2005 Istanbul DTM round
# 2005 Istanbul DTM round

The 2005 Istanbul DTM round was a motor racing event for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters held between 30 September – 2 October 2005. The event, part of the 19th season of the DTM, was held at the Istanbul Park in Turkey.

## Results

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Q | SP | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Gary Paffett | DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:47.337 | 1:47.101 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Bernd Schneider | Vodafone AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:47.493 | 1:47.156 | 2 |
| 3 | 20 | Bruno Spengler | Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:47.208 | 1:47.280 | 3 |
| 4 | 21 | Jamie Green | Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:47.564 | 1:47.330 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Mattias Ekström | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:47.467 | 1:47.553 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Manuel Reuter | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:47.743 | 1:47.604 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:47.431 | 1:47.641 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Jean Alesi | AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 1:47.769 | 1:47.654 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Marcel Fässler | GMAC Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:47.530 | 1:47.936 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | Tom Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:47.411 | 1:48.070 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Laurent Aïello | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:47.814 | — | 11 |
| 12 | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Stern Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 1:47.830 | — | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Martin Tomczyk | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:47.848 | — | 13 |
| 14 | 19 | Frank Stippler | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:48.001 | — | 14 |
| 15 | 6 | Allan McNish | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 1:48.181 | — | 15 |
| 16 | 18 | Rinaldo Capello | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:48.186 | — | 16 |
| 17 | 17 | Alexandros Margaritis | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:48.302 | — | 17 |
| 18 | 14 | Christian Abt | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:48.341 | — | 18 |
| 19 | 16 | Stefan Mücke | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 1:48.377 | — | 19 |
| 20 | 15 | Pierre Kaffer | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 1:48.392 | — | 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 | 32 | 1:05:27.828 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 32 | +3.222 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Bernd Schneider | Vodafone AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 32 | +3.551 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 21 | Jamie Green | Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 32 | +3.994 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | Tom Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 32 | +30.889 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 11 | Laurent Aïello | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 32 | +33.142 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | Jean Alesi | AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | 32 | +36.534 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | Bruno Spengler | Junge Gebrauchte von Mercedes AMG-Mercedes | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 32 | +37.541 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Stefan Mücke | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 32 | +45.625 | 19 | |
| 10 | 9 | Marcel Fässler | GMAC Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 32 | +52.481 | 9 | |
| 11 | 17 | Alexandros Margaritis | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 | 32 | +54.606 | 17 | |
| 12 | 1 | Mattias Ekström | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 32 | +58.189 | 5 | |
| 13 | 19 | Frank Stippler | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 32 | +1:08.087 | 14 | |
| 14 | 12 | Manuel Reuter | Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 32 | +1:08.697 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 | Allan McNish | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 32 | +1:12.520 | 15 | |
| 16 | 2 | Martin Tomczyk | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 31 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Pierre Kaffer | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 22 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 18 | Rinaldo Capello | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 11 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Stern Team OPC | Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 | 5 | Collision | 12 | |
| Ret | 14 | Christian Abt | Audi Sport Team Joest Racing | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | 5 | Collision | 18 | |
| Fastest lap: Mika Häkkinen - 2:00.130 (lap 6) |||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

* Bold text indicates 2005 champions.

| 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 | 78 | | DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes | 100 | 1 | Mercedes-Benz | 180 |
| 2 | 1 | Mattias Ekström | 69 | | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 79 | 1 | Audi | 168 |
| 3 | | Tom Kristensen | 51 | | Audi Sport Team Abt | 64 | | Opel | 42 |
| 4 | | Mika Häkkinen | 30 | | Vodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes | 52 |
| 5 | | Jean Alesi | 22 | | GMAC/Stern Team OPC | 26 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for three sets of standings.
