2005 FIA WTCC Race of UK
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Round 3 of 10 in the 2005 World Touring Car Championship at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom.
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| Date | May 15, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Silverstone Circuit 5.141 kilometres (3.194 mi) |
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| Laps | 14 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Time | 1:25.639 | ||
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| First |
Gabriele Tarquini
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Second |
 James Thompson
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| 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 | 1:26.969 | ||
| Laps | 14 | ||
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| First |
 Rickard Rydell
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SEAT Sport | |
| Second |
Jason Plato
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SEAT Sport | |
| Third |
Gabriele Tarquini
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
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Andy Priaulx
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BMW Team UK | |
| Time | 1:26.730 | ||
The Race of UK was the third round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit at Silverstone in Britain on May 15, 2005. Gabriele Tarquini won the first race from pole in an Alfa Romeo 1-2-3-4, and Rickard Rydell took a historic first win for SEAT after Andy Priaulx's tyre burst with three laps to go while leading.
After BMW's domination in Magny-Cours, Alfa Romeo fought back heere by taking the first three places in qualifying. Gabriele Tarquini took pole for them, with teammates James Thompson and Fabrizio Giovanardi close behind him. Andy Priaulx was the first of the BMWs in fourth, and Peter Terting got his best qualifying for SEAT in fifth.
Pole position man Gabriele Tarquini took off at the start in his Alfa Romeo, with Andy Priaulx jumping up to second from fourth in his home race. Fabrizio Giovanardi, James Thompson and Augusto Farfus followed in three more Alfas. The Alfas set about their task, with Giovanardi getting second from Priaulx before the first lap was complete, with Thompson and Farfus following him soon after, but this allowed Tarquini to quickly get a 1.5 second lead. Behind the top 5, Antonio García was running sixth ahead of the SEATS of Peter Terting and Jason Plato. Giovanardi was unable to close in on Tarquini, despite not allowing his countryman to pull further away. The former was passed by Thompson on lap 4, and the Brit began to close in on Tarquini, with Giovanardi in tow. Priaulx stayed with the Alfas in the early stages, but then got dropped. García now suffered from problems, and was passed by the SEATS of Terting, Plato and Rickard Rydell. At the front, Thompson was unable to pass Tarquini despite putting him under pressure. Tarquini thus took the win with Thompson, Giovanardi and Farfus completing the Alfa 1-2-3-4 ahead of Priaulx's BMW and the three SEATS driven by Terting, Rydell and Plato. The Independent's Trophy was won by Tom Coronel who finished 14th.
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