2005 in Sports - Motor Racing

Motor Racing

  • Formula One –
    • Fernando Alonso clinches the World Driver's Championship.
    • Renault F1 clinches the Formula One constructors title.
  • World Rally Championship won by Sébastien Loeb for the Citroën Total World Rally Team.
  • Stock car racing (NASCAR):
    • Daytona 500 – won by Jeff Gordon in the # 24 DuPont Chevrolet.
    • Coca-Cola 600 – won by Jimmie Johnson in the # 48 Lowes Chevrolet.
    • Brickyard 400 – won by Tony Stewart in the # 20 Home Depot Chevrolet.
    • 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion – Tony Stewart.
  • 24 hours of Le Mans
    • The overall and LMP1 class victores were won by JJ Lehto, Marco Werner, and Tom Kristensen in the # 3 Champion Racing Audi R8. Kristensen becomes the only driver to have won 7 overall victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
  • Australian V8 Supercar
    • 2005 V8 Supercar champion – Russell Ingall.
  • Champ Car World Series
    • 2005 Champ Car World Series champion – Sébastien Bourdais.
  • Indy Racing League –
    • Indianapolis 500 – won by Dan Wheldon in the Andretti Green Racing # 26 Dallara/Honda.
      • Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to lead a lap in the Indianapolis 500. She wins the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year award after finishing fourth, the highest finishing position by a woman in the race's history.
    • 2005 IRL IndyCar Series champion – Dan Wheldon.

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