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Norisring
The Norisring returned for 2005.
Race Information
Date 17 July 2005
No. 82 (6 of 2005)
Event Flag of Germany ADAC Norisring Trophäe 2005
Location Flag of Germany Norisring
Flag of Bavaria 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 Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen
Team Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt
Time 48.446
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett
Team Flag of Germany DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Time 48.922 on lap 5
Race Result
First Second Third
Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström
Winner Team Flag of Germany DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Time 1:05:58.262
Race Guide
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The 2005 Norisring Race, formally known as the ADAC Norisring Trophäe 2005, was the sixth race of the 2005 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship, staged at the Norisring in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany on 17 July 2005.[1] The race would see Gary Paffett sweep to his second straight victory at the Norisring, a result which moved him back into the lead of the Championship.[2]

Qualifying had seen Tom Kristensen sweep to his second pole position in a row, albeit by just 0.009s from Paffett after a tight Super Pole shootout.[3] Bruno Spengler, meanwhile, would sweep to his best quali-result of his rookie season, securing third ahead of Jean Alesi, while Championship leader Mattias Ekström would share the third row with Manuel Reuter.[3]

The start of the race saw Kristensen initially make a good getaway, although he was powerless to prevent Paffett and Alesi storming past on the brakes for the first hairpin.[4] Kristensen tried to squeeze Paffett but was unable to stop him coming through, as behind Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Allan McNish and Pierre Kaffer tangled as the former was tipped into a spin.[4]

All three would manage to untangle themselves without outside intervention, as the rest of the field charged around to complete the opening tour.[4] Out front, meanwhile, Paffett would break away as Kristensen fought hard with Alesi to regain second, while Jamie Green harassed Mattias Ekström for fifth behind Mika Häkkinen.[4]

That fight would come to a spectacular end at the end of lap five, when a lunge from Green saw the #21 Mercedes slam into the back of Häkkinen and smack the side of Ekström.[4] Häkkinen was out on the spot with damage, Green retired a few laps later, and Ekström continued, with the Safety Car scrambled to cover the debris collection.[4]

That SC period sparked a flurry of pitstops, although Paffett, Kristensen and Alesi would all stay out.[4] Alesi's race was soon ended by an engine failure, while Paffett worked to not only build a new lead over Kristensen, but also escape from those that had stopped.[4]

However, those that had not stopped would be thrown a life-line on lap 29, as Rinaldo Capello spun himself into the barriers exiting the Scholler S, destroying the back of his car.[4] That triggered a second Safety Car period that saw the entire field pit together, with Christian Abt the big winner as he rose up to third overall, while Marcel Fässler hit the debris of Capello's car hard enough to ruin his car.[4]

Paffett would ultimately serve both of his stops during the second SC period, rejoining in fifth before going all out at the restart.[4] Indeed, the Brit would immediately go on the offensive against main title rival Ekström, storming past the Swede with a lunge into the first hairpin.[4]

Second stops and a lunge past Abt would shuffle Paffett back up to second, with the Brit duly closing back in onto race leader Kristensen, who was still yet to stop.[4] After one lunge Paffett settled in the #6 Audi's wake, and would simply wait for the Dane to finally make his stop.[4]

With that, and a late accident between Bruno Spengler and Bernd Schneider that was identical to the one that took out their teammates, the race was run, with Paffett winning the race by three seconds from Abt.[4] Ekström completed the podium ahead of a battle damaged McNish, with Martin Tomczyk glued to the Scot's tail as they crossed the line.[4] Frentzen produced an impressive recovery drive to claim sixth ahead of Kristenesen, while Pierre Kaffer secured the final point in eighth.[4]

Background[]

After a near month-long break the 2005 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship resumed with its sixth round, returning to one of the Series' most popular venues.[1] Indeed, a total of 130,000 tickets had been sold for the DTM's weekend visit to the Norisring in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, on 15 - 17 July, with the 2.300 km circuit unchanged for the DTM's latest trip.[2] Likewise, there had been no changes to the entry list since the previous round in Oschersleben.[1]

Mercedes' Maximum[]

The success ballast allocation had again been rebalanced for the trip to the Norisring, with AMG-Mercedes back to racing at the maximum weight courtesy of Paffett's win in Oschersleben.[5] Audi, meanwhile, would keep the addition 10 kg they had earned with victory in Brno, while Opel remained at the minimum race weight.[5]

Outlined below are the success ballast allocations for the 2005 Norisring Race:

2005 Norisring Race Success Ballast
Manufacturer Year Weight
AMG-Mercedes 2004 1,055 kg (▲ 10 kg)
2005 1,070 kg (▲ 10 kg)
Audi 2004 1,045 kg (—)
2005 1,060 kg (—)
Opel 2004 1,015 kg (—)
2005 1,030 kg (—)

Saxon Supplements[]

Mattias Ekström had retained the lead in the Championship after his second, second place finish of the campaign, with those eight points having been just enough for him to retain the initiative. Indeed, Paffett's victory at the previous round, which had made him the first repeat winner of 2005, had moved him to within a point of the defending Champion, while Tom Kristensen sat eight off in third. Mika Häkkinen, meanwhile, had lost a fair amount of ground in fourth ahead of Jean Alesi, while Bernd Schneider had moved up to be the best placed German driver, albeit down in seventh.

In the Teams' Championship DC Bank AMG-Mercedes had inched away atop the table in Oschersleben, the German squad having moved onto 51 points for the season. Audi Team Abt Sportsline had remained as their closest challengers, but slipped thirteen behind, while their sister squad Audi Team Abt were in third, twenty off the lead. In the Manufacturers' Championship AMG-Mercedes retained the lead, and had increased their advantage to ten points.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2005 Norisring Race is displayed below:

2005 Norisring Race Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Livery
1 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM File:EKS 05 Livery.png
2 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM File:TOM 05 Livery.png
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM File:PAF 05 Livery.png
4 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM File:ALE 05 Livery.png
5 Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM File:KRI 05 Livery.png
6 Flag of Scotland Allan McNish Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM File:MCN 05 Livery.png
7 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM File:BSC 05 Livery.png
8 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen Flag of Germany AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM File:HAK 05 Livery.png
9 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany GMAC/Stern Team OPC Opel Vectra GTS V8 File:FAE 05 Livery.png
10 Flag of Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Flag of Germany GMAC/Stern Team OPC Opel Vectra GTS V8 File:FRE 05 Livery.png
11 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team OPC Opel Vectra GTS V8 File:AIE 05 Livery.png
12 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany Team OPC Opel Vectra GTS V8 File:AIE 05 Livery.png
14 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Racing Audi A4 DTM File:ABT 05 Livery.png
15 Flag of Germany Pierre Kaffer Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Racing Audi A4 DTM File:KAF 05 Livery.png
16 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany Mücke Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM File:MUC 05 Livery.png
17 Flag of Greece Alexandros Margaritis Flag of Germany Mücke Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM File:MAR 05 Livery.png
18 Flag of Italy Rinaldo Capello Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Audi A4 DTM File:CAP 05 Livery.png
19 Flag of Germany Frank Stippler Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Audi A4 DTM File:STI 05 Livery.png
20 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany Junge Gebrauchte/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM File:SPE 05 Livery.png
21 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany Junge Gebrauchte/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM File:GRE 05 Livery.png
Source:[6]

Practice[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final qualifying result for the 2005 Norisring Race are outlined below:

2005 Norisring Race Qualifying Result
Super Pole Results
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 5 Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 48.446 170.911 km/h 1
2nd 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany DC Bank AMG-Mercedes 48.455 +0.009s 170.880 km/h 2
3rd 20 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes 48.469 +0.023s 170.830 km/h 3
4th 4 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany DC Bank AMG-Mercedes 48.497 +0.051s 170.732 km/h 4
5th 1 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 48.542 +0.096s 170.573 km/h 5
6th 12 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany Team OPC 48.729 +0.283s 169.919 km/h 6
7th 8 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen Flag of Germany Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes 48.745 +0.299s 169.863 km/h 7
8th 9 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany GMAC/Stern Team OPC 48.833 +0.387s 169.557 km/h 8
9th 21 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes 48.869 +0.423s 169.432 km/h 9
10th 7 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes 48.959 +0.513s 169.121 km/h 10
Qualifying Results
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Ave. Speed Grid
1st 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany DC Bank AMG-Mercedes 48.257 171.581 km/h SP
2nd 4 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany DC Bank AMG-Mercedes 48.311 +0.056s 171.389 km/h SP
3rd 5 Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 48.329 +0.072s 171.325 km/h SP
4th 20 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes 48.351 +0.094s 171.247 km/h SP
5th 8 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen Flag of Germany Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes 48.474 +0.217s 170.813 km/h SP
6th 21 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes 48.482 +0.225s 170.785 km/h SP
7th 1 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 48.505 +0.248s 170.704 km/h SP
8th 7 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes 48.572 +0.315s 170.468 km/h SP
9th 9 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany GMAC/Stern Team OPC 48.596 +0.339s 170.384 km/h SP
10th 12 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany Team OPC 48.717 +0.460s 169.961 km/h SP
11th 10 Flag of Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Flag of Germany GMAC/Stern Team OPC 48.750 +0.493s 169.846 km/h 11
12th 6 Flag of Scotland Allan McNish Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 48.861 +0.604s 169.460 km/h 12
13th 19 Flag of Germany Frank Stippler Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest 48.880 +0.623s 169.394 km/h 13
14th 2 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 48.968 +0.711s 169.090 km/h 14
15th 18 Flag of Italy Rinaldo Capello Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest 49.018 +0.761s 168.917 km/h 15
16th 16 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany Mücke Motorsport 49.046 +0.789s 168.821 km/h 16
17th 14 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest Racing 49.106 +0.849s 168.614 km/h 17
18th 17 Flag of Greece Alexandros Margaritis Flag of Germany Mücke Motorsport 49.207 +0.950s 168.268 km/h 18
19th 15 Flag of Germany Pierre Kaffer Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest Racing 49.489 +1.232s 167.309 km/h 19
20th 11 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team OPC 49.578 +1.321s 167.009 km/h 20
Source:[6]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Grid[]

The starting grid for the 2005 Norisring Race in shown below:

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Tom Kristensen
Gary Paffett ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Bruno Spengler
Jean Alesi ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Mattias Ekström
Manuel Reuter ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Mika Häkkinen
Marcel Fässler ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Jamie Green
Bernd Schneider ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Allan McNish ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Frank Stippler
Martin Tomczyk ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Rinaldo Capello
Stefan Mücke ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Christian Abt
Alexandros Margaritis ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Pierre Kaffer
Laurent Aïello ______________


Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final classification of the 2005 Norisring Race is displayed below:

2005 Norisring Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett Flag of Germany DC Bank AMG-Mercedes 72 1:05:58.262 48.922 10
2nd 14 Flag of Germany Christian Abt Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest Racing 72 +3.627s 49.469 8
3rd 1 Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 72 +6.269s 49.160 6
4th 6 Flag of Scotland Allan McNish Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 72 +13.251s 49.357 5
5th 2 Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 72 +13.615s 49.451 4
6th 10 Flag of Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Flag of Germany GMAC/Stern Team OPC 72 +14.538s 49.311 3
7th 5 Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 72 +21.917s 49.100 2
8th 15 Flag of Germany Pierre Kaffer Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest Racing 72 +23.310s 49.355 1
9th 12 Flag of Germany Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany Team OPC 72 +34.250s 48.992
10th 7 Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes 72 +56.012s 49.169
11th 17 Flag of Greece Alexandros Margaritis Flag of Germany Mücke Motorsport 71 +1 Lap 49.295
12th* 11 Flag of France Laurent Aïello Flag of Germany Team OPC 61 Damage 49.295
13th* 20 Canadian Flag Bruno Spengler Flag of Germany JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes 59 Collision 49.200
Ret 16 Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany Mücke Motorsport 39 Retired 49.374
Ret 9 Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler Flag of Germany GMAC/Stern Team OPC 30 Accident 49.351
Ret 18 Flag of Italy Rinaldo Capello Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest 29 Accident 49.497
Ret 4 Flag of France Jean Alesi Flag of Germany DC Bank AMG-Mercedes 23 Engine 49.383
Ret 19 Flag of Germany Frank Stippler Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest 8 Damage 49.923
Ret 21 Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green Flag of Germany JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes 6 Damage 49.325
Ret 8 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen Flag of Germany Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes 5 Collision 49.530
Source:[6]
  • Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones[]

  • Sixth win for Gary Paffett.
  • HWA Team claimed their 47th win as an entrant.
    • AMG-Mercedes secured their 49th win as a manufacturer.

Standings[]

A third victory of the campaign was enough to restore Gary Paffett back to the top of the Championship, the Brit having moved onto 44 points for the season. Mattias Ekström had slipped back to second, three off the lead, while Tom Kristensen had retained third, but fell sixteen off the lead. Mika Häkkinen and Jean Alesi had held station too, both having remained on seventeen points, while Christian Abt had moved into sixth.

DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes continued to lead the Teams' Championship after their fourth win of the season, with the lead HWA squad having moved onto 61 points. Audi Team Abt Sportsline remained in second, thirteen off the lead having kept pace with HWA, while their sister squad Audi Team Abt had lost ground in third. In the Manufacturers' Championship Audi had moved into the lead of the Championship for the first time in almost two years, having opened out a six point lead over AMG-Mercedes.

 
2005 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Paffett 44 ▲1
2nd Flag of Sweden Mattias Ekström 41 ▼1
3rd Flag of Denmark Tom Kristensen 28 ◄0
4th Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen 17 ◄0
5th Flag of France Jean Alesi 17 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Christian Abt 16 ▲2
7th Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Green 13 ▼1
8th Flag of Germany Bernd Schneider 11 ▼1
9th Flag of Scotland Allan McNish 10 ▲2
10th Flag of Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 9 ▼1
11th Flag of Germany Martin Tomczyk 7 ▲4
12th Flag of Switzerland Marcel Fässler 5 ▼2
13th Flag of Germany Pierre Kaffer 5 ▼1
14th Flag of Germany Frank Stippler 4 ▼1
15th Flag of France Laurent Aïello 4 ▼1
16th Flag of Germany Stefan Mücke 3 ◄0
2005 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany DC Bank AMG-Mercedes 61 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt Sportsline 48 ◄0
3rd Flag of Germany Audi Team Abt 38 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany Vodafone/SE AMG-Mercedes 28 ◄0
5th Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest Racing 21 ▲1
6th Flag of Germany GMAC/Stern Team OPC 14 ▲1
7th Flag of Germany JG/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes 13 ▼2
8th Flag of Germany Audi Team Joest 4 ◄0
9th Flag of Germany Team OPC 4 ◄0
10th Flag of Germany Mücke Motorsport 3 ◄0
2005 Manufacturers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Germany Audi 111 ▲1
2nd Flag of Germany AMG-Mercedes 105 ▼1
3rd Flag of Germany Opel 18 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

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2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
AudiAMG-MercedesOpel
Car/engine
Audi A4 DTM 2005Audi 4.0l V8AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005AMG 4.0l V8Vectra GTS V8 2005Opel 4.0l V8
Teams
Audi Sport Team Abt SportslineAudi Sport Team AbtAudi Sport Team JoestAudi Sport Team Joest RacingDaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-MercedesGMAC/Stern Team OPCMücke MotorsportTeam OPCSalzgitter AMG-MercedesVodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Mattias Ekström2 Martin Tomczyk3 Gary Paffett4 Jean Alesi5 Tom Kristensen6 Allan McNish7 Bernd Schneider8 Mika Häkkinen9 Marcel Fässler10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen11 Laurent Aïello12 Manuel Reuter14 Christian Abt15 Pierre Kaffer16 Stefan Mücke17 Alexandros Margaritis18 Rinaldo Capello19 Frank Stippler20 Bruno Spengler21 Jamie Green
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