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2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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Gary Paffett won his first Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Mattias Ekström (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the nineteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also sixth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The number of race weekends were increased from 10 events in 2004 to eleven in 2005 (although 2004 had eleven events including the non-championship race at Shanghai).

Originally each track hosted one race each with the exception of Hockenheimring (two races, premier and finale), but when Avignon lost their race, EuroSpeedway also hosted two events.

Changes for 2005

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  • The cars built to 00-03 specs were banned from competition. Instead the whole field would be made up of cars built to the new 04 specs.
  • Italy and Portugal lost their respective events. They were replaced by Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps) and Turkey (Istanbul Park).
  • Opel scaled down from six to four cars, while Audi and Mercedes fielded eight each instead of the six they had run in 2004.
  • Opel announced that they would leave the series shortly after the 2005 season ended.
  • BP's German brand Aral AG would become the official fuel retailer and convenience store partner of the series starting from round 7 at Nürburgring in mid-2005, taking over Shell's fuel partner contract. The Aral Ultimate brand would provide 100 RON unleaded gasolines and displayed in the pit gantries, trackside sponsorships and all driver's race overalls on the sleeves.

Teams and drivers

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The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
Audi Audi A4 DTM 2005 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 1 Sweden Mattias Ekström All
2 Germany Martin Tomczyk All
5 Denmark Tom Kristensen All
6 United Kingdom Allan McNish All
Audi A4 DTM 2004 Audi Sport Team Joest 14 Germany Christian Abt All
15 Germany Pierre Kaffer All
18 Italy Rinaldo Capello All
19 Germany Frank Stippler All
Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 HWA Team 3 United Kingdom Gary Paffett All
4 France Jean Alesi All
7 Germany Bernd Schneider All
8 Finland Mika Häkkinen All
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 Mücke Motorsport 16 Germany Stefan Mücke All
17 Greece Alexandros Margaritis All
Persson Motorsport 20 Canada Bruno Spengler All
21 United Kingdom Jamie Green All
Opel Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 OPC Team Holzer 9 Switzerland Marcel Fässler All
10 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen All
OPC Team Phoenix 11 France Laurent Aïello All
12 Germany Manuel Reuter All
Sources:[1][2]

Team changes

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MG Rover announced that they would join the DTM in 2005 running a pair of Zytek prepared MG ZT’s.[3] The project would fail to materialize due to MG Rover falling into administration.[4]

Team Holzer and Team Phoenix both downscaled to 2 Opel’s each due to Opel’s reduced budget while Euroteam left the DTM after being part of Opel’s squad since 2000.[5]

Team Joest expanded from two to four cars.[6]

Mücke Motorsport replaced Team Rosberg as part of Mercedes’ DTM program.[7]

Driver changes

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Two time Formula One World Champion Mika Häkkinen joined the DTM with HWA Team.[8]

Christijan Albers left the DTM to join Formula 1 the Minardi F1 Team.[9]

Stefan Mücke left Persson Motorsport to join his Fathers team, Mücke Motorsport.[10]

Mercedes promoted three Formula 3 Euro Series drivers to the DTM. 2004 Champion Jamie Green and Bruno Spengler joined Persson Motorsport while Alexandros Margaritis joined Mücke Motorsport.[10]

Markus Winkelhock left the DTM to join the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Draco Racing.

Jarek Janiš and Bernd Mayländer were left without drives for 2005 after Team Rosberg withdrew.

1998 Le Mans winner Allan McNish joined the DTM with Abt Sportsline.[11]

Christian Abt switched from Abt Sportsline to Team Joest.[6]

Audi works drivers Pierre Kaffer and Frank Stippler joined the DTM with Team Joest.[6]

2003 and 2004 Le Mans winner Rinaldo Capello joined the DTM with Team Joest.[6]

Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro left the DTM to focus on Endurance racing.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Laurent Aïello swapped seats at Opel’s two teams.[5]

Peter Dumbreck, Timo Scheider and Jeroen Bleekemolen were left without seats in the DTM due to Opel downscaling their program.[5]

Race calendar and winners

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer TV Report
1 Germany Hockenheimring 17 April Sweden Mattias Ekström United Kingdom Jamie Green France Jean Alesi DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Germany Mercedes ARD Report
2 Germany EuroSpeedway 1 May United Kingdom Gary Paffett Finland Mika Häkkinen United Kingdom Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Germany Mercedes ARD Report
3 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps 15 May Finland Mika Häkkinen Finland Mika Häkkinen Finland Mika Häkkinen Vodafone-Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes Germany Mercedes ARD Report
4 Czech Republic Brno 5 June United Kingdom Gary Paffett Germany Martin Tomczyk Sweden Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Germany Audi ARD Report
5 Germany Oschersleben 26 June Denmark Tom Kristensen Sweden Mattias Ekström United Kingdom Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Germany Mercedes ARD Report
6 Germany Norisring 17 July Denmark Tom Kristensen United Kingdom Gary Paffett United Kingdom Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Germany Mercedes ARD Report
7 Germany Nürburgring 7 August United Kingdom Gary Paffett United Kingdom Gary Paffett Sweden Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Germany Audi ARD Report
8 Netherlands Zandvoort 28 August Germany Bernd Schneider United Kingdom Gary Paffett United Kingdom Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Germany Mercedes ARD Report
9 Germany EuroSpeedway 18 September United Kingdom Jamie Green United Kingdom Gary Paffett Sweden Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Germany Audi ARD Report
10 Turkey Istanbul Park 2 October United Kingdom Gary Paffett Finland Mika Häkkinen United Kingdom Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Germany Mercedes ARD Report
11 Germany Hockenheimring 23 October United Kingdom Jamie Green United Kingdom Jamie Green Germany Bernd Schneider Vodafone-Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes Germany Mercedes ARD Report
Source:[12]

Championship standings

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Scoring system

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Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.[13]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th 
Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver HOC1
Germany
LAU1
Germany
SPA
Belgium
BRN
Czech Republic
OSC
Germany
NOR
Germany
NÜR
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
LAU2
Germany
IST
Turkey
HOC2
Germany
Pts
1 United Kingdom Gary Paffett 2 1 8 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 84
2 Sweden Mattias Ekström 5 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 12 7 71
3 Denmark Tom Kristensen Ret 2 3 2 5 7 2 4 3 5 4 56
4 Germany Bernd Schneider 3 17† 17† Ret 4 10 5 8 Ret 3 1 32
5 Finland Mika Häkkinen 8 3 1 13 Ret Ret 4 12 12 2 15 30
6 United Kingdom Jamie Green 6 Ret 19† 5 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 4 2 29
7 France Jean Alesi 1 7 4 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 8 7 13 22
8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret 14 15 3 14 6 12 3 7 Ret 18† 17
9 Germany Christian Abt 4 9 10 6 12 2 10 10 Ret Ret 14 16
10 United Kingdom Allan McNish 11 Ret 18† 7 6 4 6 15† 9 15 17 13
11 France Laurent Aïello Ret 10 7 16 7 12† 9 14 4 6 9 12
12 Switzerland Marcel Fässler 9 13 5 15 8 Ret 13 5 Ret 10 6 12
13 Germany Martin Tomczyk Ret 12 6 14 Ret 5 11 6 10 16† Ret 10
14 Germany Frank Stippler 10 6 11 8 9 Ret 14 Ret 13 13 5 8
15 Germany Pierre Kaffer 13† 5 14 12 17 8 18 11 Ret Ret 10 5
16 Canada Bruno Spengler 12 15† Ret 11 16 13† 15 9 6 8 8 5
17 Germany Manuel Reuter Ret 16 16† Ret 15 9 20 Ret 5 14 12 4
18 Germany Stefan Mücke 7 8 12 Ret 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret 9 11 3
19 Greece Alexandros Margaritis Ret Ret 9 17† 18 11 16 13 14 11 Ret 0
20 Italy Rinaldo Capello Ret 11 13 10 10 Ret 19 Ret 11 Ret 16 0
Pos Driver HOC1
Germany
LAU1
Germany
SPA
Belgium
BRN
Czech Republic
OSC
Germany
NOR
Germany
NÜR
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
LAU2
Germany
IST
Turkey
HOC2
Germany
Pts
Sources:[14][15]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Teams' championship

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Pos. Team No. HOC1
Germany
LAU1
Germany
SPA
Belgium
BRN
Czech Republic
OSC
Germany
NOR
Germany
NÜR
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
LAU2
Germany
IST
Turkey
HOC2
Germany
Points
1 DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes 3 2 1 8 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 106
4 1 7 4 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 8 7 13
2 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 1 5 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 12 7 79
2 Ret 12 6 14 Ret 5 11 6 10 16† Ret
3 Audi Sport Team Abt 5 Ret 2 3 2 5 7 2 4 3 5 4 69
6 11 Ret 18† 7 6 4 6 15† 9 15 17
4 Vodafone-Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes 7 3 17† 17† Ret 4 10 5 8 Ret 3 1 62
8 8 3 1 13 Ret Ret 4 12 12 2 15
5 Salzgitter / Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes 20 12 15† Ret 11 16 13† 15 9 6 8 8 35
21 6 Ret 19† 5 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 4 2
6 GMAC Stern Team OPC 9 9 13 5 15 8 Ret 13 5 Ret 10 6 29
10 Ret 14 15 3 14 6 12 3 7 Ret 18†
7 Audi Sport Team Joest Racing 14 4 9 10 6 12 2 10 10 Ret Ret 14 21
15 13† 5 14 12 17 8 18 11 Ret Ret 10
8 Team OPC 11 Ret 10 7 16 7 12† 9 14 4 6 9 16
12 Ret 16 16† Ret 15 9 20 Ret 5 14 12
9 Audi Sport Team Joest 18 Ret 11 13 10 10 Ret 19 Ret 11 Ret 16 8
19 10 6 11 8 9 Ret 14 Ret 13 13 5
10 Mücke Motorsport 16 7 8 12 Ret 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret 9 11 3
17 Ret Ret 9 17† 18 11 16 13 14 11 Ret
Pos. Team No. HOC1
Germany
LAU1
Germany
SPA
Belgium
BRN
Czech Republic
OSC
Germany
NOR
Germany
NÜR
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
LAU2
Germany
IST
Turkey
HOC2
Germany
Points
Sources:[14][16]

Manufacturers' championship

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Pos. Manufacturer HOC1
Germany
LAU1
Germany
SPA
Belgium
BRN
Czech Republic
OSC
Germany
NOR
Germany
NÜR
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
LAU2
Germany
IST
Turkey
HOC2
Germany
Points
1 Mercedes 30 19 16 9 21 10 18 13 12 32 25 205
2 Audi 9 20 17 24 15 26 21 16 16 4 11 179
3 Opel 0 0 6 6 3 3 0 10 11 3 3 45
Pos. Manufacturer HOC1
Germany
LAU1
Germany
SPA
Belgium
BRN
Czech Republic
OSC
Germany
NOR
Germany
NÜR
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
LAU2
Germany
IST
Turkey
HOC2
Germany
Points
Source:[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Summary". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ "DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2005: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Two MG ZT's in the DTM".
  4. ^ "MG Rover goes into administration".
  5. ^ a b c "Opel racing for its future".
  6. ^ a b c d "DTM champion Audi is setting the course for the new season".
  7. ^ "Mücke confirms privateer entry".
  8. ^ "Hakkinen signs DTM deal".
  9. ^ "Albers to race for Minardi in 2005".
  10. ^ a b "Mercedes confirms 2005 line up".
  11. ^ "McNish gets DTM Audi".
  12. ^ "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  13. ^ "DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2005: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  15. ^ "2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  16. ^ "DTM (German Touringcar Masters) - Season 2005: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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