2000 Oschersleben II Race 2

2000 Oschersleben II Race 2
The Oschersleben A Circuit in 2000
Race Information
Date	24 September 2000
No.	12
Event	ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 2000
Location	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Format	100 km / 40 min
Lap length	3.668 km (2.279 mi)
Distance	28 laps / 102.704 km (63.817 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	{{{{{natp}}}}} Unknown
Team	{{{{{natpt}}}}} Unknown
Time	Unknown
Fastest Lap
Driver	Bernd Schneider
Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:26.365 on lap 28
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Bernd Schneider	Manuel Reuter	Klaus Ludwig
Winner Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	40:59.364
Race Guide
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The ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 2000 Heat 2, otherwise known as the 2000 Oschersleben II Race 2, was the twelfth round of the 2000 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany on 24 September 2000. The race would see Bernd Schneider secure his sixth victory of the campaign, after defeating Uwe Alzen in a duel for the lead throughout the first half of the race.

Background

Bernd Schneider had once again managed to increase his Championship lead after the third race around Oschersleben, having opened out a 51 point advantage. Klaus Ludwig had retained his spot in second, although Manuel Reuter had closed the gap to three points between himself and the veteran racer. Marcel Fässler had retained fourth but had lost ground to those ahead, while Laurent Aïello, James Thompson and Christian Abt had all added their names to the scoresheet.

In the Teams' Championship it was whom still led the charge, although sister squad had moved to within two points of the leaders. Opel Team Phoenix had retained third and gained ground on the leaders, having moved onto 155 points, while Original Teile AMG-Mercedes had held fourth. Opel Team Holzer I had inched closer to the leaders in fifth, while both Abt Sportsline teams were on the board for the first time, meaning all eleven entrants had scored in 2000.

Entry List

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

2000 Oschersleben II 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 Oschersleben II Race 2 was based on the results from the earlier race:

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

• * Modena, Turner and Lamy were all unable to start due to damage sustained during the 2000 Oschersleben II Race 1.

Race

Results

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

2000 Oschersleben II Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	28	40:59.364	1:26.365	20
2nd	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	28	+3.662s		15
3rd	5	Klaus Ludwig	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	28	+7.927s		12
4th	3	Uwe Alzen	Opel Team Holzer I	28	+9.753s		10
5th	8	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Phoenix	28	+12.235s		8
6th	19	Peter Dumbreck	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	28	+12.643s		6
7th	18	Marcel Tiemann	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	28	+16.019s		4
8th	2	Thomas Jäger	D2 AMG-Mercedes	28	+17.091s		3
9th	17	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer II	28	+24.215s		2
10th	11	Éric Hélary	Opel Team Holzer II	28	+25.644s		1
11th	9	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline I	28	+46.696s
12th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	26	+2 Laps
Ret	21	James Thompson	Abt Sportsline II	16	Accident
Ret	4	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	16	Damage
Ret	10	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline I	4	Spin
Ret	20	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline II	3	Collision
Ret	12	Christian Menzel	Opel Team Irmscher	2	Damage
DNS	16	Stefano Modena	Euroteam
DNS	42	Darren Turner	24h Service AMG-Mercedes
DNS	24	Pedro Lamy	24h Service AMG-Mercedes
Source:

• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

• Sixth victory for Bernd Schneider.
• HWA Team registered their eighth victory as an entrant.
  • Eighth win for Mercedes as a manufacturer.
• Klaus Ludwig secured his sixth and final podium finish.
  • This was also Ludwig's final points finish.

Standings

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.

2000 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bernd Schneider 181 ◄0 2nd Klaus Ludwig 122 ◄0 3rd Manuel Reuter 122 ◄0 4th Marcel Fässler 83 ◄0 5th Joachim Winkelhock 70 ◄0 6th Peter Dumbreck 68 ◄0 7th Michael Bartels 56 ◄0 8th Timo Scheider 45 ◄0 9th Marcel Tiemann 45 ▲1 10th Éric Hélary 43 ▼1 11th Uwe Alzen 42 ◄0 12th Thomas Jäger 33 ▲1 13th Pedro Lamy 32 ▼1 14th Darren Turner 12 ◄0 15th Laurent Aïello 8 ◄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 214 ▲1 2nd Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 205 ▼1 3rd Opel Team Phoenix 178 ◄0 4th Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 113 ◄0 5th Opel Team Holzer I 112 ◄0 6th Opel Team Holzer II 88 ◄0 7th 24h Service AMG-Mercedes 44 ◄0 8th Abt Sportsline I 9 ◄0 9th Opel Team Irmscher 4 ◄0 10th Euroteam 3 ◄0 11th Abt Sportsline II 2 ◄0

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