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===Race 1=== |
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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 (racing driver)|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 for, and the Britisher 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 |
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 (racing driver)|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 for, and the Britisher 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 of 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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 Round 3 of 10 in the 2005 World Touring Car Championship at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | May 15, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Silverstone Circuit 5.141 kilometres (3.194 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Report
Qualifying
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.[1]
Race 1
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 for, and the Britisher 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 of 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.
Race 2
The reverse grid saw Farfus on pole, and he converted it into an early race lead, but however Gené who had started second was swamped by the BMW's and Tarquini's Alfa. At the end on lap 1, Farfus led from Dirk Müller, García, Tarquini, Jörg Müller, García, Priaulx who had not gained any spots from 7th, and James Thompson in another factory Alfa. Farfus continued to lead but Jörg Müller was starting to fight his way up, passing Tarquini on lap 2 and García a lap later. The pressure from Dirk Müller to Farfus increased lap after lap, and Farfus made a mistake dropping him from the lead to fifth. Jörg Müller then passed teammate Dirk to take the lead and then pulled away at a rate of knots. Dirk ran second, with García close behind, but Tarquini dropped away. Soon Farfus and Priaulx were past, and the reigning champion then passed Farfus as well to make it a BMW 1-2-3-4. He was not finished yet, and after closing up on Dirk Müller and García, took third from the Spainard and then attacked Dirk. Well ahead of them now, Jörg Müller won again to make it a double with Dirk holding off Priaulx and García to finish second, as BMW finished 1-2-3-4. Farfus had to settle to fifth, and Gené took sixth from a fading Tarquini, who was also passed by countryman and Alfa teammate Fabrizio Giovanardi near the end. Tom Coronel won the Independent's Trophy after finishing 14th, but he was disqualified for his car not complying with ride height regulations, and the Independent's Trophy went to Carl Rosenblad.[2]
Classification
Race 1
Race 2
Standings after the races
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- ^ http://www.fiawtcc.com/archives/2005/reports/R05_06_Qualifying.pdf Qualifying report
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