2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race

2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race
The full version of the Hockenheimring in 2001.
Race Information
Date	7 October 2001
No.	35
Event	DMV-Preis Hockenheim 2001
Location	Hockneheimring Grand Prix Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format	35 km (Qualifikationslauf)
Lap length	6.825 km (4.241 mi)
Distance	6 laps / 40.950 km (25.445 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Michael Bartels
Team	OPC Team Holzer II
Time	2:06.057
Fastest Lap
Driver	Patrick Huisman
Team	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
Time	2:10.346 on lap 6
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Patrick Huisman	Bernd Mayländer	Peter Dumbreck
Winner Team	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes
Time	15:12.124
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The 2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race, otherwise formally known as the DMV-Preis Hockenheim 2001 Qualifikationslauf, was the nineteenth and penultimate round of the 2001 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 9 October 2001. The race would see Patrick Huisman secure his maiden and only DTM victory, as he and Eschmann AMG-Mercedes teammate Bernd Mayländer claimed a one-two.

Qualifying for the Qualifkationslauf would see Michael Bartels claim the first pole position for Opel of the season, using the slipstream effect to record a 2:06.057. Next up were Huisman and Mayländer as the lead two Mercedes in the field, while Mattias Ekström claimed fourth to lead the Abt-Audi charge.

The circuit was damp but drying as the field lined up to take the rolling start, with Huisman reacting fastest to claim the lead ahead of Bartels. Mayländer tried to challenge for second but had to settle in ahead of Ekström, as behind Marcel Fässler tried to lunge inside of Martin Tomczyk, leaving both spinning across the circuit with Fässler hitting the pitwall.

Moments later and Joachim Winkelhock was out for the rest of the afternoon, as contact with David Saelens saw the #3 Opel slam into the barriers a few hundred feet after the first corner. Further around and Champion Bernd Schneider was out of the race, having slid wide at the final corner and slid into the barriers.

With several cars stranded across the circuit the Safety Car was scrambled, although not before Laurent Aïello went out in spectacular fashion. Indeed, the Frenchman had slid wide entering the Stadium section and clipped the grass, with the subsequent spin putting him into the gravel. Momentum then tipped the #19 car into a barrel roll, with the car coming to rest on its side completely wrecked.

The restart, which came on the final lap saw Huisman ace his getaway to re-secure the lead, while teammate Mayländer elbowed his way past Bartels for second into turn one. That move also allowed Dumbreck to slip ahead of the #11 Opel, with Ekström just falling shy of taking the Opel on the run to the first chicane.

With that the race was over, with Huisman sweeping to victory ahead of Mayländer, while Dumbreck completed the podium. Bartels managed to keep Ekström at bay to secure fourth, as behind another late incident saw Yves Olivier bounce across the gravel entering the Stadium after hip check from Christijan Albers.

Background

Bernd Schneider had enhanced his title winning advantage as the penultimate race weekend came to a conclusion, moving onto 149 points for the season. Uwe Alzen, meanwhile, almost secured second place, needing just two points in Hockenheim to secure the runner-up spot. Furthermore, Laurent Aïello was the only man who could deny him at the finale, although the Frenchman was only three ahead of Peter Dumbreck in fourth.

The Teams' Championship was also over with a round to spare, with D2 AMG-Mercedes having claimed an unbeatable tally of 221 points over the nine completed rounds. Sister squad Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes would hence have to settle for second, arriving at the finale with 165 points to their credit, meaning it was the fight for third that would take precedence in Hockenheim. Abt Sportsline headed that fight on 104, meaning they had a twelve point advantage over Eschmann AMG-Mercedes in fourth.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race is displayed below:

2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Livery
1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001	File:BSC 01 Livery.png
2	Peter Dumbreck	D2 AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001	File:DUM 01 Livery.png
3	Joachim Winkelhock	Opel Team Holzer I	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001	File:WIN 01 Livery.png
4	Timo Scheider	Opel Team Holzer I	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001	File:TSC 01 Livery.png
5	Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001	File:ALZ 01 Livery.png
6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001	File:FAE 01 Livery.png
7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Phoenix	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001	File:REU 01 Livery.png
8	Yves Olivier	Opel Team Phoenix	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	File:OLI 01 Livery.png
9	Bernd Mayländer	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001	File:MAY 01 Livery.png
10	Patrick Huisman	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2001	File:HUI 01 Livery.png
11	Michael Bartels	Opel Team Holzer II	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001	File:BAR 01 Livery.png
14	Thomas Jäger	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	File:JAE 01 Livery.png
15	Christijan Albers	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	File:ALB 01 Livery.png
16	Alain Menu	OPC Euroteam	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	File:MEN 01 Livery.png
17	Hubert Haupt	OPC Euroteam	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	File:HAU 01 Livery.png
18	Christian Abt	Team Abt Sportsline	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2001	File:ABT 01 Livery.png
19	Laurent Aïello	Team Abt Sportsline	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2001	File:AIE 01 Livery.png
20	Peter Mamerow	Mamerow Racing Team	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000	File:MAM 01 Livery.png
22	Mattias Ekström	Team Abt Sportsline Junior	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2001	File:EKS 01 Livery.png
23	Martin Tomczyk	Team Abt Sportsline Junior	Abt-Audi	TT-R 2001	File:TOM 01 Livery.png
24	David Saelens	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	File:SAE 01 Livery.png
42	Darren Turner	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM 2000	File:TUR 01 Livery.png
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Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race are outlined below:

2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	11	Michael Bartels	OPC Team Holzer II	2:06.057	—	194.854 km/h	1
2nd	10	Patrick Huisman	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	2:06.115	+0.058s	194.765 km/h	2
3rd	9	Bernd Mayländer	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	2:06.365	+0.308s	194.379 km/h	3
4th	22	Mattias Ekström	Abt Sportsline Junior	2:06.415	+0.358s	194.302 km/h	4
5th	2	Peter Dumbreck	D2 AMG-Mercedes	2:06.433	+0.376s	194.275 km/h	5
6th	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	2:06.477	+0.420s	194.207 km/h	6
7th	16	Alain Menu	OPC Euroteam	2:06.489	+0.432s	194.189 km/h	7
8th	18	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline	2:06.555	+0.498s	194.087 km/h	8
9th	4	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Holzer I	2:06.686	+0.629s	193.887 km/h	9
10th	5	Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	2:06.738	+0.681s	193.807 km/h	10
11th	19	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline	2:06.745	+0.688s	193.796 km/h	11
12th	23	Martin Tomczyk	Abt Sportsline Junior	2:06.878	+0.821s	193.593 km/h	12
13th	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	2:07.074	+1.017s	193.295 km/h	13
14th	3	Joachim Winkelhock	OPC Team Holzer I	2:07.348	+1.291s	192.879 km/h	14
15th	7	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Phoenix	2:07.435	+1.378s	192.747 km/h	15
16th	14	Thomas Jäger	Original Telie AMG-Mercedes	2:07.763	+1.706s	192.252 km/h	16
17th	17	Hubert Haupt	OPC Euroteam	2:07.766	+1.709s	192.248 km/h	17
18th	42	Darren Turner	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	2:07.869	+1.812s	192.093 km/h	18
19th	15	Christijan Albers	Original Telie AMG-Mercedes	2:07.885	+1.828s	192.069 km/h	19
20th	8	Yves Olivier	OPC Team Phoenix	2:07.965	+1.908s	191.949 km/h	20
21st	24	David Saelens	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	2:07.986	+1.929s	191.917 km/h	21
22nd	20	Peter Mamerow	Opel Team Mamerow	2:10.154	+4.097s	188.721 km/h	22
107% Time: 2:14.880
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• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
		______________
Row 1	______________	1
	2	Michael Bartels
	Patrick Huisman	______________
Row 2	______________	3
	4	Bernd Mayländer
	Mattias Ekström	______________
Row 3	______________	5
	6	Peter Dumbreck
	Bernd Schneider	______________
Row 4	______________	7
	8	Alain Menu
	Christian Abt	______________
Row 5	______________	9
	10	Timo Scheider
	Uwe Alzen	______________
Row 6	______________	11
	12	Laurent Aïello
	Martin Tomczyk	______________
Row 7	______________	13
	14	Marcel Fässler
	Joachim Winkelhock	______________
Row 8	______________	15
	16	Manuel Reuter
	Thomas Jäger	______________
Row 9	______________	17
	18	Hubert Haupt
	Darren Turner	______________
Row 10	______________	19
	20	Christijan Albers
	Yves Olivier	______________
Row 11	______________	21
	22	David Saelens
	Peter Mamerow	______________

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race is displayed below:

2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	10	Patrick Huisman	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	6	15:12.124	2:10.346	3
2nd	9	Bernd Mayländer	Eschmann AMG-Mercedes	6	+1.335s		2
3rd	2	Peter Dumbreck	D2 AMG-Mercedes	6	+2.233s		1
4th	11	Michael Bartels	OPC Team Holzer II	6	+3.230s
5th	4	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Holzer I	6	+3.891s
6th	22	Mattias Ekström	Abt Sportsline Junior	6	+4.378s
7th	5	Uwe Alzen	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	6	+5.225s
8th	18	Christian Abt	Abt Sportsline	6	+5.458s
9th	42	Darren Turner	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	6	+5.958s
10th	16	Alain Menu	OPC Euroteam	6	+6.237s
11th	7	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Phoenix	6	+6.597s
12th	14	Thomas Jäger	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	6	+7.044s
13th	24	David Saelens	Service 24h AMG-Mercedes	6	+7.769s
14th	15	Christijan Albers	Original Teile AMG-Mercedes	6	+8.355s
15th	20	Peter Mamerow	Opel Team Mamerow	6	+12.349s
16th	8	Yves Olivier	OPC Team Phoenix	6	+15.642s
Ret	19	Laurent Aïello	Abt Sportsline	1	Accident
Ret	17	Hubert Haupt	OPC Euroteam	1	Retired
Ret	6	Marcel Fässler	Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes	1	Damage
Ret	23	Martin Tomczyk	Abt Sportsline Junior	1	Damage
Ret	1	Bernd Schneider	D2 AMG-Mercedes	0	Accident
Ret	3	Joachim Winkelhock	OPC Team Holzer I	0	Collision
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
• Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

• Maiden (and only) pole position for Michael Bartels.
• Patrick Huisman secured his first and only victory.
• Manthey Racing scored their maiden DTM victory as an entrant.
  • 22nd win for Mercedes as a manufacturer.
  • This was also the first win for a Mercedes team other than HWA Team.
• Maiden podium finish for Bernd Mayländer.

Standings

Patrick Huisman had been the main beneficiary from the penultimate race of the season, having added three points to his tally to enhance his slim hopes of claiming third in the Championship. Indeed, with Schneider already declared as Champion and Uwe Alzen confirmed in second, the Finale would see the fight for third take precedent. Laurent Aïello would head into the final race of the season with the initiative in the fight, although heavy damage to his car in the Qualifikationslauf meant he would not take part.

In the Teams' Championship D2 AMG-Mercedes had already secured the title, while Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes had claimed second. That meant that the finale would be about the fight for third as in the Drivers' Championship, with Abt Sportsline holding a seven point advantage over Manthey Racing. The latter would, however, have the benefit of starting the finale with a front row lockout, while Abt had just one car ready for the final race.

2001 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bernd Schneider 149 ◄0 2nd Uwe Alzen 97 ◄0 3rd Laurent Aïello 75 ◄0 4th Peter Dumbreck 73 ◄0 5th Marcel Fässler 68 ◄0 6th Patrick Huisman 63 ◄0 7th Thomas Jäger 42 ◄0 8th Mattias Ekström 32 ◄0 9th Christian Abt 29 ◄0 10th Marcel Tiemann 26 ◄0 11th Manuel Reuter 25 ◄0 12th Martin Tomczyk 23 ◄0 13th Christijan Albers 17 ◄0 14th Joachim Winkelhock 12 ◄0 15th Pedro Lamy 12 ◄0 16th Darren Turner 12 ◄0 17th Michael Bartels 8 ◄0 18th Bernd Mayländer 8 ▲1 19th Timo Scheider 7 ▼1 20th Hubert Haupt 4 ◄0 21st David Saelens 4 ◄0 22nd Yves Olivier 3 ◄0 23rd Alain Menu 0 ◄0 24th Peter Mamerow 0 ◄0 25th Kris Nissen 0 ◄0

2001 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st D2 AMG-Mercedes 222 ◄0 2nd Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 165 ◄0 3rd Abt Sportsline 104 ◄0 4th Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 97 ◄0 5th Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 59 ◄0 6th Abt Sportsline Junior 55 ◄0 7th OPC Team Phoenix 28 ◄0 8th Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 28 ◄0 9th OPC Team Holzer I 19 ◄0 10th OPC Team Holzer II 8 ◄0 9th OPC Euroteam 4 ◄0 12th Opel Team Mamerow 0 ◄0

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