2005 Nürburgring DTM round explained

Country:	GER
Year:	2005
Circuit:	Nürburgring
Round No:	7
Season No:	11
Previous Round:	2005 Norisring DTM round
Next Round:	2005 Zandvoort DTM round
Location:	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course Mi:	2.255
Course Km:	3.629
Date R1:	7 August
Laps R1:	43
Pole Driver Country:	GBR
Pole Driver:	Gary Paffett
Pole Team:	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Pole Time:	1:23.161
First Driver Country R1:	SWE
First Driver R1:	Mattias Ekström
First Team R1:	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Second Driver Country R1:	DEN
Second Driver R1:	Tom Kristensen
Second Team R1:	Audi Sport Team Abt
Third Driver Country R1:	GBR
Third Driver R1:	Gary Paffett
Third Team R1:	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Fast Driver Country R1:	GBR
Fast Driver R1:	Gary Paffett
Fast Team R1:	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Fast Time R1:	1:24.442
Fast Lap R1:	15

The 2005 Nürburgring DTM round was a motor racing event for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters held between 5–7 August 2005. The event, part of the 19th season of the DTM, was held at the Nürburgring in Germany.^[1]

Results

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Car
1	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:23.171	1:23.161	1
2	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:23.545	1:23.415	2
3	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:22.793	1:23.516	3
4	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:23.443	1:23.598	4
5	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:23.431	1:23.611	5
6	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:22.900	1:23.653	6
7	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:23.398	1:23.676	7
8	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:23.299	1:23.789	8
9	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:23.035	1:23.813	9
10	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:23.476	1:23.850	10
11	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:23.601		11
12	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:23.603		12
13	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:23.626		13
14	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:23.701		14
15	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:23.773		15
16	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:23.862		16
17	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:24.106		17
18	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:24.138		18
19	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:24.190		19
20	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:24.208		20
Source:^[2] ^[3]

Race

		Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	43	1:05:09.223	3	10
2	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	43	+1.088	6	8
3	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	43	+4.585	1	6
4	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	43	+5.245	2	5
5	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	43	+10.527	4	4
6	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	43	+17.706	8	3
7	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	43	+20.934	13	2
8	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	43	+24.652	11	1
9	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	43	+27.758	5
10	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	43	+28.673	9
11	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	43	+32.883	7
12	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	43	+33.790	10
13	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	43	+34.148	12
14	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	43	+56.317	14
15	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	43	+57.098	15
16	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	43	+57.808	20
17	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	43	+1:22.357	18
18	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	43	+1:22.787	19
19	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	42	+1 lap	17
20	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	41	+2 laps	16
Fastest lap: Gary Paffett - 1:24.442 (lap 15)
Source:^[4]

Championship standings after the race

		Drivers' championship				Teams' championship				Manufacturers' championship
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Team	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		1	Mattias Ekström	51			DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	69			Audi	132
2		1	Gary Paffett	50			Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	58			Mercedes-Benz	123
3			Tom Kristensen	36			Audi Sport Team Abt	49			Opel	18
4			Mika Häkkinen	22			Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	37
5			Jean Alesi	19			Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	21

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for three sets of standings.

External links

• Official website

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Notes and References

1. News: Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2005. Motorsport Stats. 17 October 2022.
2. News: 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Nürburgring Qualifying. Motorsport Stats. 17 October 2022.
3. News: 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Nürburgring Super Pole. Motorsport Stats. 17 October 2022.
4. News: 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Nürburgring – Race. Motorsport Stats. 18 October 2022.