The 2005 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the sixth season of the Rolex Sports Car Series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association, and the fourth season under the sponsorship of Rolex. It began on February 5 with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on November 5 with the Mexico City 250.
The 2005 season saw another reduction of classes for the fourth year in a row with the suppression of the Super Grand Sport (SGS) class after just one season. The format was thus reduced to two classes, Daytona Prototypes (DP) and Grand Touring (GT).
Schedule
The schedule was expanded to 14 races with the addition of new events at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, for the series' first venture outside of the United States and Canada. Held in support of Champ Car's Gran Premio Telmex-Tecate, it held the season finale, which changed for the second year in a row.
As a result, the race at California Speedway was moved to April, and the Phoenix 250 to September, with this event being split into separate races for the DP and the GT classes. The second race at Homestead–Miami Speedway was discontinued after one year, and replaced by a third visit to Watkins Glen International, as a support event for the return of the Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix.
| Rnd
|
Race
|
Length
|
Circuit
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Location
|
Date
|
| 1
|
Rolex 24 at Daytona
|
24 hours
|
Daytona International Speedway
|
Daytona Beach, Florida
|
February 5–6
|
| 2
|
Grand Prix of Miami
|
250 miles
|
Homestead–Miami Speedway
|
Homestead, Florida
|
March 5
|
| 3
|
Ferrari Maserati 400
|
400 km
|
California Speedway
|
Fontana, California
|
April 3
|
| 4
|
Road & Track 250
|
250 miles
|
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
|
Monterey, California
|
May 1
|
| 5
|
6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
|
6 hours
|
Circuit Mont-Tremblant
|
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
|
May 21
|
| 6
|
Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen
|
6 hours
|
Watkins Glen International
|
Watkins Glen, New York
|
June 12
|
| 7
|
Brumos Porsche 250
|
250 miles
|
Daytona International Speedway
|
Daytona Beach, Florida
|
June 30
|
| 8
|
Porsche 250
|
250 miles
|
Barber Motorsports Park
|
Birmingham, Alabama
|
July 31
|
| 9
|
CompUSA 200 at the Glen
|
200 miles
|
Watkins Glen International
|
Watkins Glen, New York
|
August 12
|
| 10
|
EMCO Gears Classic
|
250 miles
|
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
|
Lexington, Ohio
|
August 27
|
| 11
|
Phoenix 250†
|
250 miles
|
Phoenix International Raceway
|
Avondale, Arizona
|
September 9 (GT)
September 10 (DP)
|
| 12
|
Crown Royal 250 at the Glen
|
250 miles
|
Watkins Glen International
|
Watkins Glen, New York
|
September 24
|
| 13
|
VIR 400
|
400 km
|
Virginia International Raceway
|
Alton, Virginia
|
October 9
|
| 14
|
Mexico City 250
|
250 miles
|
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
November 5
|
† - The DP and GT classes ran separate, individual races at Phoenix.
Entries
Daytona Prototype (DP)
| Team
|
Chassis
|
Engine
|
|
Drivers
|
Rounds
|
CITGO - Howard-Boss Motorsports
Howard-Boss Motorsports
|
Crawford DP03
|
Pontiac
|
2
|
Milka Duno
|
All
|
| Andy Wallace
|
2–6, 8, 10–14
|
| Jan Lammers
|
5–7, 9
|
| Dario Franchitti
|
1
|
| Marino Franchitti
|
1
|
| Dan Wheldon
|
1
|
| 4
|
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
|
All
|
| Butch Leitzinger
|
All
|
| Jimmie Johnson
|
1
|
| 20
|
Tony Stewart
|
1, 7, 9
|
| Andy Wallace
|
1, 7, 9
|
| Jan Lammers
|
1
|
| Paul Edwards
|
3
|
| Chris Dyson
|
3
|
| 06
|
6, 9, 12–13
|
| Harrison Brix
|
6–7, 9, 12–13
|
| Rob Dyson
|
6–7, 12
|
Cegwa Sports / Southard Motorsports
Southard Motorsports
|
Fabcar FDSC/03 (round 1)
Riley MkXI
|
Lexus (round 1)
BMW
|
3
|
Darius Grala
|
All
|
| Shane Lewis
|
All
|
| Bohdan Kroczek
|
1
|
| Mark Patterson
|
1
|
| Quentin Wahl
|
1
|
| Essex Racing
|
Crawford DP03
|
Ford
|
5
|
James Gue
|
1, 7, 11
|
| Harrison Brix
|
1
|
| Chris Dyson
|
1
|
| Rob Dyson
|
1
|
| Joe Pruskowski
|
2–5
|
| Justin Pruskowski
|
2–5
|
| Ross Bentley
|
5
|
| Dominic Cicero
|
6–7
|
| Jorge Goeters
|
6, 9
|
| Tom Nastasi
|
6
|
| Colin Braun
|
8, 13
|
| Brad Coleman
|
8, 13
|
| Eduardo Goeters
|
9
|
| Rob Morgan
|
10–11
|
| Charles Morgan
|
10
|
| Patrick Flanagan
|
12
|
| Patrick Long
|
12
|
| Rob Finlay
|
14
|
| Michael Valiante
|
14
|
| Michael Shank Racing
|
Riley MkXI
|
Pontiac
|
6
|
Mike Borkowski
|
All
|
| Paul Mears Jr.
|
1–3, 6–7, 10, 12–13
|
| Ken Wilden
|
4–5, 8–9, 14
|
| Duncan Dayton
|
1, 5–6
|
| Larry Connor
|
1
|
| Oswaldo Negri Jr.
|
11
|
| Lexus
|
60
|
4, 10, 12–14
|
| Mark Patterson
|
4, 10, 12–14
|
| Tuttle Team Racing / SAMAX
|
Riley MkXI
|
Pontiac
|
7
|
Brian Tuttle
|
7–10, 12–14
|
| Kyle Petty
|
7, 9
|
| Tony Ave
|
7
|
| Jonathan Cochet
|
8, 10
|
| Bas Leinders
|
12
|
| Bryan Sellers
|
13
|
| Mário Haberfeld
|
14
|
| Synergy Racing
|
Doran JE4
|
BMW
|
8
|
Brian Frisselle
|
All
|
| Burt Frisselle
|
All
|
| Thomas Erdos
|
1
|
| Mike Newton
|
1
|
| Picchio DP2
|
86
|
Steve Marshall
|
1
|
| Peyton Sellers
|
1
|
| Arthur Urciuoli
|
1
|
| Jason Workman
|
1
|
| Hyper Sport
|
Doran JE4
|
Infiniti
|
9
|
Joe Foster
|
1–2, 4
|
| Rick Skelton
|
1–2, 4
|
| David Donner
|
1
|
| Blake Rosser
|
1
|
| B. J. Zacharias
|
1
|
| Suntrust Racing
|
Riley MkXI
|
Pontiac
|
10
|
Max Angelelli
|
All
|
| Wayne Taylor
|
All
|
| Emmanuel Collard
|
1
|
Chase Competition Engineering/CB Motorsports
CB Motorsports
|
Riley MkXI
|
Lexus (rounds 3–7)
Pontiac
|
15
|
Hugo Guenette
|
3–7, 9–13
|
| Chris Bingham
|
3–7, 9–11, 13
|
| Jacques Guenette
|
5–6
|
| Pontiac
|
Terry Borcheller
|
12–13
|
| Chase CCE-001
|
18
|
Chris Bingham
|
1–2
|
| Johnny Miller
|
1, 13
|
| Tony Burgess
|
1
|
| Steven Ivankovich
|
1
|
| Vic Rice
|
1
|
| Hugo Guenette
|
2
|
| Zach Arnold
|
13
|
Ten Motorsports
Finlay Motorsports
|
Riley MkXI
|
BMW
|
19
|
Michael McDowell
|
1–11, 13–14
|
| Memo Gidley
|
1–2, 4–14
|
| Michael Valiante
|
1, 3, 12
|
| Jonathan Bomarito
|
1
|
| Westernesse Racing
|
Crawford DP03
|
Ford
|
25
|
Dominic Cicero
|
2–4
|
| Chad McQueen
|
2–4
|
Brumos Racing
Red Bull Brumos Racing
|
Fabcar FDSC/03
|
Porsche
|
29
|
Brady Refenning
|
1
|
| Jake Vargo
|
1
|
| Josh Vargo
|
1
|
| Tim Vargo
|
1
|
| 58
|
David Donohue
|
All
|
| Darren Law
|
All
|
| Sascha Maassen
|
1, 5
|
| Lucas Luhr
|
1, 6
|
| 59
|
5
|
| J. C. France
|
All
|
| Hurley Haywood
|
All
|
| Timo Bernhard
|
1, 6
|
| Romain Dumas
|
1
|
| Mike Rockenfeller
|
1
|
| Margraf Racing
|
Riley MkXI
|
Pontiac
|
31
|
Charles Morgan
|
4
|
| Rob Morgan
|
4
|
| Tony Ave
|
13
|
| Skip Cummins
|
13
|
| Orbit Racing
|
Riley MkXI
|
Pontiac
|
39
|
Guy Smith
|
1–7
|
| Jim Matthews
|
1–5, 7
|
| Marcel Tiemann
|
5–6
|
| Marc Goossens
|
1
|
| Scott Sharp
|
1
|
| ADI Motorsports
|
Picchio DP2
|
BMW
|
40
|
Shawn Bayliff
|
13
|
| Derek Hill
|
13
|
Doran Racing
Doran Labonte Racing
|
Doran JE4
|
Pontiac
|
44
|
Bobby Labonte
|
1, 7–9
|
| Terry Labonte
|
1, 7, 9
|
| Bryan Herta
|
1
|
| Jan Magnussen
|
1
|
| Roberto Moreno
|
8
|
Lexus (rounds 1–7)
Ford
|
77
|
Matteo Bobbi
|
All
|
| Fabrizio Gollin
|
All
|
| Didier Theys
|
1
|
| Multimatic Motorsports
|
Multimatic MDP1
|
Ford
|
49
|
Greg Biffle
|
1
|
| Kurt Busch
|
1
|
| Matt Kenseth
|
1
|
| Scott Maxwell
|
1
|
| Blackforest Motorsports
|
Multimatic MDP1
|
Ford
|
50
|
Jeff Bucknum
|
1
|
| Travis Duder
|
1
|
| Tom Nastasi
|
1
|
| Doug Peterson
|
1
|
| Henri Zogaib
|
1
|
| Kodak-Bell Motorsports
|
Doran JE4
|
Pontiac
|
54
|
Terry Borcheller
|
1–11
|
| Ralf Kelleners
|
1, 3–11
|
| Christian Fittipaldi
|
1–2
|
| Forest Barber
|
1, 6
|
| Paul Tracy
|
1
|
| Krohn Racing/TRG
|
Riley MkXI
|
Pontiac
|
66
|
Jörg Bergmeister
|
All
|
| Max Papis
|
1–2, 4, 7, 10, 12–14
|
| Christian Fittipaldi
|
3, 5–6, 8–9, 11
|
| Oliver Gavin
|
1
|
| 67
|
Niclas Jönsson
|
All
|
| Tracy Krohn
|
1–10, 12–14
|
| Jimmy Morales
|
1
|
| Buddy Rice
|
1
|
| Boris Said
|
1
|
| Max Papis
|
11
|
| Robinson Racing
|
Riley MkXI
|
Lexus
|
74
|
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
|
1
|
| Paul Dallenbach
|
1
|
| George Robinson
|
1
|
| Johnny Unser
|
1
|
| Newman/Haas Racing / Silverstone Racing
|
Crawford DP03
|
Ford
|
79
|
Mike Brockman
|
1
|
| Sébastien Bourdais
|
1
|
| Cristiano da Matta
|
1
|
| Paul Newman
|
1
|
| Pacific Coast Motorsports
|
Riley MkXI
|
Pontiac
|
89
|
Ryan Dalziel
|
14
|
| Alex Figge
|
14
|
| Gainsco/Blackhawk Racing
|
Riley MkXI
|
Pontiac
|
99
|
Alex Gurney
|
4, 7–14
|
| Bob Stallings
|
4, 7–14
|
| CompUSA Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates
|
Riley MkXI
|
Lexus
|
01
|
Luis Díaz
|
All
|
| Scott Pruett
|
All
|
| Ryan Briscoe
|
1
|
| New Century Mtg / Chip Ganassi with Sabates
|
02
|
Stefan Johansson
|
All
|
| Cort Wagner
|
All
|
| Jamie McMurray
|
1
|
| Target Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates
|
03
|
Scott Dixon
|
1
|
| Darren Manning
|
1
|
| Casey Mears
|
1
|
| Spirit of Daytona Racing
|
Crawford DP03
|
Pontiac
|
07
|
Roberto Moreno
|
2, 5–7, 11
|
| Bob Ward
|
2, 5–7, 11
|
| Henri Zogaib
|
5–6
|
| 09
|
Doug Goad
|
All
|
| Stéphan Grégoire
|
1–8
|
| Marc-Antoine Camirand
|
5, 9–14
|
| Roberto Moreno
|
1
|
| Bob Ward
|
1
|
Results
Overall winners in bold.
† - The DP and GT classes ran separate, individual races for DP and GT.
Championship standings
Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below.[1]
| Position
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30+
|
| Points
|
35
|
32
|
30
|
28
|
26
|
25
|
24
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
20
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
16
|
15
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
Drivers' Championships
Standings: Daytona Prototypes (DP)
|
|
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
Second place
|
| Bronze |
Third place
|
| Green |
Points classification
|
| Blue |
Non-points classification
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Retired, not classified (Ret)
|
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
| White |
Did not start (DNS)
|
| Withdrew (WD)
|
| Race cancelled (C)
|
| Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
| Did not arrive (DNA)
|
| Excluded (EX)
| Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
|
Standings: Grand Touring (GT) - Top 10
References
External links