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Rallye de France 2005 counts for:
2005 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2005 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2005 FIA Junior World Championship (for drivers)
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| 405th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 14 of 16 |
| Official name: | Rallye de France - Tour de Corse |
| Edition: | 49th |
| Date: | from Friday 21-Oct-2005 to Sunday 23-Oct-2005 |
| Rally HQ: | Ajaccio, Corsica; France |
| Clerk of the Course: | Robert Lagulhon |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 64 | |
| Starters: | 57 | |
| Finishers: | 40 | (70.2% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 12 | |
| Shortest: | 15.92 | km | (SS9 Acqua Doria - Serra di Ferro 1) |
| Longest: | 36.24 | km | (SS7 Vico - Col de Sarzoggiu 2) |
| Slowest: | 86.74 | km/h | (SS5 Vico - Col de Sarzoggiu 1) |
| Fastest: | 103.68 | km/h | (SS4 Aullene - Arbellara 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 341.68 | km | (33.4% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 341.68 | km | (33.4% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 682.80 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,024.48 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 19th win and 34th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 5th podium for Toni Gardemeister. |
| Third place was 28th podium for Petter Solberg. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 24th win and 61st podium for Citroen. |
| | Second place was 187th podium for Ford. |
| | Third place was 116th podium for Subaru. |
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Loeb won not only his ninth rally of the season but also all 12 stages and Tour de Corse for the first time, an important rally for a french driver.
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Toni Gardemeister tackles yet another hairpin on his way to finish second overall in 100th WRC start of Ford Focus.
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Related links
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Rally Japan 2005
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Rally Catalunya 2005
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