2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 2

2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 2
The National version of the Hockenheimring in 2000.
Race Information
Date	28 May 2000
No.	2
Event	Rennsport-Festival 2000
Location	Hockenheimring National Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format	40 min
Lap length	2.638 km (1.639 mi)
Distance	31 laps / 81.778 km (50.814 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	{{{{{natp}}}}} Unknown
Team	{{{{{natpt}}}}} Unknown
Time	Unknown
Fastest Lap
Driver	Bernd Schneider
Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:02.680 on lap 3
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Bernd Schneider	Marcel Fässler	Michael Bartels
Winner Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	40:17.919
Race Guide
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2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 1		2000 Oschersleben I Race 1

The 2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 2, otherwise known as the Rennsport-Festival 2000 Race 2, was the second round of the 2000 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 28 May 2000. The race would see Bernd Schneider secure his second victory of the day from pole position, fending off a challenge from Klaus Ludwig and Marcel Tiemann.

Background

Bernd Schneider emerged with the Championship lead after the opening round, scoring 20 points after his opening day dominance. Marcel Fässler was second, five behind, while Manuel Reuter, Timo Scheider and Peter Dumbreck completed the early top five. The other scorers were Marcel Tiemann, Thomas Jäger, Michael Bartels, Klaus Ludwig and Joachim Winkelhock had also secured points on the opening day.

In the Teams' Championship it was D2 AMG-Mercedes whom led the charge after the opening bout, having claimed 24 points across the opening day. Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were next up in second on 17, two ahead of Opel Team Phoenix in third. Original Teile AMG-Mercedes and the two Opel Team Holzer squads completed the scorers.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 is displayed below:

2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
2	Thomas Jäger	D2 AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
3	Uwe Alzen	Opel Team Holzer I	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	Opel 4.0l V8
4	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	Opel 4.0l V8
5	Klaus Ludwig	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	Opel 4.0l V8
8	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Phoenix	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	Opel 4.0l V8
9	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline I	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2000	Audi 4.0l V8
10	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline I	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2000	Audi 4.0l V8
11	Éric Hélary	Opel Team Holzer II	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	Opel 4.0l V8
12	Christian Menzel	Opel Team Irmscher	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	Opel 4.0l V8
14	Pedro Lamy	Team Rosberg GmbH	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
15	Darren Turner	Team Rosberg GmbH	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
16	Stefano Modena	Euroteam	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	Opel 4.0l V8
17	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer II	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	Opel 4.0l V8
18	Marcel Tiemann	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
19	Peter Dumbreck	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
20	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline I	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2000	Audi 4.0l V8
Source:

Grid

The grid for the 2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 was based on the results from the earlier race:

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
		______________
Row 1	______________	1
	2	Bernd Schneider
	Marcel Fässler	______________
Row 2	______________	3
	4	Manuel Reuter
	Timo Scheider	______________
Row 3	______________	5
	6	Peter Dumbreck
	Marcel Tiemann	______________
Row 4	______________	7
	8	Thomas Jäger
	Michael Bartels	______________
Row 5	______________	9
	10	Klaus Ludwig
	Joachim Winkelhock	______________
Row 6	______________	11
	12	Pedro Lamy
	Darren Turner	______________
Row 7	______________	13
	14	Stefano Modena
	Christian Menzel	______________
Row 8	______________	15
	16	Laurent Aïello*
	Kris Nissen	______________
Row 9	______________	17
	18	Uwe Alzen†
	Christian Abt	______________
Row 10	______________	19
	20	Éric Hélary
		______________

• * Aïello was unable to start due to an engine issue.
• ^† Alzen was unable to start the race due to damage from the 2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 1.

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 is displayed below:

2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap*	Pts.
1st	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	31	40:17.919	1:02.680	20
2nd	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	31	+13.571s		15
3rd	8	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Phoenix	31	+20.871s		12
4th	17	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer II	31	+22.368s		10
5th	19	Peter Dumbreck	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	31	+24.172s		8
6th	4	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	31	+28.401s		6
7th	11	Éric Hélary	Opel Team Holzer II	31	+29.473s		4
8th	15	Darren Turner	Mercedes Team Rosberg	31	+34.341s		3
9th	5	Klaus Ludwig	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	31	+34.950s		2
10th	16	Stefano Modena	Euroteam	31	+36.738s		1
11th	12	Christian Menzel	Opel Team Irmscher	31	+48.981s
12th	18	Marcel Tiemann	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	31	+59.330s
13th	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	31	+1:01.970
14th	2	Thomas Jäger	D2 AMG-Mercedes	30	+1 Lap
Ret	14	Pedro Lamy	Mercedes Team Rosberg	18	Retired
Ret	10	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline I	5	Retired
Ret	20	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline II	4	Retired
DNS	9	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline I
DNS	3	Uwe Alzen	Opel Team Holzer I
Source:

• ³ Indicates a driver was awarded points for qualifying in the top three.
• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
• * Fastest lap times were not noted other than for the fastest driver.

Milestones

• Second career victory for Bernd Schneider.
• Maiden podium finish for Michael Bartels.
• Éric Hélary, Darren Turner and Stefano Modena claimed their maiden points finish.

Standings

Bernd Schneider left Hockenheim with a perfect tally of 40 points after his two victories, putting him ten ahead of Marcel Fässler. The Swiss racer himself had a ten point margin over Timo Scheider in third, while Peter Dumbreck had risen to fourth on sixteen points. Michael Bartels and Manuel Reuter were next up with fifteen and twelve points respectively, with thirteen drivers on the scoresheet.

D2 AMG-Mercedes led the charge in the Teams' Championship after the opening day, leaving Hockenheim on 40 points. Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were next up on 34 points, while Opel's challenge was led by Opel Team Phoenix. Next up was Opel Team Holzer II in fourth ahead of Original Teile AMG-Mercedes, with eight teams out of eleven having scored.

2000 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bernd Schneider 40 ◄0 2nd Marcel Fässler 30 ◄0 3rd Timo Scheider 20 ▲1 4th Peter Dumbreck 16 ▲1 5th Michael Bartels 15 ▲3 6th Manuel Reuter 12 ▼3 7th Joachim Winkelhock 7 ▲3 8th Marcel Tiemann 6 ▼2 9th Thomas Jäger 4 ▼2 10th Éric Hélary 4 ▲9 11th Klaus Ludwig 4 ▼2 12th Darren Turner 3 ◄0 13th Stefano Modena 1 ◄0

2000 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st D2 AMG-Mercedes 44 ◄0 2nd Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 34 ◄0 3rd Opel Team Phoenix 27 ◄0 4th Opel Team Holzer II 24 ▲1 5th Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 22 ▼1 6th Opel Team Holzer I 7 ◄0 7th Mercedes Team Rosberg 3 ◄0 8th Euroteam 1 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

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