2005 FIA GT Championship

The 2005 FIA GT Championship season was the 9th season of FIA GT Championship motor racing. It featured a series of races for GT1 Grand Touring and GT2 Series Grand Touring cars, the former more powerful and highly developed and the latter remaining closer to the production models on which they were based.^[1] Additionally cars from National Championships (Group 2) and from Single-make Cups (Group 3) were permitted to participate in championship races but could not score points towards the various awards.^[2] The championship itself consisted of a GT1 Championship for Drivers, a GT1 Championship for Teams, a GT2 Cup for Drivers and a GT2 Cup for Teams.^[2] A Manufacturers Cup was also awarded in both classes.^[1] The championship season began on 10 April 2005 and ended on 25 November 2005 after 11 races.

Schedule edit

A JMB Racing Maserati MC12 and an Amprez Motorsports Lotus Exige at the Zhuhai round of the 2005 FIA GT Championship

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Monza Supercar 500	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	10 April
2	Magny-Cours Supercar 500	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	1 May
3	RAC Tourist Trophy	Silverstone Circuit	15 May
4	Imola Supercar 500	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	29 May
5	Brno Supercar 500	Autodrom Brno Masaryk	26 June
6	Proximus Spa 24 Hours	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	30 July 31 July
7	Oschersleben Supercar 500	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	28 August
8	Istanbul 2 Hours	Istanbul Racing Circuit	18 September
9	Zhuhai Supercar 500	Zhuhai International Circuit	23 October
10	Motorcity GT 500	Dubai Autodrome	18 November
11	Bahrain Supercar 500	Bahrain International Circuit	25 November
Source:^[3]

Entries edit

GT1 edit

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
GPC Sport	Ferrari 575 GTC Evo 2005	Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12	P	2	Andrea Piccini	All
					Jean-Denis Délétraz	All
					Jaime Melo	6
					Gianni Morbidelli	6
					Stéphane Lemeret	10
				3	Jean-Philippe Belloc	1, 3–7
					Jaime Melo	1, 3–5, 7
					Stéphane Lemeret	6
					Loïc Deman	6
					Stefano Livio	6
					Marco Cioci	10–11
					Andrea Montermini	10–11
Konrad Motorsport	Saleen S7-R	Ford 6.9 L V8	P	4	Harald Becker	1–2, 4
					Bobby Verdon-Roe	1
					Franz Konrad	2, 7–8, 10–11
					Antônio Hermann	4, 7, 9
					Sebastian Stahl	7
					Maciej Marcinkiewicz	8
					Marco Saviozzi	8
					Adam Lacko	9–11
					Max Stanco	9
				5	Robert Lechner	1–2, 4, 7–11
					Franz Konrad	1, 9
					Uwe Alzen	2
					Matteo Bobbi	4
					Jean-Marc Gounon	7
					Paolo Ruberti	8–11
GLPK-Carsport	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8	P	6	Anthony Kumpen	All
					Bert Longin	All
					Mike Hezemans	All
					Jeroen Bleekemolen	6
Graham Nash Motorsport	Saleen S7-R	Ford 6.9 L V8	P	7	Paolo Ruberti	1–5
					Joël Camathias	1–4
					Jaroslav Janis	5
				8	Gavin Pickering	1
					Hubert Haupt	1
					Enea Casoni	2, 4
					Philippe Almèras	2
					Roland Bervillé	2
					Marco Panzavuota	3–4
					Luca Pirri	3, 5
					Ryan Hooker	3, 5
					Edo Varini	4
					Robert Šenkýř	5
					Mike Newton	6
					Michael Mallock	6
					Phil Bennett	6
					Thomas Erdos	6
Vitaphone Racing Team	Maserati MC12 GT1	Maserati 6.0 L V12	P	9	Michael Bartels	All
					Timo Scheider	All
					Eric van de Poele	6
				10	Fabio Babini	All
					Thomas Biagi	All
					Jamie Davies	6
Larbre Compétition	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12	M	11	Gabriele Gardel	All
					Pedro Lamy	1–2, 4–5, 7–11
					Fabrizio Gollin	3
					Christophe Bouchut	6
					Kurt Mollekens	6
					Vincent Vosse	6
				12	Steve Zacchia	1–2, 6, 10–11
					Lilian Bryner	1–2, 6
					Enzo Calderari	1–2, 6
					Frédéric Bouvy	6
					Jean-Luc Blanchemain	10
					Vincent Vosse	10
					Roland Bervillé	11
					Raymond Narac	11
Reiter Engineering	Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	M	13	Peter Kox	1–2, 5, 7
					Norman Simon	1–2, 7
					Gianni Morbidelli	5
Lister Racing	Lister Storm GTM	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	D	14	Justin Keen	All
					Liz Halliday	All
					Jens Møller	6
					Bobby Verdon-Roe	6
JMB Racing	Maserati MC12 GT1	Maserati 6.0 L V12	P	15	Andrea Bertolini	All
					Karl Wendlinger	All
					Philipp Peter	6
				16	Philipp Peter	1–5, 7–11
					Chris Buncombe	1–5
					Roman Rusinov	1–5
					Arjan van der Zwaan	6–7
					Peter Kutemann	6, 10
					Rob van der Zwaan	6
					Marcello Zani	7, 9
					Christophe Pillon	8–9
					Can Artam	8
					Luca Pirri	9
					Dick Waaijenberg	10
					Jamie Davies	11
Russian Age Racing	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Aston Martin DBR9^{[N 1]}	Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	17	Nikolai Fomenko	1–9
					Aleksey Vasilyev	1–9
					Christophe Bouchut	1–5, 7–11
					Nicolas Minassian	6
					Jamie Campbell-Walter	6
					Stéphane Ortelli	10
					Antonio García	11
				18	Nikolai Fomenko	10–11
				18	Aleksey Vasilyev	10–11
RAM Racing	Saleen S7-R	Ford 6.9 L V8	P	20	Max Stanco	1–2, 4–5, 7
					Rafal Janus	1–2, 4–5, 7
					Maciej Marcinkiewicz	5
					Adam Lacko	7
Renstal Excelsior	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8	M	22	Marc Duez	6
					Jos Menten	6
					Bruno Hernandez	6
					Éric Cayrolle	6
Wieth Racing	Ferrari 550 GTS	Ferrari F133 6.0 L V12	D	23	Hubert Haupt	7
Wieth Racing	Ferrari 550 GTS	Ferrari F133 6.0 L V12	D	23	Thomas Serwin	7
Rock Media Motors	Ferrari 575 GTC Evo 2005	Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12	P	24	Antonín Herbeck	5
Rock Media Motors	Ferrari 575 GTC Evo 2005	Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12	P	24	Andrea Montermini	5
MenX	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12	M	25	Peter Kox	8
MenX	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12	M	25	Robert Pergl	8
Aston Martin Racing^{[N 2]}	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	28	Darren Turner	3, 6
					David Brabham	3, 6
					Stéphane Sarrazin	6
				29	Peter Kox	3, 6
					Pedro Lamy	3, 6
					Marc Goossens	6
Sources:^[4]^[5]

^ Russian Age's No. 17 entry switched from a Ferrari 550 to an Aston Martin DBR9 from Round 9 onward. The team's No. 18 entry remained a Ferrari 550.
^ As Aston Martin Racing were considered to be a factory team, they and their drivers were ineligible to score championship points.

GT2 edit

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Embassy Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	55	Neil Cunningham	2–3, 6
					Ben Collins	2–3, 6
					Sascha Maassen	6
Czech National Team	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	56	Jan Vonka	All
					Daniele Amaduzzi	1, 4
					Mauro Casadei	2–3, 5, 7–9, 11
					Antonio De Castro	4, 6
					Miro Konopka	6
					Jari Nurminen	7
					Nicolas Armindo	8
					Manfred Jurasz	9–10
					Armand Fumal	10
Autoracing Club Bratislava	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	57	Miro Konopka	5, 8–11
					Andřej Studenič	5
					Luigi Emiliani	8
					Štefan Rosina	9–11
AB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	58	Antonio De Castro	1
					Renato Premoli	1
					Bruno Barbaro	1
Renauer Motorsport Team	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	63	Manfred Jurasz	1, 5
					Wolfgang Kaufmann	1, 5
					Petr Válek	5
GruppeM Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	66	Marc Lieb	All
					Mike Rockenfeller	All
					Lucas Luhr	6
				88	Emmanuel Collard	All
					Tim Sugden	All
					Stéphane Ortelli	6
Noble Group-GruppeM				68	Darryl O'Young	9
Noble Group-GruppeM				68	Matthew Marsh	9
Autorlando Sport	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	67	Luigi Moccia	6
					Franco Groppi	6
					Joël Camathias	6
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	69	Gerold Ried	All
					Christian Ried	1–10
					Horst Felbermayr	6
					Horst Felbermayr Jr.	6
					Jaber Bin Ali Al Khalifa	11
Machánek Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	71	Rudolf Machánek	1
				71	Andřej Studenič	1
				72	Josef Venc	1
				72	Istvan Racz	1
Ebimotors	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	74	Emanuele Busnelli	1, 4–8, 10
					Luigi Moccia	1, 4–5, 7–11
					Paolo Rapetti	6, 11
					Andrea Sovinco	6
					Yvan Jacoma	6
					Cristian Passutti	9
Ian Khan	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	75	Ian Khan	2, 6
					Nigel Smith	2
					Paul Belmondo	6
					Charles de Pauw	6
					Alain van den Hove	6
Team Eurotech	Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	76	Godfrey Jones	2
				76	David Jones	2
				77	Mike Jordan	2
				77	Michael Caine	2
Graham Nash Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	78	Nigel Taylor	1
					Marco Panzavuota	1
					Tim Hauraney	1
Team LNT	TVR Tuscan T440R	TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6	D	80	Lawrence Tomlinson	2–3
				80	Jonny Kane	2–3
				81	Warren Hughes	2
				81	Patrick Pearce	2
Scuderia Ecosse	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	D	82	Tim Mullen	2
				82	Chris Niarchos	2
				83	Andrew Kirkaldy	2
				83	Nathan Kinch	2
Sebah Automotive	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	84	Pierre Ehret	3
Sebah Automotive	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	84	Lars-Erik Nielsen	3
Cirtek Motorsport	Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	D	85	Joe Macari	3–4
					Stefan Eriksson	3
					Rob Wilson	4
GPC Sport	Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	86	Luca Drudi	3, 9–11
					Gabrio Rosa	3, 10
					Stéphane Lemeret	5, 8
					Loïc Deman	5
					Tiziano Carugati	7
					Claude Terrier	7
					Marco Lambertini	8, 10
					Batti Pregliasco	9, 11
					Jeffrey Lee	9
					Luca Pirri	11
Lammertink Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	87 97^{[N 1]}	Luca Moro	4, 7, 9–11
Lammertink Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	87 97^{[N 1]}	Wolfgang Kaufmann	4, 7, 9–11
JMB Racing	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	89	Peter Kutemann	5, 11
					Antoine Gosse	5
					Albert von Thurn und Taxis	10
					Chris Buncombe	10
					Mauro Casadei	10
					Dick Waaijenberg	11
Spyker Squadron	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R	Audi 3.8 L V8	D	90	Duncan Huisman	9
					Menno Kuus	9
					Jeroen Bleekemolen	10–11
					Donny Crevels	10–11
Sources:^[4]^[5]

^ Lammertink Racing was entered as car No. 87 until Round 10 and 11, when it became No. 97.

Season results edit

Russian Age Racing's Aston Martin DBR9 during practice at the Zhuhai round of the 2005 FIA GT Championship

Overall winners in bold.

Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team	Results
Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers	Results
1	Monza	#11 Larbre Compétition	#66 Gruppe M Racing	Results
1	Monza	Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel	Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller	Results
2	Magny-Cours	#15 JMB Racing	#88 Gruppe M Racing	Results
2	Magny-Cours	Andrea Bertolini Karl Wendlinger	Tim Sugden Emmanuel Collard	Results
3	Silverstone	#29 Aston Martin Racing	#66 Gruppe M Racing	Results
3	Silverstone	Pedro Lamy Peter Kox	Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller	Results
4	Imola	#6 GLPK-Carsport	#88 Gruppe M Racing	Results
4	Imola	Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Mike Hezemans	Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller	Results
5	Brno	#11 Larbre Compétition	#66 Gruppe M Racing	Results
5	Brno	Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel	Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller	Results
6	Spa	#9 Vitaphone Racing Team	#66 Gruppe M Racing	Results
6	Spa	Timo Scheider Michael Bartels Eric van de Poele	Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller Lucas Luhr	Results
7	Oschersleben	#10 Vitaphone Racing Team	#88 Gruppe M Racing	Results
7	Oschersleben	Thomas Biagi Fabio Babini	Tim Sugden Emmanuel Collard	Results
8	Istanbul	#9 Vitaphone Racing Team	#88 Gruppe M Racing	Results
8	Istanbul	Timo Scheider Michael Bartels	Tim Sugden Emmanuel Collard	Results
9	Zhuhai	#6 GLPK-Carsport	#66 Gruppe M Racing	Results
9	Zhuhai	Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Mike Hezemans	Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller	Results
10	Dubai	#11 Larbre Compétition	#88 Gruppe M Racing	Results
10	Dubai	Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel	Tim Sugden Emmanuel Collard	Results
11	Bahrain	#17 Russian Age Racing	#66 Gruppe M Racing	Results
11	Bahrain	Christophe Bouchut Antonio García	Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller	Results
Source:^[6]

Drivers Championship edit

Points were awarded at each round to the top eight finishers in both the GT1 & GT2 classes on a 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 basis except for the Spa 24 Hour event were “double points” were awarded in three parts as follows:^[2]

5 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 according to the classification after six hours
5 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 according to the classification after twelve hours
10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 according to the classification at the end of the race

GT1 Standings edit

The GT1 Championship for Drivers was awarded to Gabiele Gardel of Switzerland, who drove a Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello for the Larbre Competition team.

Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	SPA			OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	6H	12H	24H	OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
1	Gabriele Gardel	Larbre Compétition	1	5	4	2	1	5	4	3	7	6	2	1	4	75
2	Michael Bartels	Vitaphone Racing Team	2	2	3	Ret	5	1	1	1	13	1	3	2	5	74
2	Timo Scheider	Vitaphone Racing Team	2	2	3	Ret	5	1	1	1	13	1	3	2	5	74
3	Karl Wendlinger	JMB Racing	5	1	2	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	6	4	Ret	71
3	Andrea Bertolini	JMB Racing	5	1	2	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	6	4	Ret	71
4	Fabio Babini	Vitaphone Racing Team	3	3	1	3	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	2	4	5	9	63
4	Thomas Biagi	Vitaphone Racing Team	3	3	1	3	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	2	4	5	9	63
5	Pedro Lamy	Larbre Compétition	1	5		2	1				7	6	2	1	4	60
5	Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin Racing			NC			NC	NC	NC						60
6	Mike Hezemans	GLPK-Carsport	10	4	Ret	1	4	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	3	5	1	3	3	52
6	Bert Longin	GLPK-Carsport	10	4	Ret	1	4	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	3	5	1	3	3	52
6	Anthony Kumpen	GLPK-Carsport	10	4	Ret	1	4	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	3	5	1	3	3	52
7	Philipp Peter	JMB Racing	4	7	6	5	6	3	3	2	5	7	Ret	10	2	45
8	Christophe Bouchut	Russian Age Racing	Ret	8	8	Ret	8				11	8	Ret	11	1	24
8	Christophe Bouchut	Larbre Compétition						5	4	3						24
9	Eric van de Poele	Vitaphone Racing Team						1	1	1						20
10	Andrea Piccini	GPC Sport	Ret	9	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	5	6	12	19
10	Jean-Denis Délétraz	GPC Sport	Ret	9	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	5	6	12	19
11	Roman Rusinov	JMB Racing	4	7	6	5	6									17
11	Chris Buncombe	JMB Racing	4	7	6	5	6									17
12	Jamie Davies	Vitaphone Racing Team						2	2	Ret						16
12	Jamie Davies	JMB Racing													2	16
13	Steve Zacchia	Larbre Compétition	6	6				6	5	4				9	8	16
14	Enzo Calderari	Larbre Compétition	6	6				6	5	4						15
14	Lilian Bryner	Larbre Compétition	6	6				6	5	4						15
15	Jean-Philippe Belloc	GPC Sport	13		Ret	6	3	9	8	7	12					11.5
16	Antonio García	Russian Age Racing													1	10
17	Vincent Vosse	Larbre Compétition						5	4	3				9		10
18	Kurt Mollekens	Larbre Compétition						5	4	3						10
19	Jaime Melo	GPC Sport	13		Ret	6	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	12					9
20	Frédéric Bouvy	Larbre Compétition						6	5	4						9
21	Marc Duez	Renstal Excelsior						4	6	5						8
21	Jos Menten	Renstal Excelsior						4	6	5						8
21	Bruno Hernandez	Renstal Excelsior						4	6	5						8
21	Éric Cayrolle	Renstal Excelsior						4	6	5						8
22	Robert Lechner	Konrad Motorsport	Ret	Ret		Ret					4	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	7
23	Liz Halliday	Lister Racing	7	Ret	NC	Ret	7	10	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	7	Ret	6
23	Justin Keen	Lister Racing	7	Ret	NC	Ret	7	10	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	7	Ret	6
24	Fabrizio Gollin	Larbre Compétition			4											5
24	Jean-Marc Gounon	Konrad Motorsport									4					5
25	Arjan van der Zwaan	JMB Racing						7	Ret	Ret	5					5
26	Nikolai Fomenko	Russian Age Racing	Ret	8	8	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	8	Ret	8	10	5
26	Aleksey Vasilyev	Russian Age Racing	Ret	8	8	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	8	Ret	8	10	5
27	Stéphane Lemeret	GPC Sport						9	8	7				6		4.5
28	Mike Newton	Graham Nash Motorsport						8	7	6						4.5
28	Michael Mallock	Graham Nash Motorsport						8	7	6						4.5
28	Phil Bennett	Graham Nash Motorsport						8	7	6						4.5
28	Thomas Erdos	Graham Nash Motorsport						8	7	6						4.5
29	Marcello Zani	JMB Racing									5		Ret			4
30	Marco Panzavuota	Graham Nash Motorsport			7	7										4
31	Andrea Montermini	Rock Media Motors					9									3
31	Andrea Montermini	GPC Sport												Ret	6	3
32	Marco Cioci	GPC Sport												Ret	6	3
33	Paolo Ruberti	Graham Nash Motorsport	8	12	9	Ret	DNS									3
33	Paolo Ruberti	Konrad Motorsport										Ret	Ret	Ret	7	3
34	Stefano Livio	GPC Sport						9	8	7						2.5
34	Loïc Deman	GPC Sport						9	8	7						2.5
35	Enea Casoni	Graham Nash Motorsport		10		7										2
35	Luca Pirri	Graham Nash Motorsport			7		10									2
35	Ryan Hooker	Graham Nash Motorsport			7		10									2
36	Edo Varini	Graham Nash Motorsport				7										2
36	Christophe Pillon	JMB Racing										7	Ret			2
36	Can Artam	JMB Racing										7				2
37	Joël Camathias	Graham Nash Motorsport	8	12	9	Ret										1
38	Peter Kox	Reiter Engineering	Ret	13			Ret				8					1
		Aston Martin Racing			NC			NC	NC	NC
		MenX										10
39	Roland Bervillé	Graham Nash Motorsport		10												1
39	Roland Bervillé	Larbre Compétition													8	1
40	Normal Simon	Reiter Engineering	Ret	13							8					1
41	Raymond Narac	Larbre Compétition													8	1
42	Peter Kutemann	JMB Racing						7	Ret	Ret				10		1
43	Rob van der Zwaan	JMB Racing						7	Ret	Ret						1
Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	6H	12H	24H	OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	SPA			OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
Sources:^[6]^[7]

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

GT2 Standings edit

The GT2 Cup for Drivers was awarded jointly to German drivers Mike Rockenfeller and Marc Lieb who shared a Porsche 996 GT3 RSR entered by GruppeM Racing.

Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	SPA			OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	6H	12H	24H	OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
1	Marc Lieb	GruppeM Racing	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	Ret	1	102
1	Mike Rockenfeller	GruppeM Racing	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	Ret	1	102
2	Emmanuel Collard	GruppeM Racing	2	1	6	1	Ret	6	6	4	1	1	2	1	5	78
2	Tim Sugden	GruppeM Racing	2	1	6	1	Ret	6	6	4	1	1	2	1	5	78
3	Luigi Moccia	Ebimotors	3			5	6				5	3	3	5	3	55
3	Luigi Moccia	Autorlando Sport						2	2	2						55
4	Gerold Ried	Proton Competition	6	9	5	4	4	5	3	3	3	4	Ret	4	8	45
5	Christian Ried	Proton Competition	6	9	5	4	4	5	3	3	3	4	Ret	4		44
6	Jan Vonka	Czech National Team	Ret	10	9	6	3	4	5	6	4	5	7	Ret	Ret	27.5
7	Emanuele Busnelli	Ebimotors	3			5	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	3		5		27
8	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Renauer Motorsport Team	5				2									23
8	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Lammertink Racing				3					Ret		Ret	Ret	4	23
9	Mauro Casadei	Czech National Team		10	9		3				4	5	7		Ret	23
9	Mauro Casadei	JMB Racing												3		23
10	Lucas Luhr	GruppeM Racing						1	1	1						20
11	Miro Konopka	Autoracing Club Bratislava					5					6	6	Ret	7	19.5
11	Miro Konopka	Czech National Team						4	5	6						19.5
12	Neil Cunningham	Embassy Racing		DNS	2			3	4	5						17.5
12	Ben Collins	Embassy Racing		DNS	2			3	4	5						17.5
13	Joël Camathias	Autorlando Sport						2	2	2						16
13	Franco Groppi	Autorlando Sport						2	2	2						16
14	Manfred Jurasz	Renauer Motorsport Team	5				2									14
14	Manfred Jurasz	Czech National Team												Ret	Ret	14
15	Luca Drudi	GPC Sport			4								Ret	Ret	2	13
16	Luca Moro	Lammertink Racing				3					Ret		Ret	Ret	4	11
17	Horst Felbermayr	Proton Competition						5	3	3						11
17	Horst Felbermayr Jr.	Proton Competition						5	3	3						11
18	Antonio de Castro	AB Motorsport	Ret													10.5
18	Antonio de Castro	Czech National Team				6		4	5	6						10.5
19	Sascha Maassen	Embassy Racing						3	4	5						9.5
20	Lawrence Tomlinson	Team LNT		6	3											9
20	Jonny Kane	Team LNT		6	3											9
21	Petr Válek	Renauer Motorsport Team					2									8
21	Jeroen Bleekemolen	Spyker Squadron												2	Ret	8
21	Donny Crevels	Spyker Squadron												2	Ret	8
21	Luca Pirri	GPC Sport													2	8
22	Nathan Kinch	Scuderia Ecosse		3												6
22	Andrew Kirkaldy	Scuderia Ecosse		3												6
22	Christian Passutti	Ebimotors											3			6
22	Chris Buncombe	JMB Racing												3		6
22	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	JMB Racing												3		6
22	Paolo Rapetti	Ebimotors						Ret	Ret	Ret					3	6
23	Istvan Racz	Machánek Racing	4													5
23	Josef Venč	Machánek Racing	4													5
23	Tim Mullen	Scuderia Ecosse		4												5
23	Chris Niarchos	Scuderia Ecosse		4												5
23	Gabrio Rosa	GPC Sport			4									Ret		5
23	Stéphane Ortelli	GruppeM Racing						6	6	4						5
23	Jari Nurminen	Czech National Team									4					5
23	Matthew Marsh	Noble Group-GruppeM											4			5
23	Darryl O'Young	Noble Group-GruppeM											4			5
24	Peter Kutemann	JMB Racing					7								6	5
24	Štefan Rosina	Autoracing Club Bratislava											6	Ret	7	5
25	Mike Jordan	Team Eurotech		5												4
25	Michael Caine	Team Eurotech		5												4
25	Andřej Studenič	Machánek Racing	Ret													4
25	Andřej Studenič	Autoracing Club Bratislava					5									4
25	Nicholas Armindo	Czech National Team										5				4
25	Duncan Huisman	Spyker Squadron											5			4
25	Menno Kuus	Spyker Squadron											5			4
26	Davide Amaduzzi	Czech National Team	Ret			6										3
26	Tiziano Carugati	GPC Sport									6					3
26	Claude Terrier	GPC Sport									6					3
26	Luigi Emiliani	Autoracing Club Bratislava										6				3
26	Dick Waaijenberg	JMB Racing													6	3
27	Warren Hughes	Team LNT		7												2
27	Patrick Pearce	Team LNT		7												2
27	Pierre Ehret	Sebah Automotive			7											2
27	Lars-Erik Nielsen	Sebah Automotive			7											2
27	Antoine Gosse	JMB Racing					7									2
27	Stéphane Lemeret	GPC Sport					Ret					7				2
27	Marco Lambertini	GPC Sport										7		Ret		2
28	Godfrey Jones	Team Eurotech		8												1
28	David Jones	Team Eurotech		8												1
28	Joe Macari	Cirtek Motorsport			8	Ret										1
28	Stefan Eriksson	Cirtek Motorsport			8											1
28	Jaber Bin Ali Al Khalifa	Proton Competition													8	1
Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	6H	12H	24H	OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	SPA			OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
Sources:^[6]^[7]

Teams Championship edit

Points were awarded at each round to the top eight finishers in both the GT1 & GT2 classes on a 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 basis except for the Spa 24 Hour event were “double points” were awarded in three parts as follows:^[2]

5 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 according to the classification after six hours
5 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 according to the classification after twelve hours
10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 according to the classification at the end of the race

GT1 Standings edit

Pos.	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	SPA			OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
Pos.	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	6H	12H	24H	OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
1	Vitaphone Racing Team	2	2	1	3	5	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	5	137
1	Vitaphone Racing Team	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	2	2	Ret	13	2	4	5	9	137
2	JMB Racing	4	1	2	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	6	4	2	103
2	JMB Racing	5	7	6	5	6	7	Ret	Ret	5	7	Ret	10	Ret	103
3	Larbre Compétition	1	5	4	2	1	5	4	3	7	6	2	1	4	91
3	Larbre Compétition	6	6				6	5	4				9	8	91
4	GLPK-Carsport	10	4	Ret	1	4	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	3	5	1	3	3	52
5	GPC Sport	13	9	5	6	3	9	8	7	6	4	5	6	6	33.5
5	GPC Sport	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12			Ret	12	33.5
6	Russian Age Racing	Ret	8	8	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	8	Ret	8	1	15
6	Russian Age Racing												11	10	15
7	Graham Nash Motorsport	8	10	7	7	10	8	7	6						9.5
7	Graham Nash Motorsport	11	12	9	Ret	DNS									9.5
8	Rennstal Excelsior						4	6	5						8
9	Konrad Motorsport	12	11		Ret					4	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	7
9	Konrad Motorsport	Ret	Ret		Ret					10	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	7
10	Lister Racing	7	Ret	NC	Ret	7	10	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	7	Ret	6
11	Reiter Engineering	Ret	13			Ret				8					1
-	RAM Racing	9	Ret		NC	11				Ret					0
-	Rock Media Motors					9									0
-	MenX										10				0
-	Wieth Racing									Ret					0
Sources:^[6]^[7]

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

GT2 Standings edit

A Noble Group/Gruppe M Porsche 911 GT3-RSR contesting the GT2 division of the 2005 FIA GT Championship

Pos.	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	SPA			OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
Pos.	Team	MON	MAG	SIL	IMO	BRN	6H	12H	24H	OSC	IST	ZHU	DUB	BHR	Total points
1	GruppeM Racing	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	180
1	GruppeM Racing	2	2	6	2	Ret	6	6	4	2	2	2	Ret	5	180
2	Proton Competition	6	9	5	4	4	5	3	3	3	4	Ret	4	8	45
3	Ebimotors	3			5	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	3	3	5	3	39
4	Czech National Team	Ret	10	9	6	3	4	5	6	4	5	7	Ret	Ret	27.5
5	GPC Sport			4		DNS				6	7	Ret	Ret	2	18
6	Embassy Racing		DNS	2			3	4	5						17.5
7	Autorlando Sport						2	2	2						16
8	Renauer Motorsport Team	5				2									12
8	Spyker Squadron											5	2	Ret	12
9	Autoracing Club Bratislava					5						6	6	7	12
10	Scuderia Ecosse		3												11
10	Scuderia Ecosse		4												11
10	Lammertink Racing				3					Ret		Ret	Ret	4	11
11	Team LNT		6	3											11
11	Team LNT		7												11
11	JMB Racing					7							3	6	11
12	Machánek Racing	4													5
12	Machánek Racing	Ret													5
12	Noble Group-GruppeM											4			5
13	Team Eurotech		5												5
13	Team Eurotech		8												5
14	Sebah Automotive			7											2
15	Cirtek Motorsport			8	Ret										1
-	AB Motorsport	Ret													0
-	Graham Nash Motorsport	Ret													0
-	Ian Khan		Ret				Ret	Ret	Ret						0
Sources:^[6]^[7]

Manufacturers Cup edit

Points were awarded at each round to the top eight finishers in both the GT1 & GT2 classes on a 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 basis except for the Spa 24 Hour event were “double points” were awarded in three parts as follows:^[2]

5 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 according to the classification after six hours
5 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 according to the classification after twelve hours
10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 according to the classification at the end of the race

GT1 Standings edit

Pos	Manufacturer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11	Total
1	Maserati	23	26	27	15	15	42	22	26	14	17	12	239
2	Ferrari	13	8	10	11	17	17	5	9	12	14	9	125
3	Corvette		5		10	5	8	6	4	10	6	6	60
4	Saleen	1		2	2		3	5				2	15
5	Aston Martin											10	10
6	Lister	2				2					2		6
7	Lamborghini							1					1
Source:^[7]

GT2 Standings edit

Pos	Manufacturer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11	Total
1	Porsche	29	23	25	29	29	58	29	29	29	19	25	324
2	Ferrari		11	6		2		3	2		6	11	41
3	Spyker									4	8		12
4	TVR		5	6									11
Source:^[7]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Frequently Asked Questions Retrieved from www.fiagt.com on 23 May 2009. Archived 2009-05-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Règlement Sportif GT 2005 – 2005 GT Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 10 December 2004. pp. 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "FIA GT Championship Calendar 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "FIA GT Championship Entry List 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "FIA GT Championship - 2005: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "FIA GT Championship - Season 2005: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "FIA GT Championship – Championship Classification". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

External links edit

Official FIA GT homepage
Images from the 2005 FIA GT Championship Retrieved from www.motorsport.com on 21 May 2009
Round results from the 2005 FIA GT Championship Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 21 May 2009

[Russian_Age-4] Russian Age's No. 17 entry switched from a Ferrari 550 to an Aston Martin DBR9 from Round 9 onward. The team's No. 18 entry remained a Ferrari 550.

[Aston_Martin-5] As Aston Martin Racing were considered to be a factory team, they and their drivers were ineligible to score championship points.

[Lammertink-8] Lammertink Racing was entered as car No. 87 until Round 10 and 11, when it became No. 97.

[FAQ-1] Frequently Asked Questions Retrieved from www.fiagt.com on 23 May 2009. Archived 2009-05-28.

[Regs-2] "Règlement Sportif GT 2005 – 2005 GT Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 10 December 2004. pp. 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[3] "FIA GT Championship Calendar 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[2005EntryList-6] "FIA GT Championship Entry List 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[Entries2005-7] "FIA GT Championship - 2005: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[2005Results-9] "FIA GT Championship - Season 2005: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[2005Points-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "FIA GT Championship – Championship Classification". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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