2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship

The 2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship is the fourth season of the ADAC Formula 4, an open-wheel motor racing series. It was a multi-event motor racing championship that featured drivers competing in 1.4 litre Tatuus-Abarth single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It began on 14 April at Oschersleben and finished on 23 September at Hockenheim after seven triple header rounds.

2018 ADAC Formula 4
Previous: 2017 Next: 2019
Parent series:
ADAC GT Masters
ADAC support series:
ADAC TCR German Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

The championship was dominated by US Racing – CHRS driver Lirim Zendelli, who secured the title after the third race at Nürburgring.[1] While his total numbers of wins became ten with the victory in the season finale at Hockenheim.[2] His success was the key for US Racing – CHRS teams' title. Van Amersfoort Racing driver Liam Lawson lost to Zendelli by 114 points with wins at Lausitz and Spielberg. Prema Theodore Racing driver Enzo Fittipaldi had just one win at Spielberg. Lawson's teammates Frederik Vesti and Charles Weerts was victorious at Hockenheim and Nürburgring, completing the top-five in the standings. David Schumacher won the rookie title, defeating fellow German driver Niklas Krütten over 31 point.[3]

Teams and drivers
Team No. Drivers Status Rounds
Van Amersfoort Racing 2 Frederik Vesti[4] All
21 Charles Weerts[5] All
22 Lucas Alecco Roy[6] All
23 Joey Alders[7] R All
30 Liam Lawson[8] All
Prema Theodore Racing 3 Caio Collet[9] R 7
5 Gianluca Petecof[10] R All
33 Jack Doohan[11] R 2,5-6
64 Olli Caldwell[12] All
74 Enzo Fittipaldi[13] All
ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 4 Niklas Krütten[14] R All
6 Ido Cohen[15] R 1-6
26 Leon Köhler[16] R All
34 Amaury Cordeel R 4-5
US Racing– CHRS 9 Petr Ptáček[17] G 7
27 David Schumacher[18] R All
28 Mick Wishofer[4] All
44 Lirim Zendeli[4] All
95 Tom Beckhäuser[4] All
KIC Driving Academy 10 Konsta Lappalainen[19] 1,3,5-6
69 Jesse Salmenautio[19] G 1,5
Jenzer Motorsport 11 Giorgio Carrara[20] G 5
12 Federico Malvestiti[20] G 5
16 Grégoire Saucy[20] G 5
KDC Racing[21] 13 Aaron di Comberti[22] 1-3
14 Leonardo Lorandi[23] 1-3
Neuhauser Racing 80 Andreas Estner[4] 1-5
81 Sebastian Estner[4] R 1-5
Václav Šafář 98 Václav Šafář[20] G 5

Race calendar

Venues for the 2018 season were announced on 19 December 2017 with the first Hockenheim round and the Lausitz round as 2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters support events, while other event are scheduled to support 2018 ADAC GT Masters.[24] The calendar was altered on 26 March 2018, filling the slot in the 2018 German Grand Prix support package, making a debut for ADAC Formula 4 in the Formula One weekend programme and becoming the first FIA Formula 4 race in the Formula One weekend slot in Europe.[25]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben 14 April Lirim Zendeli Mick Wishofer Lirim Zendeli US Racing– CHRS David Schumacher
R2 Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli US Racing– CHRS Gianluca Petecof
R3 15 April Mick Wishofer Olli Caldwell Prema Theodore Racing Niklas Krütten
2 R1 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 5 May Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli US Racing– CHRS David Schumacher
R2 Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli US Racing– CHRS Joey Alders
R3 6 May Mick Wishofer Mick Wishofer US Racing– CHRS Niklas Krütten
3 R1 EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz 19 May Lirim Zendeli Enzo Fittipaldi Liam Lawson Van Amersfoort Racing Ido Cohen
R2 Lirim Zendeli Charles Weerts Lirim Zendeli US Racing – CHRS David Schumacher
R3 20 May Frederik Vesti Liam Lawson Van Amersfoort Racing Niklas Krütten
4 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 9 June Enzo Fittipaldi Charles Weerts Enzo Fittipaldi Prema Theodore Racing David Schumacher
R2 Enzo Fittipaldi Enzo Fittipaldi Lirim Zendeli US Racing– CHRS Niklas Krütten
R3 10 June Enzo Fittipaldi Liam Lawson Van Amersfoort Racing Niklas Krütten
5 R1 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 21 July Frederik Vesti Lirim Zendeli Frederik Vesti Van Amersfoort Racing David Schumacher
R2 22 July Liam Lawson Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli US Racing– CHRS Jack Doohan
6 R1 Nürburgring, Nürburg 4 August Lirim Zendeli Frederik Vesti Lirim Zendeli US Racing– CHRS David Schumacher
R2 Lirim Zendeli Frederik Vesti Frederik Vesti Van Amersfoort Racing David Schumacher
R3 5 August Jack Doohan Niklas Krütten ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg Niklas Krütten
7 R1 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 22 September Liam Lawson Lirim Zendeli Charles Weerts Van Amersfoort Racing David Schumacher
R2 Liam Lawson Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli US Racing– CHRS Caio Collet
R3 23 September Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli US Racing– CHRS Leon Köhler

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are 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' Cup
Pos Driver OSC
 HOC1
 LAU
 RBR
 HOC2
 NÜR
 HOC3
 Pts
1 Lirim Zendeli 1 1 Ret 1 1 3 11 1 4 4 1 5 3 1 1 2 5 7 1 1 348
2 Liam Lawson 3 17 17 2 2 6 1 2 1 3 6 1 2 18 6 15 14 2 3 16 234
3 Enzo Fittipaldi 4 3 2 5 Ret 7 2 6 6 1 2 18 4 3 2 3 3 5 Ret 14 223
4 Frederik Vesti 6 2 4 6 3 8 Ret Ret 5 2 5 2 1 11 3 1 6 3 Ret 13 211
5 Charles Weerts Ret 4 3 7 4 4 10 5 2 5 Ret 8 8 8 7 5 4 1 4 2 195
6 Mick Wishofer 2 Ret 7 Ret 7 1 3 4 3 9 3 6 14 Ret 8 16 Ret 4 2 8 160
7 Olli Caldwell 10 8 1 3 15 10 Ret 3 7 8 4 4 Ret 2 Ret 9 7 10 12 9 125
8 Niklas Krütten 9 9 5 Ret 8 2 Ret 12 8 12 7 3 Ret 9 9 7 1 12 8 7 108
9 David Schumacher 5 13 13 4 9 15 9 7 18 6 Ret 7 5 12 4 4 8 6 14 5 103
10 Gianluca Petecof 8 6 15 Ret 18 9 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 17 6 7 5 6 2 Ret 7 4 92
11 Joey Alders Ret 11 6 Ret 5 11 Ret 8 14 11 Ret 10 9 6 Ret 10 Ret 9 10 15 44
12 Jack Doohan 8 6 5 12 4 Ret Ret 12 35
13 Leon Köhler 12 10 16 Ret 12 16 Ret 10 10 14 9 11 17 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret 6 3 33
14 Andreas Estner 13 5 Ret 9 16 Ret 5 Ret 19 17 8 9 16 14 28
15 Konsta Lappalainen 7 DSQ 11 4 15 11 20 22† 12 13 11 19
16 Caio Collet 14 5 6 18
17 Leonardo Lorandi Ret 7 14 11 Ret 18 6 11 Ret 14
18 Lucas Alecco Roy 16 12 8 Ret 11 12 Ret 9 15 10 Ret 16 10 21† 13 12 10 13 13 11 11
19 Ido Cohen Ret 16 Ret 14 13 14 8 14 13 13 10 14 18 13 14 11 9 7
20 Aaron di Comberti 14 Ret Ret 13 17 19 7 17 17 6
21 Tom Beckhäuser 11 14 12 10 10 13 Ret 16 16 15 12 12 13 20 11 14 13 11 11 12 4
22 Sebastian Estner 15 18 10 12 14 17 Ret 13 12 16 11 13 19 15 2
23 Amaury Cordeel Ret Ret 15 21 17 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
Grégoire Saucy 11 5
Federico Malvestiti 7 10
Petr Ptáček 8 9 10
Jesse Salmenautio DNS 15 9 23 19
Giorgio Carrara 15 23†
Václav Šafář 22 16
Pos Driver OSC
 HOC1
 LAU
 RBR
 HOC2
 NÜR
 HOC3
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

  •  – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Rookies' Cup
Pos Driver OSC
 HOC1
 LAU
 RBR
 HOC2
 NÜR
 HOC3
 Pts
1 David Schumacher 5 13 13 4 9 15 9 7 18 6 Ret 7 5 12 4 4 8 5 14 5 332
2 Niklas Krütten 9 9 5 Ret 8 2 Ret 12 8 12 7 3 Ret 9 9 7 1 12 8 7 301
3 Gianluca Petecof 8 6 15 Ret 18 12 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 17 6 7 5 6 2 Ret 7 4 232
4 Joey Alders Ret 11 6 Ret 5 11 Ret 8 14 11 Ret 10 9 6 Ret 10 Ret 9 10 15 202
5 Leon Köhler 12 10 16 Ret 12 16 Ret 10 10 14 9 11 17 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret 6 3 196
6 Ido Cohen Ret 16 Ret 14 13 14 8 14 13 13 10 14 18 13 14 11 9 160
7 Sebastian Estner 15 18 10 12 14 17 Ret 13 12 16 11 13 19 15 118
8 Jack Doohan 8 6 5 12 4 Ret Ret 12 101
9 Caio Collet 14 5 6 49
10 Amaury Cordeel Ret Ret 15 21 17 14
Pos Driver OSC
 HOC1
 LAU
 RBR
 HOC2
 NÜR
 HOC3
 Pts

Teams' Cup
Pos Team Points
1 US Racing– CHRS 562
2 Van Amersfoort Racing 521
3 Prema Theodore Racing 416
4 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 275
5 Neuhauser Racing 104
6 KIC Driving Academy 51
7 KDC Racing 49

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