2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship

The 2016 ADAC Formula 4 season was the second season of the ADAC Formula 4. It began on 16 April at Oschersleben and finished on 2 October at Hockenheim after seven triple header rounds.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver Status Rounds
  US Racing[2] 2   Jannes Fittje[3] All
3   Carrie Schreiner[3] All
27   Louis Gachot[4] All
28   Kim-Luis Schramm[5] All
  ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 4   Mauricio Baiz 3
5   Lirim Zendeli[6] R All
6   Mike David Ortmann[6] All
7   Oliver Söderström[6] All
9   Ricardo Feller R 1–4, 8
97   Devlin DeFrancesco[7] 7
  Liqui Moly Team Engstler 8   Luca Engstler All
21   Michelle Halder 1–2, 5–8
  RS Competition 10   Andreas Estner R 1–6, 8
40   Leonard Hoogenboom     R 1
71   Philip Hamprecht 2
  Lechner Racing 13   Yannik Brandt[8] R All
14   Thomas Preining All
15   Michael Waldherr[9] 1–5
55   Marylin Niederhauser[10] 8
  Motopark 15   Michael Waldherr[10] 8
22   Richard Verschoor[11] R 4, 6
33   Jonathan Aberdein[12] R All
66   Simo Laaksonen[10] All
99   Sophia Flörsch[10] All
  Jenzer Motorsport 17   Diego Ciantini[10] 3, 5, 8
18   Jan-Erik Meikup[13] 1–7
19   Fabio Scherer[14] R All
20   Kevin Kratz[13] 1–3, 5–8
69   Giacomo Bianchi[10] 6, 8
77   Job van Uitert[15] All
  Team Timo Scheider[16] 23   Julian Hanses[16] R All
30   Kenneth Gulbrandsen[16] R 1–3
46   Mauro Auricchio[16] 1–3
75   Janneau Esmeijer[10] 5–8
  Robin Brezina 24   Robin Brezina 1, 3
  Rennsport Rössler 24   Robin Brezina[10] 8
55   Marylin Niederhauser 1–4
  Van Amersfoort Racing 25   Moritz Müller-Crepon[17] All
35   Kami Moreira-Laliberté All
40   Leonard Hoogenboom R 2–8
96   Joey Mawson[18] All
  Prema Powerteam 29   Mick Schumacher[19] All
44   Jüri Vips[20] R All
68   Juan Manuel Correa[21] R All
  KUG-Motorsport 45   Toni Wolf[10] All
91   Sebastián Fernández R 6
  SMC Schwärzler Motorsport Concepts[10] 79   Jordan Love[10] R 8
  Neuhauser Racing 80   Felipe Drugovich[22] R All
81   Nicklas Nielsen[10] R All
  Team Piro Sport Interdental 90   Cedric Piro[10] 1, 3–8
  RB Racing 91   Sebastián Fernández R 5
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Race calendar

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All rounds were part of the ADAC GT Masters weekends, with the exception of round 4 which supported the TCR International Series.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben 16 April   Joey Mawson   Jannes Fittje   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Jüri Vips
R2 17 April   Joey Mawson   Kim-Luis Schramm   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Juan Manuel Correa
R3   Joey Mawson   Mick Schumacher   Prema Powerteam   Nicklas Nielsen
2 R1   Sachsenring, Chemnitz 30 April   Kim-Luis Schramm   Kim-Luis Schramm   Mike David Ortmann   ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg   Juan Manuel Correa
R2 1 May   Mick Schumacher   Mike David Ortmann   Mike David Ortmann   ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg   Nicklas Nielsen
R3   Nicklas Nielsen   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Nicklas Nielsen
3 R1   Lausitzring, Klettwitz 4 June   Mick Schumacher   Lirim Zendeli   Mick Schumacher   Prema Powerteam   Felipe Drugovich
R2   Mick Schumacher   Kim-Luis Schramm   Mick Schumacher   Prema Powerteam   Lirim Zendeli
R3 5 June   Kami Laliberté   Fabio Scherer   Jenzer Motorsport   Fabio Scherer
4 R1   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben 18 June   Thomas Preining   Joey Mawson   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Felipe Drugovich
R2 19 June   Joey Mawson   Joey Mawson   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Lirim Zendeli
R3   Kim-Luis Schramm   Kim-Luis Schramm   US Racing   Leonard Hoogenboom
5 R1   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 23 July   Thomas Preining   Nicklas Nielsen   Thomas Preining   Lechner Racing   Jüri Vips
R2 24 July   Joey Mawson   Juan Manuel Correa   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Nicklas Nielsen
R3   Kami Laliberté   Simo Laaksonen   Motopark   Nicklas Nielsen
6 R1   Nürburgring, Nürburg 6 August   Mick Schumacher   Mick Schumacher   Mick Schumacher   Prema Powerteam   Nicklas Nielsen
R2 7 August   Joey Mawson   Juan Manuel Correa   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Jüri Vips
R3   Mike David Ortmann   Thomas Preining   Lechner Racing   Jüri Vips
7 R1   Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 20 August   Joey Mawson   Joey Mawson   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Lirim Zendeli
R2   Mike David Ortmann   Lirim Zendeli   Mike David Ortmann   ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg   Lirim Zendeli
R3 21 August   Sophia Flörsch   Kami Laliberté   Van Amersfoort Racing   Jonathan Aberdein
8 R1   Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 1 October   Mike David Ortmann   Joey Mawson   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Jüri Vips
R2   Joey Mawson   Joey Mawson   Joey Mawson   Van Amersfoort Racing   Lirim Zendeli
R3 2 October   Mick Schumacher   Mick Schumacher   Prema Powerteam   Jüri Vips

Championship standings

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Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

For the third race in Zandvoort, only half points were awarded because of a premature crash.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver OSC1
 
SAC
 
LAU
 
OSC2
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
Pts
1   Joey Mawson 1 1 2 2 3 1 6 2 23 1 1 Ret 4 1 3 2 1 28 1 27 8 1 1 Ret 374
2   Mick Schumacher 4 4 1 4 2 4 1 1 6 3 2 26 6 11 2 1 15 2 3 3 6 6 8 1 322
3   Mike David Ortmann Ret 3 16 1 1 7 9 4 3 6 3 Ret 7 2 5 3 Ret 6 2 1 11 2 22 7 247
4   Thomas Preining 6 14 3 28 18 13 3 7 8 2 DSQ 5 1 Ret 16 8 7 1 14 7 10 5 2 5 180.5
5   Kim-Luis Schramm 2 2 6 3 Ret 5 8 5 4 10 8 1 3 5 Ret 13 8 8 11 Ret 5 10 31 4 176
6   Jüri Vips 9 Ret 25 Ret 8 Ret 7 11 22 26 21 Ret 2 4 6 5 2 3 5 8 9 3 16 3 138
7   Jannes Fittje 3 5 7 5 4 Ret 4 3 2 11 7 20 Ret 6 20 10 13 4 15 17 14 12 7 13 133
8   Nicklas Nielsen 10 9 8 7 5 3 Ret 15 17 Ret 15 25 5 3 4 4 3 17 16 11 15 16 27 8 106
9   Kami Moreira-Laliberté 24 8 Ret 9 6 21 2 28 24 Ret 22 19 28 19 26 15 Ret 10 8 6 1 8 3 2 94.5
10   Juan Manuel Correa Ret 6 20 6 9 6 12 9 11 5 9 3 Ret 18 11 6 4 30 6 9 4 Ret Ret 30 91
11   Simo Laaksonen Ret 7 22 8 12 2 Ret 16 14 7 4 Ret 10 17 1 9 Ret 12 Ret 12 30 9 4 34 88
12   Felipe Drugovich 12 10 9 17 10 28 5 8 7 4 6 Ret 8 Ret 28 Ret 6 18 9 4 3 26 9 14 79.5
13   Lirim Zendeli Ret 16 Ret 18 11 11 21 6 5 25 5 13 27 10 14 Ret 12 31 4 2 7 4 5 24 74
14   Jonathan Aberdein 15 24 11 10 Ret 8 Ret 13 13 8 13 4 26 9 21 14 9 15 7 10 2 23 6 27 49
15   Richard Verschoor 12 24 6 7 5 5 34
16   Michael Waldherr 7 12 4 13 28 9 16 Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 9 16 7 Ret 29 16 28
17   Fabio Scherer 14 17 18 21 15 22 14 10 1 Ret 16 14 Ret 20 15 21 16 16 17 16 16 24 Ret 33 26
18   Leonard Hoogenboom     13 23 13 25 21 25 10 14 12 9 12 2 11 24 8 16 17 11 25 28 23 27 17 15 25
19   Sophia Flörsch 8 Ret 5 14 7 10 13 20 27 14 20 10 16 27 10 12 14 9 Ret Ret 29 28 12 18 25
20   Job van Uitert DSQ 13 31 20 Ret 29 Ret 12 9 13 10 9 31 23 17 30 19 23 13 Ret 13 7 14 6 19
21   Janneau Esmeijer 30 7 19 18 18 29 10 5 32 20 19 12 17
22   Moritz Müller-Crepon 5 Ret 15 16 Ret 26 23 Ret Ret Ret 11 18 20 13 30 11 29 7 20 13 17 17 32 20 16
23   Jan-Erik Meikup 21 22 27 15 17 30 Ret 27 21 18 14 7 25 31 27 26 Ret 24 28 24 28 6
24   Cedric Piro 17 11 12 11 Ret 16 17 17 8 21 21 Ret 29 10 20 21 19 20 11 30 11 5
25   Sebastián Fernández 12 8 25 17 24 19 4
26   Luca Engstler 26 29 17 19 Ret 12 Ret 17 25 21 Ret 11 15 Ret 9 Ret 23 27 18 18 19 14 34 32 2
27   Toni Wolf 27 19 14 Ret 14 20 Ret 26 DNQ Ret 19 15 14 32 13 31 20 Ret 22 21 22 13 11 9 2
28   Oliver Söderström DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 19 23 Ret 18 12 31 Ret 22 22 29 15 27 Ret 10 Ret 1
29   Louis Gachot 20 Ret Ret 23 16 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 26 16 19 22 12 19 30 14 24 23 21 18 28 10 1
30   Mauricio Baíz 15 22 10 1
31   Kenneth Gulbrandsen 16 20 10 Ret 22 18 DNQ DNQ DNQ 1
32   Yannik Brandt 30 Ret DNS 27 24 27 Ret Ret 20 15 18 12 17 14 Ret 20 11 13 23 20 24 Ret 15 22 0
33   Kevin Kratz 19 15 Ret 11 13 14 Ret Ret Ret 22 15 29 22 21 Ret 19 22 18 Ret 33 31 0
34   Mauro Auricchio 11 18 30 26 20 23 17 21 15 0
35   Julian Hanses 29 21 23 29 19 24 Ret 23 Ret 16 27 17 23 26 18 27 26 Ret 12 Ret 12 29 26 21 0
36   Diego Ciantini 20 24 18 13 30 Ret 15 23 28 0
37   Robin Brezina 18 25 19 18 25 DNQ Ret 13 Ret 0
38   Devlin DeFrancesco 30 14 25 0
39   Ricardo Feller 27 26 26 22 23 15 22 18 26 20 25 Ret Ret 20 25 0
40   Philip Hamprecht Ret 29 16 0
41   Andreas Estner 22 28 21 24 26 17 19 Ret DNQ 24 28 22 24 25 22 23 28 21 21 Ret 17 0
42   Jordan Love Ret 18 23 0
43   Carrie Schreiner 23 30 Ret 31 25 31 DNQ DNQ DNQ 23 Ret 23 Ret 29 24 24 25 Ret 26 25 26 22 21 19 0
44   Giacomo Bianchi 25 Ret 25 19 24 29 0
45   Marylin Niederhauser DNQ DNQ 28 30 27 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 22 29 24 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
46   Michelle Halder 25 27 24 DNQ DNQ DNQ 29 28 23 28 27 26 27 26 31 25 25 26 0
Pos Driver OSC1
 
SAC
 
LAU
 
OSC2
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
Pts
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

Rookies' championship

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Pos Driver OSC1
 
SAC
 
LAU
 
OSC2
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
Pts
1   Nicklas Nielsen 10 9 8 7 5 3 Ret 15 17 Ret 15 25 5 3 4 4 3 17 16 11 15 16 27 8 317
2   Jüri Vips 9 Ret 25 Ret 8 Ret 7 11 22 26 21 Ret 2 4 6 5 2 3 5 8 9 3 16 3 305
3   Juan Manuel Correa Ret 6 20 6 9 6 12 9 11 5 9 3 Ret 18 11 6 4 30 6 9 4 Ret Ret 30 261.5
4   Felipe Drugovich 12 10 9 17 10 28 5 8 7 4 6 Ret 8 Ret 28 Ret 6 18 9 4 3 26 9 14 259
5   Lirim Zendeli Ret 16 Ret 18 11 11 21 6 5 25 5 13 27 10 14 Ret 12 31 4 2 7 4 5 24 255
6   Jonathan Aberdein 15 24 11 10 Ret 8 Ret 13 13 8 13 4 26 9 21 14 9 15 7 10 2 23 6 27 215.5
7   Leonard Hoogenboom 13 23 13 25 21 25 10 14 12 9 12 2 11 24 8 16 17 11 25 28 23 27 17 15 194
8   Fabio Scherer 14 17 18 21 15 22 14 10 1 Ret 16 14 Ret 20 15 21 16 16 17 16 16 24 Ret 33 149
9   Yannik Brandt 30 Ret DNS 27 24 27 Ret Ret 20 15 18 12 17 14 Ret 20 11 13 23 20 24 Ret 15 22 92.5
10   Richard Verschoor 12 24 6 7 5 5 65
11   Julian Hanses 29 21 23 29 19 24 Ret 23 Ret 16 27 17 23 26 18 27 26 Ret 12 Ret 12 29 26 21 65
12   Andreas Estner 22 28 21 24 26 17 19 Ret DNQ 24 28 22 24 25 22 23 28 21 21 Ret 17 61
13   Ricardo Feller 27 26 26 22 23 15 22 18 26 20 25 Ret Ret 20 25 41
14   Kenneth Gulbrandsen 16 20 10 Ret 22 18 DNQ DNQ DNQ 37
15   Sebastián Fernández 12 8 25 17 24 19 34
16   Giacomo Bianchi 25 Ret 25 19 24 29 18
Pos Driver OSC1
 
SAC
 
LAU
 
OSC2
 
RBR
 
NÜR
 
ZAN
 
HOC
 
Pts

Teams' championship

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Pos Team Points
1   Prema Powerteam 459.5
2   Van Amersfoort Racing 455
3   ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 356
4   US Racing 351
5   Lechner Racing 240
6   Neuhauser Racing 220
7   Motopark 183.5
8   Jenzer Motorsport 34
9   Team Timo Scheider 29.5
10   Team Piro Sport Interdental 18
11   Liqui Moly Team Engstler 13
12   KUG-Motorsport 11
13   RB Racing 7
14   Rennsport Rössler 2
14   RS Competition 1

References

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