2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship explained

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

Team Driver Status Rounds US Racing^[2] 2 Jannes Fittje^[3] All 3 Carrie Schreiner All 27 Louis Gachot^[4] All 28 Kim-Luis Schramm^[5] All ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 4 Mauricio Baiz 3 5 Lirim Zendeli All 6 Mike David Ortmann^[6] All 7 Oliver Söderström All 9 Ricardo Feller 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 1–6, 8 40 1 71 Philip Hamprecht 2 Lechner Racing 13 Yannik Brandt^[8] All 14 Thomas Preining All 15 Michael Waldherr^[9] 1–5 55 Marylin Niederhauser^[10] 8 Motopark 15 Michael Waldherr 8 22 Richard Verschoor^[11] 4, 6 33 Jonathan Aberdein^[12] All 66 Simo Laaksonen All 99 Sophia Flörsch All Jenzer Motorsport 17 Diego Ciantini 3, 5, 8 18 Jan-Erik Meikup 1–7 19 Fabio Scherer^[13] All 20 Kevin Kratz^[14] 1–3, 5–8 69 Giacomo Bianchi 6, 8 77 Job van Uitert^[15] All Team Timo Scheider 23 Julian Hanses All 30 Kenneth Gulbrandsen 1–3 46 Mauro Auricchio^[16] 1–3 75 Janneau Esmeijer 5–8 Robin Brezina 24 Robin Brezina 1, 3 Rennsport Rössler 24 Robin Brezina 8 55 Marylin Niederhauser 1–4 Van Amersfoort Racing 25 Moritz Müller-Crepon^[17] All 35 Kami Laliberté All 40 Leonard Hoogenboom 2–8 96 Joey Mawson^[18] All Prema Powerteam 29 Mick Schumacher^[19] All 44 Jüri Vips^[20] All 68 Juan Manuel Correa^[21] All KUG-Motorsport 45 Toni Wolf All 91 Sebastián Fernández 6 nowrap SMC Schwärzler Motorsport Concepts 79 Jordan Love 8 Neuhauser Racing 80 Felipe Drugovich^[22] All 81 Nicklas Nielsen All Team Piro Sport Interdental 90 Cedric Piro 1, 3–8 RB Racing 91 Sebastián Fernández 5

Race calendar

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
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	nowrap	Kim-Luis Schramm	nowrap	Kim-Luis Schramm	Mike David Ortmann	nowrap	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				nowrap	Kim-Luis Schramm	nowrap	Kim-Luis Schramm	US Racing	nowrap	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	nowrap	Juan Manuel Correa	Joey Mawson	Van Amersfoort Racing	Jüri Vips
	R3				nowrap	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			nowrap	Mike David Ortmann	Lirim Zendeli	nowrap	Mike David Ortmann	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	Lirim Zendeli
	R3		nowrap	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		nowrap	2 October		Mick Schumacher	Mick Schumacher	Prema Powerteam	Jüri Vips

Championship standings

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

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 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 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 Marilyn 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

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookies' championship

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

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	nowrap	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

Notes and References

1. News: Tremendous interest in ADAC Formula 4 for 2016. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. 17 December 2015. 17 December 2015.
2. News: Top ADAC F4 squad HTP Junior Team becomes US Racing. Allen. Peter. Paddock Scout. 4 February 2016. 5 February 2016.
3. News: ADAC F4 racer Jannes Fittje makes switch to HTP Junior Team. Allen. Peter. Paddock Scout. 18 December 2015. 18 December 2015.
4. News: Gachot joins HTP Junior Team in ADAC F4 switch. Gruz. David. Paddock Scout. 23 December 2015. 3 January 2016.
5. News: Kim-Luis Schramm in move to US Racing. ADAC. 10 March 2016. 16 March 2016.
6. News: Mücke adds Ortmann, Zendeli and Söderström to its ADAC F4 lineup. David. Gruz. Paddock Scout. 29 February 2016. 1 March 2016.
7. News: ADAC Formula 4 makes its Dutch debut. 17 August 2016. ADAC Formula 4. 20 August 2016.
8. News: Lechner verpflichtet Yannik Brandt. ADAC. 16 February 2016. 26 February 2016. de. Lechner signs Yannik Brandt.
9. News: Michael Waldherr im Cockpit von Lechner Racing. ADAC. 14 March 2016. 16 March 2016. de. Michael Waldherr to Lechner Racing's cockpit.
10. Web site: Result List Free Practice 1. ADAC Formula 4. ADAC. 30 September 2016. 25 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221225111513/https://www.adac-motorsport.de/docs/adac-formel-4/sessions/22182.pdf. dead.
11. News: Red Bull Junior in ADAC Formula 4. 13 May 2016. 13 May 2016.
12. News: South Africa Has Got Talent. 23 February 2016. 23 February 2016. 8 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308175450/http://motopark.com/en/reader-en-1/south-africa-has-got-talent.html. dead.
13. News: Van Uitert and Scherer join Jenzer ADAC F4 line-up for 2016. Allen. Peter. Paddock Scout. 29 December 2015. 3 January 2016.
14. News: KEVIN KRATZ (D) and JAN-ERIK MEIKUP (EST) complete the driver line-up in the F4 ADAC German Championship!. Jenzer Motorsport. 14 March 2016. 17 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160323014737/http://www.jenzermotorsport.ch/en/37-fia-f4-ger/top-news-fia-f4-ger/934-press-release-05-2016. 23 March 2016. dead.
15. News: Job van Uitert in Duits Formule 4 met Jenzer Motorsport: "Lessen van 2015 meenemen". Kaligis. Bas. 20 December 2015. RaceXpress. nl. 21 December 2015.
16. News: German karter Hanses to do TRS before Scheider F4 campaign. Allen. Peter. Paddock Scout. 19 December 2015. 19 December 2015.
17. News: @VARmotorsport: 2 February. Twitter. Twitter Inc.. 2 February 2016. 2 February 2016.
18. News: Aussie prospect Mawson stays in F4 for 2016. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. Motorsport.com. 15 March 2016. 16 March 2016. 15 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615112001/https://www.motorsport.com/formula4/news/aussie-prospect-mawson-stays-in-f4-for-2016-679558/. dead.
19. Web site: Prema on Instagram: #F4 #mediaday @autofocusbg @jm_correa_ @jyrivips. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BCNGUhZMbnr . 2021-12-24 . limited. February 25, 2016. February 26, 2016.
20. News: Prema sign latest Estonian karting star Vips for F4 campaign. David. Gruz. Paddock Scout. 12 January 2016. 12 January 2016.
21. News: Juan Manuel Correa with Prema in the 2016 Formula 4 Championship. Prema Powerteam. 9 February 2016. 9 February 2016.
22. News: Felipe Drugovich makes single-seater debut in ADAC F4. David. Gruz. Paddock Scout. 12 February 2016. 13 February 2016.