 2005 Hockenheim Opening Race
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 The Hockenheimring opened the 2005 campaign | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 17 April 2005 | |
| No. | 77 (1 of 2005) | |
| Event | DTM Hockenheim Opening 2005
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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 |  Mattias Ekström
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| Team | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Jamie Green
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| Team | Junge Gebrauchte/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
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| Time | 1:35.262 on lap 23 | |
| Race Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
 Jean Alesi
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Gary Paffett
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Bernd Schneider
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| Winner Team | DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
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| Time | 1:04:48.245 | |
| Race Guide | ||
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The 2005 Hockenheim Opening Race, formally known as the DTM Hockenheim Opening 2005, was the opening round of the 2005 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 17 April 2005.[1] The race would see Jean Alesi open the campaign with victory, having opted for a contrarian pitstop strategy.[2]
There had been some shuffling among the teams and manufacturers over the winter, with Team Rosberg having withdrawn from the series, along with Euroteam.[3] However, while Opel would see their entry reduced to just four cars, Mercedes would retain their eight car presence with the addition of Mücke Motorsport to their roster, while Joest Racing secured two more Audis to bring the Ingolstadt marque's presence up to eight cars as well.[4]
Elsewhere, there had also been some changes on the driver front, although only one of the seats in the top Audi/Mercedes teams had changed hands.[5] Indeed, Audi would bring in endurance ace Allan McNish to their secondary ABT Sportsline entry, partnering Tom Kristensen, while Mercedes brought in a huge name in the form of two-time Formula One World Champion Mika Häkkinen to partner DTM ace Bernd Schneider.[6]
Into the opening round itself and qualifying would see defending Champion Mattias Ekström, adorned with #1 as his race number, open the season with pole position, beating Paffett by 0.032s.[7] Green put in an impressive display to claim third for his debut race ahead of Marcel Fässler, the leading Opel pilot in the field, while Alesi secured fifth ahead of the debuting Spengler.[7]
The start of the race saw Paffett dart into the lead as the lights went out, blasting past Ekström into the first corner.[8] They would make it through the first corner unhindered, although behind there would be an accident as the rest of the field thundered into the right-hand flick.[8]
The trigger was Manuel Reuter, who locked up his car and ran wide before spinning, causing the sister car of Laurent Aïello to spin as well.[8] Aïello was subsequently collected by Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello, with all three cars ending up badly damaged just a few yards from the pit exit.[8]
The Safety Car was scrambled to allow the incident to be clear, staying out for five laps before Paffett made another early break at the restart to re-establish the lead.[8] Ekström gave chase in second ahead of Fässler and Jamie Green, the best of the debutantes, while Häkkinen made his first stop from the back of the field.[8]
Ekström would briefly get back on terms with Paffett on the restart lap before both darted in to serve their stops, with Ekström scrambling ahead in the pitstop exchange.[8] Alesi, meanwhile, would move to the head of the five having opted against stopping, with the Frenchman opting for a long first stint.[8]
Paffett and Ekström would get delayed in traffic after their stops, allowing Alesi and Schneider to gain the upper hand and move ahead, Alesi having been the last driver to complete his first stop.[8] Indeed, the second round of stops would see Alesi gain even more ground and retain the lead, while Schneider and Paffett were left to fight for second.[8]
With that the race was run, with Alesi able to control the final laps to secure his first win in eighteen months ahead of Paffett.[8] Schneider completed the podium ahead of Christian Abt, who had been another to make a later stop in the opening phase of the race, while Ekström slipped to fifth ahead of Green.[8] Stefan Mücke trailed them in seventh, while Häkkinen's transition to touring cars had seen him claim a single point with eighth on his debut.[8]
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2005 Hockenheim Opening Race is displayed below:
| 2005 Hockenheim Opening Race Entry List | |||||
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| No. | Name | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Livery |
| 1 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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Audi | A4 DTM | File:EKS 05 Livery.png |
| 2 | Martin Tomczyk
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Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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Audi | A4 DTM | File:TOM 05 Livery.png |
| 3 | Gary Paffett
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DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | File:PAF 05 Livery.png |
| 4 | Jean Alesi
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DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | File:ALE 05 Livery.png |
| 5 |  Tom Kristensen
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Audi Sport Team Abt
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Audi | A4 DTM | File:KRI 05 Livery.png |
| 6 |  Allan McNish
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Audi Sport Team Abt
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Audi | A4 DTM | File:MCN 05 Livery.png |
| 7 | Bernd Schneider
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Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | File:BSC 05 Livery.png |
| 8 |  Mika Häkkinen
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AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | File:HAK 05 Livery.png |
| 9 |  Marcel Fässler
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GMAC/Stern Team OPC
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | File:FAE 05 Livery.png |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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GMAC/Stern Team OPC
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | File:FRE 05 Livery.png |
| 11 | Laurent Aïello
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Team OPC
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | File:AIE 05 Livery.png |
| 12 | Manuel Reuter
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Team OPC
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Opel | Vectra GTS V8 | File:AIE 05 Livery.png |
| 14 | Christian Abt
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Audi Sport Team Joest Racing
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Audi | A4 DTM | File:ABT 05 Livery.png |
| 15 | Pierre Kaffer
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Audi Sport Team Joest Racing
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Audi | A4 DTM | File:KAF 05 Livery.png |
| 16 | Stefan Mücke
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Mücke Motorsport
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | File:MUC 05 Livery.png |
| 17 |  Alexandros Margaritis
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Mücke Motorsport
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | File:MAR 05 Livery.png |
| 18 |  Rinaldo Capello
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Audi Sport Team Joest
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Audi | A4 DTM | File:CAP 05 Livery.png |
| 19 | Frank Stippler
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Audi Sport Team Joest
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Audi | A4 DTM | File:STI 05 Livery.png |
| 20 |  Bruno Spengler
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Junge Gebrauchte/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | File:SPE 05 Livery.png |
| 21 | Jamie Green
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Junge Gebrauchte/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
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AMG-Mercedes | C-Klasse DTM | File:GRE 05 Livery.png |
| Source:[9] | |||||
Practice[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final qualifying result for the 2005 Hockenheim Opening Race are outlined below:
| 2005 Hockenheim Opening Race Qualifying Result | |||||||
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| Super Pole Results | |||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed | Grid |
| 1st | 1 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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1:35.251 | — | 172.873 km/h | 1 |
| 2nd | 3 | Gary Paffett
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DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.283 | +0.032s | 172.815 km/h | 2 |
| 3rd | 21 | Jamie Green
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JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.809 | +0.558s | 171.866 km/h | 3 |
| 4th | 9 | Marcel Fässler
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GMAC/Stern Team OPC
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1:36.075 | +0.824s | 171.391 km/h | 4 |
| 5th | 4 | Jean Alesi
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DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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1:36.179 | +0.928s | 171.205 km/h | 5 |
| 6th | 20 | Bruno Spengler
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JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
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1:36.191 | +0.940s | 171.184 km/h | 6 |
| 7th | 2 | Martin Tomczyk
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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1:36.222 | +0.971s | 172.873 km/h | 7 |
| 8th | 7 | Bernd Schneider
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Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes
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1:36.354 | +1.103s | 170.894 km/h | 8 |
| 9th | 5 | Tom Kristensen
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Audi Team Abt
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1:36.489 | +1.238s | 170.655 km/h | 9 |
| 10th | 16 | Stefan Mücke
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Mücke Motorsport
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1:36.587 | +1.336s | 170.482 km/h | 10 |
| Qualifying Results | |||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed | Grid |
| 1st | 7 | Bernd Schneider
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Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes
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1:34.648 | — | 173.975 km/h | SP |
| 2nd | 5 | Tom Kristensen
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Audi Team Abt
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1:34.817 | +0.169s | 173.665 km/h | SP |
| 3rd | 3 | Gary Paffett
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DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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1:34.996 | +0.348s | 173.337 km/h | SP |
| 4th | 21 | Jamie Green
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JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.064 | +0.416s | 173.213 km/h | SP |
| 5th | 20 | Bruno Spengler
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JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.156 | +0.508s | 173.046 km/h | SP |
| 6th | 1 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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1:35.234 | +0.586s | 172.904 km/h | SP |
| 7th | 9 | Marcel Fässler
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GMAC/Stern Team OPC
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1:35.283 | +0.635s | 172.815 km/h | SP |
| 8th | 4 | Jean Alesi
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DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.288 | +0.640s | 172.806 km/h | SP |
| 9th | 2 | Martin Tomczyk
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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1:35.304 | +0.656s | 172.777 km/h | SP |
| 10th | 16 | Stefan Mücke
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Mücke Motorsport
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1:35.434 | +0.786s | 172.542 km/h | SP |
| 11th | 11 | Laurent Aïello
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Team OPC
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1:35.435 | +0.787s | 172.540 km/h | 11 |
| 12th | 14 | Christian Abt
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Audi Team Joest Racing
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1:35.464 | +0.816s | 172.488 km/h | 12 |
| 13th | 19 | Frank Stippler
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Audi Team Joest
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1:35.467 | +0.819s | 172.482 km/h | 13 |
| 14th | 6 | Allan McNish
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Audi Team Abt
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1:35.625 | +0.977s | 172.197 km/h | 14 |
| 15th | 8 | Mika Häkkinen
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Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes
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1:35.697 | +1.049s | 172.068 km/h | 15 |
| 16th | 17 | Alexandros Margaritis
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Mücke Motorsport
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1:35.756 | +1.108s | 171.962 km/h | 16 |
| 17th | 12 | Manuel Reuter
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Team OPC
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1:35.880 | +1.232s | 171.739 km/h | 17 |
| 18th | 15 | Pierre Kaffer
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Audi Team Joest Racing
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1:35.915 | +1.267s | 171.677 km/h | 18 |
| 19th | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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GMAC/Stern Team OPC
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1:35.967 | +1.319s | 171.583 km/h | 19 |
| 20th | 18 | Rinaldo Capello
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Audi Team Joest
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1:36.020 | +1.372s | 171.489 km/h | 20 |
| Source:[9] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
Grid[]
The starting grid for the 2005 Hockenheim Opening Race in shown below:
| Pos. | Pos. | |
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| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Mattias Ekström | 2 | |
| ______________ | Gary Paffett | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Jamie Green | 4 | |
| ______________ | Marcel Fässler | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Jean Alesi | 6 | |
| ______________ | Bruno Spengler | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Martin Tomczyk | 8 | |
| ______________ | Bernd Schneider | |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Tom Kristensen | 10 | |
| ______________ | Stefan Mücke | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| Laurent Aïello | 12 | |
| ______________ | Christian Abt | |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Frank Stippler | 14 | |
| ______________ | Allan McNish | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Mika Häkkinen | 16 | |
| ______________ | Alexandros Margaritis | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Manuel Reuter | 18 | |
| ______________ | Pierre Kaffer | |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 20 | |
| ______________ | Rinaldo Capello |
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final classification of the 2005 Hockenheim Opening Race is displayed below:
| 2005 Hockenheim Opening Race Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 4 | Jean Alesi
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DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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37 | 1:04:48.245 | 1:35.731 | 10 |
| 2nd | 3 | Gary Paffett
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DC Bank AMG-Mercedes
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37 | +5.643s | 1:35.840 | 8 |
| 3rd | 7 | Bernd Schneider
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Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes
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37 | +6.420s | 1:35.458 | 6 |
| 4th | 14 | Christian Abt
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Audi Team Joest Racing
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37 | +8.955s | 1:35.721 | 5 |
| 5th | 1 | Mattias Ekström
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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37 | +12.937s | 1:35.965 | 4 |
| 6th | 21 | Jamie Green
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JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
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37 | +16.421s | 1:35.262 | 3 |
| 7th | 16 | Stefan Mücke
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Mücke Motorsport
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37 | +20.565s | 1:36.532 | 2 |
| 8th | 8 | Mika Häkkinen
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Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes
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37 | +22.065s | 1:36.150 | 1 |
| 9th | 9 | Marcel Fässler
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GMAC/Stern Team OPC
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37 | +27.588s | 1:36.160 | |
| 10th | 19 | Frank Stippler
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Audi Team Joest
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37 | +28.002s | 1:35.833 | |
| 11th | 6 | Allan McNish
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Audi Team Abt
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37 | +36.232s | 1:37.074 | |
| 12th | 20 | Bruno Spengler
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JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
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37 | +36.805s | 1:36.377 | |
| 13th | 15 | Pierre Kaffer
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Audi Team Joest Racing
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28 | +8 Laps | 1:36.331 | |
| Ret | 17 | Alexandros Margaritis
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Mücke Motorsport
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15 | Retired | 1:38.084 | |
| Ret | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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GMAC/Stern Team OPC
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12 | Retired | 1:36.993 | |
| Ret | 2 | Martin Tomczyk
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Audi Team Abt Sportsline
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3 | Retired | — | |
| Ret | 12 | Manuel Reuter
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Team OPC
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1 | Retired | — | |
| Ret | 18 | Rinaldo Capello
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Audi Team Joest
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0 | Collision | — | |
| Ret | 5 | Tom Kristensen
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Audi Team Abt
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0 | Collision | — | |
| Ret | 11 | Laurent Aïello
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Team OPC
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0 | Collision | — | |
| Source:[9] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
- Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
Milestones[]
- Debut race for Rinaldo Capello, Jamie Green, Mika Häkkinen, Pierre Kaffer, Alexandros Margaritis, Allan McNish, Bruno Spengler and Frank Stippler.
- First race for Mücke Motorsport as an entrant.
- Fifth and final victory for Jean Alesi.
- First win for Alesi since the 2003 Hockenheim Finale Race.
- This was also the eighth and final podium visit for Alesi.
- HWA Team claimed their 43rd win as an entrant.
- AMG-Mercedes secured their 45th win as a manufacturer.
- Maiden points finishes for Green and Häkkinen.
- Green recorded his maiden fastest lap.
Standings[]
Victory on the opening day of the campaign had, unsurprisingly, left Jean Alesi atop the Championship, the Frenchman having outscored Gary Paffett by two points courtesy of his fifth DTM triumph. Paffett himself had a two point margin over Bernd Schneider in third, while the former Champion had a point in hand over Christian Abt. Also on the board after the first race were defending Champion Mattias Ekström, debutante Jamie Green, Stefan Mücke and ex-Formula One ace Mika Häkkinen.
In the Teams' Championship the de jure first HWA Team entry, sponsored by DaimlerChrysler Bank, led the charge, having claimed a maximum score of eighteen points after Alesi and Paffett's one-two. Their secondary entry carrying Vodafone and Sport Edition sponsorship occupied second, eleven behind, while Audi Team Joest Racing led the anti-HWA charge from third. In the Manufacturers' Championship AMG-Mercedes unsurprisingly led the way after locking out the podium, 21 ahead of Audi, while Opel had failed to score.
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References[]
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| 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers |
| Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
| Car/engine |
| Audi A4 DTM 2005 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Vectra GTS V8 2005 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
| Teams |
| Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • Audi Sport Team Abt • Audi Sport Team Joest • Audi Sport Team Joest Racing • DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes • GMAC/Stern Team OPC • Mücke Motorsport • Team OPC • Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes • Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes |
| Drivers |
| 1 Mattias Ekström • 2 Martin Tomczyk • 3 Gary Paffett • 4 Jean Alesi • 5 Tom Kristensen • 6 Allan McNish • 7 Bernd Schneider • 8 Mika Häkkinen • 9 Marcel Fässler • 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen • 11 Laurent Aïello • 12 Manuel Reuter • 14 Christian Abt • 15 Pierre Kaffer • 16 Stefan Mücke • 17 Alexandros Margaritis • 18 Rinaldo Capello • 19 Frank Stippler • 20 Bruno Spengler • 21 Jamie Green |
| Races |
| Hockenheim Opening • Lausitzring I • Spa-Francorchamps • Brno • Oschersleben • Norisring • Nürburgring • Zandvoort • Lausitzring II • Istanbul Park • Hockenheim Finale |
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