14
15 27 IT Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 14 +18.140 23
16 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 14 +20.625 19
17 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 14 +22.955 20
18 18 IT Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +23.354 23
19 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 14 +24.434 1
20 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 14 +25.346 22
21 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +27.842 21
22 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 14 +29.236 24
23 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 14 +29.878 21
24 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 14 +42.998 16
25 36 IT Sascha Plöderl RS-Line IPZ Racing Ford Focus ST170 14 +58.353 27
26 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 11 +3 Laps 12
Ret 25 IT Eric Hélary Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 9 Retirement 26

Race 2

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 14 21:59.901 1 10
2 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 14 +0.232 8 8
3 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 14 +0.524 6 6
4 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 14 +1.527 2 5
5 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 14 +2.290 9 4
6 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 14 +8.472 5 3
7 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +10.898 7 2
8 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 14 +11.022 11 1
9 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 14 +11.397 14
10 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 14 +11.788 12
11 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 14 +12.978 17
12 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 14 +17.015 23
13 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +18.034 21
14 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 14 +18.676 13
15 29 Stéphane Ortelli Team Oreca Playstation SEAT Toledo Cupra 14 +21.590 3
16 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 14 +23.322 27
17 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 14 +28.077 22
18 27 IT Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 14 +52.495 15
19 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 14 +53.681 20
20 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 13 +1 Lap 10
21 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 13 +1 Lap 16
22 36 IT Sascha Plöderl RS-Line IPZ Racing Ford Focus ST170 12 +2 Laps 24
Ret 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 3 Retirement 19
Ret 18 IT Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 2 Accident 18
Ret 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 1 Collision 25
Ret 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 1 Damage 4
DNS 25 IT Eric Hélary Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 0 26

Standings after the races

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Dirk Müller 69
2 Andy Priaulx 68
3 Fabrizio Giovanardi 57
4 Jörg Müller 45
5 Gabriele Tarquini 43
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 BMW 193
2 Alfa Romeo 164
3 SEAT 136
4 Chevrolet 45
5 Ford 8