2005 FIA WTCC Race of Spain

  2005 Race of Spain
Round details
Round 9 of 10 in the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.
Date October 2, 2005
Location Valencia, Spain
Course Circuit Ricardo Tormo
4.005 km
Race One
Laps 13
Pole position
Driver Jordi Gené SEAT Sport
Time 1:42.778
Podium
First Jordi Gené SEAT Sport
Second Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Third Peter Terting SEAT Sport
Fastest Lap
Driver Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:43.795
Race Two
Laps 13
Podium
First Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Second Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Third Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Fastest Lap
Driver Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:43.948

The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Spain was the ninth and penultimate round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Jordi Gené won the first race for SEAT, this being SEAT's third win and the first for the new SEAT León in WTCC. The second race was dominated by Jörg Müller, whose win for BMW helped them to close in on the Manufacturers Championship.

Race 1

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 22:48.757 1 10
2 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 13 +3.288 3 8
3 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 +7.099 2 6
4 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 13 +8.417 14 5
5 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 13 +10.908 7 4
6 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +15.506 12 3
7 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 13 +19.414 10 2
8 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 13 +19.937 20 1
9 29 Stéphane Ortelli Team Oreca Playstation SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +25.285 13
10 12 Marc Carol SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +26.214 18
11 27 IT Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 13 +28.953 15
12 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 13 +31.876 26
13 34 IT Tomas Engström Honda Dealer Team Sweden Honda Accord Euro R 13 +32.654 22
14 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 13 +42.753 9
15 40 IT Polo Villaamil GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +45.121 27
16 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +53.181 8
17 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 12 +1 Lap 24
NC 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +5 Laps 6
NC 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +5 Laps 21
Ret 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT León 5 Retirement 5
Ret 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 3 Accident 16
Ret 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 3 Retirement 11
Ret 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 1 Collision 23
Ret 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 1 Collision 17
Ret 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 1 Collision 19
Ret 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 1 Collision 25
Ret 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 0 Collision 4

Race 2

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 13 23:00.510 4 10
2 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +7.760 3 8
3 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 13 +8.245 5 6
4 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 13 +8.480 7 5
5 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 13 +9.166 1 4
6 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 13 +9.304 14 3
7 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +9.806 18 2
8 12 Marc Carol SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +11.123 10 1
9 34 IT Tomas Engström Honda Dealer Team Sweden Honda Accord Euro R 13 +14.798 13
10 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 13 +15.023 12
11 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 +15.653 24
12 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 +17.125 6
13 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +17.227 19
14 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 13 +18.059 8
15 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 13 +21.765 20
16 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 13 +24.145 26
17 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 13 +26.045 17
18 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 13 +30.084 22
19 27 IT Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 13 +43.253 11
20 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 13 +44.657 27
21 40 IT Polo Villaamil GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 13 +1:07.495 15
22 29 Stéphane Ortelli Team Oreca Playstation SEAT Toledo Cupra 12 +1 Lap 9
23 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 9 +4 Laps 16
Ret 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 2 Retirement 2
DNS 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 0 21
DNS 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 0 23
DNS 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 0 25

Standings after the races

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Dirk Müller 86
2 Andy Priaulx 85
3 Fabrizio Giovanardi 81
4 Jörg Müller 59
5 Gabriele Tarquini 55
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 BMW 244
2 Alfa Romeo 219
3 SEAT 170
4 Chevrolet 57
5 Ford 10