2005 Rally Finland

2005 Rally Finland 55th Neste Rally Finland
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Marcus Grönholm celebrates his win.
Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä
Dates run	August 4, 2005 – August 7, 2005
Stages	21 (355.59 km; 220.95 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,365.03 km (848.19 miles)
Statistics
Crews	77 at start, 49 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC

The 2005 Rally Finland (formally the 55th Neste Rally Finland) was the tenth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 4 August and 7 August 2005, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 17th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Background

Entry list

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
2	François Duval	Sven Smeets	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
3	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
4	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
5	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	P
6	Chris Atkinson	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	P
7	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	P
8	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	P
9	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	P
10	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	P
11	Armin Schwarz	Klaus Wicha	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
14	Roman Kresta	Jan Možný	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
15	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
16	Antony Warmbold	Michael Orr	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
17	Janne Tuohino	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
18	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	OMV World Rally Team	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
19	Xavier Pons	Carlos del Barrio	OMV World Rally Team	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
24	Kristian Sohlberg	Timo Hantunen	Red Devil Atolye Kazaz	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	M
25	Sebastian Lindholm	Tomi Tuominen	Sebastian Lindholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	—
24	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
28	Kaj Kuistila	Kari Jokinen	Kaj Kuistila	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	—
76	Gunnar Tamm	Kalev Kuzmin	Gunnar Tamm	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
81	Igor Sokolov	Vasily Mirkotan	Syrus Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
84	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Iuri Rosignoli	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
JWRC entries
31	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Swift S1600	P
32	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	P
33	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
34	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	P
35	Kris Meeke	Glenn Patterson	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	P
36	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Urmo Aava	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
37	Alan Scorcioni	Silvio Stefanelli	Alan Scorcioni	Fiat Punto S1600	P
38	Luca Betti	Piercarlo Capolongo	Luca Betti	Renault Clio S1600	P
40	Conrad Rautenbach	Carl Williamson	Conrad Rautenbach	Citroën C2 S1600	P
41	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	P
42	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Pavel Valoušek	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
43	Martin Prokop	Petr Gross	Martin Prokop	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
1. leg — 144.27 km
4 August	19:00	SS1	Killeri 1	2.06 km
5 August	08:51	SS2	Lankamaa	24.98 km
	09:39	SS3	Laukaa	11.82 km
	10:34	SS4	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km
	12:38	SS5	Vellipohja 1	33.93 km
	13:46	SS6	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km
	16:06	SS7	Vellipohja 2	33.93 km
	17:14	SS8	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km
	18:37	SS9	Killeri 2	2.06 km
2. leg — 144.76 km
6 August	07:06	SS10	Vaheri	19.84 km
	08:20	SS11	Ouninpohja Lansi 1	13.98 km
	08:43	SS12	Ouninpohja Ita 1	16.55 km
	11:44	SS13	Urria	10.00 km
	13:07	SS14	Ouninpohja Lansi 2	13.98 km
	13:30	SS15	Ouninpohja Ita 2	16.55 km
	16:48	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km
	18:04	SS17	Himos	12.90 km
3. leg — 66.56 km
7 August	09:44	SS18	Kuohu 1	7.80 km
	10:42	SS19	Kruununperä 1	25.48 km
	11:55	SS20	Kuohu 2	7.80 km
	12:53	SS21	Kruununperä 2	25.48 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	7	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	2:54:11.0		10
2	1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	2:55:17.7	+1:06.7	8
3	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	2:55:46.6	+1:35.6	6
4	5	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	2:56:19.0	+2:08.0	5
5	4	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	2:56:24.6	+2:13.6	4
6	3	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	2:57:43.4	+3:32.4	3
7	9	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	2:58:38.9	+4:27.9	2
8	2	François Duval	Sven Smeets	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	2:59:21.4	+5:10.4	1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	7	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	2:54:11.0		10
2	2	1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	2:55:17.7	+1:06.7	8
3	3	8	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	2:55:46.6	+1:35.6	6
4	4	5	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	2:56:19.0	+2:08.0	5
5	5	4	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	2:56:24.6	+2:13.6	4
6	6	3	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	2:57:43.4	+3:32.4	3
7	7	9	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	2:58:38.9	+4:27.9	2
8	8	2	François Duval	Sven Smeets	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	2:59:21.4	+5:10.4	1
11	9	11	Armin Schwarz	Klaus Wicha	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:04:28.5	+10:17.5	0
Retired SS20		6	Chris Atkinson	Glenn Macneall	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	Mechanical		0
Retired SS12		10	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	Accident		0
Retired SS5		12	Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	Lost wheel		0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
1. leg (4 Aug)	SS1	Killeri 1	2.06 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	1:23.0	Petter Solberg
1. leg (5 Aug)	SS2	Lankamaa	24.98 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	11:57.1	Sébastien Loeb
	SS3	Laukaa	11.82 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:39.2	Marcus Grönholm
	SS4	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:55.3
	SS5	Vellipohja 1	33.93 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	17:03.7
	SS6	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	6:49.1
	SS7	Vellipohja 2	33.93 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	16:57.1
	SS8	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	6:47.5
	SS9	Killeri 2	2.06 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	1:20.3
2. leg (6 Aug)	SS10	Vaheri	19.84 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	9:45.6
	SS11	Ouninpohja Lansi 1	13.98 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	6:35.1
	SS12	Ouninpohja Ita 1	16.55 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	7:54.5
	SS13	Urria	10.00 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:39.6
	SS14	Ouninpohja Lansi 2	13.98 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	6:28.5
	SS15	Ouninpohja Ita 2	16.55 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	7:45.7
	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	20:16.5
	SS17	Himos	12.90 km	Toni Gardemeister	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	6:59.3
3. leg (7 Aug)	SS18	Kuohu 1	7.80 km	Toni Gardemeister	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:44.4
	SS19	Kruununperä 1	25.48 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	11:53.2
	SS20	Kuohu 2	7.80 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:43.1
	SS21	Kruununperä 2	25.48 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	11:58.1

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sébastien Loeb	83			Daniel Elena	83		1	Marlboro Peugeot Total	106
2		1	Marcus Grönholm	55		1	Timo Rautiainen	55		1	Citroën Total WRT	105
3		1	Petter Solberg	53		1	Phil Mills	53			BP Ford World Rally Team	69
4		1	Markko Märtin	48		1	Michael Park	48			Subaru World Rally Team	59
5		1	Toni Gardemeister	47		1	Jakke Honkanen	47			Mitsubishi Motors	43

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
15	1	41	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	3:20:17.8		10
16	2	36	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Urmo Aava	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:21:50.4	+1:32.6	8
18	3	32	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	3:24:07.7	+3:49.9	6
21	4	38	Luca Betti	Piercarlo Capolongo	Luca Betti	Renault Clio S1600	3:29:54.1	+9:36.3	5
28	5	34	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	3:41:32.6	+21:14.8	4
36	6	43	Martin Prokop	Petr Gross	Martin Prokop	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:52:52.5	+32:34.7	3
39	7	35	Kris Meeke	Glenn Patterson	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	3:55:07.7	+34:49.9	2
40	8	40	Conrad Rautenbach	Carl Williamson	Conrad Rautenbach	Citroën C2 S1600	3:56:54.6	+36:36.8	1
Retired SS19		42	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Pavel Valoušek	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Oil leak		0
Retired SS17		33	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Gearbox		0
Retired SS5		31	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Swift S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS1		37	Alan Scorcioni	Silvio Stefanelli	Alan Scorcioni	Fiat Punto S1600	Retired		0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
1. leg (4 Aug)	SS1	Killeri 1	2.06 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	1:30.7	Kris Meeke
1. leg (5 Aug)	SS2	Lankamaa	24.98 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	13:43.2
	SS3	Laukaa	11.82 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	6:30.7
	SS4	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	4:31.7
	SS5	Vellipohja 1	33.93 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	19:18.8
	SS6	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km	Urmo Aava	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7:49.3
	SS7	Vellipohja 2	33.93 km	Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	19:21.8
	SS8	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km	Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	7:43.6
	SS9	Killeri 2	2.06 km	Dani Sordo	Citroën C2 S1600	1:29.9
2. leg (6 Aug)	SS10	Vaheri	19.84 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	11:00.6
	SS11	Ouninpohja Lansi 1	13.98 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7:18.0	Dani Sordo
	SS12	Ouninpohja Ita 1	16.55 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	8:52.1
	SS13	Urria	10.00 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:14.9
	SS14	Ouninpohja Lansi 2	13.98 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	7:15.3
	SS15	Ouninpohja Ita 2	16.55 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	8:45.7
	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	23:08.8
	SS17	Himos	12.90 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	7:49.8
3. leg (7 Aug)	SS18	Kuohu 1	7.80 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	4:12.9
	SS19	Kruununperä 1	25.48 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	13:38.5
	SS20	Kuohu 2	7.80 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C2 S1600	4:11.4
	SS21	Kruununperä 2	25.48 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Swift S1600	13:43.4

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1	1	Guy Wilks	29
2	2	Dani Sordo	25
3	2	Per-Gunnar Andersson	25
4	1	Urmo Aava	22
5	2	Kris Meeke	21

References

1. "Rally Finland". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
2. "Rally Finland 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 19 February 2025.
3. "Rally Finland 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
4. "Rally Finland 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
5. "Rally Finland 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
6. "Rally Finland 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.