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2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masterswas the fourteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also first season under the moniker ofDeutsche Tourenwagen Masterssince the original series' demise in 1996. Nine events were held with two 40-minute races at each racing weekend.

Bernd Schneider(left) won his firstDeutsche Tourenwagen MastersDrivers' Championship whileManuel Reuter(right) finished second in the championship.

Pre-season

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This was the resurrected DTM's first season since the cancellation of theDeutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaftat the end of 1996.Mercedesreturned to the series after their unfortunateCLRLe Mans project along with H.W.A GmbH andAMG.They were joined byOpel,who brought along the Holzer, Phoenix,Irmscherand Euroteam from theGerman Super Touring Championship(STW) where they had raced in 1999. The resumption of DTM also meant the end of STW.Audidid not enter, but was still represented through the semi-independentAbt Sportslineteam. Two additional teams also ran Mercedes; they were Persson Motorsport andTeam Rosberg.

Teams and drivers

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The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied byDunlop.

Make Car Team No. Drivers Rounds
Mercedes-Benz AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 HWA 1 1 Bernd Schneider All
2 Thomas Jäger All
HWA 2 5 Klaus Ludwig All
6 Marcel Fässler All
Team Rosberg 14 Pedro Lamy 1–2
24 3–10
15 Darren Turner 1–2
42 3–10
Persson Motorsport 18 Marcel Tiemann All
19 Peter Dumbreck All
Opel Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 Opel Team Holzer 1 3 Uwe Alzen All
4 Joachim Winkelhock All
Opel Team Phoenix 7 Manuel Reuter All
8 Michael Bartels All
Opel Team Holzer 2 11 Éric Hélary All
17 Timo Scheider All
Opel Team Irmscher 12 Christian Menzel All
Euroteam 16 Stefano Modena All
Audi1 Abt-Audi TT-R 2000 Abt Sportsline 1 9 Laurent Aïello 1, 3–10
10 Christian Abt 1, 3–10
23 Roland Asch 2
Abt Sportsline 2 20 Kris Nissen All
21 James Thompson 2, 5–10
  1. ^– Audi did not enter as a manufacturer butAbt Sportslineentered as a semi-independent team.

Race calendar and winners

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All races were held in Germany. Each weekend feature two 100 km races, with equal points scales.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer
1 Hockenheimring 28 May Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
2 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 18 June Manuel Reuter Bernd Schneider Manuel Reuter Opel Team Phoenix Opel
Manuel Reuter Manuel Reuter Opel Team Phoenix Opel
3 Norisring 9 July Joachim Winkelhock Christian Menzel Joachim Winkelhock Opel Team Holzer 1 Opel
Éric Hélary Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
4 Sachsenring 6 August Klaus Ludwig Marcel Fässler Klaus Ludwig HWA 2 Mercedes-Benz
Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig HWA 2 Mercedes-Benz
5 Nürburgring 20 August Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
6 Lausitzring 3 September Bernd Schneider Event cancelled due to monsoon conditions[1]
7 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 24 September Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer 1 Opel
Bernd Schneider Bernd Schneider HWA 1 Mercedes-Benz
8 Nürburgring 8 October Joachim Winkelhock Uwe Alzen Manuel Reuter Opel Team Phoenix Opel
Joachim Winkelhock Manuel Reuter Opel Team Phoenix Opel
9 Hockenheimring 29 October Manuel Reuter Manuel Reuter Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer 1 Opel
Bernd Schneider Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer 1 Opel

Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver HOC1 OSC1 NOR SAC NÜR1 LAU OSC2 NÜR2 HOC2 Pts
1 Bernd Schneider 1 1 3 12 4 1 3 3 1 1 C C 2 1 2 4 2 NC 221
2 Manuel Reuter 3 13 1 1 3 2 13† 11 5 5 C C 3 2 1 1 16 Ret 162
3 Klaus Ludwig 9 9 8 11 2 3 1 1 2 2 C C 6 3 12 Ret Ret 11 122
4 Marcel Fässler 2 2 9 3 13 7 10 4 3 3 C C NC 12 4 2 5 Ret 116
5 Joachim Winkelhock 10 6 2 2 1 4 Ret 10 9 19 C C NC Ret 5 5 3 2 113
6 Uwe Alzen Ret DNS Ret 9 8 6 Ret Ret 10 13 C C 1 4 3 6 1 1 100
7 Michael Bartels 8 3 18 Ret 5 5 6 6 14 10 C C 7 5 6 8 4 3 87
8 Peter Dumbreck 5 5 11 5 14 9 2 2 6 12 C C NC 6 10 9 7 Ret 75
9 Éric Hélary Ret 7 4 10 15 15 4 16† 8 7 C C 4 10 14 Ret 6 7 53
10 Marcel Tiemann 6 12 10 6 6 Ret 5 5 13 6 C C NC 7 18 12 15 5 53
11 Thomas Jäger 7 14 6 4 7 13 NC 9 7 17 C C DNS 8 7 3 12 8 52
12 Timo Scheider 4 4 5 7 12 11 7 7 16 11 C C 8 9 11 16 11 Ret 45
13 Pedro Lamy 11 Ret 7 8 9 8 NC 12 4 4 C C DNS DNS 8 13 8 10 39
14 Darren Turner 12 8 13 Ret 11 12 8 8 15 8 C C DNS DNS 13 11 10 6 19
15 Stefano Modena 13 10 12 Ret 10 10 14 Ret 19 15 C C Ret DNS Ret DNS 9 4 15
16 Laurent Aïello 15 DNS Ret DNS 12 14 11 14 C C 5 11 9 7 Ret DNS 14
17 Christian Menzel 14 11 14 Ret 16 Ret 9 13 17 9 C C Ret Ret 17 10 Ret DNS 5
18 James Thompson 17 DNS 12 16 C C 9 Ret 15 Ret 13 9 4
19 Christian Abt Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 18 18 C C 10 Ret 19 14 Ret Ret 1
20 Kris Nissen 16 Ret 16 13† Ret 14 11 15 Ret Ret C C 11 Ret 16 15 14 Ret 0
21 Roland Asch 15 Ret 0
Pos Driver HOC1 OSC1 NOR SAC NÜR1 LAU OSC2 NÜR2 HOC2 Pts
Sources:[2][3]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold– Pole
Italics– Fastest Lap

† Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

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Pos Team Car
No. 		HOC1 OSC1 NOR SAC NÜR1 LAU OSC2 NÜR2 HOC2 Points
1 D2 AMG-Mercedes 1 1 1 3 12 4 1 3 3 1 1 C C 2 1 2 4 2 NC 273
2 7 14 6 4 7 13 NC 9 7 17 C C DNS 8 7 3 12 8
2 Opel-Team Phoenix 7 3 13 1 1 3 2 13† 11 5 5 C C 3 2 1 1 16 Ret 249
8 8 3 18 Ret 5 5 6 6 14 10 C C 7 5 6 8 4 3
3 Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes 5 9 9 8 11 2 3 1 1 2 2 C C 6 3 12 Ret Ret 11 238
6 2 2 9 3 13 7 10 4 3 3 C C NC 12 4 2 5 Ret
4 Opel-Team Holzer 1 3 Ret DNS Ret 9 8 6 Ret Ret 10 13 C C 1 4 3 6 1 1 213
4 10 6 2 2 1 4 Ret 10 9 19 C C NC Ret 5 5 3 2
5 Original Teile AMG-Mercedes 18 6 12 10 6 6 Ret 5 5 13 6 C C NC 7 18 12 15 5 128
19 5 5 11 5 14 9 2 2 6 12 C C NC 6 10 9 7 Ret
6 Opel-Team Holzer 2 11 Ret 7 4 10 15 15 4 16† 8 7 C C 4 10 14 Ret 6 7 98
17 4 4 5 7 12 11 7 7 16 11 C C 8 9 11 16 11 Ret
7 24h Service AMG-Mercedes 14 11 Ret 7 8 9 8 NC 12 4 4 C C DNS DNS 8 13 8 10 58
15 12 8 13 Ret 11 12 8 8 15 8 C C DNS DNS 13 11 10 6
8 Opel Euroteam 16 13 10 12 Ret 10 10 14 Ret 19 15 C C Ret DNS Ret DNS 9 4 15
9 Team Abt Sportsline 1 9 15 DNS Ret DNS 12 14 11 14 C C 5 11 9 7 Ret DNS 15
10 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 18 18 C C 10 Ret 19 14 Ret Ret
23 15 Ret
10 Opel-Team Irmscher 12 14 11 14 Ret 16 Ret 9 13 17 9 C C Ret Ret 17 10 Ret DNS 5
11 Team Abt Sportsline 2 20 16 Ret 16 13† Ret 14 11 15 Ret Ret C C 11 Ret 16 15 14 Ret 4
21 17 DNS 12 16 C C 9 Ret 15 Ret 13 9
Pos Driver Car
No. 		HOC1 OSC1 NOR SAC NÜR1 LAU OSC2 NÜR2 HOC2 Pts

References

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  1. ^"Rain stops play permanently at Lausitzring…".Autosport.3 September 2000.Archivedfrom the original on 2 December 2018.Retrieved6 April2018.
  2. ^"Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Standings 2000".Motorsport Stats.Retrieved3 October2023.
  3. ^"2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Drivers' Standings".TouringCars.net.Retrieved3 October2023.
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