Race Report

FIA FORMULA 4
ADAC GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 4/5/6

Circuit: Hockenheim (D), Length 4,574 km, 13^th/14^th/15^th May 2022
www.hockenheimring.net

JENZER MOTORSPORT 2022:
Samir Ben (CH), Oleksandr Partyshev (UKR), Rasmus Joutsimies (FIN)

Joutsimies and Partyshev in the top ten at Hockenheim

The second of six race events featuring the 2022 FIA F4 ADAC German Championship took place on the popular Hockenheimring (D). There were 21 drivers on the entry list.
Samir Ben started for the first time this season and Oleksander Partyshev came on to replace Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi. Rasmus Joutsimies competed in his second race event in the single-seater category.

Qualifying

Friday, 13/05/2022, 18.05 – 18.20, Weather: Sunny, 24°C

Saturday, 14/05/2022, 09.05 – 09.20, Weather: Sunny, 13°C

According to the regulations, there are two 30-minute free practice sessions per race and two 15-minute qualifying sessions, which are held with a short 10-minute break in between. The fastest time per driver from the first session counts for the starting grid of the 1st race, the fastest time per driver from the second session counts for the starting grid for the 2^nd race. The 3^rd race will start in the same way as the 2^nd race ended, but with the eight drivers in reverse order. The three races each have a length of 30 minutes.

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship

Race One (30 minutes)

Saturday, 14/05/2022, 11.15, Weather: Sunny, 19°C

The start went well and Rasmus and Samir made up a few places on the first lap. Olkesandr was also trying his best to improve his position. It was a tight fight and there was contact with another car. This damaged his right rear tyre, which ended in a flat tyre. Oleksandr was able to slowly drive back to the pits, where unfortunately his race was already over. Rasmus was in a fair fight with Badoer and Sauter for long laps, and eventually managed to move up to 11^th place. After a good race, Samir nicely overtook Fittipaldi shortly before the end and with that saw the checkered flag in 14^th place. Wharton was handed a time penalty after the race, which moved both of our drivers up a place. Rasmus thus secured the last point with the 10th position. Samir was classified 13^th.

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Race Two (30 minutes)

Sunday, 15/05/2022, 09.10, Weather: Sunny, 13°C

Early on Sunday morning everyone started with cool heads. There were a few minor incidents on the first lap. Our drivers all managed to get through well and make up places. Rasmus and Oleksandr then battled it out for 11^th place, passing each other a couple of times. Then Armand intervened and Oleksandr went wide and fell back a bit. Rasmus stayed near the top ten and safely brought home 11^th place. Samir moved up to 14^th place with good speed and then had Oleksandr in front of him. A long battle between the two began, but Oleksandr maintained his 13^th position to the end. Everyone drove fairly and gave each other enough space despite their great efforts to pass each other. After the race Fittipaldi was handed a time penalty, and with this Oleksandr was moved up to 12^th in the results.

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship

Race Three (30 minutes)

Sunday, 15/05/2022, 13.10, Weather: Sunny, 20°C

In the third race, the cool heads of the drivers didn't seem to be there anymore. There were several incidents and during the course of the race the first safety car had to be deployed this weekend. Samir had a collision with a competitor shortly after the start, which unfortunately resulted in the vehicles being damaged and the race already being over for both drivers. Rasmus and Oleksandr immediately started a long battle which ended with Oleksandr coming into the pits with a flat tyre and Rasmus with a damaged front wing. Both received new parts and were able to continue the race. Since there was a safety car phase, it was possible for them to catch up with the field. After the restart, Oleksander made up several places and drove forward energetically to 8^th place. Rasmus finished in 16^th place. He was given a time penalty for jump start.

The next race meeting in the ADAC Formula 4 series takes place in 6 weeks’ time, on the weekend of 26^th June 2022 at Zandvoort (NL).

Championship Standings

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German 2022 after 6 races out of 18:
1^st Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA), 137 points; 2^nd Rafael Camara (BRA), 109 points; 3^rd Taylor Barnard (GBR), 58 points; 4^th Conrad Laursen (DK), 52 points; 5^th Marcus Amand (FRA), 48 points; 6^th Charlie Wurz (AUT), 47 points; 12^th Rasmus Joutsimies (FIN), 10 points; 14^th Samir Ben (CH), 1 point

Rookie-Standings:
1^st Rafael Camara (BRA), 150 points; 2^nd Rasmus Joutsimies (FIN), 87 points; 3^rd James Wharton (AUS), 62 points; 7^th Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi (THA), 32 points

2022 FIA F4 ADAC German Championship

More info:

• www.adac-motorsport.de/adac-formel-4/de/