The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of Belgium was the sixth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Dirk Müller won the first race in a BMW 1-2-3 podium sweep, and also extended his points lead, whereas Fabrizio Giovanardi won a wet and crash-strewn second race from pole on the reversed grid for Alfa Romeo.
Race 1 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 22:58.706 4 10 2 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 8 +0.270 2 8 3 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 +5.448 3 6 4 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +5.712 6 5 5 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +5.859 8 4 6 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 8 +10.694 13 3 7 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +11.297 10 2 8 26 Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 8 +11.495 7 1 9 11 Jason Plato SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +11.566 11 10 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +11.965 12 11 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +14.273 9 12 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +15.697 5 13 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +16.329 14 14 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +18.058 17 15 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +23.145 23 16 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +23.655 15 17 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +24.208 20 18 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 8 +26.567 22 19 18 IT Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +27.660 18 20 33 IT Adam Lacko IEP Team BMW 320i 8 +29.982 21 21 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 8 +30.119 25 22 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 8 +30.841 16 23 24 IT Soheil Ayari Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 8 +1:06.782 26 Ret 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 4 Retirement 19 Ret 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 0 Collision 24 DSQ 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 Disqualified 1 WD 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 0 Withdrew
Race 2 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 27:49.757 1 10 2 30 IT Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +0.003 17 8 3 20 IT Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +1.371 14 6 4 7 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +1.923 5 5 5 43 Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 +4.050 8 4 6 23 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +7.619 15 3 7 3 James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 8 +9.807 3 2 8 5 Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 8 +10.069 2 1 9 32 IT Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 8 +10.578 19 10 10 Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +14.206 13 11 21 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 8 +14.609 24 12 28 IT Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 8 +15.208 26 13 33 IT Adam Lacko IEP Team BMW 320i 8 +15.634 21 14 11 Jason Plato SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 +17.597 10 15 31 IT Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 8 +18.705 16 16 42 Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 8 +43.977 6 17 2 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 7 +1 Lap 4 18 22 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 7 +1 Lap 18 Ret 26 Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 4 Accident 9 Ret 9 Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 3 Collision 13 Ret 14 Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 3 Collision 22 Ret 18 IT Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 1 Retirement 20 Ret 1 Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 0 Collision 7 Ret 8 Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 0 Collision 12 Ret 24 IT Soheil Ayari Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 0 Retirement 23 DNS 16 Michael Funke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 0 25 WD 4 Alex Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 0 Withdrew
Standings after the races
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Dirk Müller 61 2 Fabrizio Giovanardi 57 3 Andy Priaulx 50 4 Gabriele Tarquini 43 5 Antonio García 43
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 BMW 159 2 Alfa Romeo 155 3 SEAT 113 4 Chevrolet 39 5 Ford 2
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