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Hockenheimring Short 1999
The Hockenheim Short circuit was used for the final time in 2002.
Race Information
Date 21 April 2002
No. 37
Event Flag of Germany ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 2002
Location Flag of Germany Hockenheimring Short
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Format 35 km (Qualifikationslauf)
Lap length 2.638 km (1.639 mi)
Distance 13 laps / 34.294 km (21.309 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of France Laurent Aïello
Team Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline
Time 57.528
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of France Laurent Aïello
Team Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline
Time 58.147 on lap 9
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström
Winner Team Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior
Time 12:47.545
Race Guide
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The 2002 Hockenheim Opening Qualifying Race, otherwise known as the ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 2002 Qualifikationslauf, was the opening race of the 2002 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 21 April 2002.[1] The race would see Martin Tomczyk secure his maiden DTM victory, as Abt-Audi dominated a race meeting for the first time.[2]

There were various changes to the series ahead of the new season, with the DTM adopting a new point scoring format, the HANS safety device, as well as using standing starts for the first time.[3] Indeed, for 2002 the DTM would use the 10-6-4-3-2-1 point format used in Formula One to reward drivers in Feature Races, while the qualifying races would awarded points to the top three drivers as before.[3]

Elsewhere there were several changes to the entry list, as ex-F1 racers Jean Alesi and Karl Wendlinger joined the field.[3] Alesi signed up to partner defending Champion Bernd Schneider at Mercedes and HWA Team, while Wendlinger would partner Mattias Ekström at Abt-Audi.[3] Opel, meanwhile, would shuffle their drivers between their three outfits, although they did not add any new faces.[3]

Qualifying for the first Qualifikationslauf of the campaign would see Abt-Audi dominate, as Laurent Aïello led Tomczyk to a front-row lock-out.[4] Indeed, only Opel's lead driver Manuel Reuter would get amongst the Abt-Audis, claiming fourth on the grid as the Ingolstadt manufacturer got all of their cars in the top six, while Schneider led the Mercedes charge from seventh.[4]

Tomczyk made the best getaway from the grid at the start, sprinting ahead of Aïello, as behind Ekström led Christian Abt past Reuter.[5] Timo Scheider, meanwhile, would launch up to trail his squad mate Reuter in sixth, while Schneider slipped to eighth.[5]

Overall the start was fairly clean, although one of the Mercedes would get spun around in the first corner at the back of the field.[5] Out front, meanwhile, Tomczyk would escape up the road from Aïello, as the leading quartet of Abt-Audis escaped from Reuter.[5]

Indeed, it was a very tame race in the early stages, with the only incident of note seeing Patrick Huisman and Christijan Albers collide, resulting in Albers getting stuck in the gravel at the Agip Kurve.[5] Fortunately the Dutchman's car was dragged away without disrupting the race, and hence allowed the fighting to continue in the middle of the pack.[5]

Elsewhere, Wendlinger had an exciting moment at turn one, spinning all on his own while challenging Scheider but remaining on the circuit.[5] Schneider, the first man on sight, had to slam on the brakes, resulting in him falling to the back of a quintet of fellow Mercedes pilots, which scattered around the errant Audi.[5]

Reuter was the next man to have a drama, running wide at the Sachs Kurve, before spinning to the inside of the circuit due to the dust and camber.[5] Fortunately those behind would have fast enough reactions to avoid the now perpendicular Opel, although Peter Dumbreck lost enough momentum to fall behind Marcel Fässler.[5]

Out front, meanwhile, there would be no stopping Tomczyk, who cruised to his maiden victory safely ahead of stablemates Aïello and Ekström.[5] Abt was a distant fourth ahead of Scheider, with Fässler, Dumbreck and debutante Alesi rounding out the top eight.[5]

Background[]

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2002 Hockenheim Opening Qualifying Race is displayed below:

2002 Hockenheim Opening Qualifying Race Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Livery
1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 BSC 02 Livery
2 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 ALE 02 Livery
3 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 AIE 02 Livery
4 Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger Flag of Germany Team Abt Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 WEN 02 Livery
5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 ALZ 02 Livery
6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 FAE 02 Livery
7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 REU 02 Livery
8 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 WIN 02 Livery
9 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Team Abt Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 EKS 02 Livery
10 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 ABT 02 Livery
11 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 JAE 02 Livery
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 DUM 02 Livery
14 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 TSC 02 Livery
15 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 BAR 02 Livery
16 Flag of Germany Marcel Tiemann Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 TIE 02 Livery
17 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HUI 02 Livery
18 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 MEN 02 Livery
19 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 OLI 02 Livery
23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 TOM 02 Livery
24 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 MUC 02 Livery
42 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 ALB 02 Livery
Source:[6]

Practice[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final qualifying result for the 2002 Hockenheim Opening Qualifying Race are outlined below:

2002 Hockenheim Opening Qualifying Race Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 3 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 57.528 162.953 km/h 1
2nd 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior 57.700 +0.172s 162.467 km/h 2
3rd 4 Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger Flag of Germany Team Abt 57.845 +0.317s 162.060 km/h 3
4th 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 57.903 +0.375s 161.898 km/h 4
5th 10 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 58.033 +0.505s 161.535 km/h 5
6th 9 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Team Abt 58.046 +0.518s 161.499 km/h 6
7th 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes 58.083 +0.555s 161.396 km/h 7
8th 14 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 58.106 +0.578s 161.332 km/h 8
9th 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 58.235 +0.707s 160.975 km/h 9
10th 18 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 58.322 +0.794s 160.735 km/h 10
11th 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 58.410 +0.882s 160.493 km/h 11
12th 8 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 58.426 +0.898s 160.449 km/h 12
13th 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 58.487 +0.959s 160.281 km/h 13
14th 2 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes 58.523 +0.995s 160.183 km/h 14
15th 11 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 58.556 +1.028s 160.092 km/h 15
16th 15 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 58.593 +1.065s 159.991 km/h 16
17th 42 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 58.721 +1.193s 159.643 km/h 17
18th 19 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 58.737 +1.209s 159.599 km/h 18
19th 24 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 58.748 +1.220s 159.569 km/h 19
20th 16 Flag of Germany Marcel Tiemann Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 58.816 +1.288s 159.385 km/h 20
21st 17 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 58.950 +1.422s 159.022 km/h 21
107% Time: 1:01.554[6]
Source:[6]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid[]

The starting grid for the 2002 Hockenheim Opening Qualifying Race in shown below:

HUI 02 Livery MUC 02 Livery ALB 02 Livery JAE 02 Livery ALZ 02 Livery DUM 02 Livery FAE 02 Livery BSC 02 Livery ABT 02 Livery WEN 02 Livery AIE 02 Livery
Row11 17 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman 58.950 Row10 24 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke 58.748 Row09 42 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers 58.721 Row08 11 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger 58.556 Row07 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen 58.487 Row06 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck 58.410 Row05 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler 58.235 Row04 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider 58.083 Row03 10 Flag of Germany Christian Abt 58.033 Row02 4 Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger 57.845 Row01 3 Flag of France Laurent Aïello 57.528
16 Flag of Germany Marcel Tiemann 58.816 19 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier 58.737 15 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels 58.593 2 Flag of France Jean Alesi 58.523 8 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock 58.426 18 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu 58.322 14 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider 58.106 9 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 58.046 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter 57.903 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 57.700
                TIE 02 Livery                OLI 02 Livery                BAR 02 Livery                ALE 02 Livery                WIN 02 Livery                MEN 02 Livery                TSC 02 Livery                EKS 02 Livery                REU 02 Livery                TOM 02 Livery               

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final classification of the 2002 Hockenheim Opening Qualifying Race is displayed below:

2002 Hockenheim Opening Qualifying Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 23 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior 13 12:47.545 3
2nd 3 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 13 +1.889s 58.147 2
3rd 9 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Team Abt 13 +4.937s 1
4th 10 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 13 +10.772s
5th 14 Flag of Germany Timo Scheider Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 13 +13.479s
6th 6 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 13 +16.504s
7th 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 13 +20.219s
8th 2 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany Vodafone AMG-Mercedes 13 +21.522s
9th 5 Flag of Germany Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 13 +22.097s
10th 4 Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger Flag of Germany Team Abt 13 +22.653s
11th 1 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone Mercedes-AMG 13 +26.833s
12th 24 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 13 +27.903s
13th 15 Flag of Germany Michael Bartels Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 13 +28.449s
14th 19 Flag of Belgium Yves Olivier Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 13 +28.771s
15th 16 Flag of Germany Marcel Tiemann Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 13 +29.708s
16th 8 Flag of Germany Joachim Winkelhock Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 13 +30.205s
17th 18 Flag of Switzerland Alain Menu Flag of Germany OPC Euroteam 13 +30.719s
18th 7 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany OPC Team Phoenix 13 +32.649s
19th 11 Flag of Germany Thomas Jäger Flag of Germany Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 13 +34.186s
20th 17 Dutch Flag Patrick Huisman Flag of Germany OASE/CEB AMG-Mercedes 13 +38.335s
Ret 42 Dutch Flag Christijan Albers Flag of Germany Service 24h AMG-Mercedes 3 Collision
Source:[7]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones[]

  • Debut race for Jean Alesi, Stefan Mücke and Karl Wendlinger.
  • Maiden victory for Martin Tomczyk.
  • ABT Sportsline claimed their sixth victory as an entrant.
    • Abt-Audi registered their sixth victory as a manufacturer.

Standings[]

Martin Tomczyk would open the Championship with victory, moving onto three points ahead of Laurent Aïello, while Mattias Ekström sat in third. In the Teams' Championship, meanwhile, Team Abt Sportsline Junior led the charge on three points, with the two other Abt Sportsline squads completing the top three.

 
2002 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 3 ◄0
2nd Flag of France Laurent Aïello 2 ◄0
3rd Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 1 ◄0
2002 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline Junior 3 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline 2 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Team Abt 1 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

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  4. 4.0 4.1 'Audi dominate DTM grid', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 20/04/2002), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26551/1/audi-dominate-dtm-grid, (Accessed 29/05/2020)
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 'DTM Hockenheim 2002 - Highlights', youtube.com, (YouTube: DTM, 25/11/2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTLpbSR2Hk, (Accessed 25/11/2016)
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2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
Abt-AudiAMG-MercedesOpel
Car/engine
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Teams
CEB/OASE AMG-MercedesOPC EuroteamOPC Team HolzerOPC Team PhoenixOriginal Teile AMG-MercedesService 24h AMG-MercedesTeam AbtTeam Abt SportslineTeam Abt Sportsline JuniorVodafone AMG-MercedesWarsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Bernd Schneider2 Jean Alesi3 Laurent Aïello4 Karl Wendlinger5 Uwe Alzen6 Marcel Fässler7 Manuel Reuter8 Joachim Winkelhock9 Mattias Ekström10 Christian Abt11 Thomas Jäger12 Peter Dumbreck14 Timo Scheider15 Michael Bartels16 Marcel Tiemann/Bernd Mayländer17 Patrick Huisman18 Alain Menu19 Yves Olivier23 Martin Tomczyk24 Stefan Mücke31 Johnny Cecotto42 Christijan Albers43 JJ Lehto44 Éric Hélary
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