2005 Istanbul DTM round

The 2005 Istanbul DTM round was a motor racing event for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters held between 30 September – 2 October 2005. The event, part of the 19th season of the DTM, was held at the Istanbul Park in Turkey.^[1]

   2005 DTM Istanbul Park round

Round details
Round 10 of 11 rounds in the 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season ← Previous race Next race →
Location	Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.338 km (3.317 mi)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Race
Date	2 October 2005
Laps	32
Pole position
Driver	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:47.101
Podium
First	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Second	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
Third	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes
Fastest lap
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
Time	2:00.130 (on lap 6)

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q	SP	Grid
1	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:47.337	1:47.101	1
2	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:47.493	1:47.156	2
3	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:47.208	1:47.280	3
4	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:47.564	1:47.330	4
5	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:47.467	1:47.553	5
6	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:47.743	1:47.604	6
7	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:47.431	1:47.641	7
8	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:47.769	1:47.654	8
9	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:47.530	1:47.936	9
10	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:47.411	1:48.070	10
11	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:47.814	—	11
12	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:47.830	—	12
13	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:47.848	—	13
14	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:48.001	—	14
15	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:48.181	—	15
16	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:48.186	—	16
17	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:48.302	—	17
18	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:48.341	—	18
19	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:48.377	—	19
20	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:48.392	—	20
Source:[2][3]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	32	1:05:27.828	1	10
2	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	32	+3.222	7	8
3	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	32	+3.551	2	6
4	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	32	+3.994	4	5
5	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	32	+30.889	10	4
6	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	32	+33.142	11	3
7	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	32	+36.534	8	2
8	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	32	+37.541	11	1
9	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	32	+45.625	19
10	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	32	+52.481	9
11	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	32	+54.606	17
12	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	32	+58.189	5
13	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	32	+1:08.087	14
14	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	32	+1:08.697	6
15	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	32	+1:12.520	15
16	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	31	+1 lap	13
Ret	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	22	Retired	20
Ret	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	11	Retired	16
Ret	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	5	Collision	12
Ret	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	5	Collision	18
Fastest lap: Mika Häkkinen - 2:00.130 (lap 6)
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race

• Bold text indicates 2005 champions.

Pos.		Drivers' championship				Teams' championship				Manufacturers' championship
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Team	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		1	Gary Paffett	78			DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	100		1	Mercedes-Benz	180
2		1	Mattias Ekström	69			Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	79		1	Audi	168
3			Tom Kristensen	51			Audi Sport Team Abt	64			Opel	42
4			Mika Häkkinen	30			Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	52
5			Jean Alesi	22			GMAC/Stern Team OPC	26

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