2000 Sachsenring Race 2

2000 Sachsenring Race 2
The Sachsenring's layout in 2000.
Race Information
Date	6 August 2000
No.	8
Event	ADAC-Preis Sachsenring 2000
Location	Sachsenring Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, Germany
Format	80 km / 40 min
Lap length	3.386 km (2.104 mi)
Distance	24 laps / 81.264 km (50.495 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	{{{{{natp}}}}} Unknown
Team	{{{{{natpt}}}}} Unknown
Time	Unknown
Fastest Lap
Driver	Bernd Schneider
Team	D2 AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:19.994 on lap 4
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Klaus Ludwig	Peter Dumbreck	Bernd Schneider
Winner Team	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Time	32:16.505
Race Guide
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2000 Sachsenring Race 1		2000 Nürburgring I Race 1

The ADAC-Preis Sachsenring 2000 Heat 2, otherwise known as the 2000 Sachsenring Race 2, was the eighth race of the 2000 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, Germany on 6 August 2000. The race would see Klaus Ludwig sweep to his second and final DTM victory, as the race distance was reduced to 80 km due to tyre issues in the First Heat.

Background

Bernd Schneider's fifth podium finish of the campaign had left the German racer on his own at the head of the Championship hunt, having opened out a fifteen point lead. Manuel Reuter had retained his status in second place ahead of Joachim Winkelhock, while racer winner Klaus Ludwig had jumped into fourth. He hence moved ahead of his teammate Marcel Fässler, while Christian Menzel had added his name to the scoresheet in sixteenth.

In the Teams' Championship it was D2 AMG-Mercedes who led the charge after the seventh round, having moved back ahead of Opel Team Phoenix. Those two were split by two points, while Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes had closed in after Ludwig's win, moving onto 103 points. Opel Team Holzer I were next up, while Original Teile AMG-Mercedes had been the day's biggest scorers as they moved into fifth.

Entry List

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

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

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

• * Reuter would start the race from the pitlane after an issue ahead of the formation lap.
• ^† Abt would be unable to start the race due to an issue.

Race

Results

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

2000 Sachsenring Race 2 Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	5	Klaus Ludwig	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	24	32:16.505		20
2nd	19	Peter Dumbreck	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	24	+0.934s		15
3rd	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	24	+1.975s	1:19.994	12
4th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	24	+9.999s		10
5th	18	Marcel Tiemann	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	24	+18.348s		8
6th	8	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Phoenix	24	+27.320s		6
7th	17	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer II	24	+27.840s		4
8th	42	Darren Turner	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	24	+28.377s		3
9th	2	Thomas Jäger	D2 AMG-Mercedes	24	+28.672s		2
10th	4	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	24	+29.186s		1
11th	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	24	+29.667s
12th	24	Pedro Lamy	24h Service AMG-Mercedes	24	+30.829s
13th	12	Christian Menzel	Opel Team Irmscher	24	+38.494s
14th	9	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline I	24	+1:00.701
15th	20	Kris Nissen	Abt Sportsline II	24	+1:04.756
16th	11	Éric Hélary	Opel Team Holzer II	19	+5 Laps
Ret	16	Stefano Modena	Euroteam	14	Spin
Ret	3	Uwe Alzen	Opel Team Holzer I	4	Damage
DNS	10	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline I
Source:

• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

• Second and final victory for Klaus Ludwig.
• HWA Team secured their fifth win as an entrant.
  • Mercedes registered their fifth win as a manufacturer.

Standings

Bernd Schneider left the fourth round of the DTM season with the Championship lead, and had established a fair advantage of 27 points. Manuel Reuter remained his closest challenger in second, while Klaus Ludwig had moved into third after his second win in two races, leaving the Sachsenring on 74 points. Joachim Winkelhock was next up in fourth ahead of Marcel Fässler, with sixteen of the nineteen full-season drivers having scored.

In the Teams' Championship it was Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes who had scrambled to the head of the pack in Hohenstein, moving onto 134 points. They were hence two ahead of sister squad D2 AMG-Mercedes, while Opel Team Phoenix were ten points further back in third. Original Teile AMG-Mercedes had also moved forward in fourth, overhauling Opel Team Holzer I, with every team bar Abt Sportsline having scored.

2000 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bernd Schneider 106 ◄0 2nd Manuel Reuter 79 ◄0 3rd Klaus Ludwig 74 ▲1 4th Joachim Winkelhock 68 ▼1 5th Marcel Fässler 59 ◄0 6th Peter Dumbreck 56 ◄0 7th Michael Bartels 43 ◄0 8th Timo Scheider 40 ◄0 9th Marcel Tiemann 35 ◄0 10th Thomas Jäger 26 ▲1 11th Éric Hélary 25 ▼1 12th Pedro Lamy 12 ◄0 13th Uwe Alzen 11 ◄0 14th Darren Turner 9 ◄0 15th Stefano Modena 3 ◄0 16th Christian Menzel 2 ◄0

2000 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 134 ▲2 2nd D2 AMG-Mercedes 132 ▼1 3rd Opel Team Phoenix 122 ▼1 4th Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 91 ▲1 5th Opel Team Holzer I 79 ▼1 6th Opel Team Holzer II 65 ◄0 7th 24h Service AMG-Mercedes 21 ◄0 8th Euroteam 3 ◄0 9th Opel Team Irmscher 2 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

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