2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Explained

The 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the fourteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also first season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the original series' demise in 1996. Nine events were held with two 40-minute races at each racing weekend.

Pre-season

This was the resurrected DTM's first season since the cancellation of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft at the end of 1996. Mercedes returned to the series after their unfortunate CLR Le Mans project along with H.W.A GmbH and AMG. They were joined by Opel, who brought along the Holzer, Phoenix, Irmscher and Euroteam from the German Super Touring Championship (STW) where they had raced in 1999. The resumption of DTM also meant the end of STW. Audi did not enter, but was still represented through the semi-independent Abt Sportsline team. Two additional teams also ran Mercedes; they were Persson Motorsport and Team Rosberg.

Teams and drivers

The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

CarTeamDriversRounds
Mercedes-BenzAMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000HWA 11 Bernd SchneiderAll
2 Thomas JägerAll
HWA 25 Klaus LudwigAll
6 Marcel FässlerAll
Team Rosberg14 Pedro Lamy1–2
243–10
15 Darren Turner1–2
423–10
Persson Motorsport18 Marcel TiemannAll
19 Peter DumbreckAll
OpelOpel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000Opel Team Holzer 13 Uwe AlzenAll
4 Joachim WinkelhockAll
Opel Team Phoenix7 Manuel ReuterAll
8 Michael BartelsAll
Opel Team Holzer 211 Éric HélaryAll
17 Timo ScheiderAll
Opel Team Irmscher12 Christian MenzelAll
Euroteam16 Stefano ModenaAll
AudiAbt-Audi TT-R 2000Abt Sportsline 19 Laurent Aïello1, 3–10
10 Christian Abt1, 3–10
23 Roland Asch2
Abt Sportsline 220 Kris NissenAll
21 James Thompson2, 5–10
  1.  – Audi did not enter as a manufacturer but Abt Sportsline entered as a semi-independent team.

Race calendar and winners

All races were held in Germany. Each weekend feature two 100 km races, with equal points scales.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning manufacturer
1Hockenheimring28 May Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider Bernd SchneiderHWA 1Mercedes-Benz
Bernd Schneider Bernd SchneiderHWA 1Mercedes-Benz
2Motorsport Arena Oschersleben18 June Manuel Reuter Bernd Schneider Manuel ReuterOpel Team PhoenixOpel
Manuel Reuter Manuel ReuterOpel Team PhoenixOpel
3Norisring9 July Joachim Winkelhock Christian Menzel Joachim WinkelhockOpel Team Holzer 1Opel
Éric Hélary Bernd SchneiderHWA 1Mercedes-Benz
4Sachsenring6 August Klaus Ludwig Marcel Fässler Klaus LudwigHWA 2Mercedes-Benz
Bernd Schneider Klaus LudwigHWA 2Mercedes-Benz
5Nürburgring20 August Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider Bernd SchneiderHWA 1Mercedes-Benz
Bernd Schneider Bernd SchneiderHWA 1Mercedes-Benz
6Lausitzring3 September Bernd SchneiderEvent cancelled due to monsoon conditions[1]
7Motorsport Arena Oschersleben24 September Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider Uwe AlzenOpel Team Holzer 1Opel
Bernd Schneider Bernd SchneiderHWA 1Mercedes-Benz
8Nürburgring8 October Joachim Winkelhock Uwe Alzen Manuel ReuterOpel Team PhoenixOpel
Joachim Winkelhock Manuel ReuterOpel Team PhoenixOpel
9Hockenheimring29 October Manuel Reuter Manuel Reuter Uwe AlzenOpel Team Holzer 1Opel
Bernd Schneider Uwe AlzenOpel Team Holzer 1Opel

Drivers' championship

PosDriverHOC1OSC1NORSACNÜR1LAUOSC2NÜR2HOC2Pts
1 Bernd Schneider11312413311CC21242NC221
2 Manuel Reuter313113213†1155CC321116Ret162
3 Klaus Ludwig99811231122CC6312RetRet11122
4 Marcel Fässler229313710433CCNC12425Ret116
51062214Ret10919CCNCRet5532113
6 Uwe AlzenRetDNSRet986RetRet1013CC143611100
7 Michael Bartels8318Ret55661410CC75684387
8 Peter Dumbreck5511514922612CCNC61097Ret75
9 Éric HélaryRet74101515416†87CC41014Ret6753
10 Marcel Tiemann6121066Ret55136CCNC7181215553
11 Thomas Jäger71464713NC9717CCDNS87312852
12 Timo Scheider44571211771611CC89111611Ret45
13 Pedro Lamy11Ret7898NC1244CCDNSDNS81381039
14 Darren Turner12813Ret111288158CCDNSDNS131110619
15 Stefano Modena131012Ret101014Ret1915CCRetDNSRetDNS9415
16 Laurent Aïello15DNSRetDNS12141114CC51197RetDNS14
17 Christian Menzel141114Ret16Ret913179CCRetRet1710RetDNS5
18 James Thompson17DNS1216CC9Ret15Ret1394
19 Christian AbtRetRetRetDNSRetDNS1818CC10Ret1914RetRet1
20 Kris Nissen16Ret1613†Ret141115RetRetCC11Ret161514Ret0
21 Roland Asch15Ret0
PosDriverHOC1OSC1NORSACNÜR1LAUOSC2NÜR2HOC2Pts
Sources:[2] [3]
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

PosTeamCar
No.		HOC1OSC1NORSACNÜR1LAUOSC2NÜR2HOC2Points
1D2 AMG-Mercedes111312413311CC21242NC273
271464713NC9717CCDNS873128
2Opel-Team Phoenix7313113213†1155CC321116Ret249
88318Ret55661410CC756843
3Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes599811231122CC6312RetRet11238
6229313710433CCNC12425Ret
4Opel-Team Holzer 13RetDNSRet986RetRet1013CC143611213
41062214Ret10919CCNCRet5532
5Original Teile AMG-Mercedes186121066Ret55136CCNC71812155128
195511514922612CCNC61097Ret
6Opel-Team Holzer 211Ret74101515416†87CC41014Ret6798
1744571211771611CC89111611Ret
724h Service AMG-Mercedes1411Ret7898NC1244CCDNSDNS81381058
1512813Ret111288158CCDNSDNS1311106
8Opel Euroteam16131012Ret101014Ret1915CCRetDNSRetDNS9415
9Team Abt Sportsline 1915DNSRetDNS12141114CC51197RetDNS15
10RetRetRetDNSRetDNS1818CC10Ret1914RetRet
2315Ret
10Opel-Team Irmscher12141114Ret16Ret913179CCRetRet1710RetDNS5
11Team Abt Sportsline 22016Ret1613†Ret141115RetRetCC11Ret161514Ret4
2117DNS1216CC9Ret15Ret139
PosDriverCar
No.		HOC1OSC1NORSACNÜR1LAUOSC2NÜR2HOC2Pts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rain stops play permanently at Lausitzring…. 3 September 2000. Autosport. live. 6 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181202180729/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/11221. 2 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2000. Motorsport Stats. 3 October 2023.
  3. Web site: 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings. TouringCars.net. 3 October 2023.

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