Istambul, 2 October, DTM round 10
1 Gary Paffett (Mercedes) 32 laps in 1h 05'27"828
2 Mika Hakkinen (Mercedes) + 3"222
3 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes) + 3"551
4 Jamie Green (Mercedes) + 3"994
5 Tom Kristensen (Audi A4 DTM) + 30"889

On the wet track, Mattias Ekström had made a lightning start, pushing forwards from fifth to third place even before the first turn. At the end of the first lap, though, he was hit by a rival. From that moment, the Swede had to struggle with handling problems, which became increasingly serious during the course of the race. After ranking in an uncontested sixth place in the first third of the race, Ekström dropped back to twelfth in the final phase.

Best driver of a 2004-spec A4 entered by Audi Sport Team Joest was Frank Stippler, who came 13th. After one of his usual good starts, the German had finished the first lap in tenth place and thus had justified hopes of scoring points. On the second and third sets of tyres, though, the Audi driver was struggling with a car that was difficult to drive.

Pierre Kaffer (spin), Christian Abt (collision) and Dindo Capello (electronics) retired. Martin Tomczyk had to park his Audi A4 DTM one lap before race end because the air intake was clogged by grass. Allan McNish crossed the finish line in 15th place.

Dindo Capello (Audi Sport Team Joest #18)
Retired (electronics)
"This was a short race for me, there were problems with the electronic system, which got wet because of the rain. When the engine no longer delivered full power, we decided to stop. Continuing to drive made no sense.”