2005 Norisring DTM round

The 2005 Norisring DTM round was a motor racing event for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters held between 15 and 17 July 2005. The event, part of the 19th season of the DTM, was held at the Norisring in Germany.

   2005 DTM Norisring round

Round details
Round 6 of 11 rounds in the 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season ← Previous race Next race →
Location	Norisring, Nuremberg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.300 km (1.429 mi)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Race
Date	17 July 2005
Laps	72
Pole position
Driver	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt
Time	48.446
Podium
First	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Second	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing
Third	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Fastest lap
Driver	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Time	48.922 (on lap 5)

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q	SP	Grid
1	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48.329	48.446	1
2	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	48.257	48.455	2
3	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	48.351	48.469	3
4	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	48.311	48.497	4
5	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48.505	48.542	5
6	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	48.717	48.729	6
7	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	48.474	48.745	7
8	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	48.596	48.833	8
9	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	48.482	48.869	9
10	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	48.572	48.959	10
11	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	48.750	—	11
12	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48.861	—	12
13	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	48.880	—	13
14	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48.968	—	14
15	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	49.018	—	15
16	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	49.046	—	16
17	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	49.106	—	17
18	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	49.207	—	18
19	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	49.489	—	19
20	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	49.578	—	20
Source:

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	72	1:05:58.262	2	10
2	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	72	+3.627	17	8
3	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	72	+6.269	5	6
4	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	72	+13.251	12	5
5	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	72	+13.615	14	4
6	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	72	+14.538	11	3
7	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	72	+21.917	1	2
8	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	72	+23.310	19	1
9	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	72	+34.250	6
10	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	72	+56.012	10
11	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	71	+1 lap	18
12	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	61	+11 laps	20
13	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	59	+13 laps	3
Ret	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	39	Retired	16
Ret	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	30	Accident	8
Ret	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	29	Accident	15
Ret	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	23	Engine	4
Ret	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	8	Collision damage	13
Ret	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	6	Collision damage	9
Ret	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	5	Collision	7
Fastest lap: Gary Paffett - 48.922 (lap 5)
Source:

Championship standings after the race

Pos.		Drivers' championship				Teams' championship				Manufacturers' championship
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Team	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		1	Gary Paffett	44			DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	61		1	Audi	111
2		1	Mattias Ekström	41			Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	48		1	Mercedes-Benz	105
3			Tom Kristensen	28			Audi Sport Team Abt	38			Opel	18
4			Mika Häkkinen	17			Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	28
5			Jean Alesi	17		1	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	21

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for three sets of standings.

External links

• Official website