2005 Spa DTM round

The 2005 Spa DTM round was a motor racing event for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters held between 13–15 May 2005. The event, part of the 19th season of the DTM, was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.^[1]

   2005 DTM Spa-Francorchamps round

Round details
Round 3 of 11 rounds in the 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season ← Previous race Next race →
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.976 km (4.335 mi)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Race
Date	15 May 2005
Laps	24
Pole position
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
Time	2:32.729
Podium
First	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
Second	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Third	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt
Fastest lap
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
Time	2:13.134 (on lap 13)

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Q	SP	Grid
1	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	2:33.904	2:32.729	1
2	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	2:32.918	2:33.292	2
3	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	2:33.901	2:33.991	3
4	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	2:32.450	2:34.121	4
5	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	2:33.569	2:34.304	5
6	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	2:32.630	2:34.870	6
7	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	2:31.928	2:35.844	7
8	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	2:33.913	2:36.884	8
9	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	2:33.391	2:41.078	9
10	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	2:34.036	—	10
11	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	2:34.293	—	11
12	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	2:34.364	—	12
13	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	2:34.454	—	13
14	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	2:34.788	—	14
15	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	2:34.976	—	15
16	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	2:35.215	—	16
17	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	2:35.476	—	17
18	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	2:36.366	—	18
19	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	2:37.118	—	19
20	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	2:37.164	—	20
Source:[2][3]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	8	Mika Häkkinen	Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	24	54:34.544	1	10
2	1	Mattias Ekström	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	24	+4.258	2	8
3	5	Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	24	+5.976	6	6
4	4	Jean Alesi	AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	24	+10.088	8	5
5	9	Marcel Fässler	GMAC Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	24	+27.801	4	4
6	2	Martin Tomczyk	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	Audi A4 DTM 2005	24	+28.001	14	3
7	11	Laurent Aïello	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	24	+33.516	7	2
8	3	Gary Paffett	DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	24	+40.407	10	1
9	17	Alexandros Margaritis	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	24	+50.255	15
10	14	Christian Abt	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	24	+50.856	3
11	19	Frank Stippler	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	24	+51.402	20
12	16	Stefan Mücke	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	24	+55.593	11
13	18	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi A4 DTM 2004	24	+55.961	18
14	15	Pierre Kaffer	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	Audi A4 DTM 2004	24	+56.711	5
15	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Stern Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	24	+1:28.708	16
16	12	Manuel Reuter	Team OPC	Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005	23	+1 lap	17
17	7	Bernd Schneider	Vodafone AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	22	+2 laps	12
18	6	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Abt	Audi A4 DTM 2005	21	+3 laps	13
19	21	Jamie Green	Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	20	+4 laps	9
Ret	20	Bruno Spengler	Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	11	Damage	19
Fastest lap: Mika Häkkinen - 2:13.134 (lap 13)
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race

Pos.		Drivers' championship				Teams' championship				Manufacturers' championship
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Team	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Gary Paffett	19			DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes	36			Mercedes-Benz	65
2		3	Mika Häkkinen	17			Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes	23			Audi	46
3		1	Jean Alesi	17		1	Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline	20			Opel	6
4		1	Mattias Ekström	17		1	Audi Sport Team Abt	14
5		1	Tom Kristensen	14		2	Audi Sport Team Joest Racing	9

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