2017 ADAC GT Masters explained

The 2017 ADAC GT Masters was the eleventh season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. The season started on 29 April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and ended on 24 September at Hockenheim after seven double-header meetings.^[1]

Entry list

Team Car Driver Status Rounds Montaplast by Land-Motorsport^[2] Audi R8 LMS 1 Christopher Mies All Connor De Phillippi 2 Christopher Haase All Jeffrey Schmidt Aust Motorsport^[3] Audi R8 LMS 3 Kelvin van der Linde All Markus Pommer 1–5, 7 Sheldon van der Linde^[4] 6 4 Dennis Marschall All Patric Niederhauser HB Racing WDS Bau^[5] 6 Florian Spengler All Christopher Zanella 7 Marco Mapelli All Norbert Siedler Audi Sport racing academy Audi R8 LMS 8 Ricardo Feller All Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky 1–6 Pierre Kaffer^[6] 7 9 Elia Erhart All Christopher Höher Šenkýř Motorsport^[7] BMW M6 GT3 11 Michael Fischer 3 Jakub Knoll RWT Racing^[8] Corvette C7 GT3-R 13 Sven Barth T All Maximilian Hackländer KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard^[9] Porsche 911 GT3 R 17 Michael Ammermüller All Mathieu Jaminet 18 Christopher Friedrich All Adrien De Leener GRT Grasser Racing Team 19 Mirko Bortolotti 1–5, 7 Ezequiel Pérez Companc 63 Christian Engelhart 1–5, 7 Rolf Ineichen T Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed^[10] Team Zakspeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 20 Nicolai Sylvest All Nikolaj Rogivue 1–5, 7 Yelmer Buurman^[11] 6 21 Luca Ludwig All Luca Stolz MRS GT-Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 22 Remo Lips T All Patrick Huisman T 1–3 Marc Gassner^[12] 4–7 BWT Mücke Motorsport^[13] Audi R8 LMS 24 Filip Salaquarda 1–5, 7 Markus Winkelhock Jamie Green^[14] 6 Alessio Picariello 25 Mike David Ortmann All Frank Stippler 1–5, 7 Filip Salaquarda 6 Mercedes-AMG GT3 26 Sebastian Asch All Stefan Mücke 1–2, 4, 7 Lucas Auer 3, 5 Edoardo Mortara 6 Schütz Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 36 Klaus Bachler All Alex MacDowall BMW Team Schnitzer^[15] BMW M6 GT3 42 Philipp Eng All Ricky Collard 1–3 Nick Catsburg^[16] 4–7 Twin Busch Motorsport^[17] Audi R8 LMS 44 Dennis Busch 1–3, 5 Marc Busch Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport^[18] Mercedes-AMG GT3 48 Indy Dontje All Marvin Kirchhöfer^[19] Maximilian Buhk 5 84 Patrick Assenheimer All Maximilian Götz YACO Racing Audi R8 LMS 50 Rahel Frey All Philip Geipel ADAC NSA/Attempto Racing Team 66 Jonathan Judek All Emil Lindholm Callaway Competition^[20] Corvette C7 GT3-R 77 Jules Gounon All Daniel Keilwitz 1–3, 7 Renger van der Zande^[21] 4, 6 Albert Costa^[22] 5 Precote Herberth Motorsport^[23] Porsche 911 GT3 R 99 Sven Müller All Robert Renauer

Icon Legend Junior T Trophy

Race calendar and results

The seven-event calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 23 November 2016.^[1] It was held along with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at the Lausitzring.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Race Winner
1	1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	29 April	No. 17 KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard	No. 17 KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard
				Michael Ammermüller Mathieu Jaminet	Michael Ammermüller Mathieu Jaminet
	R2		30 April	No. 42 BMW Team Schnitzer	No. 42 BMW Team Schnitzer
				Ricky Collard Philipp Eng	Ricky Collard Philipp Eng
2	R1	Lausitzring	20 May	No. 21 Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed	No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport
				Luca Ludwig Luca Stolz	Sven Müller Robert Renauer
	R2		21 May	No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team
				Mirko Bortolotti Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Mirko Bortolotti Ezequiel Pérez Companc
3	R1	Red Bull Ring	10 June	No. 77 Callaway Competition	No. 77 Callaway Competition
				Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz	Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz
	R2		11 June	No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team
				Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen	Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen
4	R1	Circuit Park Zandvoort	22 July	No. 77 Callaway Competition	No. 77 Callaway Competition
				Jules Gounon Renger van der Zande	Jules Gounon Renger van der Zande
	R2		23 July	No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 1 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport
				Mirko Bortolotti Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi
5	R1	Nürburgring	5 August	No. 21 Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed	No. 26 BWT Mücke Motorsport
				Luca Ludwig Luca Stolz	Sebastian Asch Lucas Auer
	R2		6 August	No. 42 BMW Team Schnitzer	No. 3 Aust Motorsport
				Nick Catsburg Philipp Eng	Kelvin van der Linde Markus Pommer
6	R1	Sachsenring	16 September	No. 1 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	No. 1 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport
				Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi	Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi
	R2		17 September	No. 20 Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed	No. 26 BWT Mücke Motorsport
				Yelmer Buurman Nicolai Sylvest	Sebastian Asch Edoardo Mortara
7	R1	Hockenheimring	23 September	No. 77 Callaway Competition	No. 77 Callaway Competition
				Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz	Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz
	R2		24 September	No. 42 BMW Team Schnitzer	No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team
				Nick Catsburg Philipp Eng	Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen

Championship standings

Scoring systemChampionship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

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

Drivers' championships

Driver Team OSC LAU RBR ZAN NÜR SAC HOC Points 1 Jules Gounon Callaway Competition Ret 2 5 4 1 3 1 6 5 8 8 Ret 1 2 174 2 Daniel Keilwitz Callaway Competition Ret 2 5 4 1 3 1 2 123 3 Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 3 10 18 2 8 Ret 12 1 17 6 1 9 2 8 120 4 Philipp Eng BMW Team Schnitzer 10 1 17 5 3 5 6 21 9 2 3 4 17 13 116 5 Kelvin van der Linde Aust Motorsport 4 9 6 7 9 21 2 Ret 6 1 4 6 7 20 107 6 Sebastian Asch BWT Mücke Motorsport 6 11 8 12 4 2 4 15 1 13 12 1 19 Ret 104 7 Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen GRT Grasser Racing Team 9 12 15 3 18 1 7 Ret 11 4 5 1 95 8 Michael Ammermüller Mathieu Jaminet KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard 1 Ret 7 Ret 7 9 8 5 2 10 10 11 4 7 91 9 Christopher Haase Jeffrey Schmidt Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 5 5 13 11 20 Ret DNS 2 8 3 11 3 8 3 91 10 Markus Pommer Aust Motorsport 4 9 6 7 9 21 2 Ret 6 1 7 20 87 11 Luca Ludwig Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed 8 8 2 17 5 6 5 10 3 11 DSQ DSQ 87 Team Zakspeed 3 9 12 Sven Müller Robert Renauer Precote Herberth Motorsport 7 3 1 Ret 12 25 19 4 Ret Ret 9 8 12 4 76 13 Indy Dontje Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport 15 6 4 10 13 7 3 16 12 7 2 Ret 11 11 66 14 Ricky Collard BMW Team Schnitzer 10 1 17 5 3 5 61 15 Marvin Kirchhöfer Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport 15 6 4 10 13 7 3 16 12 2 Ret 11 11 60 16 Patrick Assenheimer Maximilian Götz Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport 16 20 19 6 6 4 9 Ret 7 Ret 7 2 Ret Ret 60 17 Lucas Auer BWT Mücke Motorsport 4 2 1 13 55 18 Mirko Bortolotti Ezequiel Pérez Companc GRT Grasser Racing Team 13 21 3 1 21 8 22 Ret 10 9 Ret 6 55 19 Nick Catsburg BMW Team Schnitzer 6 21 9 2 3 4 17 13 55 20 Renger van der Zande Callaway Competition 1 6 8 Ret 37 21 Dennis Marschall Patric Niederhauser Aust Motorsport 24 Ret Ret 8 15 11 11 7 4 5 21 10 13 10 34 22 Klaus Bachler Alex MacDowall Schütz Motorsport 2 14 Ret 13 23 DNS 13 9 25 Ret 6 13 Ret 19 28 23 Edoardo Mortara BWT Mücke Motorsport 12 1 25 24 Stefan Mücke BWT Mücke Motorsport 6 11 8 12 4 15 19 Ret 24 25 Marco Mapelli Norbert Siedler HB Racing WDS Bau 14 4 12 15 Ret 14 23 20 14 Ret 15 5 Ret DNS 22 26 Mike David Ortmann BWT Mücke Motorsport 12 Ret 10 14 24 10 14 8 13 12 19 7 14 5 22 27 Sheldon van der Linde Aust Motorsport 4 6 20 28 Filip Salaquarda BWT Mücke Motorsport 11 7 Ret Ret 11 16 Ret 11 Ret Ret 19 7 6 17 20 29 Sven Barth Maximilian Hackländer RWT Racing 22 Ret 14 Ret 2 Ret 15 22 21 15 14 Ret 10 14 19 30 Florian Spengler Christopher Zanella HB Racing WDS Bau 18 22 9 16 Ret 12 10 3 15 16 17 19 Ret 22 18 31 Frank Stippler BWT Mücke Motorsport 12 Ret 10 14 24 10 14 8 13 12 14 5 16 32 Albert Costa Callaway Competition 5 8 14 33 Markus Winkelhock BWT Mücke Motorsport 11 7 Ret Ret 11 16 Ret 11 Ret Ret 6 17 14 34 Jamie Green Alessio Picariello BWT Mücke Motorsport 5 15 10 35 Maximilian Buhk Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport 7 6 36 Rahel Frey Philip Geipel YACO Racing 25 16 11 9 10 13 Ret 19 16 14 Ret 17 15 16 3 37 Nicolai Sylvest Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed 21 13 Ret 18 22 15 16 23 20 Ret DSQ DSQ 2 Team Zakspeed 9 15 38 Nikolaj Rogivue Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed 21 13 Ret 18 22 15 16 23 20 Ret 2 Team Zakspeed 9 15 Christopher Friedrich Adrien De Leener KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard Ret 19 Ret 19 14 19 17 14 18 20 13 12 16 18 0 Ricardo Feller Audi Sport racing academy 17 23 20 20 Ret 17 21 13 22 17 18 16 18 12 0 Remo Lips MRS GT-Racing 26 24 21 22 Ret 23 20 12 24 Ret 16 14 Ret Ret 0 Marc Gassner MRS GT-Racing 20 12 24 Ret 16 14 Ret Ret 0 Pierre Kaffer Audi Sport racing academy 18 12 0 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Audi Sport racing academy 17 23 20 20 Ret 17 21 13 22 17 18 16 0 Jonathan Judek Emil Lindholm ADAC NSA/Attempto Racing Team 20 15 23 21 Ret 24 Ret 18 19 19 20 Ret 20 23 0 Elia Erhart Christopher Höher Audi Sport racing academy 19 17 16 23 16 18 18 17 Ret 18 Ret 18 Ret 21 0 Michael Fischer Jakub Knoll Šenkýř Motorsport 17 22 0 Dennis Busch Marc Busch Twin Busch Motorsport 23 18 22 Ret 19 20 23 DNS 0 Patrick Huisman MRS GT-Racing 26 24 21 22 Ret 23 0 Yelmer Buurman Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed DSQ DSQ 0 Driver Team OSC LAU RBR ZAN NÜR SAC HOC Points

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Junior class

	Driver	Team	OSC		LAU		RBR		ZAN		NÜR		SAC		HOC		Points
1	Jules Gounon	Callaway Competition	Ret	2	5	4	1	3	1	6	5	8	8	Ret	1	2	228
2	Jeffrey Schmidt	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	5	5	13	11	20	Ret	DNS	2	8	3	13	3	8	3	175
3	Luca Stolz	Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed	8	8	2	17	5	6	5	10	3	11	DSQ	DSQ			168
	Team Zakspeed													3	9
4	Indy Dontje	Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport	15	6	4	10	13	7	3	16	12	7	2	Ret	11	11	147
5	Patrick Assenheimer	Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport	16	20	19	6	6	4	9	Ret	7	Ret	7	2	Ret	Ret	112
6	Dennis Marschall	Aust Motorsport	24	Ret	Ret	8	15	11	11	7	4	5	21	10	13	10	107
7	Mike David Ortmann	BWT Mücke Motorsport	12	Ret	10	14	24	10	14	8	13	12	19	7	14	5	104
8	Ricky Collard	BMW Team Schnitzer	10	1	17	5	3	5									92
9	Ezequiel Pérez Companc	GRT Grasser Racing Team	13	21	3	1	21	8	22	Ret	10	9			Ret	6	92
10	Christopher Friedrich	KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard	Ret	19	Ret	19	14	19	17	14	18	20	13	12	16	18	61.5
11	Nicolai Sylvest	Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed	21	13	Ret	18	22	15	16	23	20	Ret	DSQ	DSQ			46.5
	Team Zakspeed													9	15
12	Nikolaj Rogivue	Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed	21	13	Ret	18	22	15	16	23	20	Ret					46.5
	Team Zakspeed													9	15
13	Ricardo Feller	Audi Sport racing academy	17	23	20	20	Ret	17	21	13	22	17	18	16	18	12	46.5
14	Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky	Audi Sport racing academy	17	23	20	20	Ret	17	21	13	22	17	18	16			40.5
15	Christopher Höher	Audi Sport racing academy	19	17	16	23	16	18	18	17	Ret	18	Ret	18	Ret	21	35
16	Sheldon van der Linde	Aust Motorsport											4	6			33
17	Alessio Picariello	BWT Mücke Motorsport											6	15			21
18	Jonathan Judek Emil Lindholm	ADAC NSA/Attempto Racing Team	20	15	23	21	Ret	24	Ret	18	19	19	21	Ret	20	23	20.25
19	Michael Fischer	Šenkýř Motorsport					17	22									2
	Driver	Team	OSC		LAU		RBR		ZAN		NÜR		SAC		HOC		Points

Trophy class

	Driver	Team	Points
1	Remo Lips	MRS GT-Racing	318.5
2	Sven Barth	RWT Racing	301.5
3	Rolf Ineichen	GRT Grasser Racing Team	261
4	Patrick Huisman	MRS GT-Racing	147

Teams' championship

	Team	Manufacturer	OSC		LAU		RBR		ZAN		NÜR		SAC		HOC		Points
1	Callaway Competition	Chevrolet	Ret	2	5	4	1	3	1	6	5	8	8	Ret	1	2	185
2	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	Audi	3	5	13	2	8	Ret	12	1	8	3	1	3	2	3	167
3	BWT Mücke Motorsport	Audi Mercedes-Benz	6	7	8	12	4	2	4	8	1	12	5	1	6	5	152
4	Aust Motorsport	Audi	4	9	6	7	9	11	2	7	4	1	4	6	7	10	129
5	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini	9	12	3	1	18	1	7	Ret	10	4			5	1	125
6	Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	15	6	4	6	6	4	3	16	7	7	2	2	11	11	123
7	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	10	1	17	5	3	5	6	21	9	2	3	4	17	13	121
8	KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard	Porsche	1	Ret	7	19	7	9	8	5	2	10	10	11	4	7	109
9	Precote Herberth Motorsport	Porsche	7	3	1	Ret	12	25	19	4	Ret	Ret	9	8	12	4	86
10	Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed	Mercedes-Benz	8	8	2	17	5	6	5	10	3	11	DSQ	DSQ			77
11	HB Racing WDS Bau	Lamborghini	14	4	9	15	Ret	12	10	3	14	16	15	5	Ret	22	49
12	Schütz Motorsport	Porsche	2	14	Ret	13	23	DNS	13	9	25	Ret	6	13	Ret	19	34
13	RWT Racing	Chevrolet	22	Ret	14	Ret	2	Ret	15	22	21	15	14	Ret	10	14	23
14	Team Zakspeed	Mercedes-Benz													3	9	21
15	YACO Racing	Audi	25	16	11	9	10	13	Ret	19	16	14	Ret	17	15	16	10
16	MRS GT-Racing	Nissan	26	24	21	22	Ret	23	20	12	24	Ret	16	14	Ret	Ret	2
17	Audi Sport racing academy	Audi	17	17	16	20	16	17	18	13	22	17	18	16	18	12	1
	ADAC NSA/Attempto Racing Team	Lamborghini	20	15	23	21	Ret	24	Ret	18	19	19	20	Ret	20	23	0
	Šenkýř Motorsport	BMW					17	22									0
	Twin Busch Motorsport	Audi	23	18	22	Ret	19	20			23	DNS					0
	Team	Manufacturer	OSC		LAU		RBR		ZAN		NÜR		SAC		HOC		Points

Notes and References

1. Web site: Konstanter Rennkalender für 2017. Racing calendar for 2017. 23 November 2016. ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 24 November 2016.
2. News: ADAC GT Masters News Notebook. Kilbey. Stephen. 18 April 2017. Dailysportscar. 18 April 2017.
3. News: Aust Motorsport announce high-calibre line-up. ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 13 April 2016.
4. News: ADAC GT Masters Starterliste Sachsenring 2017. ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 15 September 2017.
5. News: Walkenhorst, HB Racing Join Blancpain GT Endurance Grid. Wouters. Vincent. 28 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 28 February 2017.
6. News: Mikaela will be replaced by the teams coach, Pierre Kaffer. Åhlin-Kottulinsky. Mikaela. 21 September 2017. twitter.com. @MikaelaAhlinK. 23 September 2017.
7. News: Zeltweg: Šenkýř Motorsport unternimmt Gaststart mit BMW M6 GT3. Graf. Maximilian. 7 June 2017. Sportscar-info. 9 June 2017.
8. News: RWT Racing Switches To Callaway Corvette C7 For 2017 Season. Kilbey. Stephen. 20 March 2017. Dailysportscar. 20 March 2017.
9. Web site: Team75 Bernhard Set For Two-Car GT Masters Effort. dailysportscar.com. 23 January 2017. 23 January 2017.
10. News: Zakspeed To Take On ADAC GT With Mercedes AMGs. Kilbey. Stephen. 23 March 2017. Dailysportscar. 23 March 2017.
11. News: Neue Fahrerpaarung bei Zakspeed. 13 September 2017. ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 15 September 2017.
12. News: ADAC GT Masters Starterliste Zandvoort 2017. ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 21 July 2017.
13. News: Mücke Motorsport Joins ADAC GT Masters. Kilbey. Stephen. 27 February 2017. Dailysportscar. 27 February 2017.
14. News: Edoardo Mortara ersetzt Lucas Auer bei Mücke. 14 September 2017. ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 15 September 2017.
15. News: Schnitzer Set for Endurance, GT Masters Programs. Dagys. John. 12 December 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 17 December 2016.
16. News: Zandvoort: Nick Catsburg nimmt Ricky Collards Platz ein. Graf. Maximilian. 19 July 2017. sportscar-info.de. SportsCar-Info.de. 21 July 2017.
17. News: Twin Busch join ADAC GT Masters fielding an Audi. ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 22 February 2017.
18. News: Götz & Assenheimer Team Up For HTP GT Masters Campaign. Kilbey. Stephen. 21 February 2017. Dailysportscar. 22 February 2017.
19. News: Khorounzhiy. Valentin. GP2 graduate Kirchhofer joins HTP Mercedes in ADAC GT. 11 March 2017. Motorsport.com. 11 March 2017.
20. News: Callaway Competition Returns To ADAC GT With Its C7 GT3. Kilbey. Stephen. 23 March 2017. Dailysportscar. 24 March 2017.
21. News: Van der Zande to step in for Keilwitz in Zandvoort. 12 July 2017. ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. 21 July 2017.
22. News: Callaway Competition starts with Albert Costa as replacement driver on the Nürburgring. 1 August 2017. callaway-competition.de. Callaway Competition. 4 August 2017.
23. News: Renauer & Muller To Pair Up For GT Masters With Herberth. Kilbey. Stephen. 3 February 2017. Dailysportscar. 22 February 2017.