2005 Rally Japan

Rally Japan 2005
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
Stage surface	Dirt
Overall distance	350.18 km (217.59 miles)
Statistics
Crews	90 at start, 63 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC

The 2005 Rally Japan was the thirteenth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. It took place between September 30 and October 2 of 2005. It is also the first rally in 2005 to not feature Markko Märtin since Michael Park's death in the previous rally.

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