2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Sports season 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Champion Gary Paffett Teams' Champion HWA Team I 2004 2006 right horizontal 300 Garypaffett.jpg 2014 DTM HockenheimringII Mattias Ekstroem by 2eight 8SC3364.jpg 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 the premier German touring car championship and also the 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, Lausitzring 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 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 The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop. ManufacturerCarTeamNo. Car numberDriversRounds Audi Audi A4 DTM 2005 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 1 SWE Mattias Ekström All 2 DEU Martin Tomczyk All 5 DNK Tom Kristensen All 6 GBR Allan McNish All Audi A4 DTM 2004 Audi Sport Team Joest 14 DEU Christian Abt All 15 DEU Pierre Kaffer All 18 ITA Rinaldo Capello All 19 DEU Frank Stippler All Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 HWA Team 3 GBR Gary Paffett All 4 FRA Jean Alesi All 7 DEU Bernd Schneider All 8 FIN Mika Häkkinen All AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 Mücke Motorsport 16 DEU Stefan Mücke All 17 GRC Alexandros Margaritis All Persson Motorsport 20 CAN Bruno Spengler All 21 GBR Jamie Green All Opel Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 OPC Team Holzer 9 CHE Marcel Fässler All 10 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen All OPC Team Phoenix 11 FRA Laurent Aïello All 12 DEU Manuel Reuter AllSources:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Summary https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/summary/2005 Motorsport Stats 3 October 2023DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2005: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2005-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 3 October 2023 Team changes MG Rover announced that they would join the DTM in 2005 running a pair of Zytek prepared MG ZT’s.Two MG ZT's in the DTM https://www.touringcartimes.com/2005/02/26/two-mgs-zt-in-the-dtm/ The project would fail to materialize due to MG Rover falling into administration.MG Rover goes into administration https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/apr/07/carindustry.motoring 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.Opel racing for its future https://us.motorsport.com/dtm/news/opel-racing-for-its-future/1197256/ Team Joest expanded from two to four cars.DTM champion Audi is setting the course for the new season https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/dtm-champion-audi-is-setting-the-course-for-the-new-season-8509 Mücke Motorsport replaced Team Rosberg as part of Mercedes’ DTM program.Mücke confirms privateer entry https://www.crash.net/dtm/news/27081/1/mcke-confirms-privateer-entry Driver changes Two time Formula One World Champion Mika Häkkinen joined the DTM with HWA Team.Hakkinen signs DTM deal https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/hakkinen-signs-dtm-deal-5001070/5001070/ Christijan Albers left the DTM to join Formula 1 the Minardi F1 Team.Albers to race for Minardi in 2005 https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/albers-to-race-for-minardi-in-2005/1192464/ Stefan Mücke left Persson Motorsport to join his Fathers team, Mücke Motorsport.Mercedes confirms 2005 line up https://us.motorsport.com/dtm/news/mercedes-confirms-2005-line-up/1199272/ 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. 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.McNish gets DTM Audi https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/mcnish-gets-dtm-audi-5000293/5000293/ Christian Abt switched from Abt Sportsline to Team Joest. Audi works drivers Pierre Kaffer and Frank Stippler joined the DTM with Team Joest. 2003 and 2004 Le Mans winner Rinaldo Capello joined the DTM with Team Joest. 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. Peter Dumbreck, Timo Scheider and Jeroen Bleekemolen were left without seats in the DTM due to Opel downscaling their program. Race calendar and winners Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer TV Report 1 DEU Hockenheimring I 17 April SWE Mattias Ekström GBR Jamie Green FRA Jean Alesi DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD Report 2 DEU Lausitzring I 1 May GBR Gary Paffett FIN Mika Häkkinen GBR Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD Report 3 BEL Spa-Francorchamps 15 May FIN Mika Häkkinen FIN Mika Häkkinen FIN Mika Häkkinen Vodafone-Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD Report 4 CZE Brno 5 June GBR Gary Paffett DEU Martin Tomczyk SWE Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline DEU Audi ARD Report 5 DEU Oschersleben 26 June DNK Tom Kristensen SWE Mattias Ekström GBR Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD Report 6 DEU Norisring 17 July DNK Tom Kristensen GBR Gary Paffett GBR Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD Report 7 DEU Nürburgring 7 August GBR Gary Paffett GBR Gary Paffett SWE Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline DEU Audi ARD Report 8 NLD Zandvoort 28 August DEU Bernd Schneider GBR Gary Paffett GBR Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD Report 9 DEU Lausitzring II 18 September GBR Jamie Green GBR Gary Paffett SWE Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline DEU Audi ARD Report 10 TUR Istanbul Park 2 October GBR Gary Paffett FIN Mika Häkkinen GBR Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD Report 11 DEU Hockenheimring II 23 October GBR Jamie Green GBR Jamie Green DEU Bernd Schneider Vodafone-Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes DEU Mercedes ARD ReportSource:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results 2005 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/results/2005 Motorsport Stats 3 October 2023 Championship standings Scoring system Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.DTM (German Touringcar Masters) – 2005: Point standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2005-points.html Speedsport Magazine 3 October 2023 Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Drivers' championship Pos Driver HOC1DEU LAU1DEU SPABEL BRNCZE OSCDEU NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD LAU2DEU ISTTUR HOC2DEU Pts 1 GBR Gary Paffett 2 1 8 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 84 2 SWE Mattias Ekström 5 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 12 7 71 3 DNK Tom Kristensen Ret 2 3 2 5 7 2 4 3 5 4 56 4 DEU Bernd Schneider 3 17† 17† Ret 4 10 5 8 Ret 3 1 32 5 FIN Mika Häkkinen 8 3 1 13 Ret Ret 4 12 12 2 15 30 6 GBR Jamie Green 6 Ret 19† 5 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 4 2 29 7 FRA Jean Alesi 1 7 4 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 8 7 13 22 8 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret 14 15 3 14 6 12 3 7 Ret 18† 17 9 DEU Christian Abt 4 9 10 6 12 2 10 10 Ret Ret 14 16 10 GBR Allan McNish 11 Ret 18† 7 6 4 6 15† 9 15 17 13 11 FRA Laurent Aïello Ret 10 7 16 7 12† 9 14 4 6 9 12 12 CHE Marcel Fässler 9 13 5 15 8 Ret 13 5 Ret 10 6 12 13 DEU Martin Tomczyk Ret 12 6 14 Ret 5 11 6 10 16† Ret 10 14 DEU Frank Stippler 10 6 11 8 9 Ret 14 Ret 13 13 5 8 15 DEU Pierre Kaffer 13† 5 14 12 17 8 18 11 Ret Ret 10 5 16 CAN Bruno Spengler 12 15† Ret 11 16 13† 15 9 6 8 8 5 17 DEU Manuel Reuter Ret 16 16† Ret 15 9 20 Ret 5 14 12 4 18 DEU Stefan Mücke 7 8 12 Ret 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret 9 11 3 19 GRC Alexandros Margaritis Ret Ret 9 17† 18 11 16 13 14 11 Ret 0 20 ITA Rinaldo Capello Ret 11 13 10 10 Ret 19 Ret 11 Ret 16 0 Pos Driver HOC1DEU LAU1DEU SPABEL BRNCZE OSCDEU NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD LAU2DEU ISTTUR HOC2DEU Pts Sources:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2005 https://motorsportstats.com/series/deutsche-tourenwagen-masters/standings/2005 Motorsport Stats 3 October 20232005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings https://www.touringcars.net/database/standings.php?series=DTM&year=2005 TouringCars.net 3 October 2023August 2026 InternetArchiveBot † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance. Teams' championship Pos. Position Team No. Car number HOC1DEU LAU1DEU SPABEL BRNCZE OSCDEU NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD LAU2DEU ISTTUR HOC2DEU 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. Position Team No. Car number HOC1DEU LAU1DEU SPABEL BRNCZE OSCDEU NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD LAU2DEU ISTTUR HOC2DEU Points Sources:DTM (German Touringcar Masters) - Season 2005: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/touringcars/dtm-itc/2005-results.html Speedsport Magazine 31 December 2023 Manufacturers' championship Pos. Position Manufacturer HOC1DEU LAU1DEU SPABEL BRNCZE OSCDEU NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD LAU2DEU ISTTUR HOC2DEU 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. Position Manufacturer HOC1DEU LAU1DEU SPABEL BRNCZE OSCDEU NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD LAU2DEU ISTTUR HOC2DEU Points Source: References Bibliography Voigt Thomas November 2005 DTM Jahrbuch 2005: Das offizielle Buch der DTM German Heel Verlag Königswinter 978-3-89880-529-2 Voigt Thomas November 2005 Tourenwagen Story 2005 German Heel Verlag Königswinter 978-3-89880-528-5 External links http://www.dtm.de Category:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters seasons Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters