# 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.

## 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 |
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### 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) |||||||||
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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 | 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.