# 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.

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