Race Report

FIA ADAC FORMULA 4
GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 16/17/18

Circuit: Nürburgring (D), Length 3.629 km, 05^th/06^th/07^th August 2016
www.nuerburgring.de

JENZER MOTORSPORT 2016:
Jan-Erik Meikup (EST), Fabio Scherer (CH), Kevin Kratz (D), Job van Uitert (NL) and Giacomo Bianchi (CH)

SCHERER PERFORMS BEST AT THE NÜRBURGRING

The fifth of eight race events featuring the FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship was held on the short version of the Nürburgring (D) with 35 drivers expected to compete. The races can be followed live on Sport1 tv and on the official website under Live Streaming.

Qualifying

Saturday, 06/08/2016, 09.40 – 10.25, Weather: Sunny, 14°C

This year the series regulations allow the splitting of the large field into two groups, with each group having a 20-minute qualifying session. The fastest lap time for each driver sets the grid for Race One and the second fastest lap time is used to set the starting positions for Race Two. The grid for Race Three is determined by the results of Race One, with the first ten finishers starting in reverse order.

It was cloudy, but the sun was shining for qualifying on this cool summer morning at the Nürburgring. In free practice on Friday the huge field had been extremely close with 24 cars within a second of the best time. This gave advance warning of just how tricky and tight the session would be. Job, Fabio, Jan-Erik and Kevin were all in the first group and Giacomo ran in the second group.

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship

Race One (30 minutes)

Saturday, 06/08/2016, 14.50, Weather: Sunny, 16°C

Job started well and moved up to 18^th place and soon after was 16^th. He got into a fight with Piro and the two tangled, leaving Job with a damaged front wing. He had to put for repairs and of course lost a lot of ground as a result. Unfortunately it probably cost him a very good finish and instead he ended up finishing the race back in 32^nd. Fabio and Kevin were in the same pack in the midfield where it was very difficult to overtake. Fabio took the chequered flag in 21^st with Kevin just behind him in 22^nd place. Not far behind them Giacomo and Jan-Erik were in a battle of their own, the pair of them also crossing the line together, with Giacomo finishing 25^th from Jan-Erik in 26^th.

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship

Race Two (30 minutes)

Sunday, 07/08/2016, 10.30, Weather: Sunny, 20°C

Fabio, who was 21^st on the grid, immediately made up several places and was soon up to 13^th and locked into a fight with Zendeli and Flörsch. They clashed and there waa contact but Fabio was able to continue, although he dropped back to 16^th as a result. And that was where he stayed all the way to the flag. Job and Kevin also managed to improve their positions climbing to 20^th and 21^st respectively. Later on Job managed to overtake Wolf to come home in 19^th while Kevin finished 21^st. There was a technical problem with Jan-Erik’s car that meant he had to call into the pits at the end of the format green flag lap to get it fixed. That cost him three laps, but he rejoined anyway and set sme very good lap times with no interference from other cars. Giacomo, meanwhile, launched himself over the kerb on the first lap and damaged his car badly enough to have to retire there and then, which was a shame!

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship

Race Three (30 minutes)

Sunday, 07/08/2016, 14.50, Weather: Sunny, 25°C

Fabio started well and gained a place but after that it was almost impossible to overtake. An incident between Schreiner and Wolf brought out the Safety Car, and at the restart Fabio found himself in 16^th, a position he was able to maintain to the end of the race. Kevin also made a good start but in a close battle his car sustained damage which meant the handling became a problem. He fell back and finally had to come into the pits to retire from the race. Job got away well and moved up several places, slotting in just in front of Jan-Erik and Giacomo, the three of them coming home in that order after a long series of laps. Job was 23^rd, Jan-Erik 24^th and Giacomo 25^th, all of them making it through the race unscathed.

The next race meeting in the ADAC Formula 4 series takes place in 2 weeks’ time, on the weekend of 21^st August 2016 at Zandvoort (NL).

Championship Standings

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German 2016 after 18 races out of 24:
1^st Joey Mawson (AUS), 297 points; 2^nd Mick Schumacher, 251 points; 3^rd Mike Ortmann (D), 180 points; 4^th Kim Luis Schramm (D), 158 points; 5^th Thomas Preining (A), 136 points; 6^th Jannes Fittje (D), 125 points; 16^th Fabio Scherer (CH), 26 points; 22^nd Jan-Erik Meikup (EST), 6 points; 24^th Job van Uitert (NL), 5 points

2016 FIA ADAC FORMEL 4 GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP - CALENDAR

More info:

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