2005 FIA WTCC Race of France
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Round 2 of 10 in the 2005 World Touring Car Championship at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France.
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| Date | May 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Magny-Cours, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 4.411 kilometres (2.741 mi) |
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| Laps | 12 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Jörg Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Time | 1:49.486 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Jörg Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Second |
 Andy Priaulx
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BMW Team UK | |
| Third |
 Rickard Rydell
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SEAT Sport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Jörg Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Time | 1:50.826 | ||
| Laps | 12 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
Jörg Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Second |
Dirk Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Third |
Andy Priaulx
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BMW Team UK | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Jörg Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Time | 1:50.447 | ||
The Race of France was the second round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours at Magny-Cours in France on May 1, 2005. Jörg Müller won both races, the first from pole, and the second from eighth on the reversed grid.
Jörg Müller took his first pole position of the season by topping the timesheets in the qualifying session with a time of 1:49.846 in his BMW. Rickard Rydell's SEAT qualified second with a time 0.3 seconds slower than Jörg. Young Brazilian Augusto Farfus was third on the grid in the first Alfa Romeo ahead of reigning world champion Andy Priaulx in his BMW and Gabriele Tarquini in another Alfa Romeo.
Jörg Müller raced into the lead from pole, and Andy Priaulx was able to jump into second demoting front-row starter Rickard Rydell down to third. Augusto Farfus, who started third had a poor start and dropped down to sixth. Jörg Müller took a god lead from Priaulx, who also had a good gap to third-placed Rydell, who had to worry about Gabriele Tarquini who was only a second behind. Antonio García battled for fifth with Augusto Farfus until Jordi Gené's SEAT overtook the Brazilian. Farfus lost momentum, allowing Dirk Müller also through, and the latter also proceeded to pass Gené, and this battle allowed García to get a comofortable gap. Jörg Müller won very comfortably, nearly three seconds ahead of Priaulx. Rydell completed the podium ahead of Tarquini, who despite staying close was unable to attack the SEAT car. García, Dirk Müller, Gené and Farfus completed the points, with the Brazilian starting on pole in the next race. Marc Hennerici won the Independent's Trophy with a 13th-place finish.
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