ADAC Formula 4

ADAC Formula 4 (German: ADAC Formel 4) was a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2015 ADAC Formula 4. It replaced the ADAC Formel Masters, held from 2008 to 2014.

ADAC Formula 4

Category	FIA Formula 4
Country	Germany
Region	Europe
Inaugural season	2015
Folded	2022
Constructors	Tatuus
Engine suppliers	Abarth
Tyre suppliers	Pirelli
Last Drivers' champion	Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Last Teams' champion	Prema Racing
Official website	Official website

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Single Seater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.^[1] The goal of Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too. A car to compete in this category may not exceed a price of €30,000. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000 in costs. ADAC F4 will be one of the second phase Formula 4 championships to be launched. The first phase championships were the Italian F4 Championship and Formula 4 Sudamericana which started in 2014. The ADAC championship was launched by the ADAC on 16 July 2014.^[2] Italian race car constructor Tatuus was contracted to design and build all the cars.

After the end of the 2022 season, which was understaffed by drivers, there was a long wait for the publication of a racing calendar for 2023. This, together with the rumors about the takeover of the DTM by the ADAC, which was also carried out on 2 December 2022,^[3] gave rise to speculation that the championship would not be continued. On 3 December, ADAC announced that ADAC Formula 4 would no longer be advertised for the 2023 season.^[4] The high costs compared to other national Formula 4 championships and the low number of drivers are given as reasons for the end of the championship. Only eleven drivers were registered for the last race at the Nürburgring in mid-October, while a week later a total of 41 drivers started at the last race of the Italian F4 race in Scarperia e San Piero.^[5]

Car

See also: Tatuus F4-T014 and Tatuus F4-T421

The championship features Tatuus designed and built cars. The cars are constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis. The engine is a 1.4L turbo Abarth. This is the same engine as in the Italian F4 Championship.

Champions

Drivers

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	% points achievable	Clinched	Margin
2015	Marvin Dienst	HTP Junior Team	7	8	14	6	347	57.833	Race 22 of 24	48
2016	Joey Mawson	Van Amersfoort Racing	7	10	16	5	374	63.660	Race 22 of 24	52
2017	Jüri Vips	Prema Powerteam	0	2	7	0	245.5	47.902	Race 21 of 21	4.5
2018	Lirim Zendeli	US Racing– CHRS	8	10	13	8	348	66.286	Race 18 of 21	114
2019	Théo Pourchaire	US Racing– CHRS	6	4	12	2	258	49.143	Race 21 of 21	7
2020	Jonny Edgar	Van Amersfoort Racing	5	6	12	6	300	57.142	Race 21 of 21	2
2021	Oliver Bearman	Van Amersfoort Racing	5	6	11	4	295	65.556	Race 18 of 18	26
2022	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Powerteam	7	9	12	8	313	83.466	Race 17 of 18	47

Teams

Season	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Margin
2016	Prema Powerteam	4	4	17	3	459.5	Race 24 of 24	4.5
2017	Prema Powerteam	2	5	20	2	597.5	Race 18 of 21	171
2018	US Racing– CHRS	8	11	19	11	562	Race 21 of 21	41
2019	US Racing– CHRS	7	7	27	7	528	Race 20 of 21	41
2020	Van Amersfoort Racing	9	11	27	11	651	Race 20 of 21	41
2021	Van Amersfoort Racing	5	8	22	5	295	Race 21 of 21	26
2022	Prema Powerteam	9	12	34	13	594	Race 21 of 21	63

Rookies

The result of the championship was decided by different standings. Wins and points of the rookie standings are present in brackets.

Season	Driver	Team	Poles	Wins (rookie)	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points (rookie)	Clinched	Margin
2015	David Beckmann	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	0	1 (10)	4	1	166 (396)	Race 22 of 24	69
2016	Nicklas Nielsen	Neuhauser Racing	0	0 (6)	3	1	106 (317)	Race 24 of 24	14
2017	Mick Wishofer	Lechner Racing	0	0 (11)	0	0	1 (383.5)	Race 19 of 21	72.5
2018	David Schumacher	US Racing– CHRS	0	0 (8)	0	0	103 (332)	Race 20 of 21	31
2019	Roman Staněk	US Racing– CHRS	0	2 (10)	5	2	165 (412)	Race 18 of 21	89
2020	Tim Tramnitz	US Racing	0	1 (8)	6	0	226 (386)	Race 18 of 21	93
2021	Nikita Bedrin	Van Amersfoort Racing	0	2(11)	5	0	147 (362)	Race 21 of 21	23
2022	Rafael Câmara	Prema Powerteam	2	1(11)	9	2	193 (285)	Race 18 of 18	16

Drivers graduated to F2

• Bold denotes an active Formula 2 driver.
• Gold background denotes ADAC Formula 4 champion.

Driver	ADAC Formula 4				FIA Formula 2
	Seasons	Races	Wins	Podiums	Seasons	First team	Races	Wins	Podiums
Marcus Armstrong	2017	21	3	11	2020–2021	ART Grand Prix	27	0	2
David Beckmann	2015	20	1	4	2021-2022	Charouz Racing System	31	0	2
Juan Manuel Correa	2016–2017	39	0	2	2019, 2022-2023	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	32	0	2
Felipe Drugovich	2016–2017	45	7	10	2020–2022	MP Motorsport	73	8	19
Liam Lawson	2018	20	3	9	2021-2022	Hitech Grand Prix	51	5	13
Lando Norris	2015	8	1	6	2017–2018	Campos Racing	26	1	9
Gianluca Petecof	2018–2019	42	1	6	2021	Campos Racing	6	0	0
Théo Pourchaire	2019	20	4	12	2020–2023	BWT HWA Racelab	69	6	15
Mick Schumacher	2015–2016	46	6	14	2019–2020	Prema Racing	46	3	11
Robert Shwartzman	2015	20	0	8	2020–2021	Prema Racing	47	6	14
Richard Verschoor	2016	6	0	0	2021-2023	MP Motorsport	62	3	6
Jüri Vips	2016–2017	45	2	12	2020–2022	DAMS	59	3	12
Lirim Zendeli	2016–2018	66	13	19	2021-2022	MP Motorsport	19	0	0
Guanyu Zhou	2015	9	0	2	2019–2021	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	68	5	20

Circuits

Number	Circuits	Rounds	Years
1	Hockenheimring	12[a]	2015–2022
2	Nürburgring	10[b]	2015–2022
3	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	9[c]	2015–2020
4	Red Bull Ring	7	2015–2021
	Lausitzring	7[d]	2015–2018, 2020, 2022
6	Sachsenring	5	2015–2017, 2019, 2021
7	Circuit Park Zandvoort	4	2016, 2019, 2021–2022
8	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2	2015, 2022

Notes

1. Hockenheimring hosted 3 rounds in 2018, 2 rounds in 2019 and 2021.
2. Nürburgring hosted 2 rounds in 2020, 2022.
3. Motorsport Arena Oschersleben hosted 2 rounds in 2015–2017.
4. Lausitzring hosted 2 rounds in 2020.