2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season

The 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was the sixth Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season 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

• 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 went 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 exit from the series after the season.

Teams and drivers

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

Race calendar and winners

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

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver HOC LAU SPA BRN OSC NOR NÜR ZAN LAU IST HOC Pts 1 Gary Paffett 2 1 8 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 84 2 Mattias Ekström 5 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 12 7 71 3 Tom Kristensen Ret 2 3 2 5 7 2 4 3 5 4 56 4 Bernd Schneider 3 17† 17† Ret 4 10 5 8 Ret 3 1 32 5 Mika Häkkinen 8 3 1 13 Ret Ret 4 12 12 2 15 30 6 Jamie Green 6 Ret 19† 5 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 4 2 29 7 Jean Alesi 1 7 4 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 8 7 13 22 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret 14 15 3 14 6 12 3 7 Ret 18† 17 9 Christian Abt 4 9 10 6 12 2 10 10 Ret Ret 14 16 10 Allan McNish 11 Ret 18† 7 6 4 6 15† 9 15 17 13 11 Laurent Aïello Ret 10 7 16 7 12† 9 14 4 6 9 12 12 Marcel Fässler 9 13 5 15 8 Ret 13 5 Ret 10 6 12 13 Martin Tomczyk Ret 12 6 14 Ret 5 11 6 10 16† Ret 10 14 Frank Stippler 10 6 11 8 9 Ret 14 Ret 13 13 5 8 15 Pierre Kaffer 13† 5 14 12 17 8 18 11 Ret Ret 10 5 16 Bruno Spengler 12 15† Ret 11 16 13† 15 9 6 8 8 5 17 Manuel Reuter Ret 16 16† Ret 15 9 20 Ret 5 14 12 4 18 Stefan Mücke 7 8 12 Ret 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret 9 11 3 19 Alexandros Margaritis Ret Ret 9 17† 18 11 16 13 14 11 Ret 0 20 Rinaldo Capello Ret 11 13 10 10 Ret 19 Ret 11 Ret 16 0 Pos Driver HOC LAU SPA BRN OSC NOR NÜR ZAN LAU IST HOC Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP) Excluded (EX)

• † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	No.	HOC	LAU	SPA	BRN	OSC	NOR	NÜR	ZAN	LAU	IST	HOC	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.	HOC	LAU	SPA	BRN	OSC	NOR	NÜR	ZAN	LAU	IST	HOC	Points

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	HOC	LAU	SPA	BRN	OSC	NOR	NÜR	ZAN	LAU	IST	HOC	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	HOC	LAU	SPA	BRN	OSC	NOR	NÜR	ZAN	LAU	IST	HOC	Points

External links

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