2004 Norisring Race

2004 Norisring Race
The Norisring returned for 2004.
Race Information
Date	27 June 2004
No.	71 (5 of 2004)
Event	ADAC Norisring Trophäe 2004
Location	Norisring Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Format	165 km / 70 min (Championship Race)
Lap length	2.300 km (1.429 mi)
Distance	72 laps / 165.600 km (102.899 mi)
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Jean Alesi
Team	AMG-Mercedes
Time	48.609
Fastest Lap
Driver	Bernd Schneider
Team	Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
Time	49.022 on lap 15
Race Result
First	Second	Third
Gary Paffett	Christijan Albers	Bernd Schneider
Winner Team	AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:00:52.341
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The 2004 Norisring Race, otherwise known as the ADAC Norisring Trophäe 2004, was the fifth race of the 2004 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Norisring in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, on 27 June 2004. The race would see Gary Paffett claim his second win of the campaign, benefitting from a mistake in the pits from Christijan Albers.

Qualifying had seen Jean Alesi secure pole position in Super Pole, edging out teammate Paffett as the secondary HWA duo locked out the front row. Albers was next up in third ahead of Timo Scheider, while Tom Kristensen was the best of the Audi pilots in sixth behind Bernd Schneider.

Background

After another three week break the 2004 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters returned to racing, with the Series returning to one of its most popular events, the ADAC Norisring Trophäe at the Norisring. The street circuit located in the shadow of the Zeppelinhaupttribüne near lake Dutzendteich was unchanged for the 2004 visit, and would hence remain the shortest circuit on the DTM's annual tour. Likewise, there would be stability on the entry list ahead of the trip to Nuremberg, with no changes to the driver line-ups ahead of the fifth race of the campaign.

Ekström Endeavour

Mattias Ekström moved to the top of the Championship with his second victory of the campaign, level on points with Christijan Albers but ahead of the Dutchman due to holding two victories to Albers' one. Those two were on their own at the head of the hunt, Gary Paffett's disqualification having left him nineteen off the lead, while Jean Alesi was in fourth on twelve. Martin Tomczyk then completed the top five, while Marcel Fässler and Manuel Reuter had joined the scorers' list.

Audi Team Abt had retained their lead in the Teams' Championship after the trip to Lausitz, holding a one point lead over Vodafone/DC AMG-Mercedes. AMG-Mercedes were next up in third, eighteen off the leaders, while OPC Team Phoenix had held fourth a further ten behind. Elsewhere, AMG-Mercedes had held the lead in the Manufacturers' Championship after the fourth race, the Stuttgart squad thirteen clear of Audi in second.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2004 Norisring Race is displayed below:

2004 Norisring Race Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Livery
1	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	C-Klasse DTM
2	Christijan Albers	Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	C-Klasse DTM
3	Marcel Fässler	OPC Team Holzer 1	Opel	Vectra GTS V8
4	Laurent Aïello	OPC Team Phoenix	Opel	Vectra GTS V8
5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	A4 DTM
6	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi	A4 DTM
7	Gary Paffett	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	C-Klasse DTM
8	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	C-Klasse DTM
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	OPC Team Holzer 2	Opel	Vectra GTS V8
10	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Holzer 2	Opel	Vectra GTS V8
11	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	A4 DTM
12	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi	A4 DTM
14	Peter Dumbreck	OPC Team Holzer 1	Opel	Vectra GTS V8
15	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Phoenix	Opel	Vectra GTS V8
16	Jeroen Bleekemolen	OPC Euroteam	Opel	Astra V8 Coupé DTM
17	Markus Winkelhock	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM
18	Stefan Mücke	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM
20	Jarek Janiš	Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM
21	Bernd Mayländer	Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes	CLK-DTM
44	Emanuele Pirro	Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest	Audi	A4 DTM
45	Frank Biela	Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest	Audi	A4 DTM
Source:

Qualifying

Results

The final qualifying result for the 2004 Norisring Race are outlined below:

2004 Norisring Race Qualifying Result
Super Pole Results
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	8	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	48.609	—	170.338 km/h	1
2nd	7	Gary Paffett	AMG-Mercedes	48.720	+0.111s	169.950 km/h	2
3rd	2	Christijan Albers	Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes	48.820	+0.211s	169.602 km/h	3
4th	15	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Phoenix	48.855	+0.246s	169.481 km/h	4
5th	1	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes	49.036	+0.427s	168.855 km/h	5
6th	12	Tom Kristensen	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	49.060	+0.451s	168.772 km/h	6
7th	18	Stefan Mücke	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	49.107	+0.498s	168.611 km/h	7
8th	11	Christian Abt	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	49.511	+0.902s	167.235 km/h	8
9th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	49.524	+0.915s	167.191 km/h	9
10th	17	Markus Winkelhock	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	49.731	+1.122s	166.495 km/h	10
Qualifying Results
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed	Grid
1st	8	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	48.429	—	170.971 km/h	SP
2nd	1	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes	48.495	+0.066s	170.739 km/h	SP
3rd	2	Christijan Albers	Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes	48.581	+0.152s	170.437 km/h	SP
4th	7	Gary Paffett	AMG-Mercedes	48.760	+0.331s	169.811 km/h	SP
5th	12	Tom Kristensen	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	48.812	+0.383s	169.630 km/h	SP
6th	15	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Phoenix	48.871	+0.442s	169.425 km/h	SP
7th	11	Christian Abt	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	48.948	+0.519s	169.159 km/h	SP
8th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	48.969	+0.540s	169.086 km/h	SP
9th	18	Stefan Mücke	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	48.973	+0.544s	169.072 km/h	SP
10th	17	Markus Winkelhock	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	48.977	+0.548s	169.058 km/h	SP
11th	10	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Holzer 2	48.994	+0.565s	169.000 km/h	11
12th	4	Laurent Aïello	OPC Team Phoenix	49.042	+0.613s	168.834 km/h	12
13th	6	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Team Abt	49.047	+0.618s	168.817 km/h	13
14th	20	Jarek Janiš	Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes	49.084	+0.655s	168.690 km/h	14
15th	14	Peter Dumbreck	OPC Team Holzer 1	49.104	+0.675s	168.621 km/h	15
16th	3	Marcel Fässler	OPC Team Holzer 1	49.107	+0.678s	168.611 km/h	16
17th	44	Emanuele Pirro	Audi Team Joest	49.334	+0.905s	167.835 km/h	17
18th	21	Bernd Mayländer	Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes	49.357	+0.928s	167.757 km/h	18
19th	45	Frank Biela	Audi Team Joest	49.383	+0.954s	167.669 km/h	19
20th	9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	OPC Team Holzer 2	49.448	+1.019s	167.448 km/h	20
21st	16	Jeroen Bleekemolen	OPC Euroteam	49.699	+1.270s	166.602 km/h	21
107% Time: 51.819
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid

The starting grid for the 2004 Norisring Race in shown below:

		16	Jeroen Bleekemolen	49.699			45	Frank Biela	49.383			44	Emanuele Pirro	49.334			14	Peter Dumbreck	49.104			6	Martin Tomczyk	49.047			10	Manuel Reuter	48.994			5	Mattias Ekström	49.524			18	Stefan Mücke	49.107			1	Bernd Schneider	49.036			2	Christijan Albers	48.820			8	Jean Alesi	48.609
						9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen		49.448		21	Bernd Mayländer		49.357		3	Marcel Fässler		49.107		20	Jarek Janiš		49.084		4	Laurent Aïello		49.042		17	Markus Winkelhock		49.731		11	Christian Abt		49.511		12	Tom Kristensen		49.060		15	Timo Scheider		48.855		7	Gary Paffett		48.720

Race

Results

The final classification of the 2004 Norisring Race is displayed below:

2004 Norisring Race Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	7	Gary Paffett	AMG-Mercedes	72	1:00:52.341	49.112	10
2nd	2	Christijan Albers	Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes	72	+1.966s	49.205	8
3rd	1	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes	72	+13.056s	49.022	6
4th	5	Mattias Ekström	Audi Team Abt	72	+19.185s	49.448	5
5th	6	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Team Abt	72	+29.950s	49.633	4
6th	12	Tom Kristensen	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	72	+45.414s	49.676	3
7th	14	Peter Dumbreck	OPC Team Holzer 1	72	+47.195s	49.438	2
8th	10	Manuel Reuter	OPC Team Holzer 2	71	+1 Lap	49.739	1
9th	44	Emanuele Pirro	Audi Team Joest	71	+1 Lap	49.996
10th	8	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	71	+1 Lap	49.056
11th	45	Frank Biela	Audi Team Joest	71	+1 Lap	49.840
12th	16	Jeroen Bleekemolen	OPC Euroteam	70	+2 Laps	50.102
13th	21	Bernd Mayländer	Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes	70	+2 Laps	49.824
14th	11	Christian Abt	Audi Team Abt Sportsline	64	+8 Laps	49.527
15th	18	Stefan Mücke	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	63	+9 Laps	49.601
16th	20	Jarek Janiš	Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes	61	+11 Laps	50.012
Ret	4	Laurent Aïello	OPC Team Phoenix	40	Retired	50.105
Ret	17	Markus Winkelhock	Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes	27	Retired	49.681
Ret	15	Timo Scheider	OPC Team Phoenix	20	Retired	49.573
Ret	9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	OPC Team Holzer 2	6	Retired	50.024
Ret	3	Marcel Fässler	OPC Team Holzer 1	5	Retired	49.889
Source:

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

Milestones

• Second career victory for Gary Paffett.
• 40th win for HWA Team as an entrant.
  • Mercedes secured their 42nd victory as a manufacturer.

Standings

Christijan Albers would return to the top of the Championship as he maintained his 100% podium attendance record in 2004, the Dutchman heading the table with 42 points at the halfway point in the season. Mattias Ekström was next up in second having lost the lead at the Norisring, three off the lead, while Gary Paffett had moved into a clear third place, but was still seventeen off the lead. Bernd Schneider and Martin Tomczyk then completed the half-time top five, with fourteen of the twenty-one drivers having scored in the first half of the campaign.

Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes had moved back into the lead of the Teams' Championship as the season reached its summer break, having moved onto 58 points for the season. Audi Team Abt were, however, just four behind in second, while AMG-Mercedes were a distant third on 37. In the Manufacturers' Championship AMG-Mercedes held the lead as the season reached its halfway point, heading Audi by 25 points.

 

2004 Drivers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Christijan Albers 42 ▲1 2nd Mattias Ekström 39 ▼1 3rd Gary Paffett 25 ◄0 4th Bernd Schneider 16 ▲2 5th Martin Tomczyk 15 ◄0 6th Tom Kristensen 13 ▲1 7th Jean Alesi 12 ▼3 8th Laurent Aïello 9 ◄0 9th Timo Scheider 8 ◄0 10th Emanuele Pirro 5 ◄0 11th Peter Dumbreck 5 ◄0 12th Stefan Mücke 2 ◄0 13th Marcel Fässler 2 ◄0 14th Manuel Reuter 1 ◄0

2004 Teams' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Vodafone/DC Bank AMG-Mercedes 58 ▲1 2nd Audi Team Abt 54 ▼1 3rd AMG-Mercedes 37 ◄0 4th OPC Team Phoenix 17 ◄0 5th Audi Team Abt Sportsline 13 ◄0 6th OPC Team Holzer 1 7 ▲1 7th Audi Team Joest 5 ▼1 8th Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes 2 ◄0 9th OPC Team Holzer 2 2 ◄0 10th OPC Euroteam 0 ◄0 11th Sonax Dark Dog AMG-Mercedes 0 ◄0 2004 Manufacturers' Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st AMG-Mercedes 97 ◄0 2nd Audi 72 ◄0 3rd Opel 26 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers 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)

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