From the racetrack Audi motorsport news

Aug 29, 2005

Audi driver Mattias Ekström finished second in round eight of the DTM at Zandvoort (The Netherlands). He now trails Gary Paffet by one point again.

Starting from fifth place on the grid, Ekström battled for the lead with Paffett before his Audi A4 DTM lost the front left flics after brushing Christian Abt’s car. Despite the loss in aerodynamic balance, the reigning DTM champion stayed on course to finish in second place. Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen finished fourth to consolidate his third place in the standings despite having started from the fifth row and struggling with an A4 DTM that had also suffered severe front end damage. Martin Tomcyzk moved from 15th on the grid to sixth position also scoring points. Audi further extended its lead over Mercedes-Benz in the Manufacturers´ championship.

Result and points
Zandvoort (NL), 28 August, DTM round 8
1 Gary Paffett (Mercedes) 38 laps in 1h 01m59.421s
2 Mattias Ekström (Audi A4 DTM) + 12.015s
3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Opel) + 16.732s
4 Tom Kristensen (Audi A4 DTM) + 20.042s
5 Mattias Fässler (Opel) + 20.873s
...
6 Martin Tomczyk (Audi A4 DTM) + 21.120s
10 Christian Abt (Audi A4 DTM) + 37.719s
11 Pierre Kaffer (Audi A4 DTM) + 39.113s
15 Allan McNish (Audi A4 DTM) - 6 laps

Positions after 8 of 11 rounds: 1 Paffett, 60 points; 2 Ekström, 59; 3 Kristensen, 41; 4 Häkkinen, 22; 5 Alesi, 19; 6 Abt, Schneider and Green, each 16; ... 10 McNish, 13; 11 Tomczyk, 10; 13 Kaffer, 5; 14 Stippler, 4.

Next race: EuroSpeedway (D), 18 September