2005 Lausitzring DTM round

The 2005 Lausitzring DTM round was a motor racing event for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters held between 29 April – 1 May 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 2 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	1 May 2005
Laps	48
Pole position
Driver	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:15.808
Podium
First	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Second	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt
Third	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
Fastest lap
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
Time	1:17.583 (on lap 40)

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q	SP	Grid
1	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:16.163	1:15.808	1
2	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:16.404	1:16.015	2
3	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:16.071	1:16.106	3
4	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:16.064	1:16.244	4
5	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:16.318	1:16.358	5
6	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:16.342	1:16.441	6
7	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:16.694	1:16.468	7
8	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:16.723	1:16.581	8
9	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:16.764	1:16.596	9
10	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:16.653	1:16.638	10
11	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	1:16.776	—	11
12	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:16.890	—	12
13	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	1:16.901	—	13
14	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:16.913	—	14
15	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:16.945	—	15
16	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:17.073	—	16
17	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:17.103	—	17
18	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	1:17.268	—	18
19	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	1:17.308	—	19
20	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	1:17.457	—	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	48	1:03:21.071	1	10
2	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48	+4.472	7	8
3	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	48	+6.075	3	6
4	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48	+34.856	4	5
5	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	48	+35.284	12	4
6	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	48	+42.299	14	3
7	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	48	+45.719	11	2
8	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	48	+51.612	10	1
9	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	48	+51.639	18
10	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	48	+54.376	20
11	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	48	+58.430	16
12	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	48	+1:00.167	9
13	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	48	+1:10.800	8
14	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	48	+1:19.231	17
15	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	47	+1 lap	6
16	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	45	+3 laps	15
17	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	39	+9 laps	5
Ret	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	23	Collision	13
Ret	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	20	Collision damage	19
Ret	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	11	Collision	2
Fastest lap: Mika Häkkinen - 1:17.583 (lap 40)
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	Gary Paffett	18			DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	30			Mercedes-Benz	49
2		1	Jean Alesi	12			Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	13			Audi	29
3		2	Mattias Ekström	9			Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	9			Opel	0
4		10	Tom Kristensen	8			Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	9
5		3	Mika Häkkinen	7		2	Audi Sport Team Abt	8

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