2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the nineteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also 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, EuroSpeedway also hosted two events.

2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Previous: 2004 Next: 2006
Support series:
Formula 3 Euro Series
Gary Paffett won his first Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Championship while Mattias Ekström (right) finished second in the championship.

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.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
Audi Audi A4 DTM 2005 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 1 Mattias Ekström All
2 Martin Tomczyk All
5 Tom Kristensen All
6 Allan McNish All
Audi A4 DTM 2004 Audi Sport Team Joest 14 Christian Abt All
15 Pierre Kaffer All
18 Rinaldo Capello All
19 Frank Stippler All
Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 HWA Team 3 Gary Paffett All
4 Jean Alesi All
7 Bernd Schneider All
8 Mika Häkkinen All
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 Mücke Motorsport 16 Stefan Mücke All
17 Alexandros Margaritis All
Persson Motorsport 20 Bruno Spengler All
21 Jamie Green All
Opel Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 OPC Team Holzer 9 Marcel Fässler All
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen All
OPC Team Phoenix 11 Laurent Aïello All
12 Manuel Reuter All

Race calendar and winners
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer TV
1 Hockenheimring 17 April Mattias Ekström Jamie Green Jean Alesi DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Mercedes ARD
2 EuroSpeedway 1 May Gary Paffett Mika Häkkinen Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Mercedes ARD
3 Spa-Francorchamps 15 May Mika Häkkinen Mika Häkkinen Mika Häkkinen Vodafone-Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes Mercedes ARD
4 Brno 5 June Gary Paffett Martin Tomczyk Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi ARD
5 Oschersleben 26 June Tom Kristensen Mattias Ekström Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Mercedes ARD
6 Norisring 17 July Tom Kristensen Gary Paffett Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Mercedes ARD
7 Nürburgring 7 August Gary Paffett Gary Paffett Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi ARD
8 Zandvoort 28 August Bernd Schneider Gary Paffett Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Mercedes ARD
9 EuroSpeedway 18 September Jamie Green Gary Paffett Mattias Ekström Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi ARD
10 Istanbul Park 2 October Gary Paffett Mika Häkkinen Gary Paffett DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes Mercedes ARD
11 Hockenheimring 23 October Jamie Green Jamie Green Bernd Schneider Vodafone-Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes Mercedes ARD

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th 
Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' championship
Pos Driver HOC
 LAU
 SPA
 BRN
 OSC
 NOR
 NÜR
 ZAN
 LAU
 IST
 HOC
 Pts
1 Gary Paffett 2 1 8 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 84
2 Mattias Ekström 5 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 12 7 71
3 Tom Kristensen Ret 2 3 2 5 7 2 4 3 5 4 56
4 Bernd Schneider 3 17† 17† Ret 4 10 5 8 Ret 3 1 32
5 Mika Häkkinen 8 3 1 13 Ret Ret 4 12 12 2 15 30
6 Jamie Green 6 Ret 19† 5 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 4 2 29
7 Jean Alesi 1 7 4 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 8 7 13 22
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret 14 15 3 14 6 12 3 7 Ret 18† 17
9 Christian Abt 4 9 10 6 12 2 10 10 Ret Ret 14 16
10 Allan McNish 11 Ret 18† 7 6 4 6 15† 9 15 17 13
11 Laurent Aïello Ret 10 7 16 7 12† 9 14 4 6 9 12
12 Marcel Fässler 9 13 5 15 8 Ret 13 5 Ret 10 6 12
13 Martin Tomczyk Ret 12 6 14 Ret 5 11 6 10 16† Ret 10
14 Frank Stippler 10 6 11 8 9 Ret 14 Ret 13 13 5 8
15 Pierre Kaffer 13† 5 14 12 17 8 18 11 Ret Ret 10 5
16 Bruno Spengler 12 15† Ret 11 16 13† 15 9 6 8 8 5
17 Manuel Reuter Ret 16 16† Ret 15 9 20 Ret 5 14 12 4
18 Stefan Mücke 7 8 12 Ret 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret 9 11 3
19 Alexandros Margaritis Ret Ret 9 17† 18 11 16 13 14 11 Ret 0
20 Rinaldo Capello Ret 11 13 10 10 Ret 19 Ret 11 Ret 16 0
Pos Driver HOC
 LAU
 SPA
 BRN
 OSC
 NOR
 NÜR
 ZAN
 LAU
 IST
 HOC
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Teams' championship
Pos. Team No. HOC
 LAU
 SPA
 BRN
 OSC
 NOR
 NÜR
 ZAN
 LAU
 IST
 HOC
 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. Team No. HOC
 LAU
 SPA
 BRN
 OSC
 NOR
 NÜR
 ZAN
 LAU
 IST
 HOC
 Points

Manufacturers' championship
Pos. Manufacturer HOC
 LAU
 SPA
 BRN
 OSC
 NOR
 NÜR
 ZAN
 LAU
 IST
 HOC
 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. Manufacturer HOC
 LAU
 SPA
 BRN
 OSC
 NOR
 NÜR
 ZAN
 LAU
 IST
 HOC
 Points
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