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

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. CarTeamDriversRounds 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 AllSources:

Team changes MG Rover announced that they would join the DTM in 2005 running a pair of Zytek prepared MG ZT’s. The project would fail to materialize due to MG Rover falling into administration.

Team Holzer and Team Phoenix both downscaled to 2 Opel’s each due to Opel’s reduced budget while Euroteam left the DTM after being part of Opel’s squad since 2000.

Team Joest expanded from two to four cars.

Mücke Motorsport replaced Team Rosberg as part of Mercedes’ DTM program.

Driver changes Two time Formula One World Champion Mika Häkkinen joined the DTM with HWA Team.

Christijan Albers left the DTM to join Formula 1 the Minardi F1 Team.

Stefan Mücke left Persson Motorsport to join his Fathers team, Mücke Motorsport.

Mercedes promoted three Formula 3 Euro Series drivers to the DTM. 2004 Champion Jamie Green and Bruno Spengler joined Persson Motorsport while Alexandros Margaritis joined Mücke Motorsport.

Markus Winkelhock left the DTM to join the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Draco Racing.

Jarek Janiš and Bernd Mayländer were left without drives for 2005 after Team Rosberg withdrew.

1998 Le Mans winner Allan McNish joined the DTM with Abt Sportsline.

Christian Abt switched from Abt Sportsline to Team Joest.

Audi works drivers Pierre Kaffer and Frank Stippler joined the DTM with Team Joest.

2003 and 2004 Le Mans winner Rinaldo Capello joined the DTM with Team Joest.

Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro left the DTM to focus on Endurance racing.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Laurent Aïello swapped seats at Opel’s two teams.

Peter Dumbreck, Timo Scheider and Jeroen Bleekemolen were left without seats in the DTM due to Opel downscaling their program.

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

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 HOC1 LAU1 SPA BRN OSC NOR NÜR ZAN LAU2 IST HOC2 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 HOC1 LAU1 SPA BRN OSC NOR NÜR ZAN LAU2 IST HOC2 Pts Sources: † — Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Teams' championship

Team HOC1 LAU1 SPA BRN OSC NOR NÜR ZAN LAU2 IST HOC2 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 Team HOC1 LAU1 SPA BRN OSC NOR NÜR ZAN LAU2 IST HOC2 Points Sources:

Manufacturers' championship Manufacturer HOC1 LAU1 SPA BRN OSC NOR NÜR ZAN LAU2 IST HOC2 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 Manufacturer HOC1 LAU1 SPA BRN OSC NOR NÜR ZAN LAU2 IST HOC2 Points Source:

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