2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship explained

The 2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship was the third season of the ADAC Formula 4. It began on 29 April at Oschersleben and finished on 24 September at Hockenheim after seven triple header rounds.^[1]

Teams and drivers

In December 2016, ten teams and twenty eight cars were confirmed for the 2017 season:^[2]

Team Driver Status Rounds Van Amersfoort Racing 1 Felipe Drugovich^[3] All 2 Frederik Vesti^[4] All 3 Louis Gachot^[5] All 41 Artem Petrov^[6] 6–7 83 Kami Laliberté^[7] 1–5 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg^[8] 4 Sophia Flörsch^[9] All 5 Lirim Zendeli All 6 Tom Beckhäuser^[10] All 7 Oliver Söderström All 64 Olli Caldwell^[11] 4–5 Prema Powerteam 9 Marcus Armstrong^[12] All 44 Jüri Vips^[13] All 68 Juan Manuel Correa^[14] 1–5 74 Enzo Fittipaldi^[15] 5 Lechner Racing 10 Richard Wagner^[16] All 11 Mick Wishofer^[17] All 12 Artem Petrov^[18] 3 US Racing 13 Fabio Scherer All 18 Julian Hanses^[19] All 27 Nicklas Nielsen^[20] All 28 Kim-Luis Schramm All Jenzer Motorsport 15 Kush Maini 3 16 Job van Uitert 3 Team Piro Sport Interdental 25 Doureid Ghattas^[21] 2–7 98 Cedric Piro All Heinrich Motorsport 26 Laurin Heinrich^[22] 1–3, 6 Rennsport Rössler 4–5 Motopark 33 Jonathan Aberdein^[23] All 42 nowrap Leonard Hoogenboom^[24] All 79 David Malukas nowrap 1–4, 6–7 99 Charles Weerts^[25] All DR Formula 41 Artem Petrov^[26] 5 Neuhauser Racing 80 Andreas Estner^[27] All 81 Michael Waldherr All Bhaitech Racing 96 Lorenzo Colombo 3 97 Sebastián Fernández 3

Icon Legend Rookie Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

All rounds, except the second Oschersleben round were part of ADAC GT Masters weekends.^[1]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben	29 April	Felipe Drugovich	Nicklas Nielsen	Jüri Vips	Prema Powerteam	Charles Weerts
	R2	Nicklas Nielsen		Felipe Drugovich	Nicklas Nielsen	US Racing	Mick Wishofer
	R3	30 April		Lirim Zendeli	Lirim Zendeli	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	Laurin Heinrich
2	R1	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	20 May	nowrap	Kim-Luis Schramm	Felipe Drugovich	Kami Laliberté	Van Amersfoort Racing	Charles Weerts
	R2			Julian Hanses	Kim-Luis Schramm	Felipe Drugovich	Van Amersfoort Racing	Richard Wagner
	R3		21 May		Frederik Vesti	Felipe Drugovich	Van Amersfoort Racing	Doureid Ghattas
3	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	10 June	Marcus Armstrong	Kami Laliberté	Marcus Armstrong	Prema Powerteam	Mick Wishofer
	R2		11 June	nowrap	Marcus Armstrong	Fabio Scherer	Felipe Drugovich	Van Amersfoort Racing	Laurin Heinrich
	R3				nowrap	Marcus Armstrong	Jüri Vips	Prema Powerteam	Laurin Heinrich
4	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben	8 July	Kami Laliberté	nowrap	Jonathan Aberdein	nowrap	Marcus Armstrong	Prema Powerteam	Mick Wishofer
	R2			Felipe Drugovich	Felipe Drugovich	Felipe Drugovich	Van Amersfoort Racing	Mick Wishofer
	R3		9 July		Frederik Vesti	Frederik Vesti	Van Amersfoort Racing	Mick Wishofer
5	R1	Nürburgring, Nürburg	5 August	Lirim Zendeli	Fabio Scherer	Lirim Zendeli	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	Mick Wishofer
	R2		6 August	nowrap	Felipe Drugovich	nowrap	Felipe Drugovich	nowrap	Felipe Drugovich	Van Amersfoort Racing	Mick Wishofer
	R3				nowrap	Juan Manuel Correa	Marcus Armstrong	Prema Powerteam	Mick Wishofer
6	R1	Sachsenring, Chemnitz	16 September	Julian Hanses	Julian Hanses	Julian Hanses	US Racing	Doureid Ghattas
	R2		17 September	Julian Hanses	Fabio Scherer	Fabio Scherer	US Racing	Mick Wishofer
	R3				Felipe Drugovich	Felipe Drugovich	Van Amersfoort Racing	nowrap	Tom Beckhäuser
7	R1	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	23 September	Lirim Zendeli	Felipe Drugovich	Felipe Drugovich	Van Amersfoort Racing	Mick Wishofer
	R2			Lirim Zendeli	Sophia Flörsch	Lirim Zendeli	nowrap	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	Charles Weerts
	R3		nowrap	24 September		Sophia Flörsch	Artem Petrov	Van Amersfoort Racing	Mick Wishofer

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

For the second race in Nürburgring, only half points were awarded because of a red flag finish that was less than half of the race distance after Cedric Piro's crash.^[28]

Pos Driver OSC1 LAU RBR OSC2 NÜR SAC HOC Pts 1 Jüri Vips 1 4 5 2 3 Ret 4 5 1 6 6 3 5 3 4 5 7 4 8 6 3 245.5 2 Marcus Armstrong 9 6 Ret 3 2 11 1 3 3 1 2 6 10 8 1 3 2 6 10 9 2 241 3 Felipe Drugovich 21 2 12 4 1 1 16 1 6 3 1 10 17 1 9 7 Ret 1 1 Ret 5 236.5 4 Lirim Zendeli 7 9 1 7 9 Ret 7 Ret 5 11 11 7 1 2 6 20 6 8 2 1 Ret 164 5 Fabio Scherer 4 3 8 DSQ DSQ DSQ Ret 9 10 4 3 5 3 11 15 2 1 5 3 Ret 11 154.5 6 Nicklas Nielsen 2 1 9 DSQ DSQ DSQ 3 8 2 15 5 12 Ret DNS DNS 4 4 9 5 Ret Ret 128 7 Frederik Vesti 14 Ret 14 5 6 2 21 13 9 9 12 1 7 10 23 8 5 3 4 19 Ret 113 8 Kim-Luis Schramm 11 22 6 DSQ DSQ DSQ 8 14 7 7 9 4 2 6 5 9 Ret 14 7 4 9 95 9 Jonathan Aberdein 3 8 3 Ret 13 Ret 14 4 12 2 7 9 Ret 9 16 13 9 16 Ret 2 17 94 10 Juan Manuel Correa 5 5 4 Ret 5 8 11 2 Ret 19 4 17 13 15 7 86 11 Julian Hanses 6 12 7 DSQ DSQ DSQ 13 10 8 27 15 19 9 5 2 1 Ret Ret 16 5 13 82 12 Kami Laliberté 10 7 Ret 1 4 Ret 5 7 4 12 24 8 Ret 17 DNS 76 13 Sophia Flörsch 15 13 22 Ret 7 6 18 Ret 19 8 10 Ret 19 12 11 6 3 7 DNS 3 7 71 14 Michael Waldherr 20 Ret 23 11 Ret 5 2 6 14 10 8 2 15 14 23 15 8 11 Ret Ret 20 63 15 Artem Petrov Ret DNS DNS 12 22 10 10 16 2 6 8 1 56 16 Louis Gachot 13 19 13 8 11 3 Ret 17 18 17 23 13 6 13 8 22 13 12 11 7 4 51 17 Andreas Estner 17 16 10 12 20 4 20 Ret 11 13 18 14 4 4 12 11 10 15 14 11 18 33 18 Oliver Söderström 8 21 2 13 Ret 10 Ret 16 17 16 14 16 16 18 13 Ret 17 Ret 15 12 8 27 19 David Malukas 18 10 20 10 10 9 10 Ret 13 5 Ret 11 16 14 10 17 Ret 16 20 20 Cedric Piro 23 Ret 15 6 19 16 Ret 15 Ret 20 13 20 11 16 DNS 14 Ret 13 9 14 6 19 21 Leonard Hoogenboom 16 11 11 15 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 21 17 21 14 20 19 12 12 Ret 13 15 19 10 22 Charles Weerts 12 15 18 9 16 13 17 Ret 23 18 22 18 21 23 18 Ret 15 18 21 10 12 3 23 Mick Wishofer 19 14 19 14 17 Ret 15 Ret 20 14 16 15 18 19 14 21 11 19 12 13 10 1 24 Doureid Ghattas 16 18 12 DSQ DNS 22 25 19 24 24 26 22 17 18 20 Ret 18 15 0 25 Richard Wagner 22 17 17 17 12 Ret 19 19 21 24 20 Ret 23 25 21 19 19 21 19 17 Ret 0 26 Tom Beckhäuser Ret 20 21 18 14 15 Ret Ret Ret 26 21 Ret 25 27 20 18 Ret 17 18 16 14 0 27 Laurin Heinrich 24 18 16 Ret 15 14 Ret 18 16 22 25 23 22 24 24 Ret DNS DNS 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points - Enzo Fittipaldi 8 7 3 0 - Lorenzo Colombo 6 11 Ret 0 - Kush Maini 9 20 Ret 0 - Sebastián Fernández Ret 12 15 0 - Job van Uitert 12 Ret Ret 0 - Olli Caldwell 23 26 22 20 21 17 0 Pos Driver OSC1 LAU RBR OSC2 NÜR SAC HOC Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookies' Championship

Pos	Driver	OSC1			LAU			RBR			OSC2			NÜR			SAC			HOC			Pts
1	Mick Wishofer	19	14	19	14	17	Ret	15	Ret	20	14	16	15	18	19	14	21	11	19	12	13	10	383.5
2	Charles Weerts	12	15	18	9	16	13	17	Ret	23	18	22	18	21	23	18	Ret	15	18	21	10	12	311
3	Richard Wagner	22	17	17	17	12	Ret	19	19	21	24	20	Ret	23	25	21	19	19	21	19	17	Ret	254
4	Doureid Ghattas				16	18	12	DSQ	DNS	22	25	19	24	24	26	22	17	18	20	Ret	18	15	199
5	Tom Beckhäuser	Ret	20	21	18	14	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	26	21	Ret	25	27	20	18	Ret	17	18	16	14	198
6	Laurin Heinrich	24	18	16	Ret	15	14	Ret	18	16	22	25	23	22	24	24	Ret	DNS	DNS				197.5

Teams' championship

Pos	Team	Points
1	Prema Powerteam	597.5
2	Van Amersfoort Racing	426.5
3	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	306
4	US Racing	287
5	Neuhauser Racing	185.5
6	Motopark	181
7	nowrap	Team Piro Sport Interdental	57
8	Lechner Racing	35
9	Laurin Heinrich	6
10	Rennsport Rössler	1

Notes and References

1. News: 21 Races From 7 Weekends as Zandvoort Drops Off ADAC F4 Calendar. Jackson. Connor. 23 November 2016. The Checkered Flag. 25 November 2016.
2. Web site: Starkes Teilnehmerfeld für ADAC Formel 4 2017 (Strong participant field for ADAC Formula 4 2017). 22 December 2016. 24 December 2016.
3. Web site: Felipe Drugovich switches to Van Amersfoort in ADAC F4. 19 January 2017. 19 January 2017.
4. Web site: ADAC Formel 4 Entry list 2017. ww.adac-motorsport.de. ADAC. 10 April 2017.
5. Web site: Gachot joins Van Amersfoort for more ADAC F4. 26 January 2017. 26 January 2017.
6. News: ADAC Formula 4: Armstrong ahead in first practice. ADAC. 16 September 2017. 15 September 2017.
7. Web site: Laliberte stays in ADAC F4 with Van Amersfoort Racing. 20 February 2017. 20 February 2017.
8. Web site: Lirim Zendeli to continue with Mücke Motorsport. 8 March 2017. 9 March 2017.
9. News: Sophia Floersch makes Mucke move in ADAC F4. Allen. Peter. 2 March 2017. Paddock Scout. 2 March 2017.
10. News: Göcke. Annika. Four Pink Panthers Waiting for Their Drivers. 18 March 2017. drivetribe.com. 18 March 2017. 19 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319112349/https://drivetribe.com/p/f4POKnv3SVGpd0XfCrOQsA?iid=GxxM0Y_1SSm9lrFi9zHAGw. dead.
11. News: Oschersleben: 'Half-time champion' will be decided. 18 March 2017. ADAC. 8 July 2017.
12. News: Ferrari duo Fittipaldi and Armstrong get Prema F4 seats. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 20 February 2017. Motorsport.com. 20 February 2017.
13. News: Juri Vips continues in F4 with Prema for 2017. Allen. Peter. 20 December 2016. Paddock Scout. 20 December 2016.
14. Web site: Juan Manuel Correa stays with Prema for 2017 Formula 4 campaign. 6 January 2017. 6 January 2017.
15. News: Fittipaldi to compete at the Nürburgring. 1 August 2017. 5 August 2017.
16. News: Lechner Racing will field Richard Wagner in 2017. 18 March 2017. adac-motorsport.de. ADAC. 17 March 2017.
17. Web site: Wishofer from Vienna boosts Lechner Racing squad. 23 March 2017. 24 March 2017.
18. News: Red Bull Ring hosts third ADAC Formula 4 weekend. 10 June 2017. adac-motorsport.de. ADAC. 7 June 2017.
19. Web site: US Racing sign Kim-Luis Schramm and Julian Hanses. 21 March 2017. 22 March 2017.
20. Web site: Nielsen und Scherer join US Racing for 2017. 7 February 2017. 7 February 2017.
21. News: Piro Sports to Feature Two Drivers Despite Limited Budget in 2017. Jackson. Connor. 15 February 2017. The Checkered Flag. 16 February 2017.
22. News: Göcke. Annika. Heinrich Motorsport to Début in ADAC Formula 4. 10 March 2017. drivetribe.com. 18 March 2017. 19 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319111357/https://drivetribe.com/p/XdzuXbpoSWCf6SfTmfPMNw?iid=FTcOz1kITv-gW-VY3S0QnQ. dead.
23. Web site: Nielsen and Scherer make US Racing move in ADAC F4. 7 February 2017. 7 February 2017.
24. https://www.adac-motorsport.de/adac-formel-4/de/starterliste/ ADAC Formel 4 Starterliste 2017
25. Web site: Belgian Charles Weerts to drive for Motopark. 16 March 2017. 17 March 2017.
26. News: Kampf um den Titel spitzt sich zu. motorsport-magazin.com. 3 August 2017. German. 4 August 2017.
27. Web site: Neuhauser Racing: Motorsport 'Made in Austria'. 8 March 2017. 9 March 2017.
28. News: Waring. Bethonie. Drugovich wins shortened second Nurburgring ADAC F4 race. 8 August 2017. formulascout.com. 6 August 2017.