2000 Nürburgring II Race 1

2000 Nürburgring II Race 1
The Nürburgring GP Strecke made its DTM debut.
Race Information
Date	8 October 2000
No.	13
Event	Eifelrennen 2000
Location	Nürburgring Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Format	100 km / 40 min
Lap length	4.556 km (2.831 mi)
Distance	22 laps / 100.232 km (62.281 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Joachim Winkelhock
Team	Opel Team Holzer
Time	1:36.332
Fastest Lap
Driver	Uwe Alzen
Team	Opel Team Holzer I
Time	1:38.408 on lap 9
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Manuel Reuter	Bernd Schneider	Uwe Alzen
Winner Team	Opel Team Phoenix
Time	36:27.679
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The 2000 Nürburgring II Race 1, otherwise known as the Eifelrennen 2000 Heat 1, was the thirteenth race of the 2000 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Nürburgring GP-Strecke in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on 8 October 2000. The race would see Manuel Reuter secure victory after being allowed to pass teammate Joachim Winkelhock, denying Bernd Schneider his first chance to secure the title.

Background

The results of the fourth Oschersleben race had proved significant in terms of the Championship, for it had left Bernd Schneider on the verge of the Championship crown. Indeed, the German racer would win the title at the following 2000 Nürburgring II Race 1 if he outscored Klaus Ludwig and Manuel Reuter by just a single point, while those two would need to win three races just to get back on terms with Schneider. Those three were also the only title pretenders left with four races to go, with fourth placed Marcel Fässler 98 points behind.

D2 AMG-Mercedes had moved back to the top of the Championship after Schneider's sixth win, claiming their 214th point of the campaign. They had moved nine ahead of sister squad Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes, while Opel Team Phoenix had retained third on 178. Original Teile AMG-Mercedes and Opel Team Holzer I completed the top five, with all eleven teams leaving Oschersleben with points on the board.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2000 Nürburgring II Race 1 is displayed below:

2000 Nürburgring II Race 1 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
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 II	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2000	Audi 4.0l V8
21	James Thompson	Abt Sportsline II	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2000	Audi 4.0l V8
24	Pedro Lamy	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
42	Darren Turner	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
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Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2000 Nürburgring II Race 1 are outlined below:

2000 Nürburgring II Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	4	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	1:36.332	—	170.261 km/h	1
2nd	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	1:36.448	+0.116s	170.056 km/h	2
3rd	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	1:36.544	+0.212s	169.887 km/h	3
4th	3	Uwe Alzen	Opel Team Holzer I	1:36.666	+0.334s	169.673 km/h	4
5th	18	Marcel Tiemann	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	1:36.674	+0.342s	169.659 km/h	5
6th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	1:36.712	+0.380s	169.592 km/h	6
7th	12	Christian Menzel	Opel Team Irmscher	1:36.916	+0.584s	169.235 km/h	7
8th	8	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Phoenix	1:37.018	+0.686s	169.057 km/h	8
9th	9	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline I	1:37.029	+0.697s	169.038 km/h	9
10th	2	Thomas Jäger	D2 AMG-Mercedes	1:37.231	+0.899s	168.687 km/h	10
11th	11	Éric Hélary	Opel Team Holzer II	1:37.256	+0.924s	168.644 km/h	11
12th	24	Pedro Lamy	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	1:37.261	+0.929s	168.635 km/h	12
13th	19	Peter Dumbreck	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	1:37.268	+0.936s	168.623 km/h	13
14th	10	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline I	1:37.282	+0.950s	168.599 km/h	14
15th	16	Stefano Modena	Euroteam	1:37.297	+0.965s	168.573 km/h	15
16th	17	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer II	1:37.384	+1.052s	168.422 km/h	16
17th	5	Klaus Ludwig	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	1:37.571	+1.239s	168.099 km/h	17
18th	42	Darren Turner	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	1:37.941	+1.609s	167.464 km/h	18
19th	20	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline II	1:38.658	+2.326s	166.247 km/h	19
20th	21	James Thompson	Abt Sportsline II	1:38.901	+2.569s	165.839 km/h	20
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid

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

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2000 Nürburgring II Race 1 is displayed below:

2000 Nürburgring II Race 1 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	22	36:27.679		20
2nd	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	22	+0.728s		15
3rd	3	Uwe Alzen	Opel Team Holzer I	22	+1.018s	1:38.408	12
4th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	22	+3.378s		10
5th	4	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	22	+4.615s		8
6th	8	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Phoenix	22	+14.287s		6
7th	2	Thomas Jäger	D2 AMG-Mercedes	22	+14.741s		4
8th	24	Pedro Lamy	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	22	+14.918s		3
9th	9	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline I	22	+18.410s		2
10th	19	Peter Dumbreck	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	22	+20.698s		1
11th	17	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer II	22	+21.159s
12th	5	Klaus Ludwig	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	22	+22.158s
13th	42	Darren Turner	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	22	+22.984s
14th	11	Éric Hélary	Opel Team Holzer II	22	+36.508s
15th	21	James Thompson	Abt Sportsline I	22	+54.985s
16th	20	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline I	22	+55.903s
17th	12	Christian Menzel	Opel Team Irmscher	22	+1:04.009
18th	18	Marcel Tiemann	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	20	+2 Laps
19th	10	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline I	19	+3 Laps
Ret	16	Stefano Modena	Euroteam	3	Collision
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

• Third career victory for Manuel Reuter.
• Phoenix Racing registered their third win as an entrant.
  • Opel secured their fifth victory as a manufacturer.

Standings

Bernd Schneider had been denied the chance to claim the title at the first heat of the Eifelrennen, but would head into the second race of the day with a 54 point lead. That meant that he was all but certain to take the crown, needing just a sixth place finish in the final three races to secure the title. Manuel Reuter hence would have to have three perfect races in order to deny Schneider the crown, and was now the only driver who could defeat the 1995 Champion.

In the Teams' Championship it was D2 AMG-Mercedes who led the charge, having moved onto 233 points for the season. Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were their closest challengers in second on 215, while Opel Team Phoenix were a further eleven behind. Elsewhere, Opel Team Holzer I had moved up to fourth, while Original Teile AMG-Mercedes had made way for them and slipped to fifth.

2000 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bernd Schneider 196 ◄0 2nd Manuel Reuter 142 ▲1 3rd Klaus Ludwig 122 ▼1 4th Marcel Fässler 93 ◄0 5th Joachim Winkelhock 78 ◄0 6th Peter Dumbreck 69 ◄0 7th Michael Bartels 62 ◄0 8th Uwe Alzen 54 ▲3 9th Timo Scheider 45 ▼1 10th Marcel Tiemann 45 ▼1 11th Éric Hélary 43 ▼1 12th Thomas Jäger 37 ◄0 13th Pedro Lamy 35 ◄0 14th Darren Turner 12 ◄0 15th Laurent Aïello 10 ◄0 16th Christian Menzel 4 ◄0 17th Stefano Modena 3 ◄0 18th James Thompson 2 ◄0 19th Christian Abt 1 ◄0 20th Kris Nissen 0 ◄0 21st Roland Asch 0 ◄0

2000 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st D2 AMG-Mercedes 233 ◄0 2nd Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 215 ◄0 3rd Opel Team Phoenix 204 ◄0 4th Opel Team Holzer I 132 ▲1 5th Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 114 ▼1 6th Opel Team Holzer II 88 ◄0 7th 24h Service AMG-Mercedes 47 ◄0 8th Abt Sportsline I 11 ◄0 9th Opel Team Irmscher 4 ◄0 10th Euroteam 3 ◄0 11th Abt Sportsline II 2 ◄0

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