# 2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship

The 2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship was the third season of the ADAC Formula 4. It began on 29 April at Oschersleben and finished on 24 September at Hockenheim after seven triple header rounds.

## Teams and drivers

In December 2016, ten teams and twenty eight cars were confirmed for the 2017 season:
| Team | No. | Driver | Status | Rounds |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 1 | Felipe Drugovich | | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 2 | Frederik Vesti | | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 3 | Louis Gachot | | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 41 | Artem Petrov | | 6–7 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 83 | Kami Moreira-Laliberté | | 1–5 |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 4 | Sophia Flörsch | | All |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 5 | Lirim Zendeli | | All |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 6 | Tom Beckhäuser | R | All |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 7 | Oliver Söderström | | All |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 64 | Olli Caldwell | G | 4–5 |
| Prema Powerteam | 9 | Marcus Armstrong | | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 44 | Jüri Vips | | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 68 | Juan Manuel Correa | | 1–5 |
| Prema Powerteam | 74 | Enzo Fittipaldi | G | 5 |
| Lechner Racing | 10 | Richard Wagner | R | All |
| Lechner Racing | 11 | Mick Wishofer | R | All |
| Lechner Racing | 12 | Artem Petrov | G | 3 |
| US Racing | 13 | Fabio Scherer | | All |
| US Racing | 18 | Julian Hanses | | All |
| US Racing | 27 | Nicklas Nielsen | | All |
| US Racing | 28 | Kim-Luis Schramm | | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | Kush Maini | G | 3 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | Job van Uitert | G | 3 |
| Team Piro Sport Interdental | 25 | Doureid Ghattas | R | 2–7 |
| Team Piro Sport Interdental | 98 | Cedric Piro | | All |
| Heinrich Motorsport | 26 | Laurin Heinrich | R | 1–3, 6 |
| Rennsport Rössler | 26 | Laurin Heinrich | R | 4–5 |
| Motopark | 33 | Jonathan Aberdein | | All |
| Motopark | 42 | Leonard Hoogenboom | | All |
| Motopark | 79 | David Malukas | | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Motopark | 99 | Charles Weerts | R | All |
| DR Formula | 41 | Artem Petrov | G | 5 |
| Neuhauser Racing | 80 | Andreas Estner | | All |
| Neuhauser Racing | 81 | Michael Waldherr | | All |
| Bhaitech Racing | 96 | Lorenzo Colombo | G | 3 |
| Bhaitech Racing | 97 | Sebastián Fernández | G | 3 |
| Icon | Legend |
| R | Rookie |
| G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points |

## Race calendar and results

All rounds, except the second Oschersleben round were part of ADAC GT Masters weekends.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner |
| 1 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 29 April | Felipe Drugovich | Nicklas Nielsen | Jüri Vips | Prema Powerteam | Charles Weerts |
| 1 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 29 April | Nicklas Nielsen | Felipe Drugovich | Nicklas Nielsen | US Racing | Mick Wishofer |
| 1 | R3 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 30 April | | Lirim Zendeli | Lirim Zendeli | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | Laurin Heinrich |
| 2 | R1 | Lausitzring, Klettwitz | 20 May | Kim-Luis Schramm | Felipe Drugovich | Kami Laliberté | Van Amersfoort Racing | Charles Weerts |
| 2 | R2 | Lausitzring, Klettwitz | 20 May | Julian Hanses | Kim-Luis Schramm | Felipe Drugovich | Van Amersfoort Racing | Richard Wagner |
| 2 | R3 | Lausitzring, Klettwitz | 21 May | | Frederik Vesti | Felipe Drugovich | Van Amersfoort Racing | Doureid Ghattas |
| 3 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 10 June | Marcus Armstrong | Kami Laliberté | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Powerteam | Mick Wishofer |
| 3 | R2 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 11 June | Marcus Armstrong | Fabio Scherer | Felipe Drugovich | Van Amersfoort Racing | Laurin Heinrich |
| 3 | R3 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 11 June | | Marcus Armstrong | Jüri Vips | Prema Powerteam | Laurin Heinrich |
| 4 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 8 July | Kami Laliberté | Jonathan Aberdein | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Powerteam | Mick Wishofer |
| 4 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 8 July | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mick Wishofer |
| 4 | R3 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 9 July | | Frederik Vesti | Frederik Vesti | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mick Wishofer |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 5 August | Lirim Zendeli | Fabio Scherer | Lirim Zendeli | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | Mick Wishofer |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 6 August | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mick Wishofer |
| 5 | R3 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 6 August | | Juan Manuel Correa | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Powerteam | Mick Wishofer |
| 6 | R1 | Sachsenring, Chemnitz | 16 September | Julian Hanses | Julian Hanses | Julian Hanses | US Racing | Doureid Ghattas |
| 6 | R2 | Sachsenring, Chemnitz | 17 September | Julian Hanses | Fabio Scherer | Fabio Scherer | US Racing | Mick Wishofer |
| 6 | R3 | Sachsenring, Chemnitz | 17 September | | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich | Van Amersfoort Racing | Tom Beckhäuser |
| 7 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 23 September | Lirim Zendeli | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mick Wishofer |
| 7 | R2 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 23 September | Lirim Zendeli | Sophia Flörsch | Lirim Zendeli | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | Charles Weerts |
| 7 | R3 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 24 September | | Sophia Flörsch | Artem Petrov | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mick Wishofer |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

For the second race in Nürburgring, only half points were awarded because of a red flag finish that was less than half of the race distance after Cedric Piro's crash.
| Pos | Driver | OSC1 | OSC1 | OSC1 | LAU | LAU | LAU | RBR | RBR | RBR | OSC2 | OSC2 | OSC2 | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | SAC | SAC | SAC | HOC | HOC | HOC | Pts |
| 1 | Jüri Vips | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 245.5 |
| 2 | Marcus Armstrong | 9 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 241 |
| 3 | Felipe Drugovich | 21 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 236.5 |
| 4 | Lirim Zendeli | 7 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 164 |
| 5 | Fabio Scherer | 4 | 3 | 8 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | Ret | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 154.5 |
| 6 | Nicklas Nielsen | 2 | 1 | 9 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 128 |
| 7 | Frederik Vesti | 14 | Ret | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | Ret | 113 |
| 8 | Kim-Luis Schramm | 11 | 22 | 6 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 95 |
| 9 | Jonathan Aberdein | 3 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 16 | Ret | 2 | 17 | 94 |
| 10 | Juan Manuel Correa | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | Ret | 19 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | 86 |
| 11 | Julian Hanses | 6 | 12 | 7 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 13 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 5 | 13 | 82 |
| 12 | Kami Moreira-Laliberté | 10 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 8 | Ret | 17 | DNS | | | | | | | 76 |
| 13 | Sophia Flörsch | 15 | 13 | 22 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | DNS | 3 | 7 | 71 |
| 14 | Michael Waldherr | 20 | Ret | 23 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 63 |
| 15 | Artem Petrov | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 12 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 56 |
| 16 | Louis Gachot | 13 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 51 |
| 17 | Andreas Estner | 17 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 20 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 33 |
| 18 | Oliver Söderström | 8 | 21 | 2 | 13 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 19 | David Malukas | 18 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 5 | Ret | 11 | | | | 16 | 14 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 20 |
| 20 | Cedric Piro | 23 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 20 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 16 | DNS | 14 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 19 |
| 21 | Leonard Hoogenboom | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 21 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 19 | 10 |
| 22 | Charles Weerts | 12 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 3 |
| 23 | Mick Wishofer | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 17 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Doureid Ghattas | | | | 16 | 18 | 12 | DSQ | DNS | 22 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | Richard Wagner | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 20 | Ret | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 0 |
| 26 | Tom Beckhäuser | Ret | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 26 | 21 | Ret | 25 | 27 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Laurin Heinrich | 24 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score points ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Enzo Fittipaldi | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Lorenzo Colombo | | | | | | | 6 | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Kush Maini | | | | | | | 9 | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Sebastián Fernández | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Job van Uitert | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Olli Caldwell | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | OSC1 | OSC1 | OSC1 | LAU | LAU | LAU | RBR | RBR | RBR | OSC2 | OSC2 | OSC2 | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | SAC | SAC | SAC | HOC | HOC | HOC | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Rookies' Championship

| Pos | Driver | OSC1 | OSC1 | OSC1 | LAU | LAU | LAU | RBR | RBR | RBR | OSC2 | OSC2 | OSC2 | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | SAC | SAC | SAC | HOC | HOC | HOC | Pts |
| 1 | Mick Wishofer | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 17 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 383.5 |
| 2 | Charles Weerts | 12 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 311 |
| 3 | Richard Wagner | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 20 | Ret | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 254 |
| 4 | Doureid Ghattas | | | | 16 | 18 | 12 | DSQ | DNS | 22 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 199 |
| 5 | Tom Beckhäuser | Ret | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 26 | 21 | Ret | 25 | 27 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 198 |
| 6 | Laurin Heinrich | 24 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 197.5 |

### Teams' championship

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Powerteam | 597.5 |
| 2 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 426.5 |
| 3 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 306 |
| 4 | US Racing | 287 |
| 5 | Neuhauser Racing | 185.5 |
| 6 | Motopark | 181 |
| 7 | Team Piro Sport Interdental | 57 |
| 8 | Lechner Racing | 35 |
| 9 | Laurin Heinrich | 6 |
| 10 | Rennsport Rössler | 1 |