# 2008 ADAC Formel Masters

The 2008 ADAC Formel Masters season was the first season of the open wheel racing series from Germany. The ADAC Formel Masters is a new continental series for junior drivers powered by Volkswagen, a 1.6-litre FSI engine delivering 145 hp (108 kW) will power the single-seaters made by the Italian manufacturer Dallara.
The season started on May 9, 2008, at the Oschersleben and ended on October 26 at Hockenheim with the win of the Portuguese driver Armando Parente.

## Teams and drivers

* All cars are powered by Volkswagen engines, and Dallara Formulino chassis.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| rhino's Leipert Motorsport | 2 | Ferdinand Stuck | All |
| rhino's Leipert Motorsport | 3 | Christian Wangard | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 4 | Willi Steindl | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 5 | Philip Wulbusch | All |
| Team Abt Sportsline | 6 | Daniel Abt | All |
| Team Abt Sportsline | 7 | Markus Pommer | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 8 | Burkhard Maring | All |
| Team KUG Motorsport | 9 | Dennis Vollmair | 1–5, 8 |
| Brückner Motorsport | 11 | Kevin Friesacher | All |
| Brückner Motorsport | 12 | Otto Birznieks | All |
| Zettl Motorsport | 14 | Michael Zettl | 1–2 |
| Zettl Motorsport | 15 | Denni Ranginger | 1–2 |
| Zettl Motorsport | 31 | Philipp Frommenwiler | 8 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 16 | Emma Kimiläinen | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 17 | Kevin Magnussen | 2–3, 8 |
| URD Rennsport | 18 | Nico Monien | All |
| URD Rennsport | 19 | Armando Parente | All |
| Team Mayer | 20 | Maximilian Mayer | All |
| Maassen Motorsport | 21 | Sascha Steinhardt | All |
| Neuhauser Racing | 22 | Richard Cvörnjek | All |
| Neuhauser Racing | 23 | Klaus Bachler | All |
| ma-con Motorsport | 24 | Marco Sørensen | 5–8 |
| ma-con Motorsport | 25 | Ashwin Sundar | 1–7 |
| ma-con Motorsport | 28 | Liam Kenney | 8 |
| GU-Racing International | 26 | Valerij Bercha | 1 |
| GU-Racing International | 27 | Johann Ledermair | All |
| Buchbinder by emotional engineering | 30 | Freddie Hunt | 8 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Oschersleben | 10 May | Klaus Bachler | Willi Steindl | Willi Steindl | Mücke Motorsport | ADAC Master Weekend |
| 1 | R2 | Oschersleben | 11 May | Willi Steindl | Willi Steindl | Willi Steindl | Mücke Motorsport | ADAC Master Weekend |
| 2 | R1 | Nürburgring | 24 May | Sascha Steinhardt | Kevin Magnussen | Burkard Maring | Eifelland Racing | 24 Hours Nürburgring |
| 2 | R2 | Nürburgring | 24 May | Burkard Maring | Burkard Maring | Burkard Maring | Eifelland Racing | 24 Hours Nürburgring |
| 3 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 19 July | Armando Parente | Klaus Bachler | Klaus Bachler | Neuhauser Racing | Dutch Truck Grand Prix |
| 3 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 20 July | Kevin Magnussen | Nico Monien | Nico Monien | URD Rennsport | Dutch Truck Grand Prix |
| 4 | R1 | Nürburgring | 16 August | Daniel Abt | Emma Kimiläinen | Markus Pommer | Team Abt Sportsline | 1000 km Nürburgring |
| 4 | R2 | Nürburgring | 17 August | Markus Pommer | Armando Parente | Kevin Friesacher | Brückner Motorsport | 1000 km Nürburgring |
| 5 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 6 September | Marco Sørensen | Marco Sørensen | Kevin Friesacher | Brückner Motorsport | ADAC GT Masters |
| 5 | R2 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 7 September | Marco Sørensen | Daniel Abt | Marco Sørensen | ma-con Motorsport | ADAC GT Masters |
| 6 | R1 | Sachsenring | 20 September | Marco Sørensen | Marco Sørensen | Armando Parente | URD Rennsport | ADAC Master Weekend |
| 6 | R2 | Sachsenring | 21 September | Marco Sørensen | Nico Monien | Marco Sørensen | ma-con Motorsport | ADAC Master Weekend |
| 7 | R1 | Oschersleben | 11 October | Nico Monien | Nico Monien | Nico Monien | URD Rennsport | ADAC Master Weekend |
| 7 | R2 | Oschersleben | 12 October | Armando Parente | Marco Sørensen | Marco Sørensen | ma-con Motorsport | ADAC Master Weekend |
| 8 | R1 | Hockenheim | 25 October | Marco Sørensen | Klaus Bachler | Marco Sørensen | ma-con Motorsport | DTM |
| 8 | R2 | Hockenheim | 26 October | Armando Parente | Klaus Bachler | Klaus Bachler | Neuhauser Racing | DTM |

## Championship standings
### Drivers'

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pos | Driver | OSC | OSC | NÜR | NÜR | ASS | ASS | NÜR | NÜR | LAU | LAU | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | HOC | HOC | Pts |
| 1 | Armando Parente | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 171 |
| 2 | Nico Monien | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 141 |
| 3 | Klaus Bachler | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 141 |
| 4 | Marco Sørensen | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 125 |
| 5 | Markus Pommer | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 108 |
| 6 | Philip Wulbusch | 2 | 5 | NC | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 107 |
| 7 | Burkard Maring | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 98 |
| 8 | Daniel Abt | 17 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 91 |
| 9 | Kevin Friesacher | 11 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 84 |
| 10 | Emma Kimiläinen | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 76 |
| 11 | Willi Steindl | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 17 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 55 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | | | 2 | 2 | DSQ | DSQ | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 30 |
| 13 | Christian Wangard | 9 | 17 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 14 | Dennis Vollmair | Ret | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 4 | DNS | DNS | | | | | Ret | Ret | 23 |
| 15 | Sascha Steinhardt | 10 | 10 | Ret | 19 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 8 | 19 |
| 16 | Richard Cvörnjek | 8 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 9 | DNS | 13 |
| 17 | Johann Ledermair | Ret | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9 |
| 18 | Otto Birznieks | 15 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| 19 | Ferdinand Stuck | Ret | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 13 | DNS | 7 | Ret | 14 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 |
| 20 | Liam Kenney | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | DNS | 4 |
| 21 | Maximilian Mayer | 13 | 21 | Ret | 10 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| 22 | Ashwin Sundar | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | | | 3 |
| 23 | Philipp Frommenwiler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | DNS | 1 |
| | Freddie Hunt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| | Danny Reininger | 16 | 22 | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Michael Zettl | DNS | 18 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Valerij Bercha | 14 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | OSC | OSC | NÜR | NÜR | ASS | ASS | NÜR | NÜR | LAU | LAU | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | 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) |

### Teams'

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | OSC | OSC | NÜR | NÜR | ASS | ASS | NÜR | NÜR | LAU | LAU | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | HOC | HOC | Pts |
| 1 | URD Motorsport | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 207 |
| 2 | Neuhauser Racing | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 160 |
| 3 | Team Abt Sportsline | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 152 |
| 4 | Mücke Motorsport | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 147 |
| 5 | ma-con Motorsport | Ret | 9 | Ret | 12 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 120 |
| 6 | Eifelland-Racing | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 117 |
| 7 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 114 |
| 8 | Brückner Motorsport | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 105 |
| 9 | Team rhino's Leipert | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 53 |
| 10 | Team KUG Motorsport | Ret | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | DNS | DNS | | | | | Ret | Ret | 38 |
| 11 | Maassen Motorsport | 8 | 6 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 12 | GU-Racing International | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 27 |
| 13 | Team Mayer | 10 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| 14 | Zettl Motorsport | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | DNS | 5 |
| 15 | Buchbinder by emotional engineering | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | OSC | OSC | NÜR | NÜR | ASS | ASS | NÜR | NÜR | LAU | LAU | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | HOC | HOC | Pts |