2000 Nürburgring I Race 2

2000 Nürburgring I Race 2
The Nürburgring GP Strecke made its DTM debut.
Race Information
Date	20 August 2000
No.	10
Event	Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 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	{{{{{natp}}}}} Unknown
Team	{{{{{natpt}}}}} Unknown
Time	Unknown
Fastest Lap
Driver	Bernd Schneider
Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	41:46.350 on lap 4
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Bernd Schneider	Klaus Ludwig	Marcel Fässler
Winner Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	41:46.350
Race Guide
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2000 Nürburgring I Race 1		2000 Oschersleben II Race 1

The 2000 Nürburgring I Race 2, otherwise known as the Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 2000 Heat 2, was the tenth race of the 2000 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on 20 August 2000. The race would see Bernd Schneider secure his fifth DTM victory of the campaign to enhance his Championship lead, as rain once again swept across the Eifel Mountains.

Background

Bernd Schneider had enhanced his Championship lead as the season reached its halfway point, moving 37 points clear at the head of the hunt. Klaus Ludwig had moved into second with 89 points, while Manuel Reuter had slipped to third, two behind the veteran. Marcel Fässler was next up in fourth ahead of Joachim Winkelhock, with no new names added to the scoresheet.

In the Teams' Championship it was still Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes whom led the charge, and had enhanced their lead to five points. D2 AMG-Mercedes were their closest challengers on 156, while Opel Team Phoenix had retained third with 130. Original Teile AMG-Mercedes and Opel Team Holzer I then completed the top five, while the two Abt Sportsline teams remained pointless.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2000 Nürburgring I Race 2 is displayed below:

2000 Nürburgring I 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
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
Source:

Grid

The grid for the 2000 Nürburgring I Race 2 was based on the results from the earlier race:

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

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2000 Nürburgring I Race 2 is displayed below:

2000 Nürburgring I Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	22	41:46.350	1:53.090	20
2nd	5	Klaus Ludwig	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	22	+11.614s		15
3rd	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	22	+14.400s		12
4th	24	Pedro Lamy	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	22	+15.303s		10
5th	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	22	+26.721s		8
6th	18	Marcel Tiemann	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	22	+34.432s		6
7th	11	Éric Hélary	Opel Team Holzer I	22	+53.283s		4
8th	42	Darren Turner	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	22	+57.772s		3
9th	12	Christian Menzel	Opel Team Irmscher	22	+1:02.923		2
10th	8	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Phoenix	22	+1:10.137		1
11th	17	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer I	22	+1:14.533
12th	19	Peter Dumbreck	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	22	+1:21.722
13th	3	Uwe Alzen	Opel Team Holzer I	22	+1:22.017
14th	9	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline I	22	+1:25.116
15th	16	Stefano Modena	Opel Team Irmscher	22	+1:25.584
16th	21	James Thompson	Abt Sportsline II	22	+1:35.481
17th	2	Thomas Jäger	D2 AMG-Mercedes	22	+1:47.643
18th	10	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline I	21	+1 Lap
19th	4	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	19	+3 Laps
Ret	20	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline II	8	Retired
Source:

• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

• Fifth career victory for Bernd Schneider.
• HWA Team registered their seventh win as an entrant.
  • Mercedes claimed their seventh win as a manufacturer.
• Fifth podium finish for Marcel Fässler.

Standings

Bernd Schneider would head into the second phase of the season with a very healthy lead in the Championship, 42 points clear of his nearest challenger. Seasoned campaigner Klaus Ludwig was his closest competitor in second, with a nine point gap between Ludwig and third placed Manuel Reuter. Marcel Fässler was next up ahead of Joachim Winkelhock, while Éric Hélary had moved back into the top ten.

Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes led the charge in the Teams' Championship, leaving the Nürburgring with 187 points to their credit. Sister squad D2 AMG-Mercedes were next up in second, nine off the lead, while Opel Team Phoenix were in third on 139. Original Teile AMG-Mercedes were 36 further behind in fourth, while Opel Team Holzer I completed the top five.

2000 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bernd Schneider 146 ◄0 2nd Klaus Ludwig 104 ◄0 3rd Manuel Reuter 95 ◄0 4th Marcel Fässler 83 ◄0 5th Joachim Winkelhock 70 ◄0 6th Peter Dumbreck 62 ◄0 7th Michael Bartels 44 ◄0 8th Marcel Tiemann 41 ▲1 9th Timo Scheider 40 ▼1 10th Éric Hélary 32 ▲1 11th Pedro Lamy 32 ▲1 12th Thomas Jäger 30 ▼2 13th Uwe Alzen 12 ◄0 14th Darren Turner 12 ◄0 15th Christian Menzel 4 ▲1 16th Stefano Modena 3 ▼1

2000 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 187 ◄0 2nd D2 AMG-Mercedes 176 ◄0 3rd Opel Team Phoenix 139 ◄0 4th Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 103 ◄0 5th Opel Team Holzer I 82 ◄0 6th Opel Team Holzer II 72 ◄0 7th 24h Service AMG-Mercedes 44 ◄0 8th Opel Team Irmscher 4 ▲1 9th Euroteam 3 ▼1

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

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