2005 Hockenheim DTM round

   2005 DTM Hockenheimring round

Round details
Round 1 of 11 rounds in the 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season Next race →
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Race
Date	17 April 2005
Laps	37
Pole position
Driver	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Time	1:35.251
Podium
First	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes
Second	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Third	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes
Fastest lap
Driver	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:35.262 (on lap 23)

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

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q	SP	Grid
1	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:35.234	1:35.251	1
2	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:34.996	1:35.283	2
3	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:35.064	1:35.809	3
4	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:35.283	1:36.075	4
5	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:35.288	1:36.179	5
6	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:35.156	1:36.191	6
7	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:35.304	1:36.222	7
8	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:34.648	1:36.354	8
9	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:34.817	1:36.489	9
10	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:35.434	1:36.587	10
11	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:35.435	—	11
12	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:35.464	—	12
13	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:35.467	—	13
14	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:35.625	—	14
15	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:35.697	—	15
16	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:35.756	—	16
17	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:35.880	—	17
18	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:35.915	—	18
19	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:35.967	—	19
20	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:36.020	—	20
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Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	37	1:04:48.245	5	10
2	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	37	+5.643	2	8
3	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	37	+6.420	8	6
4	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	37	+8.955	12	5
5	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	37	+12.937	1	4
6	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	37	+16.421	3	3
7	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	37	+20.565	10	2
8	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	37	+22.065	15	1
9	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	37	+27.588	4
10	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	37	+28.002	13
11	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	37	+36.232	14
12	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	37	+36.805	6
13	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	28	+9 laps	18
Ret	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	15	Collision damage	16
Ret	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	12	Retired	19
Ret	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	3	Retired	7
Ret	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1	Collision damage	17
Ret	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	0	Collision	20
Ret	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	0	Collision	9
Ret	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	0	Collision	11
Fastest lap: Jamie Green - 1:35.262 (lap 23)
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Championship standings after the race

Pos.		Drivers' championship				Teams' championship				Manufacturers' championship
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Team	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Jean Alesi	10			DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	18			Mercedes-Benz	30
2			Gary Paffett	8			Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	7			Audi	9
3			Bernd Schneider	6			Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	5			Opel	0
4			Christian Abt	5			Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	4
5			Mattias Ekström	4			Salzgitter/Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	3

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

External links

• Official website