2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Season - Changes For 2005

Changes For 2005

• The cars built to 00-03 specs were banned from competition. Instead the whole field would be made up of cars built to the new 04 specs.
• Italy and Portugal lost their respective events. They were replaced by Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps) and Turkey (Istanbul Park).
• Opel went down from six to four cars, while Audi and Mercedes fielded eight each instead of the six they had run in 2004.
• Opel announced that they would withdraw from the series after the season.