 2004 Hockenheim Opening Race
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 The Hockenheimring hosted the 2004 season opener. | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 18 April 2004 | |
| No. | 67 (1 of 2004) | |
| Event | DTM Hockenheim Opening 2004
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| Location | Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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| Format | 165 km / 70 min (Championship Race) | |
| Lap length | 4.574 km (2.842 mi) | |
| Distance | 37 laps / 169.238 km (105.159 mi) | |
| Qualifying Result | ||
| Pole Sitter |  Jean Alesi
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| Team | AMG-Mercedes
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| Time | 1:34.834 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | Bernd Schneider
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| Team | Vodafone/DaimlerChrysler AMG-Mercedes
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| Time | 1:35.424 on lap 10 | |
| Race Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
 Gary Paffett
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 Christijan Albers
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 Mattias Ekström
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| Winner Team | AMG-Mercedes
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| Time | 1:00:30.147 | |
| Race Guide | ||
| Previous | Next | |
| 2003 Hockenheim Finale Race
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 2004 Estoril Race
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The 2004 Hockenheim Opening Race, formally known as the DTM Hockenheim Opening 2004, was the opening round of the 2004 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 18 April 2004.[1] The race would see Gary Paffett sweep to his maiden victory in the Series, as the DTM introduced a new rulebook for the fifth season of the revived Championship.[2]
Indeed, for 2004 the DTM would go back to its origins, with the new rulebook declaring that manufacturers would have to build cars based on saloon cars, rather than the coupes that had raced between 2000 and 2003.[2] The change to the rulebook would prompt Audi to join the series fully as a manufacturer, joining Mercedes-AMG and Opel with full factory entries.[2]
There had also been a major shuffle in terms of drivers, with Opel making the biggest wave by signing 2002 DTM Champion Laurent Aïello for ABT Sportsline, as well as ex-Formula One ace Heinz-Harald Frentzen.[2] Audi would replace Aïello with 1991 Champion Frank Biela, who joined semi-customer entrants Joest Racing, while also adding five-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen to their line-up.[2]
Qualifying would see Jean Alesi open the season by claiming pole position in the first Super Pole session of the campaign, beating Martin Tomczyk by two tenths.[3] Kristensen was the best of the rookies in third ahead of Paffett, defending Champion Bernd Schneider would start from fifth, while Timo Scheider led the Opel charge from seventh.[3]
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2004 Hockenheim Opening Race is displayed below:
| 2004 Hockenheim Opening Race Entry List | |||||
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| No. | Name | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Livery |
| 1 | Bernd Schneider
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Vodafone/DaimlerChrysler AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | 
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| 2 | Christijan Albers
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Vodafone/DaimlerChrysler AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | 
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| 3 |  Marcel Fässler
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OPC Team Holzer 1
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | 
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| 4 | Laurent Aïello
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OPC Team Phoenix
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | 
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| 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Sport Team Abt
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Audi | A4 DTM | 
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| 6 | Martin Tomczyk
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Audi Sport Team Abt
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Audi | A4 DTM | 
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| 7 | Gary Paffett
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AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | 
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| 8 | Jean Alesi
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AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | 
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| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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OPC Team Holzer 2
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | 
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| 10 | Manuel Reuter
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OPC Team Holzer 2
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | 
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| 11 | Christian Abt
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Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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Audi | A4 DTM | 
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| 12 |  Tom Kristensen
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Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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Audi | A4 DTM | 
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| 14 | Peter Dumbreck
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OPC Team Holzer 1
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | 
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| 15 | Timo Scheider
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OPC Team Phoenix
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | 
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| 16 | Jeroen Bleekemolen
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OPC Euroteam
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Opel | Astra V8 Coupé DTM | 
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| 17 | Markus Winkelhock
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Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM | 
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| 18 | Stefan Mücke
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Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM | 
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| 20 |  Jarek Janiš
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Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM | 
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| 21 | Bernd Mayländer
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Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | CLK-DTM | 
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| 44 |  Emanuele Pirro
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Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest
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Audi | A4 DTM | 
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| 45 | Frank Biela
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Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest
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Audi | A4 DTM | 
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| Source:[4] | |||||
Practice[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final qualifying result for the 2004 Hockenheim Opening Race are outlined below:
| 2004 Hockenheim Opening Race Qualifying Result | |||||||
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| Super Pole Results | |||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed | Grid |
| 1st | 8 | Jean Alesi
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AMG-Mercedes
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1:34.834 | — | 173.633 km/h | 1 |
| 2nd | 6 | Martin Tomczyk
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Audi Team Abt
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1:35.044 | +0.210s | 173.250 km/h | 2 |
| 3rd | 12 | Tom Kristensen
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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1:35.118 | +0.284s | 173.115 km/h | 3 |
| 4th | 7 | Gary Paffett
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AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.128 | +0.294s | 173.097 km/h | 4 |
| 5th | 1 | Bernd Schneider
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Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.280 | +0.446s | 172.821 km/h | 5 |
| 6th | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt
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1:35.356 | +0.522s | 172.683 km/h | 6 |
| 7th | 15 | Timo Scheider
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OPC Team Phoenix
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1:35.515 | +0.681s | 172.395 km/h | 7 |
| 8th | 2 | Christijan Albers
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Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.722 | +0.888s | 172.023 km/h | 8 |
| 9th | 10 | Manuel Reuter
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OPC Team Holzer 2
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1:36.098 | +1.264s | 171.350 km/h | 9 |
| 10th | 3 | Marcel Fässler
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OPC Team Holzer 1
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1:37.169 | +2.335s | 169.461 km/h | 10 |
| Qualifying Results | |||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed | Grid |
| 1st | 8 | Jean Alesi
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AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.010 | — | 173.312 km/h | SP |
| 2nd | 1 | Bernd Schneider
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Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.203 | +0.193s | 172.960 km/h | SP |
| 3rd | 7 | Gary Paffett
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AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.222 | +0.212s | 172.926 km/h | SP |
| 4th | 12 | Tom Kristensen
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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1:35.227 | +0.217s | 172.917 km/h | SP |
| 5th | 15 | Timo Scheider
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OPC Team Phoenix
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1:35.261 | +0.251s | 172.855 km/h | SP |
| 6th | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt
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1:35.267 | +0.257s | 172.844 km/h | SP |
| 7th | 2 | Christijan Albers
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Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.307 | +0.297s | 172.772 km/h | SP |
| 8th | 6 | Martin Tomczyk
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Audi Team Abt
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1:35.456 | +0.446s | 172.502 km/h | SP |
| 9th | 3 | Marcel Fässler
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OPC Team Holzer 1
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1:35.543 | +0.533s | 172.345 km/h | SP |
| 10th | 10 | Manuel Reuter
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OPC Team Holzer 2
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1:35.599 | +0.589s | 172.244 km/h | SP |
| 11th | 11 | Christian Abt
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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1:35.731 | +0.721s | 172.006 km/h | 11 |
| 12th | 4 | Laurent Aïello
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OPC Team Phoenix
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1:35.800 | +0.790s | 171.883 km/h | 12 |
| 13th | 44 | Emanuele Pirro
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Audi Team Joest
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1:36.050 | +1.040s | 171.435 km/h | 13 |
| 14th | 45 | Frank Biela
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Audi Team Joest
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1:36.162 | +1.152s | 171.236 km/h | 14 |
| 15th | 21 | Bernd Mayländer
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Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes
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1:36.285 | +1.275s | 171.017 km/h | 15 |
| 16th | 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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OPC Team Holzer 2
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1:36.417 | +1.407s | 170.783 km/h | 16 |
| 17th | 18 | Stefan Mücke
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Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes
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1:36.846 | +1.836s | 170.026 km/h | 17 |
| 18th | 20 | Jarek Janiš
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Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes
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1:36.895 | +1.885s | 169.940 km/h | 18 |
| 19th | 17 | Markus Winkelhock
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Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes
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1:37.264 | +2.254s | 169.295 km/h | 19 |
| 20th | 16 | Jeroen Bleekemolen
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OPC Euroteam
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1:37.669 | +2.659s | 168.593 km/h | 20 |
| 107% Time: 1:41.660[4] | |||||||
| NC | 14 | Peter Dumbreck
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OPC Team Holzer 1
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4:47.458 | +3:12.448 | 57.282 km/h | 21 |
| Source:[4] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
Grid[]
The starting grid for the 2004 Hockenheim Opening Race in shown below:
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14 | Peter Dumbreck
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4:47.458 | 
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17 | Markus Winkelhock
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1:37.264 | 
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18 | Stefan Mücke
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1:36.846 | 
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21 | Bernd Mayländer
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1:36.285 | 
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44 | Emanuele Pirro
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1:36.050 | 
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11 | Christian Abt
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1:35.731 | 
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10 | Manuel Reuter
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1:36.098 | 
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15 | Timo Scheider
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1:35.515 | 
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1 | Bernd Schneider
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1:35.280 | 
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12 | Tom Kristensen
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1:35.118 | 
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8 | Jean Alesi
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1:34.834 | |||||||||||
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| 16 | Jeroen Bleekemolen
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1:37.669 | 20 | Jarek Janiš
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1:36.895 | 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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1:36.417 | 45 | Frank Biela
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1:36.162 | 4 | Laurent Aïello
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1:35.800 | 3 | Marcel Fässler
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1:37.169 | 2 | Christijan Albers
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1:35.722 | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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1:35.356 | 7 | Gary Paffett
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1:35.128 | 6 | Martin Tomczyk
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Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final classification of the 2004 Hockenheim Opening Race is displayed below:
| 2004 Hockenheim Opening Race Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 7 | Gary Paffett
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AMG-Mercedes
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37 | 1:00:30.147 | 1:35.792 | 10 |
| 2nd | 2 | Christijan Albers
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Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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37 | +2.258s | 1:35.454 | 8 |
| 3rd | 5 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt
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37 | +9.200s | 1:36.085 | 6 |
| 4th | 12 | Tom Kristensen
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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37 | +11.798s | 1:36.154 | 5 |
| 5th | 6 | Martin Tomczyk
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Audi Team Abt
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37 | +13.836s | 1:36.331 | 4 |
| 6th | 14 | Peter Dumbreck
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OPC Team Holzer 1
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37 | +14.652s | 1:35.831 | 3 |
| 7th | 44 | Emanuele Pirro
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Audi Team Joest
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37 | +43.364s | 1:36.867 | 2 |
| 8th | 15 | Timo Scheider
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OPC Team Phoenix
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37 | +50.358s | 1:35.938 | 1 |
| 9th | 4 | Laurent Aïello
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OPC Team Phoenix
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37 | +1:01.180 | 1:36.934 | |
| 10th | 10 | Manuel Reuter
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OPC Team Holzer 2
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37 | +1:04.788 | 1:36.154 | |
| 11th | 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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OPC Team Holzer 2
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37 | +1:06.619 | 1:36.795 | |
| 12th | 16 | Jeroen Bleekemolen
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OPC Euroteam
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37 | +1:07.094 | 1:36.852 | |
| 13th | 20 | Jarek Janiš
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Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes
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37 | +1:19.902 | 1:37.061 | |
| 14th | 21 | Bernd Mayländer
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Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes
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37 | +1:26.590 | 1:37.690 | |
| 15th | 17 | Markus Winkelhock
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Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes
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37 | +1:29.173 | 1:37.083 | |
| 16th | 45 | Frank Biela
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Audi Team Joest
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36 | +1 Lap | 1:37.092 | |
| 17th | 1 | Bernd Schneider
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Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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33 | +4 Laps | 1:35.424 | |
| 18th | 18 | Stefan Mücke
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Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes
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31 | +6 Laps | 1:37.492 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jean Alesi
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AMG-Mercedes
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26 | Retired | 1:36.237 | |
| Ret | 3 | Marcel Fässler
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OPC Team Holzer 1
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14 | Retired | 1:36.561 | |
| Ret | 11 | Christian Abt
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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6 | Retired | 1:37.347 | |
| Source:[4] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
- Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
Milestones[]
- Debut race for Frank Biela, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Jarek Janiš, Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro and Markus Winkelhock.
- Maiden race for Audi as a manufacturer.
- First entry for Joest Racing as an entrant.
- Gary Paffett secured his maiden victory.
- Also Paffett's first podium finish.
- 38th win for HWA Team as an entrant.
- Mercedes secured their 40th victory as a manufacturer.
- Maiden points finish for Kristensen and Pirro.
Standings[]
Gary Paffett would lead the DTM Championship after the opening round of the 2004 season, the British ace having claimed ten points for his race one victory. Christijan Albers was next up in second ahead of Mattias Ekström, with Tom Kristensen, Martin Tomczyk, Peter Dumbreck, Emanuele Pirro and Timo Scheider the other day one scorers.
In the Teams' Championship it was the secondary HWA Team entry under the AMG-Mercedes banner that led the Championship, level on points with Audi Team Abt but ahead after winning the opening race. HWA's main Vodafone/DC Bank entry were next up in third, two off the lead, while Audi Team Abt Sportsline and OPC Team Holzer 1 completed the top five. In the Manufacturers' Championship AMG-Mercedes headed the charge after the opening weekend, a point ahead of Audi in second, and fourteen clear of Opel.
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Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.
References[]
Images and Videos:
- Liveries: byggxx, 'Rennwagen (2004)', dtm.fandom.com/de, (DTM Wiki/de, 2021), https://dtm.fandom.com/de/wiki/Kategorie:Rennwagen_(2004), (Accessed 20/07/2021)
References:
- ↑ '2004 schedule released.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 28/11/2003), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26874/1/2004-schedule-released, (Accessed 21/07/2021)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 'Thousands experience DTM buzz at Hamburg launch.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 30/03/2004), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26898/1/thousands-experience-dtm-buzz-at-hamburg-launch, (Accessed 20/07/2021)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robert Wilkins, 'Alesi takes Q-honours at Hockenheim.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 17/04/2004), https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/26907/1/alesi-takes-q-honours-at-hockenheim, (Accessed 20/07/2021)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 '2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Hockenheim', motorsportstats.com, (Motorsport Network, 2019), https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2004-hockenheim-7, (Accessed 20/07/2021)
| 2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers |
| Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
| Car/engine |
| Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 • Audi A4 DTM 2004 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 • AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2003 • Vectra GTS V8 2004 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
| Teams |
| AMG-Mercedes • Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest • Audi Sport Team Abt • Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer • OPC Team Phoenix • Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes • Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes • Vodafone/Chrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes |
| Drivers |
| 1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Christijan Albers • 3 Marcel Fässler • 4 Laurent Aïello • 5 Mattias Ekström • 6 Martin Tomczyk • 7 Gary Paffett • 8 Jean Alesi • 9 Heinz-Harald Frentzen • 10 Manuel Reuter • 11 Christian Abt • 12 Tom Kristensen • 14 Peter Dumbreck • 15 Timo Scheider • 16 Jeroen Bleekemolen • 17 Markus Winkelhock • 18 Stefan Mücke • 20 Jarek Janiš • 21 Bernd Mayländer • 22 Rinaldo Capello • 23 Peter Terting • 44 Emanuele Pirro • 45 Frank Biela |
| Races |
| Hockenheim Opening • Estoril • Adria • Lausitzring • Norisring • Nürburgring • Oschersleben • Zandvoort • Brno • Hockenheim Finale |
| Non-Championship Races |
| Shanghai 1 • Shanghai 2 |
| Related Content |
| 2003 DTM Season • 2005 DTM Season • Formula 3 Euro Series |