Race Report

FIA ADAC FORMULA 4
GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 19/20/21

Circuit: Zandvoort (NL), Length 4,307 km, 19^th/20^th/21^st August 2016
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2016:
Jan-Erik Meikup (EST), Fabio Scherer (CH), Kevin Kratz (D) and Job van Uitert (NL)

VAN UITERT SHINES AT ZANDVOORT

The seventh of eight race events featuring the FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship was held on the characterful Zandvoort circuit in Holland and 32 drivers were present for this event. The races can be followed live on Sport1 tv and on the official website under Live Streaming.

Qualifying

Friday, 19/08/2016, 14.45 - 15.30, Weather: Overcast, 23°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.

Fabio and Jan-Erik started in the first group, and Job and Kevin in the second group. The first group session was uninterrupted until a just over 2 minutes before the end when it had to be red- flagged and was not restarted. Fabio claimed a good 9^th place and Jan-Erik was 13^th. On the second grid Fabio was again 9^th and Jan-Erik an even better 11^th.
In the second group Kevin reached an excellent 8^th place with Job directly behind in 9^th, and for the second grid Kevin was 12^th and Job was in 10^th.

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship

Race One (30 minutes)

Saturday, 20/08/2016, 12.00, Weather: Sunny, 20°C

The start went well and the big field was quickly on its way on this demanding circuit. Our drivers first held their positions but then Fabio and Kevin got involved in a battle with two other drivers and ended up on the outside edge of the track. Job saw his opportunity and managed to slip past this group on the inside. Now Job was 16^th, Fabio was 18^th and Kevin was in 20^th. Jan-Erik started well and managed to make up some places, climbing the order to 26^th. When Floersch spun off track and her car had to be retrieved from the gravel trap the Safety Car had to be deployed. Jan-Erik had to take avoiding action and lost places as a result of the accident. As a result he took the chequered flag in 28^th place. Job had managed to overtake Preining, and was now running in 15^th. When the incident with Floersch happened he gained two places at once. After that he was able to put pressure on Hanses, but it was not easy to find a way past. Job started an attack on the last lap and was side by side with Hanses, but Hanses pushed him to the outside and Job was lucky not to fall off and to finish the race in a good 13^th place. Fabio had been fighting with Fittje and Nielsen, holding his 16^th position for lap after lap until Nielsen managed to overtake him on the very last lap. Fabio crossed the finishing line in 17^th. After Kevin lost several places due to contact on the first lap it was very difficult to move up the order again. It didn’t stop him fighting hard and in the end he finished the race in 19^th.

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship

Race Two (30 minutes)

Saturday, 20/08/2016, 17.45, Weather: Sunny, 20°C

Fabio got a good start and soon moved up to 17^th, while Job was collected by Hoogenboom and his rear tyre was damaged. Job drove back to the pitlane where he was unfortunately forced to abandon the race. Floersch stalled at the start which caused a traffic jam and Kevin was one of those affected by it, falling back to 27^th. Jan-Erik had to avoid another incident, and ran wide which led to a spin that dropped him back to 25^th. Kevin and Jan-Erik were both able to improve steadily throughout the race, Kevin reaching the finish line in 22^nd and Jan-Erik taking the flag in 24^th. Fabio drove a good race, fighting with De Francesco and Piro, as they repeatedly swapped places. In the end Fabio took the flag in a good 16^th place.

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German Championship

Race Three (30 minutes)

Sunday, 21/08/2016, 10.20, Weather: Rain, 14°C

There was a storm overnight and torrential rain and it was still raining in the morning. The race started behind the Safety Car, and it was soon back out again after the lead driver, Esmeijer, got stranded in the gravel trap after two laps. Our drivers held their positions and Job was 13^th, Fabio 16^th, Kevin 18^th and Jan-Erik 28^th. At the restart some tried to overtake but the track was still so wet that they started spinning and about five cars ended up stranded off track. Following this the race director decided to stop the race and not restart it again. That left the positions as already mentioned and because less than 75% of the race distance had been covered, only half points would be awarded.

The next and final race event of the ADAC Formula 4 German Championship will take place in six week’s time, on the weekend of 2^nd October 2016 in Hockenheim (D).

Championship Standings

FIA ADAC Formula 4 German 2016 after 21 races out of 24:
1^st Joey Mawson (AUS), 324 points; 2^nd Mick Schumacher, 285 points; 3^rd Mike Ortmann (D), 223 points; 4^th Kim Luis Schramm (D), 196 points; 5^th Thomas Preining (A), 142,5 points; 6^th Jannes Fittje (D), 125 points; 17^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/