2005 FIA WTCC Race of Italy
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Round 1 of 10 in the 2005 World Touring Car Championship at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy.
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| Date | April 10, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Monza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autodromo Nazionale Monza 5.793 kilometres (3.600 mi) |
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| Laps | 9 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Dirk Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Time | 1:59.009 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Dirk Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Second |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Third |
 Augusto Farfus
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Dirk Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Time | 1:59.552 | ||
| Laps | 9 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
 James Thompson
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Alfa Romeo Racing Team | |
| Second |
Dirk Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Third |
 Antonio García
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BMW Team Italy-Spain | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Jörg Müller
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BMW Team Deutschland | |
| Time | 1:59.058 | ||
The 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Italy was the opening round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season, the first season of the revived World Touring Car Championship, after a previous season in 1987. It was held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza at Monza in Italy on April 10, 2005. BMW and Alfa Romeo took one victory each, Dirk Müller winning Race 1 for the former, and James Thompson winning Race 2.
Dirk Müller took pole position for the first World Touring Car Championship race by topping the timesheets in the qualifying session with a time of 1:59.009. Two other BMWs had finished behind him, fellow BMW Team Deutschland driver Jörg Müller, and the BMW Team Italy-Spain car of Antonio García. However, Jörg had his best time disallowed by the stewards after he failed to stop at the weighing scales, dropping him to 18th. Alfa Romeo Racing Team drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Augusto Farfus qualified in third and fourth place, with reigning European Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx fifth for BMW Team UK. The session was brought to a premature end after Alain Menu crashed his Chevrolet Lacetti, bringing out the red flags.
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