2000 Norisring Race 2

2000 Norisring Race 2
The Norisring hosted its first DTM race in 2000.
Race Information
Date	9 July 2000
No.	6
Event	ADAC Norisring Trophäe 2000
Location	Norisring Nuremburg, Bavaria, Germany
Format	100 km / 40 min
Lap length	2.300 km (1.429 mi)
Distance	44 laps / 101.200 km (62.883 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	{{{{{natp}}}}} Unknown
Team	{{{{{natpt}}}}} Unknown
Time	Unknown
Fastest Lap
Driver	Éric Hélary
Team	Opel Team Holzer II
Time	51.538 on lap 13
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Bernd Schneider	Manuel Reuter	Klaus Ludwig
Winner Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	40:36.772
Race Guide
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The 2000 Norisring Race 2, otherwise known as the ADAC Norisring Trophäe 2000 Heat 2, was the sixth race of the 2000 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, held at the Norisring in Nuremburg, Bavaria, Germany, on 9 July 2000. The race would see Bernd Schneider secure his third win of the campaign to re-secure the Championship lead, after overtaking Joachim Winkelhock and Timo Scheider mid-race.

Background

Manuel Reuter became the first driver other than Bernd Schneider to head the Championship, moving two ahead of his compatriot to secure the lead. Those two were five ahead of Joachim Winkelhock, fresh from his maiden victory, before a thirteen point gap back to Marcel Fässler in fourth. Timo Scheider then completed the top five, Klaus Ludwig had moved into the top ten, with no new names on the scoresheet.

In the Teams' Championship Opel Team Phoenix had moved to the top of the pack with 87 points, meaning they had overhauled D2 AMG-Mercedes for the first time. However, the Mercedes backed squad were only a point behind the Opel leaders, while Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were only ten further behind in third. Opel Team Holzer I, meanwhile, moved ahead of their sister squad Opel Team Holzer II, while both Abt Sportsline teams remained pointless.

Entry List

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

2000 Norisring 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
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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Grid

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

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

• * Abt and Aïello were unable to start the race due to engine issues.

Race

Results

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

2000 Norisring Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	44	40:36.772		20
2nd	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	44	+14.865s		15
3rd	5	Klaus Ludwig	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	44	+15.777s		12
4th	4	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	44	+21.990s		10
5th	8	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Phoenix	44	+30.402s		8
6th	3	Uwe Alzen	Opel Team Holzer I	44	+30.949s		6
7th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	44	+38.285s		4
8th	24	Pedro Lamy	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	44	+48.001s		3
9th	19	Peter Dumbreck	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	44	+49.107s		2
10th	16	Stefano Modena	Euroteam	43	+1 Lap		1
11th	17	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer II	43	+1 Lap
12th	42	Darren Turner	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	43	+1 Lap
13th	2	Thomas Jäger	D2 AMG-Mercedes	42	+1 Lap
14th	20	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline II	42	+2 Laps
15th	11	Éric Hélary	Opel Team Holzer II	41	+3 Laps	51.538
Ret	12	Christian Menzel	Opel Team Irmscher	31	Retired
Ret	18	Marcel Tiemann	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	28	Damage
DNS	9	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline I
DNS	10	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline I
Source:

• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

• Third career victory for Bernd Schneider.
• HWA Team secured their third victory as an entrant.
  • Mercedes secured their third victory as a manufacturer.
• Éric Hélary recorded his first fastest lap.

Standings

Bernd Schneider would leave the Norisring with the lead in the Championship, having climbed back ahead of Manuel Reuter to head the hunt. Those two were separated by three points at the end of the weekend, while Joachim Winkelhock had risen to third with 67 points. Next up were Marcel Fässler and Klaus Ludwig to complete the top five, with no new names on the score sheet after the sixth race of the season.

In the Teams' Championship it was Opel Team Phoenix who had ascended to the top of the pack after the trip to Nuremburg, having moved onto 110 points. Former leaders D2 AMG-Mercedes had slipped four behind the Opel backed squad, while Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes had retained third on 82. The two Opel Team Holzer squads were next up, with no further additions to the scoresheet after the battles around the Norisring.

2000 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bernd Schneider 82 ▲1 2nd Manuel Reuter 79 ▼1 3rd Joachim Winkelhock 67 ◄0 4th Marcel Fässler 48 ◄0 5th Klaus Ludwig 34 ▲4 6th Timo Scheider 32 ▼1 7th Michael Bartels 31 ▲1 8th Peter Dumbreck 26 ▼1 9th Thomas Jäger 24 ▼3 10th Marcel Tiemann 19 ◄0 11th Éric Hélary 15 ◄0 12th Pedro Lamy 12 ◄0 13th Uwe Alzen 11 ◄0 14th Darren Turner 3 ◄0 15th Stefano Modena 3 ◄0

2000 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Opel Team Phoenix 110 ◄0 2nd D2 AMG-Mercedes 106 ◄0 3rd Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 82 ◄0 4th Opel Team Holzer I 78 ◄0 5th Opel Team Holzer II 47 ◄0 6th Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 45 ◄0 7th 24h Service AMG-Mercedes 15 ◄0 8th Euroteam 3 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

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