# 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.

## History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Single Seater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013. 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. 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, 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. 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.

## Car

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 | ADAC Formula 4 | ADAC Formula 4 | ADAC Formula 4 | FIA Formula 2 | FIA Formula 2 | FIA Formula 2 | FIA Formula 2 | FIA Formula 2 |
| Driver | 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 | 2015–2022 |
| 2 | Nürburgring | 10 | 2015–2022 |
| 3 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 9 | 2015–2020 |
| 4 | Red Bull Ring | 7 | 2015–2021 |
| 4 | Lausitzring | 7 | 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 |