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Championship Standings

2005 Championship After 16 of 16 Rounds

Drivers Points
1	Sébastien Loeb	127
2	Petter Solberg	71
3	Marcus Gronholm	71
4	Toni Gardemeister	58
5	Markko Martin	53
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Manufacturers Points
1	Citroen	188
2	Peugeot	135
3	Ford	104
4	Subaru	97
5	Mitsubishi	76
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Production Points
1	Toshihiro Arai	50
2	Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah	35
3	Marcos Ligato	33
4	Fumio Nutahara	22
5	Xavier Pons	20
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Junior WRC Points
1	Daniel Sordo	53
2	Guy Wilks	35
3	Urmo Aava	32
4	Kris Meeke	32
5	Kosti Katajamaki	31
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2005|RALLIES
RALLY JAPAN

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Name:	Rally Japan
Including:	Production WRC
Location:	Hokkaido, Japan
Start:	Friday, 30 September 2005
Finish:	Sunday, 2 October 2005

>> EVENT DESCRIPTION

Rally Japan entered the WRC last year and proved to be a tricky rally for everyone thanks to the varied nature of the stages that combined high speed with very narrow tracks bordered by deep ditches to trap the unwary. The local fans proved to be enthusiastic but well behaved as they were finally able to see the rally stars that they had supported for many years.

Thursday evening sees a ceremonial start in the centre of Obihiro. Friday features nine stages to the north east of the city, totalling 163.26kms and including two runs over the Kunneywa-Niueo stage. At 50.08kms it is believed to be the longest in the entire World Rally Championship. Saturday’s leg sees a further 12 stages (totalling100.98kms) again to the north east of Obihiro. Sunday’s final leg is to the north west of Obihiro and includes five stages totalling 85.94kms before the finish at 1500 (0800 CET).

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STAGES: 26
STAGE KMS: 350.18
SURFACE: Gravel
LOCAL TIME: 19:05
TIME ZONE: +9

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2005 RESULT

1		GRÖNHOLM
2		LOEB
3		ATKINSON
4		DUVAL

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