2005 2nd Lausitzring DTM round

The 2005 2nd Lausitzring DTM round was a motor racing event for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters held between 16–18 September 2005. The event, part of the 19th season of the DTM, was held at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany.^[1]

   2005 DTM Lausitzring round

Round details
Round 9 of 11 rounds in the 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season ← Previous race Next race →
Location	Lausitzring, Klettwitz, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.478 km (2.161 mi)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Race
Date	18 September 2005
Laps	48
Pole position
Driver	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:17.489
Podium
First	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Second	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Third	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt
Fastest lap
Driver	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:17.938 (on lap 9)

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q	SP	Grid
1	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:18.130	1:17.489	1
2	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:17.998	1:17.679	2
3	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:18.177	1:18.106	3
4	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:17.973	1:18.136	4
5	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:17.855	1:18.142	5
6	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:18.152	1:18.289	6
7	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:17.997	1:18.386	7
8	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:18.006	1:18.481	8
9	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:17.759	1:18.867	9
10	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:18.110	1:19.234	10
11	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:18.221	—	11
12	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:18.244	—	12
13	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:18.288	—	13
14	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:18.307	—	14
15	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:18.366	—	15
16	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:18.415	—	16
17	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:18.614	—	17
18	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:18.918	—	18
19	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:19.007	—	19
20	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:19.330	—	20
Source:[2][3]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48	1:03:44.903	5	10
2	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	48	+0.401	7	8
3	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48	+3.062	6	6
4	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	48	+4.756	9	5
5	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	48	+6.082	3	4
6	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	48	+18.762	12	3
7	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	48	+21.368	2	2
8	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	48	+23.299	11	1
9	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48	+29.766	15
10	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48	+30.198	8
11	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	48	+30.553	10
12	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	48	+34.762	4
13	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	48	+36.747	13
14	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	48	+39.608	20
Ret	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	29	Brakes	1
Ret	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	19	Puncture	16
Ret	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	15	Collision	17
Ret	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	14	Collision	19
Ret	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	10	Collision damage	18
Ret	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	0	Collision	14
Fastest lap: Gary Paffett - 1:17.938 (lap 9)
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race

Pos.		Drivers' championship				Teams' championship				Manufacturers' championship
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Team	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		1	Mattias Ekström	69			DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	88			Audi	164
2		1	Gary Paffett	68			Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	79			Mercedes-Benz	148
3			Tom Kristensen	47			Audi Sport Team Abt	60			Opel	39
4			Mika Häkkinen	22			Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	38
5			Jean Alesi	20			GMAC/Stern Team OPC	26

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