2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship explained

The 2015 ADAC Formula 4 season was the inaugural season of the ADAC Formula 4, which replaced the ADAC Formel Masters. It began on 25 April at Oschersleben and finished on 4 October at Hockenheim after eight triple header rounds.^[1] Champion Marvin Dienst took 8 wins, as runner-up Sweden Joel Eriksson won 7 races. Joey Mawson won five races while Mick Schumacher, Lando Norris, Ralf Aron and David Beckmann won one race each.

Teams and drivers

Team Driver Status Rounds Neuhauser Racing^[2] 1 Kim-Luis Schramm^[3] All 2 Tim Zimmermann^[4] All ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 3 Benjamin Mazatis^[5] All 4 Robert Shwartzman^[6] 1–7 5 David Beckmann^[7] 2–8 6 nowrap Mike David Ortmann^[8] All 12 Thomas Preining^[9] 1–2 31 Yan Leon Shlom 6–8 69 Lando Norris 3, 5, 8 Motopark^[10] 7 Joel Eriksson^[11] All 8 Jannes Fittje^[12] All 9 Jonathan Cecotto^[13] All 10 Michael Waldherr^[14] All Team Timo Scheider^[15] 11 Leon Wippersteg^[16] 1 30 Jason Kremer 3–8 31 Yan Leon Shlom 1–2, 4 46 Mauro Auricchio All Piro Sports 13 Cedric Piro^[17] All 34 Toni Wolf 1–3 Jenzer Motorsport 14 Moritz Müller-Crepon^[18] All 15 David Kolkmann 1–4, 6–8 16 Marek Böckmann All 17 Arlind Hoti 2–4 41 Nico Rindlisbacher 5–6 SMG Swiss Motorsport 18 Giorgio Maggi^[19] 1–4 19 Mattia Drudi^[20] 1–3 20 Nikolaj Rogivue^[21] 1–5 Race Performance 18 Giorgio Maggi 5–8 23 Alain Valente^[22] 1–3 29 Lucas Mauron 2 55 Marylin Niederhauser^[23] 1, 3–8 Nikolaj Rogivue 20 Nikolaj Rogivue 6–8 Engstler Motorsport 21 Michelle Halder All 38 Luca Engstler All Lechner Racing 22 Florian Janits 1–3, 7 39 Kevin Kratz 7–8 66 Marcel Lenerz^[24] 1–2 79 Max Hofer 8 Robin Brezina 24 Robin Brezina 1–5, 7–8 Van Amersfoort Racing 25 Mick Schumacher^[25] All 26 Harrison Newey^[26] 1, 3–6, 8 36 Joey Mawson^[27] All 37 Kami Laliberté 5, 7–8 HTP Junior Team 27 Marvin Dienst All 28 Janneau Esmeijer^[28] All 35 Carrie Schreiner^[29] 2–8 Prema Powerteam 32 Guanyu Zhou 1–3 66 Giuliano Raucci 5 99 Ralf Aron^[30] 1–3, 5 RS Competition 33 Jan Jønck^[31] 1–7 43 Benjamin Bailly 7 44 Glenn Rupp 1–5 Toni Wolf 34 Toni Wolf 4–8 Provily Racing 77 Job van Uitert^[32] All Luis Leeds 96 Luis Leeds^[33] 8

Race calendar

The calendar was published on 12 December 2014.^[1] All rounds, except for the second Oschersleben round supporting DTM,^[34] were part of ADAC GT Masters weekends.

Round		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben	25 April	ADAC GT Masters
	R2		26 April
	R3
2	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	6 June	ADAC GT Masters
	R2		7 June
	R3
3	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	20 June	ADAC GT Masters
	R2		21 June
	R3
4	R1	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	4 July	ADAC GT Masters
	R2
	R3		5 July
5	R1	Nürburgring, Nürburg	15 August	ADAC GT Masters
	R2
	R3		16 August
6	R1	Sachsenring, Chemnitz	29 August	ADAC GT Masters
	R2
	R3		30 August
7	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben	12 September	DTM
	R2		13 September
	R3
8	R1	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	3 October	ADAC GT Masters
	R2
	R3		4 October

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben	Janneau Esmeijer	Ralf Aron	Marvin Dienst	HTP Junior Team	Mick Schumacher
	R2	Marvin Dienst	Janneau Esmeijer	Marvin Dienst	HTP Junior Team	Guanyu Zhou
	R3		Joseph Mawson	nowrap	Mick Schumacher	nowrap	Van Amersfoort Racing	Mick Schumacher
2	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	Joel Eriksson	David Beckmann	Joel Eriksson	Motopark	Guanyu Zhou
	R2		Joseph Mawson	nowrap	Robert Shwartzman	Joel Eriksson	Motopark	Guanyu Zhou
	R3			Michael Waldherr	Joseph Mawson	Van Amersfoort Racing	David Beckmann
3	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	Joel Eriksson	Robert Shwartzman	Joel Eriksson	Motopark	Guanyu Zhou
	R2		Joel Eriksson	Lando Norris	Joel Eriksson	Motopark	David Beckmann
	R3			Lando Norris	Lando Norris	nowrap	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	David Beckmann
4	R1	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	Marvin Dienst	Robert Shwartzman	Joseph Mawson	Van Amersfoort Racing	nowrap	Mike David Ortmann
	R2		Marvin Dienst	Robert Shwartzman	Joel Eriksson	Motopark	Mike David Ortmann
	R3			Joseph Mawson	Marvin Dienst	HTP Junior Team	Mike David Ortmann
5	R1	Nürburgring, Nürburg	nowrap	Janneau Esmeijer	Marvin Dienst	Marvin Dienst	HTP Junior Team	David Beckmann
	R2		Janneau Esmeijer	Marvin Dienst	Marvin Dienst	HTP Junior Team	David Beckmann
	R3			Ralf Aron	Ralf Aron	Prema Powerteam	David Beckmann
6	R1	Sachsenring, Chemnitz	Marvin Dienst	Marvin Dienst	Marvin Dienst	HTP Junior Team	Mick Schumacher
	R2		Marvin Dienst	Marvin Dienst	Marvin Dienst	HTP Junior Team	David Beckmann
	R3			Marvin Dienst	Joseph Mawson	Van Amersfoort Racing	Mike David Ortmann
7	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben	Janneau Esmeijer	Joel Eriksson	Joel Eriksson	Motopark	Mick Schumacher
	R2	Janneau Esmeijer	Marvin Dienst	Joel Eriksson	Motopark	Mick Schumacher
	R3		Joseph Mawson	Joseph Mawson	Van Amersfoort Racing	Mike David Ortmann
8	R1	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	Marvin Dienst	nowrap	Janneau Esmeijer	Marvin Dienst	HTP Junior Team	David Beckmann
	R2		Marvin Dienst	Lando Norris	nowrap	David Beckmann	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	David Beckmann
	R3			Joseph Mawson	Joseph Mawson	Van Amersfoort Racing	David Beckmann

Championship standings

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

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

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver OSC RBR SPA LAU NÜR SAC OSC HOC Pts 1 Marvin Dienst 1 1 6 Ret 3 20 Ret 6 14 3 6 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 4 Ret 347 2 Joel Eriksson 4 9 5 1 1 Ret 1 1 4 EX 1 9 4 10 6 2 2 6 1 1 9 17 8 3 299 3 Joseph Mawson 6 4 2 10 Ret 1 5 7 2 1 2 2 8 8 7 4 3 1 7 26 1 10 3 1 297 4 Robert Shwartzman Ret 10 12 6 32 30 3 3 3 2 3 3 6 3 5 27 7 10 3 Ret 5 167 5 David Beckmann 7 Ret 3 7 11 7 5 Ret 18 5 4 8 7 5 5 15 5 11 2 1 2 166 6 Tim Zimmermann 8 6 32 5 2 Ret 13 Ret 6 12 7 4 10 27 9 3 6 8 6 4 2 4 7 Ret 152 7 Janneau Esmeijer Ret 2 Ret 9 6 2 8 8 12 13 4 Ret 2 2 4 24 Ret 9 13 24 6 11 Ret 4 136 8 Lando Norris 4 2 1 3 5 2 3 2 DNS 131 9 Ralf Aron 2 3 4 2 Ret Ret 6 4 Ret 7 7 1 120 10 Mick Schumacher 9 12 1 Ret 10 DNS 15 15 34 EX 16 Ret 9 6 10 5 Ret 18 4 3 31 Ret 5 7 92 11 Michael Waldherr 5 21 8 4 5 4 11 20 8 Ret 8 7 14 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret 5 Ret 8 8 Ret 17 83 12 Mike David Ortmann 14 14 13 13 13 7 Ret 25 17 4 5 5 30 11 15 8 13 4 14 6 7 5 14 Ret 78 13 Kim-Luis Schramm Ret 33 10 15 8 6 14 18 5 7 9 17 17 29 13 9 4 3 Ret Ret 20 14 Ret 5 70 14 Mattia Drudi 3 5 7 8 4 Ret DNS 10 DNS 48 15 Guanyu Zhou 28 8 18 3 7 Ret 2 Ret 9 45 16 Harrison Newey 7 13 27 Ret 5 16 15 Ret 10 Ret 13 18 6 10 11 7 9 6 42 17 Marek Böckmann 13 23 28 11 33 29 10 9 26 18 Ret 8 33 9 12 Ret Ret Ret 8 10 3 9 Ret 9 33 18 Jannes Fittje 17 15 17 Ret 12 18 21 12 15 6 10 6 18 16 16 12 12 12 10 8 29 24 16 27 22 19 Jason Kremer 22 19 21 10 Ret Ret 19 17 11 11 8 7 DNS 13 13 13 6 13 19 20 Jonathan Cecotto 12 11 9 12 9 5 18 14 11 8 24 23 11 15 27 14 22 Ret 18 25 15 18 Ret 23 18 21 Thomas Preining 10 29 3 14 30 26 16 22 Toni Wolf Ret 28 19 DNQ 27 23 27 24 19 Ret 13 13 32 Ret 22 23 14 19 Ret 7 19 6 11 22 14 23 Giorgio Maggi 11 7 11 26 25 15 9 17 Ret 11 22 Ret 26 22 26 Ret 17 20 12 19 23 25 20 Ret 8 24 Cedric Piro Ret 34 22 23 31 10 Ret 29 DNS 9 Ret 12 22 Ret 31 16 Ret 14 9 18 10 16 Ret Ret 6 25 Kami Laliberté 12 20 Ret 20 12 Ret 12 10 8 5 26 Lucas Mauron 19 19 8 4 27 Yan Leon Shlom 22 25 14 18 17 9 17 17 14 21 23 15 Ret Ret 30 Ret 19 18 2 28 Benjamin Bailly 17 9 14 2 29 Moritz Müller-Crepon 23 31 26 28 18 13 24 22 18 16 Ret 22 20 19 23 13 15 23 22 Ret 26 15 25 10 1 30 Alain Valente 24 DNQ Ret 29 22 17 19 16 10 1 31 Nikolaj Rogivue 25 Ret 23 25 20 16 Ret 31 DNS Ret 15 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 11 16 19 11 17 19 13 Ret 0 32 Arlind Hoti 16 16 11 20 27 23 Ret 11 26 0 33 Job van Uitert 21 20 20 17 Ret 24 16 26 22 23 20 11 15 12 21 DNS 19 21 Ret Ret 22 20 12 Ret 0 34 David Kolkmann 27 30 25 27 28 19 26 30 24 20 18 15 15 16 13 11 14 12 22 21 12 0 35 Marcel Lenerz 16 17 29 Ret 11 21 0 36 Luis Leeds 26 18 11 0 37 Florian Janits 15 16 16 21 15 31 12 13 33 25 16 25 0 38 Jan Jønck 19 19 15 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 29 14 12 Ret 23 18 20 26 21 Ret 23 17 16 0 39 Luca Engstler 29 27 Ret 22 23 12 25 34 25 Ret 21 25 27 23 25 17 18 22 21 20 18 23 Ret 16 0 40 Mauro Auricchio 18 24 24 Ret 21 22 29 23 13 21 14 19 24 21 24 DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNS DNS 21 Ret 14 0 41 Giuliano Raucci 13 28 14 0 42 Glenn Rupp DNQ DNQ DNQ 24 14 14 17 35 32 EX Ret 20 DNS DNS DNS 0 43 Nico Rindlisbacher 14 21 28 Ret Ret Ret 0 44 Carrie Schreiner DNQ DNQ DNQ 30 33 27 19 19 Ret 28 26 29 19 24 17 29 15 Ret Ret 15 21 0 45 Robin Brezina 20 26 30 20 24 28 28 28 20 EX Ret 21 25 Ret 19 16 21 21 Ret 17 15 0 46 Benjamin Mazatis Ret 18 31 Ret 26 25 23 21 28 25 Ret Ret 16 Ret 17 25 20 25 24 Ret 24 Ret 23 19 0 47 Michelle Halder DNQ DNQ DNQ 30 29 27 31 32 31 22 Ret 24 31 24 30 20 25 24 27 22 27 Ret 22 20 0 48 Leon Wippersteg 26 22 21 0 49 DNQ 32 DNQ 32 Ret 30 24 23 Ret 29 25 Ret 22 26 Ret 28 23 28 Ret 26 24 0 50 Kevin Kratz 26 Ret Ret Ret 24 25 0 51 Max Hofer Ret 27 26 0 Pos Driver OSC RBR SPA LAU NÜR SAC OSC HOC Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookies' Championship

Pos	Driver	OSC			RBR			SPA			LAU			NÜR			SAC			OSC			HOC			Pts
1	David Beckmann				7	Ret	3	7	11	7	5	Ret	18	5	4	8	7	5	5	15	5	11	2	1	2	396
2	Mike David Ortmann	14	14	13	13	13	7	Ret	25	17	4	5	5	30	11	15	8	13	4	14	6	7	5	14	Ret	327
3	Mick Schumacher	9	12	1	Ret	10	DNS	15	15	34	EX	16	Ret	9	6	10	5	Ret	18	4	3	31	Ret	5	7	290
4	Jannes Fittje	17	15	17	Ret	12	18	21	12	15	6	10	6	18	16	16	12	12	12	10	8	29	24	16	27	230
5	Jonathan Cecotto	12	11	9	12	9	5	18	14	11	9	24	23	11	15	27	14	22	Ret	18	25	15	18	Ret	23	221
6	Guanyu Zhou	28	8	18	3	7	Ret	2	Ret	9																128
7	Job van Uitert	21	20	20	17	Ret	24	16	26	22	23	20	11	15	12	21	DNS	19	21	Ret	Ret	22	20	12	Ret	124
8	Toni Wolf	Ret	28	19	DNQ	27	23	27	24	19	Ret	13	13	32	Ret	22	23	14	19	Ret	7	19	6	11	22	116
9	Yan Leon Shlom	22	25	14	18	17	9				17	17	14				21	23	15	Ret	Ret	30	Ret	19	18	85
10	Luca Engstler	29	27	Ret	22	23	12	25	34	25	Ret	21	25	27	23	25	17	18	22	21	20	18	23	Ret	16	77
11	Kami Laliberté													12	20	Ret				20	12	Ret	12	10	8	72
12	Robin Brezina	20	26	30	20	24	28	28	28	20	EX	Ret	21	25	Ret	19				16	21	21	Ret	17	15	64
13	Benjamin Mazatis	Ret	18	31	Ret	26	25	23	21	28	25	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	17	25	20	25	24	Ret	24	Ret	23	19	53
14	Arlind Hoti				16	16	11	20	27	23	Ret	11	26													49
15	Thomas Preining	10	29	3	14	30	27																			46
16	Carrie Schreiner				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	30	33	27	19	19	Ret	28	26	29	19	24	17	29	15	Ret	Ret	15	21	45
17	Glenn Rupp	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	24	14	14	17	35	32	EX	Ret	20	DNS	DNS	DNS										30
18	Giuliano Raucci													13	28	14										25
19	Michelle Halder	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	30	29	27	31	32	31	22	Ret	24	31	24	30	20	25	24	27	22	27	Ret	22	20	20
20	Nico Rindlisbacher													14	21	28	Ret	Ret	Ret							12
21	Leon Wippersteg	26	22	21																						5
22	Marylin Niederhauser	DNQ	32	DNQ				32	Ret	30	24	23	Ret	29	25	Ret	22	26	Ret	28	23	28	Ret	26	24	5
23	Kevin Kratz																			26	Ret	Ret	Ret	24	25	1
Pos	Driver	OSC			RBR			SPA			LAU			NÜR			SAC			OSC			HOC			Pts

Notes and References

1. News: ADAC Formula 4 will line up on seven race weekends under the banner of the ADAC GT Masters. 18 December 2014. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. 18 December 2014.
2. News: ADAC Formula 4 teams in profile — Part 2. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. 2 April 2015. 2 April 2015.
3. News: Neuhauser announce Kim-Luis Schramm in ADAC F4. Khorounzhy. Valentin. 2 March 2015. Paddock Scout. 2 March 2015.
4. News: Tim Zimmermann commits to ADAC F4 with Neuhauser. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 26 February 2015. Paddock Scout. 26 February 2015.
5. News: Mucke confirm Mazatis for inaugural ADAC F4 season. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. Paddock Scout. 20 January 2015. 20 January 2015.
6. News: Schwartzman chooses Mucke for F4 move. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 7 March 2015. Paddock Scout. 8 March 2015.
7. News: German karting star David Beckmann enters ADAC F4 with Mucke. David. Gruz. Paddock Scout. 5 March 2015. 5 March 2015.
8. News: Mücke verpflichtet Youngster Ortmann. 15 December 2014. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. de. 18 December 2014. 18 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203937/http://www.adac-motorsport.de/adac-formel-4/de/artikel/muecke-verpflichtet-youngster-ortmann-auf-einem-guten-weg-im-motorsport-205487. dead.
9. News: Dienst, Preining, Zhou headline ADAC F4 entry list. David. Gruz. 8 April 2015. Paddock Scout. 8 April 2015.
10. News: ADAC Formula 4 teams in profile — Part 1. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. 1 April 2015. 1 April 2015.
11. News: Joel Eriksson stays with Motopark for ADAC F4. PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Peter. Allen. 9 February 2015. 9 February 2015.
12. News: Leading German karting driver Fittje enters ADAC F4 with Motopark. David. Gruz. 10 February 2015. Paddock Scout. 10 February 2015.
13. News: Motopark add Jonathan Cecotto to ADAC F4 lineup. David. Gruz. 4 April 2015. Paddock Scout. 4 April 2015.
14. News: Michael Waldherr teams up with Motopark in ADAC F4. David. Gruz. 17 March 2015. Paddock Scout. 18 March 2015.
15. News: ADAC Formula 4 teams in profile — Part 3. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. 3 April 2015. 3 April 2015.
16. News: Team Scheider announce Auricchio and Wippersteg as ADAC F4 drivers. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 21 January 2015. Paddock Scout. 21 January 2015.
17. News: Piro and Wolf enter ADAC F4 with Pirosports. David. Gruz. 14 February 2015. Paddock Scout. 15 February 2015.
18. News: Jenzer announce three drivers for ADAC F4. David. Gruz. 27 February 2015. Paddock Scout. 27 February 2015.
19. News: Formel Masters regular Maggi commits to ADAC F4 season. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 12 March 2015. Paddock Scout. 13 March 2015.
20. News: Mattia Drudi announces ADAC F4 switch. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 22 March 2015. Paddock Scout. 22 March 2015.
21. News: Nikolaj Rogivue 2015 in der ADAC Formel 4 am Start: Voll motiviert und bereit. de. Nikolaj Rogivue at the start of ADAC Formula 4 in 2015: Highly motivated and ready. Motorsport-Magazin.com. adrivo Sportpresse GmbH. 25 March 2015. 25 March 2015.
22. News: Alain Valente startet 2015 in der Formel 4. de. Alain Valente starts 2015 in Formula 4. Motorsport-Magazin.com. adrivo Sportpresse GmbH. 17 February 2015. 17 February 2015.
23. News: Race Performance: New programme in ADAC Formula 4. 4 March 2015. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. 4 March 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125830/http://www.adac-motorsport.de/adac-formel-4/uk/artikel/race-performance-new-programme-in-adac-formula-4-niederhauser-and-valente-als-drivers-208401. dead.
24. News: Lechner Racing startet mit Janits und Lenerz . 16 April 2015. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. 16 April 2015.
25. Web site: Michael Schumacher's son Mick to make car racing debut in Formula 4. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Marcus. Simmons. 2 March 2015. 2 March 2015.
26. News: Harrison Newey adds ADAC F4 to his 2015 programme. David. Gruz. 11 March 2015. Paddock Scout. 11 March 2015.
27. News: Van Amersfoort Racing line up Joseph Mawson for ADAC F4. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 13 March 2015. Paddock Scout. 13 March 2015.
28. News: Janneau Esmeijer stapt in Formule 4 bij het HTP-Junior Team: "Blij met deze kans". nl. Janneau Esmeijer steps into Formula 4 with the HTP-Junior Team: "Happy with this opportunity". 17 April 2015. 21 April 2015. Casper. Bekking. RaceXpress.nl. RaceXpress.
29. News: Carrie Schreiner to be part of the HTP Junior Team . 30 April 2015. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. 30 April 2015.
30. News: Aron firma con Prema anche per l'Adac. 11 February 2015. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. it. 11 February 2015. Aron signing with Prema also for ADAC.
31. News: Jan Jonck enters ADAC F4 with RS Competition. David. Gruz. 15 March 2015. Paddock Scout. 15 March 2015.
32. News: Provily moves to ADAC F4 with van Uitert as doubt surrounds FR1.6 ES. David. Gruz. 15 March 2015. Paddock Scout. 15 March 2015.
33. News: Leeds to race final round of German F4. 25 September 2015. F4 Australian Championship. 3 October 2015. 5 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151005133756/http://www.formula4.com.au/?p=6387. dead.
34. News: DTM to host ADAC Formula 4 at Oschersleben. Paul. Hensby. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 13 February 2015. 13 February 2015.