# 2005 Brno DTM round

The 2005 Brno DTM round was a motor racing event for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters held between 3–5 June 2005. The event, part of the 19th season of the DTM, was held at the Brno Circuit in Czech Republic.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q | SP | Grid |
| 1 | 3 | Gary Paffett | DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:52.173 | 1:52.191 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Stern Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:52.356 | 1:52.371 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Tom Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:52.229 | 1:52.442 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Mattias Ekström | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:52.334 | 1:52.564 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:52.711 | 1:52.610 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Manuel Reuter | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:52.584 | 1:52.894 | 6 |
| 7 | 6 | Allan McNish | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:52.632 | 1:53.016 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Bernd Schneider | Vodafone AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:52.585 | 1:53.074 | 8 |
| 9 | 21 | Jamie Green | Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:52.748 | 1:53.883 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Martin Tomczyk | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:52.772 | 1:54.748 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | Jean Alesi | AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:52.868 | — | 11 |
| 12 | 18 | Rinaldo Capello | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:52.909 | — | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Christian Abt | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:52.942 | — | 13 |
| 14 | 9 | Marcel Fässler | GMAC Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:53.032 | — | 14 |
| 15 | 15 | Pierre Kaffer | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:53.095 | — | 15 |
| 16 | 19 | Frank Stippler | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:53.208 | — | 16 |
| 17 | 11 | Laurent Aïello | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:53.446 | — | 17 |
| 18 | 20 | Bruno Spengler | Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:53.485 | — | 18 |
| 19 | 16 | Stefan Mücke | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:53.693 | — | 19 |
| 20 | 17 | Alexandros Margaritis | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:54.086 | — | 20 |
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### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 1 | Mattias Ekström | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 30 | 58:52.558 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Tom Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 30 | +0.288 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Stern Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 30 | +24.694 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Gary Paffett | DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 30 | +28.503 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 21 | Jamie Green | Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 30 | +30.997 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Christian Abt | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 30 | +34.555 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Allan McNish | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 30 | +34.815 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 19 | Frank Stippler | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 30 | +36.102 | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | Jean Alesi | AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 30 | +43.286 | 11 | |
| 10 | 18 | Rinaldo Capello | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 30 | +43.652 | 12 | |
| 11 | 20 | Bruno Spengler | Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 30 | +55.041 | 18 | |
| 12 | 15 | Pierre Kaffer | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 30 | +55.934 | 15 | |
| 13 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 30 | +1:10.527 | 5 | |
| 14 | 2 | Martin Tomczyk | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 30 | +1:36.170 | 10 | |
| 15 | 9 | Marcel Fässler | GMAC Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 30 | +1:37.321 | 14 | |
| 16 | 11 | Laurent Aïello | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 29 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 17 | 17 | Alexandros Margaritis | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 27 | +3 laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 12 | Manuel Reuter | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 14 | Retired | 6 | |
| Ret | 16 | Stefan Mücke | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 9 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | Bernd Schneider | Vodafone AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 0 | Collision | 8 | |
| Fastest lap: Martin Tomczyk - 1:54.786 (lap 25) |||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos. | Drivers' championship | Drivers' championship | Drivers' championship | Teams' championship | Teams' championship | Teams' championship | Manufacturers' championship | Manufacturers' championship | Manufacturers' championship |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Team | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Mattias Ekström | 27 | | DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes | 41 | | Mercedes-Benz | 74 |
| 2 | 1 | Gary Paffett | 24 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 30 | | Audi | 70 |
| 3 | 2 | Tom Kristensen | 22 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Abt | 24 | | Opel | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | Mika Häkkinen | 17 | 2 | Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes | 23 |
| 5 | 2 | Jean Alesi | 17 | | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | 12 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for three sets of standings.