| 2005 Rally Finland | |
| Native Name: | 55th Neste Rally Finland |
| Round: | 10 |
| Championship: | 2005 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2005 Rally Argentina |
| Next Round: | 2005 Rallye Deutschland |
| Country: |  Finland |
| Rallybase: | Jyväskylä |
| Startdate: | 4 |
| Enddate: | 7 August 2005 |
| Stages: | 21 |
| Stagekm: | 355.59 |
| Overallkm: | 1365.03 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: | Marcus Grönholm |
| Team1: |  Marlboro Peugeot Total |
| Teamsstart: | 76 |
| Teamsfinish: | 49 |
The 55th Neste Rally Finland, the tenth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place between August 4 and 7, 2005.
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| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||||||
| 1. | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:54:11.0 | 0.0 | 10 | |
| 2. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:55:17.7 | 1:06.7 | 8 | |
| 3. |  Markko Märtin |  Michael Park | Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:55:46.6 | 1:35.6 | 6 | |
| 4. |  Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 | 2:56:19.0 | 2:08.0 | 5 | |
| 5. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | 2:56:24.6 | 2:13.6 | 4 | |
| 6. | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | 2:57:43.4 | 3:32.4 | 3 | |
| 7. | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 | 2:58:38.9 | 4:27.9 | 2 | |
| 8. |  François Duval | Sven Smeets | Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:59:21.4 | 5:10.4 | 1 | |
| JWRC | |||||||
| 1. (15.) |  Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:20:17.8 | 0.0 | 10 | |
| 2. (16.) | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:21:50.4 | 1:32.6 | 8 | |
| 3. (18.) | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:24:07.7 | 3:49.9 | 6 | |
| 4. (21.) |  Luca Betti | Piercarlo Capalongo | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:29:54.1 | 9:36.3 | 5 | |
| 5. (28.) |  Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Fiat Punto S1600 | 3:41:32.6 | 21:14.8 | 4 | |
| 6. (36.) |  Martin Prokop | Petr Gross | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:52:52.5 | 32:34.7 | 3 | |
| 7. (39.) | Kris Meeke | Glenn Patterson | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:55:07.7 | 34:49.9 | 2 | |
| 8. (40.) | Conrad Rautenbach | Carl Williamson | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:56:54.6 | 36:36.8 | 1 | |
| Class N4 | |||||||
| 1. (14.) | Aki Teiskonen | Miika Teiskonen | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:15:37.8 | 0.0 | ||
| 2. (17.) | Riku Tahko | Ossi Lahtinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII | 3:24:02.3 | 8:24.5 | ||
| 3. (19.) | Angelo Medechini | Barbara Capoferri | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:24:11.1 | 8:33.3 | ||
| 4. (20.) | Jarno Kinnunen | Mikko Lukka | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | 3:27:56.8 | 12:19.0 | ||
| 5. (25.) |  Patrik Flodin | Maria Andersson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII | 3:38:37.9 | 23:00.1 | ||
| 6. (26.) | Luca Rossetti | Dario d'Esposito | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | 3:38:58.8 | 23:21.0 | ||
| 7. (27.) | Ray Bellm | Mark Solloway | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:39:41.1 | 24:03.3 | ||
| 8. (30.) | Natalie Barratt | Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:44:55.0 | 29:17.2 | ||
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (4/5 Aug) | SS1 | 19:00 | SSS Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | Petter Solberg | 1:23.0 | 89.35 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| SS2 | 08:51 | Lankamaa | 24.98 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:57.1 | 125.41 km/h | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS3 | 09:39 | Laukaa | 11.82 km | Marcus Grönholm | 5:39.2 | 125.45 km/h | Marcus Grönholm | |
| SS4 | 10:34 | Ruuhimäki | 7.57 km | Marcus Grönholm | 3:55.3 | 115.82 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 12:38 | Vellipohja 1 | 33.93 km | Marcus Grönholm | 17:03.7 | 119.32 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 13:46 | Mökkiperä 1 | 13.96 km | Petter Solberg | 6:49.1 | 122.85 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 16:06 | Vellipohja 2 | 33.93 km | Marcus Grönholm | 16:57.1 | 120.09 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 17:14 | Mökkiperä 2 | 13.96 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6:47.5 | 123.33 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 18:37 | SSS Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | Marcus Grönholm | 1:20.3 | 92.35 km/h | ||
| 2 (6 Aug) | SS10 | 07:06 | Vaheri | 19.84 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:45.6 | 121.97 km/h | |
| SS11 | 08:20 | Ouninpohja West 1 | 13.98 km | Marcus Grönholm | 6:35.1 | 127.38 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 08:43 | Ouninpohja East 1 | 16.55 km | Marcus Grönholm | 7:54.5 | 125.56 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 11:44 | Urria | 10.00 km | Marcus Grönholm | 4:39.6 | 128.76 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 13:07 | Ouninpohja West 2 | 13.98 km | Marcus Grönholm | 6:28.5 | 129.54 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 13:30 | Ouninpohja East 2 | 16.55 km | Marcus Grönholm | 7:45.7 | 127.94 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 16:48 | Moksi-Leustu | 40.96 km | Marcus Grönholm | 20:16.5 | 121.21 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 18:04 | Himos | 12.90 km | Toni Gardemeister | 6:59.3 | 110.76 km/h | ||
| 3 (7 Aug) | SS18 | 09:44 | Kuohu 1 | 7.80 km | Toni Gardemeister | 3:44.4 | 125.13 km/h | |
| SS19 | 10:42 | Kruununperä 1 | 25.48 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:53.2 | 128.61 km/h | ||
| SS20 | 11:55 | Kuohu 2 | 7.80 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 3:43.1 | 125.86 km/h | ||
| SS21 | 12:53 | Kruununperä 2 | 25.48 km | Petter Solberg | 11:58.1 | 127.74 km/h |
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| Pos | Team | Event | Total points | ||||||||||||||||
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MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER | GBR | JPN | FRA | ESP | AUS | ||||
| 1 | Peugeot | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 106 | |||||||
| 2 | Citroën | 10 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 105 | |||||||
| 3 | Ford | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 69 | |||||||
| 4 | Subaru | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 59 | |||||||
| 5 | Mitsubishi | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 43 | |||||||
| 6 | Škoda | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
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Igor Sokolov
Andis Neiksans