# 2005 Nürburgring DTM round

The 2005 Nürburgring DTM round was a motor racing event for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters held between 5–7 August 2005. The event, part of the 19th season of the DTM, was held at the Nürburgring 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 | 1:23.171 | 1:23.161 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:23.545 | 1:23.415 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Mattias Ekström | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:22.793 | 1:23.516 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | Bernd Schneider | Vodafone AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:23.443 | 1:23.598 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | Laurent Aïello | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:23.431 | 1:23.611 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Tom Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:22.900 | 1:23.653 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Martin Tomczyk | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:23.398 | 1:23.676 | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | Allan McNish | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:23.299 | 1:23.789 | 8 |
| 9 | 14 | Christian Abt | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:23.035 | 1:23.813 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Stern Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:23.476 | 1:23.850 | 10 |
| 11 | 21 | Jamie Green | Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:23.601 | — | 11 |
| 12 | 9 | Marcel Fässler | GMAC Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:23.603 | — | 12 |
| 13 | 4 | Jean Alesi | AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:23.626 | — | 13 |
| 14 | 19 | Frank Stippler | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:23.701 | — | 14 |
| 15 | 20 | Bruno Spengler | Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:23.773 | — | 15 |
| 16 | 12 | Manuel Reuter | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:23.862 | — | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | Rinaldo Capello | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:24.106 | — | 17 |
| 18 | 16 | Stefan Mücke | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:24.138 | — | 18 |
| 19 | 15 | Pierre Kaffer | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:24.190 | — | 19 |
| 20 | 17 | Alexandros Margaritis | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:24.208 | — | 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 | 43 | 1:05:09.223 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Tom Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 43 | +1.088 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | Gary Paffett | DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 43 | +4.585 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 43 | +5.245 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | Bernd Schneider | Vodafone AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 43 | +10.527 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Allan McNish | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 43 | +17.706 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | Jean Alesi | AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 43 | +20.934 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | 21 | Jamie Green | Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 43 | +24.652 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Laurent Aïello | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 43 | +27.758 | 5 | |
| 10 | 14 | Christian Abt | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 43 | +28.673 | 9 | |
| 11 | 2 | Martin Tomczyk | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 43 | +32.883 | 7 | |
| 12 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Stern Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 43 | +33.790 | 10 | |
| 13 | 9 | Marcel Fässler | GMAC Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 43 | +34.148 | 12 | |
| 14 | 19 | Frank Stippler | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 43 | +56.317 | 14 | |
| 15 | 20 | Bruno Spengler | Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 43 | +57.098 | 15 | |
| 16 | 17 | Alexandros Margaritis | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 43 | +57.808 | 20 | |
| 17 | 16 | Stefan Mücke | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 43 | +1:22.357 | 18 | |
| 18 | 15 | Pierre Kaffer | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 43 | +1:22.787 | 19 | |
| 19 | 18 | Rinaldo Capello | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 42 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 20 | 12 | Manuel Reuter | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 41 | +2 laps | 16 | |
| Fastest lap: Gary Paffett - 1:24.442 (lap 15) |||||||||
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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 | Mattias Ekström | 51 | | DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes | 69 | | Audi | 132 |
| 2 | 1 | Gary Paffett | 50 | | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 58 | | Mercedes-Benz | 123 |
| 3 | | Tom Kristensen | 36 | | Audi Sport Team Abt | 49 | | Opel | 18 |
| 4 | | Mika Häkkinen | 22 | | Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes | 37 |
| 5 | | Jean Alesi | 19 | | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | 21 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for three sets of standings.