2012 ADAC Formel Masters
The 2012 ADAC Formel Masters season is an open-wheel motor racing series for emerging young racing drivers based out of Germany. It is the fifth season of the ADAC Formel Masters. The season began on 31 March at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and finished on 30 September at Hockenheim after eight race weekends, totalling 24 races.
The championship was won by German driver Marvin Kirchhöfer.
Season review
 | This section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (September 2012) |
The first two poles of the season were claimed at Oschersleben by second-year driver Jeffrey Schmidt for the Lotus team, that was previously known as Motopark Academy.[1] But he was passed by his team-mate Marvin Kirchhöfer on the opening lap of the first race, with Kirchhöfer going on to win his first race in single-seaters.[2] Schmidt and Kirchhöfer collided in the second race, while Thomas Jäger secured his first win in the German series,[3] and the first for his team, Neuhauser Racing, since 2008. Another Lotus driver Kuba Dalewski won the reverse-grid third race of the weekend in his first single-seaters meeting.[4]
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lotus[5]
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2 |  Kuba Dalewski[6]
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1–5 |
| 3 | Marvin Kirchhöfer[6]
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All | |
| 4 | Hubertus Carlos-Vier[7]
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3–4 | |
| 5 |  Beitske Visser[8]
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1–2, 4–6, 8 | |
| 6 | Indy Dontje[6]
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All | |
| 7 |  Jeffrey Schmidt[6]
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All | |
| 24 |  Antti Buri
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7 | |
| Mücke Motorsport[6]
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8 |  Roy Nissany[9]
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All |
| 9 | Florian Herzog[10]
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All | |
| 10 | Luca Caspari[6]
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All | |
| 12 | Jason Kremer[11]
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All | |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg[6]
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11 | Hendrik Grapp[6]
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All |
 Neuhauser Racing[6]
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14 |  Gustav Malja[12]
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All |
| 15 | Thomas Jäger[13]
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All | |
| Team KUG Motorsport[6]
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16 | Hubertus Carlos-Vier[6]
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1 |
| 17 | Nicolas Pohler[6]
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All | |
| KSW Motorsport[6]
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18 | Kim-Alexander Giersiepen[6]
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1–3, 7–8 |
| G&J/Schiler Motorsport[6]
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19 | Sebastian Balthasar[6]
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All |
| 21 |  Alessio Picariello[14]
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All | |
| HS Engineering[6]
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20 | Felix Wieland[6]
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All |
| 23 |  Nicolas Beer
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4–6, 8 |
Race calendar and results
- The 2012 calendar was announced on 29 September 2011.[15] Seven of eight race weekends are a part of the ADAC's Masters Weekend package, with an additional round at the Nürburgring that will support the ADAC Truck Grand Prix.
Notes:
- ^1 — The third race at the Sachsenring was abandoned following an accident in which Florian Herzog and Kim-Alexander Giersiepen collided with a course car while marshals were recovering the car of Nicolas Pohler from a gravel trap.[16]
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
- Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Races 1 & 2 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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References
- ^ "Schmidt takes first two pole positions". ADAC Formel Masters. ADAC. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Marvin Kirchhöfer wins first race of the season". ADAC Formel Masters. ADAC. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Jäger secures first win in the Formel ADAC". ADAC Formel Masters. ADAC. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "First win for Kuba Dalewski". ADAC Formel Masters. ADAC. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Team Motopark becomes Lotus". Team Motopark. Motopark Academy. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
The German-based team will enter four Dallara-VWs in the 2012 German Formula 3 Championship and no less than six cars in the German ADAC Formula Masters, the new leading feeder series for up and coming drivers from kart racing.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "ADAC Formel Masters auch 2012 stark besetzt". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "ADAC Formel Masters — Class Rank Freies Training" (PDF). ADAC Formel Masters. Blancpain Timing; ADAC. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "La Visser con Motopark". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Nissany bleibt Mücke-Pilot". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ein ehrgeiziger Neuling". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kremer will um den Titel kämpfen". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Neuhauser Racing 2012 weiter mit Malja, Teamkollege noch offen". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Neuhauser mit Jäger auf Punktejagd". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Willkommen, Belgien". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "2012 erneut mit acht mal drei Rennen". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Third race at Sachsenring abandoned". ADAC Formel Masters. ADAC. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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