2005 FIA WTCC Race of San Marino
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Round 4 of 10 in the 2005 World Touring Car Championship at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.
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| Date | May 29, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Imola, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 4.933 kilometres (3.065 mi) |
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| Laps | 11 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Fabrizio Giovanardi
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Time | 1:58.573 | ||
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| First |
Fabrizio Giovanardi
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Second |
 Antonio García
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BMW Team Italy-Spain | |
| Third |
 Andy Priaulx
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BMW Team UK | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Fabrizio Giovanardi
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Time | 2:00.208 | ||
| Laps | 11 | ||
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| First |
 Dirk Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Second |
Andy Priaulx
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BMW Team UK | |
| Third |
Fabrizio Giovanardi
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Fabrizio Giovanardi
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Time | 2:00.625 | ||
The 2005 FIA WTCC Race Of San Marino was the fourth round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The two races were won by Fabrizio Giovanardi and Dirk Müller.
After a disappointing start to the season with only 13 points from the first three weekends, Fabrizio Giovanardi bounced back in Imola with a dominant pole position for Alfa Romeo after dominating qualifying with a time of 1:58.573. Antonio García was second for BMW nearly six-tenths of a second behind, and SEAT also did a good job with Jordi Gené qualifying third. Two more Alfas driven by Augusto Farfus and Gabriele Tarquini followed ahead of Roberto Colciago who was driving for Honda.
Gabriele Tarquini and Peter Terting, who qualified fifth and seventh were both given ten-lace grid penalties for an incident in the previous race and an engine change respectively. García started well and overtook polesitter Fabrizio Giovanardi at the line, with reigning champion Andy Priaulx jumping up to second in his BMW. Championship leader Dirk Müller got the better of second row starters Jordi Gené and Augusto Farfus, with Roberto Colciago and James Thompson, in another Alfa following. Tarquini and Jörg Müller, second and third in the championship, collided which sent the former to the back of the field, and the BMW man had to pit for repairs. At the front, Giovanardi dealt with Priaulx on the first lap, and García on the second, and was never caught again. Colciago overtook Farfus on the same lap, and then tried to do the same on Gené, however there was contact and the Spaniard crashed. Colciago continued, but was passed by Farfus on the next lap. The rest of the race was quiet, with Giovanardi easily winning from García in a lonely second. Priaulx was third ahead of Dirk Müller, Farfus, Colciago, Thompson and Alex Zanardi's BMW. A 12th-place finish was enough for Alessandro Balzan to win the Independent's Trophy.
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