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Oschersleben 2000
The Oschersleben A Circuit in 2001
Race Information
Date 20 May 2000
No. 21
Event Flag of Germany ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 2001
Location Flag of Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Format 35 km (Qualifikationslauf)
Lap length 3.668 km (2.279 mi)
Distance 9 laps / 33.012 km (20.513 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Team Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Time 1:23.561
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Team Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Time 1:24.805 on lap 7
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider
Winner Team Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Time 12:47.461
Race Guide
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The 2001 Oschersleben Qualifying Race, otherwise known as the ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 2001 Qualifikationslauf, was the fifth race of the 2001 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters staged at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Oschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on 20 May 2001.[1] The race would see Marcel Fässler sweep to his maiden DTM victory from pole position, a result which also earned him pole for the Feature Race.[2]

Ahead of the race it was revealed that Pedro Lamy had left Team Rosberg, citing the fact that he had been handed a "2000-spec" CLK-DTM and hence was not in a position to win races.[3] His seat was hence taken by Belgian racer David Saelens, who arrived in the DTM after a relatively strong sophomore season in the International F3000 Championship in 2000.[4]

Qualifying had seen Fässler sweep to pole, beating the best lap from 2000 1.434s to secure his maiden pole position.[5] However, he only just defeated Laurent Aïello by 0.010s as the Frenchman again showed strong pace, while Bernd Schneider claimed third, just 0.031s back.[5] Over at Opel, meanwhile, it would be another disappointing session, with Manuel Reuter their best placed driver in twelfth.[5]

Fässler got the jump on Aïello at the start of the race, and would ease into the first corner without the need to defend the inside line from the Frenchman.[2] Behind, Schneider and Uwe Alzen fought side-by-side for third throughout the first half of the opening lap, with the rest of the field settling in behind them.[2]

The race quickly settled down, with Fässler leading the charge from Aïello, while Schneider stalked them in third ahead of Alzen.[2] Elsewhere, Saelens left his mark on Peter Mamerow, damaging the Opel's suspension, while Marcel Tiemann, standing in for Bernd Mayländer spun Joachim Winkelhock to the back of the field.[2]

Fässler escaped from Aïello during the middle phase of the race, with the Frenchman instead having to watch his mirrors to keep track on Schneider.[2] Behind the race developed into a similar procession, with no major changes to the order around the twisting circuit.[2]

With that the race was run, with Fässler claiming fastest lap late on to secure his first Grand Slam having led every lap.[2] Aïello and Schneider claimed second and third behind the Swiss racer, while Alzen, Peter Dumbreck and Mattias Ekström completed the top six.[2]

Background[]

The Championship remained in the grip of Bernd Schneider as the second weekend of the season came to a close, the German racer having claimed 38 points over the opening two rounds. Laurent Aïello was now his closest challenger in second on 27 points, while Marcel Fässler had slipped to third on 23. Thomas Jäger was next up in fourth ahead of Peter Dumbreck, as Patrick Huisman, Mattias Ekström and Timo Scheider had all added their names to the scoresheet.

In the Teams' Championship it was D2 AMG-Mercedes whom led the charge, having moved onto 56 points after two rounds. Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes were next up in second on 37 points, while Abt Sportsline had been the weekend's biggest gainers having moved into third. Original Teile AMG-Mercedes and Service 24h AMG-Mercedes then completed the top five, while OPC Team Holzer I were the only Opel team on the scoresheet in eighth.

Entry List[]

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

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

Practice[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Results[]

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

2001 Oschersleben Qualifying Race Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 1:23.561 157.982 km/h 1
2nd 19 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 1:23.571 +0.010s 157.963 km/h 2
3rd 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 1:23.592 +0.031s 157.924 km/h 3
4th 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 1:23.613 +0.052s 157.884 km/h 4
5th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 1:23.633 +0.072s 157.846 km/h 5
6th 22 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 1:23.860 +0.299s 157.419 km/h 6
7th 10 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 1:23.975 +0.414s 157.203 km/h 7
8th 18 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 1:24.062 +0.501s 157.041 km/h 8
9th 14 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 1:24.072 +0.511s 157.022 km/h 9
10th 15 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 1:24.215 +0.654s 156.755 km/h 10
11th 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 1:24.264 +0.703s 156.664 km/h 11
12th 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 1:24.513 +0.952s 156.203 km/h 12
13th 8 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 1:24.531 +0.970s 156.169 km/h 13
14th 42 Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 1:24.588 +1.027s 156.064 km/h 14
15th 9 Flag of Germany Marcel Tiemann Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 1:24.851 +1.290s 155.580 km/h 15
16th 3 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 1:24.892 +1.331s 155.505 km/h 16
17th 4 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 1:24.913 +1.352s 155.467 km/h 17
18th 11 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer II 1:24.963 +1.402s 155.375 km/h 18
19th 17 Flag of Germany Hubert Haupt Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 1:25.817 +2.256s 153.829 km/h 19
20th 16 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 1:26.127 +2.566s 153.275 km/h 20
21st 20 Flag of Germany Peter Mamerow Flag of Germany Opel Team Mamerow 1:27.470 +3.909s 150.922 km/h 21
107% Time: 1:29.410[6]
NC 24 Flag of Belgium David Saelens Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 1:30.000 +6.439s 146.680 km/h 22
Source:[6]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid[]

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

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

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

2001 Oschersleben Qualifying Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 9 12:47.461 1:24.805 3
2nd 19 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 9 +1.136s 2
3rd 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 9 +1.853s 1
4th 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 9 +4.065s
5th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 9 +5.349s
6th 22 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 9 +7.489s
7th 10 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercdes 9 +11.301s
8th 18 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 9 +11.746s
9th 14 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 9 +14.428s
10th 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 9 +14.795s
11th 15 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 9 +15.162s
12th 9 Flag of Germany Marcel Tiemann Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercdes 9 +16.562s
13th 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 9 +19.327s
14th 42 Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 9 +21.117s
15th 8 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 9 +22.503s
16th 16 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 9 +23.636s
17th 11 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer II 9 +24.260s
18th 4 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 9 +24.608s
19th 24 Flag of Belgium David Saelens Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 9 +25.823s
20th 17 Flag of Germany Hubert Haupt Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 9 +29.354s
21st 3 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 9 +47.297s
Ret 20 Flag of Germany Peter Mamerow Flag of Germany Opel Team Mamerow 2 Damage
Source:[7]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones[]

  • Debut race for David Saelens.[4]
  • Marcel Fässler secured his maiden pole position.
  • Fässler claimed his maiden DTM victory.
  • HWA Team claimed their eleventh victory.
    • Mercedes registered their eleventh win as a manufacturer.

Standings[]

There was little change to the Championship picture after the opening race of the day, with Bernd Schneider remaining at the head of the charge. The German racer's lead had been reduced to ten points by Laurent Aïello however, while Marcel Fässler had moved closer to the pair of them after his triumph. Thomas Jäger was next up ahead of Peter Dumbreck, while Timo Scheider remained as the only Opel driver on the scoreboard.

In the Teams' Championship D2 AMG-Mercedes remained at the head of the hunt, although Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes had closed the gap to seventeen points. Abt Sportsline had also made ground in third, albeit not much, while Original Teile AMG-Mercedes had retained fourth. Service 24h AMG-Mercedes and Abt Sportsline Junior were next up with Eschmann AMG-Mercedes and OPC Team Holzer I the only other scorers.

2001 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider 39 ◄0
2nd Flag of France Laurent Aïello 29 ◄0
3rd Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler 26 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger 21 ◄0
5th Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck 18 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 12 ◄0
7th Flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy 12 ◄0
8th Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen 10 ◄0
9th Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman 4 ◄0
10th Flag of the United Kingdom Darren Turner 3 ◄0
11th Flag of Germany Bernd Mayländer 2 ◄0
12th Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 2 ◄0
13th Flag of Germany Timo Scheider 1 ◄0
14th Flag of Germany Christian Abt 1 ◄0
2001 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany D2 AMG-Mercedes 57 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 40 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline 37 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 21 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 15 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline Junior 14 ◄0
7th Flag of Germany Eschmann AMG-Mercedes 6 ◄0
8th Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer I 1 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Cal
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Robert Wilkins, 'Fassler wins DTM sprint race.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 20/01/2001), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26453/1/fassler-wins-dtm-sprint-race, (Accessed 08/05/2020)
  3. 'Lamy leaves Rosberg.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 09/05/2001), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26444/1/lamy-leaves-rosberg, (Accessed 08/05/2020)
  4. 4.0 4.1 'Saelens gets Rosberg call-up.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 15/05/2001), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26447/1/saelens-gets-rosberg-call-up, (Accessed 08/05/2020)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Robert Wilkins, 'Fassler on DTM pole position.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 19/05/2001), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26450/1/fassler-on-dtm-pole-position, (Accessed 08/05/2020)
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  7. 'Oschersleben, Germany 3. Race Qualifikationslauf Results', touringcars.net, (TouringCars.Net, 2001), https://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/2001/rd3qual.php, (Accessed 08/05/2020)
2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
Abt-AudiAMG-MercedesOpel
Car/engine
Abt-Audi TT-R 2001Audi 4.0l V8AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001AMG 4.0l V8Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001Opel 4.0l V8
Teams
D2 AMG-MercedesEschmann AMG-MercedesMamerow Racing TeamOPC EuroteamOPC Team Holzer IOPC Team Holzer IIOPC Team PhoenixOriginal Teile AMG-MercedesService 24h AMG-MercedesTeam Abt SportslineTeam Abt Sportsline JuniorWarsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Bernd Schneider2 Peter Dumbreck3 Joachim Winkelhock4 Timo Scheider5 Uwe Alzen6 Marcel Fässler7 Manuel Reuter8 Yves Olivier9 Bernd Mayländer/Marcel Tiemann10 Patrick Huisman11 Michael Bartels14 Thomas Jäger15 Christijan Albers16 Alain Menu17 Hubert Haupt18 Christian Abt19 Laurent Aïello/Kris Nissen20 Peter Mamerow22 Mattias Ekström23 Martin Tomczyk24 Pedro Lamy42 Darren Turner
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