2005 FIA WTCC Race of Turkey

The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Turkey was the eighth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at Istanbul Park. The first race was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi in an Alfa Romeo 1-2. Alfa Romeo finished 1-2 in the second race also, with Gabriele Tarquini emerging the victor.

Turkey 2005 Race of Turkey
Race details
DateSeptember 18, 2005
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
CourseIstanbul Park
5.338 kilometres (3.317 mi)
Race One
Laps 10
Pole position
Driver Italy Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 2:04.525
Podium
First Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Second United Kingdom James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Third United Kingdom Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Fastest Lap
Driver United Kingdom James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 2:05.942
Race Two
Laps 10
Podium
First Italy Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Second Brazil Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Third Italy Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain
Fastest Lap
Driver Italy Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team
Time 2:05.771

Race 1

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6   Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 10 21:12.294 4 10
2 3   James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 10 +2.794 2 8
3 1   Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 10 +6.134 7 6
4 5   Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 10 +6.893 13 5
5 8   Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 10 +8.018 9 4
6 4   Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 10 +9.593 15 3
7 2   Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 10 +14.495 1 2
8 7   Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 10 +19.711 3 1
9 43   Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 10 +20.198 10
10 23   Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 10 +22.805 14
11 28 IT   Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 10 +24.626 16
12 31 IT   Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 10 +28.694 21
13 32 IT   Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 10 +32.866 16
14 30 IT   Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 10 +33.848 20
15 27 IT   Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 10 +34.112 11
16 21   Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 10 +34.470 24
17 9   Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 10 +34.584 8
Ret 38 IT   Erkut Kizilirmak GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 6 Engine 22
NC 22   Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 6 +4 Laps 12
Ret 20 IT   Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 5 Engine 25
Ret 29   Stéphane Ortelli Team Oreca PlayStation SEAT Toledo Cupra 5 Damage 5
NC 10   Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 5 +5 Laps 6
Ret 42   Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 4 Collision 23
Ret 16   Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 2 Retirement 18
Ret 14   Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 1 Accident 19

Race 2

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Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 10 21:07.765 2 10
2 7   Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 10 +0.263 1 8
3 4   Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 10 +1.103 3 3
4 3   James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 10 +4.538 7 5
5 43   Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 10 +5.423 9 4
6 6   Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 10 +9.364 8 3
7 8   Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 10 +11.408 4 2
8 23   Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 10 +11.537 10 1
9 1   Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 10 +13.907 6
10 10   Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 10 +15.089 21
11 32 IT   Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 10 +15.480 13
12 42   Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 10 +15.846 25
13 21   Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 10 +17.852 16
14 31 IT   Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 10 +21.852 12
15 30 IT   Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 10 +24.183 14
16 27 IT   Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 10 +25.278 15
17 14   Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 10 +31.152 23
18 28 IT   Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 10 +38.780 11
Ret 9   Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 4 Retirement 17
Ret 22   Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 4 Accident 19
Ret 29   Stéphane Ortelli Team Oreca PlayStation SEAT Toledo Cupra 3 Retirement 24
Ret 5   Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 2 Collision 5
DNS 38 IT   Erkut Kizilirmak GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 0 18
DNS 20 IT   Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 0 20
DNS 16   Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 0 22

Standings after the races

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References

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World Touring Car Championship
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2005 FIA WTCC Race of Germany
2005 World Touring Car Championship season Next race:
2005 FIA WTCC Race of Spain
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