2005 Rally Japan

The 2005 Rally Japan was the 13th round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. It took place between September 30 and October 2, 2005. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race after capitalizing on then-leader Petter Solberg's accident after his Subaru hit a rock on the penultimate stage. It was Grönholm's 18th win in the World Rally Championship^[1] which he would dedicate to the late Michael Park, who was killed in an accident during the previous round, the Wales Rally GB.

2005 Rally Japan Rally Japan
Round 13 of the 2005 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Japan
Dates run	September 30, 2005 – October 2, 2005
Stages	26 (350.18 km; 217.59 miles)
Stage surface	Dirt
Overall distance	1,614.84 km (1,003.42 miles)
Statistics
Crews	90 at start, 63 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC

Citroën's Sébastien Loeb finished in second place and thus became World Rally Champion in back-to-back seasons.

Results

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
WRC
1.	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:25:32.0		10
2.	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:26:54.1	+1:22.1	8
3.	Chris Atkinson	Glenn MacNeall	Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05	3:28:12.0	+2:40.0	6
4.	François Duval	Sven Smeets	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:28:31.4	+2:59.4	5
5.	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05	3:29:31.8	+3:59.8	4
6.	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:30:04.3	+4:32.3	3
7.	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:31:04.0	+5:32.0	2
8.	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:32:11.1	+6:39.1	1