Roberto Colciago took a shock pole position driving for Honda with a time of 1:29.830, with Peter Terting's SEAT very close behind. Fabrizio Giovanardi qualified third for Alfa Romeo, leading an Alfa quartet of Augusto Farfus, James Thompson and Gabriele Tarquini. However, Colciago, Terting and Farfus all had ten-place grid penalties for incidents in Imola and an engine change. The biggest shock in qualifying was that none of the factory BMWs qualified in the top ten. The first BMW was Antonio García in 11th, with reigning champion Andy Priaulx only 15th but still a spot ahead of championship leader Dirk Müller. Jörg Müller crashed heavily in practice and did not take part after that in the weekend due to a heavily damaged car.[1]
Race 1
Roberto Colciago, Peter Terting and Augusto Farfus, who qualified on pole, 2nd and 4th respectively all suffered ten-place grid penalties, Terting for an engine change and the other two for dangerous driving in the previous race at Imola. Alfa Romeo, despite Farfus's penalty gratefully accepted that as their drivers Fabrizio Giovanardi, James Thompson and Gabriele Tarquini to start at the front. They maintained their positions early on, with Giovanardi leading Thompson and Tarquini, with Jordi Gené and Rickard Rydell following them in two SEATS, and Antonio García keeping BMW in the points. Gené crashed out on the second lap, leaving the three Alfas with a large 4.5 second gap after just 2 laps. Thompson stayed with Giovanardi in the early stages, however he lost pace as the race progressed, and was passed by Tarquini on lap 5. Thompson then had the rest of the pack close up on him, whereas Giovanardi and Tarquini continued to drive away at a rate of knots. Meanwhile, Roberto Colciago was on a charge after his penalty, jumping up from 11th to 5th after 3 laps. He then passed Rydell for fourth and was attacking third-placed Thompson when his gearbox broke and he had to retire. Robert Huff was in the points for Chevrolet, and a late race pass on Peter Terting put him up to a sensational 6th, and on the last lap Rydell passed Thompson to take third. Giovanardi took his second win in two weekends, with teammate Tarquini close behind. Rydell completed the podium, a massive 11 seconds behind, with Thompson, García, Huff, Terting and Tom Coronel, the latter of whom won the Independent's Trophy. Dirk Müller and Andy Priaulx, first and second in the championship finished well out of the points in their BMWs.[2]
Race 2
Independent driver Tom Coronel started on pole after finishing eighth in Race 1, however it was Peter Terting who took the lead at the start followed by García. Coronel, Thompson, Huff, Rydell, Giovanardi and Jason Plato in a factory SEAT completed the top 8, whereas Tarquini and Alex Zanardi's BMW collided, taking both out of the race. The front two started to pull away but Thompson soon got up to third and joined in, and his teammate Giovanardi passed Rydell and Huff on lap 2 before passing Coronel a lap later to get 4th; however he was 4 seconds behind the top three. Terting led with García and Thompson close behind, until an overtaking attempt by Thompson on García saw them bang wheels and go off the track, with García still rejoining second, but having lost time to Terting, while Thompson lost a place to Giovanardi. [2]
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The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Mexico was the fifth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season It was held at the Autodromo Miguel E Abed Fabrizio Giovanardi won the first race from pole position for Alfa Romeo and Peter Terting took his first and only WTCC win in the second race which also turned out to be SEAT s second win 2005 Race of MexicoRace detailsRound 5 of 10 in the 2005 World Touring Car Championship at Autodromo Miguel E Abed in Puebla Mexico DateJune 26 2005LocationPuebla MexicoCourseAutodromo Miguel E Abed3 130 kilometres 1 945 mi Race OneLaps17Pole positionDriverFabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamTime1 29 993PodiumFirstFabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamSecondGabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo Racing TeamThirdRickard RydellSEAT SportFastest LapDriverGabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo Racing TeamTime1 30 587Race TwoLaps17PodiumFirstPeter TertingSEAT SportSecondAntonio GarciaBMW Team Italy SpainThirdFabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamFastest LapDriverFabrizio GiovanardiAlfa Romeo Racing TeamTime1 30 867 Contents 1 Report 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Race 1 1 3 Race 2 2 Classification 2 1 Race 1 2 2 Race 2 3 Standings after the races 4 References 5 External linksReport EditQualifying Edit Roberto Colciago took a shock pole position driving for Honda with a time of 1 29 830 with Peter Terting s SEAT very close behind Fabrizio Giovanardi qualified third for Alfa Romeo leading an Alfa quartet of Augusto Farfus James Thompson and Gabriele Tarquini However Colciago Terting and Farfus all had ten place grid penalties for incidents in Imola and an engine change The biggest shock in qualifying was that none of the factory BMWs qualified in the top ten The first BMW was Antonio Garcia in 11th with reigning champion Andy Priaulx only 15th but still a spot ahead of championship leader Dirk Muller Jorg Muller crashed heavily in practice and did not take part after that in the weekend due to a heavily damaged car 1 Race 1 Edit Roberto Colciago Peter Terting and Augusto Farfus who qualified on pole 2nd and 4th respectively all suffered ten place grid penalties Terting for an engine change and the other two for dangerous driving in the previous race at Imola Alfa Romeo despite Farfus s penalty gratefully accepted that as their drivers Fabrizio Giovanardi James Thompson and Gabriele Tarquini to start at the front They maintained their positions early on with Giovanardi leading Thompson and Tarquini with Jordi Gene and Rickard Rydell following them in two SEATS and Antonio Garcia keeping BMW in the points Gene crashed out on the second lap leaving the three Alfas with a large 4 5 second gap after just 2 laps Thompson stayed with Giovanardi in the early stages however he lost pace as the race progressed and was passed by Tarquini on lap 5 Thompson then had the rest of the pack close up on him whereas Giovanardi and Tarquini continued to drive away at a rate of knots Meanwhile Roberto Colciago was on a charge after his penalty jumping up from 11th to 5th after 3 laps He then passed Rydell for fourth and was attacking third placed Thompson when his gearbox broke and he had to retire Robert Huff was in the points for Chevrolet and a late race pass on Peter Terting put him up to a sensational 6th and on the last lap Rydell passed Thompson to take third Giovanardi took his second win in two weekends with teammate Tarquini close behind Rydell completed the podium a massive 11 seconds behind with Thompson Garcia Huff Terting and Tom Coronel the latter of whom won the Independent s Trophy Dirk Muller and Andy Priaulx first and second in the championship finished well out of the points in their BMWs 2 Race 2 Edit Independent driver Tom Coronel started on pole after finishing eighth in Race 1 however it was Peter Terting who took the lead at the start followed by Garcia Coronel Thompson Huff Rydell Giovanardi and Jason Plato in a factory SEAT completed the top 8 whereas Tarquini and Alex Zanardi s BMW collided taking both out of the race The front two started to pull away but Thompson soon got up to third and joined in and his teammate Giovanardi passed Rydell and Huff on lap 2 before passing Coronel a lap later to get 4th however he was 4 seconds behind the top three Terting led with Garcia and Thompson close behind until an overtaking attempt by Thompson on Garcia saw them bang wheels and go off the track with Garcia still rejoining second but having lost time to Terting while Thompson lost a place to Giovanardi 2 Classification EditRace 1 Edit Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 17 26 06 219 1 102 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 17 2 172 3 83 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 11 525 5 64 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 17 13 298 2 55 5 Antonio Garcia BMW Team Italy Spain BMW 320i 17 13 772 7 46 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 17 15 658 6 37 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 18 554 12 28 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 21 880 9 19 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 17 24 487 1410 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 17 25 072 1011 11 Jason Plato SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 25 390 2012 30 IT Stefano D Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 17 26 260 1613 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy Spain BMW 320i 17 27 351 1914 31 IT Giuseppe Ciro Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 17 27 891 1715 18 IT Carlos Mastretta GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 32 664 1816 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 17 35 650 2217 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers Sport BMW 320i 17 39 301 2118 43 Dirk Muller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 12 5 Laps 15NC 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 11 6 Laps 13Ret 26 Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 10 Gearbox 11NC 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 7 10 Laps 8Ret 9 Jordi Gene SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 1 Accident 4DNS 27 IT Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 0 23DNS 42 Jorg Muller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 0 24Race 2 Edit Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 26 10 825 2 102 5 Antonio Garcia BMW Team Italy Spain BMW 320i 17 0 693 4 83 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 17 7 578 8 64 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 17 11 621 5 55 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 13 038 1 46 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 13 630 6 37 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 17 17 091 10 28 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 17 17 543 18 19 31 IT Giuseppe Ciro Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 17 21 098 1410 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 17 21 704 911 30 IT Stefano D Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 17 23 079 1212 11 Jason Plato SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 23 822 1113 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 17 25 176 1914 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers Sport BMW 320i 17 28 942 1715 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 17 29 373 1616 43 Dirk Muller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 17 30 788 2217 18 IT Carlos Mastretta GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 17 34 149 1518 26 Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 17 37 461 2119 9 Jordi Gene SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 12 5 Laps 20Ret 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 7 Accident 3Ret 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy Spain BMW 320i 1 Damage 13Ret 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 0 Collision 7DNS 27 IT Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 0 23DNS 42 Jorg Muller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 0 24Standings after the races EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 Dirk Muller 472 Fabrizio Giovanardi 453 Andy Priaulx 424 Antonio Garcia 395 Gabriele Tarquini 38 Manufacturers Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 BMW 1292 Alfa Romeo 1293 SEAT 984 Chevrolet 325 Ford 2References Edit http www fiawtcc com archives 2005 reports R09 10 Qualifying pdf Archived 2010 12 14 at the Wayback Machine Qualifying report a b http www fiawtcc com archives 2005 reports R09 10 Races pdf Archived 2010 12 14 at the Wayback Machine Race reportExternal links EditWorld Touring Car ChampionshipPrevious race 2005 FIA WTCC Race of San Marino 2005 World Touring Car Championship season Next race 2005 FIA WTCC Race of BelgiumPrevious race none FIA WTCC Race of Mexico Next race 2006 FIA WTCC Race of Mexico Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Mexico amp oldid 1109804865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
