ADAC Formel Masters was an

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sanctioned

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series based in Germany, held annually from 2008 to 2014. It was replacement of the local

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championship. The first season was in 2008 and is the main feeder series to the ATS Formula 3 Cup (

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French F4 Championship French F4 Championship, formerly known as Formula Renault Campus France, Formula Campus, Formul'Academy Euro Series, F4 Eurocup 1.6 is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in France and aims at karting graduate ...

and

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, the Formel Masters is aimed at

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graduates. In 2015 it was replaced by the

ADAC Formula 4 ADAC Formula 4 (german: ADAC Formel 4) is 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 ...

Race weekend

A race weekend features one 45-minute practice session on Friday, and one 30-minute qualifying session on the same day, followed by three races. The qualifying session is a straight fight for the fastest laptime, and determines the order of the grids for Races 1 & 2. Race 3 is on Sunday. The grid is decided by the Race 2 result with top 8 being reversed, so the driver who finished 8th on Saturday will start from pole position and the winner will start from 8th place. Each races longs for 25 minutes.

Scoring system

2008-2010

2011

2012-2014

*No points for pole or fastest lap were awarded With this points system, the most points anyone can score in one round is 65 by winning each race. In Hockenheim round of 2012,

Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer (born 19 March 1994) is a German racing driver. Career Karting Born in Leipzig, Saxony, Kirchhöfer began karting in 1999 and mainly raced in Germany, working his way up from the junior ranks (Bambini-B) to the KF2 category ...

became first driver to score all points of the weekend with this point system.

Results

References

External links

ADAC Formel Masters official websiteADAC Masters Weekend
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