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 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
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Host country Japan
Dates runSeptember 30, 2005 October 2, 2005
Stages26 (350.18 km; 217.59 miles)
Stage surfaceDirt
Overall distance1,614.84 km (1,003.42 miles)
Statistics
Crews90 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.

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