2000 Oschersleben I Race 2

2000 Oschersleben I Race 2
The Oschersleben A Circuit in 2000
Race Information
Date	18 June 2000
No.	4
Event	ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 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	Manuel Reuter
Team	Opel Team Phoenix
Time	1:27.287 on lap 6
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Manuel Reuter	Joachim Winkelhock	Marcel Fässler
Winner Team	Opel Team Phoenix
Time	41:02.835
Race Guide
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2000 Oschersleben I Race 1		2000 Norisring Race 1

The 2000 Oschersleben I Race 2, otherwise known as the ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 2000 Race 2, was the fourth race of the 2000 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on 18 June 2000. The race would see Manuel Reuter collect his second straight victory from pole position, also collecting fastest lap as he moved level with Bernd Schneider at the head of the hunt.

Background

Bernd Schneider would retain the lead in the Championship after the third round of the campaign, and had established a fair twenty point lead at the head of the hunt. Manuel Reuter, the only other winner of the campaign, would head into the second race of the weekend on 32 points in second, while Marcel Fässler had dropped to third, level with Reuter in terms of points. Timo Scheider was next up ahead of Joachim Winkelhock, while Pedro Lamy had become the season's fourteenth scorer.

In the Teams' Championship it was D2 AMG Mercedes who continued to head the field, entering the second Oschersleben race with 62 points. Opel Team Phoenix were next up in second after their maiden victory, fifteen behind, while their sister squad Opel Team Holzer II were a further five back. Warsteiner AMG Mercedes were next up ahead of Original Teile AMG-Mercedes, with eight teams having scored in the opening three rounds.

Entry List

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

2000 Oschersleben 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
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	Mercedes Team Rosberg	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	AMG 4.0l V8
15	Darren Turner	Mercedes Team Rosberg	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 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
23	Roland Asch	Abt Sportsline I	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2000	Audi 4.0l V8
Source:

Grid

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

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

• * Thompson was unable to start the race due to an issue ahead of the race.

Race

Results

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

2000 Oschersleben I Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	28	41:02.825	1:27.287	20
2nd	4	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	28	+7.825s		15
3rd	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	28	+9.960s		12
4th	2	Thomas Jäger	D2 AMG-Mercedes	28	+21.345s		10
5th	19	Peter Dumbreck	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	28	+30.238s		8
6th	18	Marcel Tiemann	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	28	+20.855s		6
7th	17	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer II	28	+31.439s		4
8th	14	Pedro Lamy	Mercedes Team Rosberg	28	+41.659s		3
9th	3	Uwe Alzen	Opel Team Holzer I	28	+41.933s		2
10th	11	Éric Hélary	Opel Team Holzer II	28	+55.028s		1
11th	5	Klaus Ludwig	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	28	+1:08.919
12th	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	25	+3 Laps
13th	20	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline II	24	+4 Laps
Ret	23	Roland Asch	Abt Sportsline I	18	Retired
Ret	16	Stefano Modena	Euroteam	8	Damage
Ret	8	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Phoenix	1	Damage
Ret	15	Darren Turner	Mercedes Team Rosberg	0	Collision
Ret	12	Christian Menzel	Opel Team Irmscher	0	Collision
DNS	21	James Thompson	Abt Sportsline II
Source:

• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

• Second victory for Manuel Reuter.
• Second win for Phoenix Racing as an entrant.
  • Opel secured their second win as a manufacturer.
• Maiden points finish for Uwe Alzen.

Standings

It was a dead heat atop the Championship as the second race weekend of the DTM came to a close, with Bernd Schneider and Manuel Reuter level on 52 points, with two wins apiece. Indeed, Schneider was only considered to be ahead on countback due to having a twelfth place finish as opposed to a thirteenth place finish for Reuter, while Marcel Fässler was third on 44. Joachim Winkelhock and Timo Scheider completed the top five, while Uwe Alzen had added his name to the scorers' list.

In the Teams' Championship it was still D2 AMG-Mercedes who held the initiative after four races, although their advantage had been reduced to five points. Opel Team Phoenix were their closest challengers in second, while Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes had moved back up to third on 51 points, 21 behind their sister squad. The two Opel Team Holzer squads were next up to complete the top five, with no further names added to the scoresheet.

2000 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bernd Schneider 52 ◄0 2nd Manuel Reuter 52 ◄0 3rd Marcel Fässler 44 ◄0 4th Joachim Winkelhock 37 ▲1 5th Timo Scheider 32 ▼1 6th Peter Dumbreck 24 ◄0 7th Thomas Jäger 20 ▲2 8th Michael Bartels 15 ▼1 9th Éric Hélary 15 ▼1 10th Marcel Tiemann 13 ◄0 11th Pedro Lamy 7 ▲1 12th Klaus Ludwig 7 ▼1 13th Darren Turner 3 ◄0 14th Uwe Alzen 2 ▲4 15th Stefano Modena 1 ▼1

2000 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st D2 AMG-Mercedes 72 ◄0 2nd Opel Team Phoenix 67 ◄0 3rd Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 51 ▲1 4th Opel Team Holzer II 47 ▼1 5th Opel Team Holzer I 39 ▲1 6th Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 37 ▼1 7th Mercedes Team Rosberg 10 ◄0 8th Euroteam 1 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

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