2005 Rally Australia

{{Infobox rally

|name = 2005 Rally Australia

|native_name = 18th Telstra Rally Australia

|round = 16

|championship = 2005 World Rally Championship

|previous_round = 2005 Rally Catalunya

|next_round =

|country = {{flag|Australia}}

|image =

|caption =

|rallybase =

|startdate = 10 November

|enddate = 13 November 2005

|stages =

|stagekm = 355.39

|overallkm = 1345.41

|surface = Gravel

|driver1 = {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval

|team1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën World Rally Team

|car1 = Citroën Xsara WRC

|teamsstart = 60

|teamsfinish = 43

}}

The 2005 Rally Australia was the 16th round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. It took place between 10 and 13 November 2005. Citroën's François Duval won the race, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.{{Cite web|title=Rally Australia|url=http://www.juwra.com/australia_2005.html|access-date=29 January 2022|website=Juwra.com}} This was the first time a Belgian driver had won a WRC event. The rally was the final appearance of the Peugeot, Mitsubishi and Škoda factory teams in the WRC.

Results

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Pos. ! Driver ! Co-driver ! Car ! Time ! Difference ! Points
1 \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|BEL}} François Duval \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|BEL}} Sven Smeets \|align=left\| Citroën Xsara WRC \| 3:19.55.0 \| \| 10
2 \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|FIN}} Harri Rovanperä \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|FIN}} Risto Pietiläinen \|align=left\| Mitsubishi Lancer WRC \| 3:20.47.9 \| +52.9 \| 8
3 \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|AUT}} Manfred Stohl \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|AUT}} Ilka Minor \|align=left\| Citroën Xsara WRC \| 3:21.28.0 \| +1.33.0 \| 6
4 \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|AUS}} Chris Atkinson \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|AUS}} Glenn MacNeall \|align=left\| Subaru Impreza WRC \| 3:21.34.0 \| +1.39.0 \| 5
5 \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|ITA}} Gigi Galli \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|ITA}} Guido D'Amore \|align=left\| Mitsubishi Lancer WRC \| 3:22.59.4 \| +3.04.4 \| 4
6 \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|CZE}} Roman Kresta \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|CZE}} Jan Tománek \|align=left\| Ford Focus WRC \| 3:23.04,0 \| +3.09,0 \| 3
7 \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|ESP}} Daniel Solà \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|ESP}} Xavier Amigo \|align=left\| Ford Focus WRC \| 3:26.12.4 \| +6.17.4 \| 2
8 \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|GER}} Armin Schwarz \|align=left\| {{Flagicon\|GER}} Klaus Wicha \|align=left\| Škoda Fabia WRC \| 3:27.59.3 \| +8.04.3 \| 1

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Pos.

! Driver

! Co-driver

! Car

! Time

! Difference

! Points

|align=left| {{Flagicon|BEL}} François Duval

|align=left| {{Flagicon|BEL}} Sven Smeets

|align=left| Citroën Xsara WRC

| 3:19.55.0