Prema Theodore Racing claim lead in ADAC Formula 4 Teams’ & Drivers’ Championship
Round 1 of the 2017 ADAC Formula 4 season got underway to a perfect start at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben with Prema Theodore Racing securing a win, a third place and taking the lead in both the Teams’ and Drivers’ standings.
Estonian racer Juri Vips put in a magnificent display from third on the grid to win the first race of the season. He finished the weekend in further style with a podium finish in Race 2 and a top-five in Race 3 to take top spot in the Drivers’ standings.
America’s Juan Manuel Correa recovered well from qualifying to claim two top-five finishes in Races 1 & 2 and narrowly missed out on a podium finish in Race 3 with P4.
Ferrari Driver Academy member Marcus Armstrong did well to secure valuable points despite facing qualifying woes. The New Zealander took P9 and P6 in Races 1 & 2 before retiring in Race 3 after starting from the front row.
Round 2 of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship will be held at the Lausitzring on 19-21 May 2017.
Marcus Armstrong
“Ultimately it’s not the results we wanted. After we didn’t get qualifying right it made the weekend difficult. It’s a shame about Race 3 but it didn’t work out. I’m lucky we have back to back race weekends so I can get back to work.”
Oschersleben
2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship
STANDINGS
2
nd
RACE 1
1
2
3
4
5
Jüri VIPS
Nicklas NIELSEN
Jonathan ABERDEIN
Fabio SCHERER
Marcus ARMSTRONG
PREMA
US Racing
Motopark
US Racing
PREMA
—
+2.122
+2.880
+4.032
+8.676
30:58.055
31:00.177
31:00.935
31:02.087
31:06.731
RACE 2
1
2
3
4
5
Nicklas NIELSEN
Felipe DRUGOVICH
Fabio SCHERER
Jüri VIPS
Marcus ARMSTRONG
US Racing
Van Amersfoort Racing
US Racing
PREMA
PREMA
—
+0.482
+0.959
+1.600
+4.493
33:11.004
33:11.486
33:11.963
33:12.604
33:15.497
RACE 3
1
2
3
4
5
Lirim ZENDELI
Oliver SÖDERSTRÖM
Jonathan ABERDEIN
Jüri VIPS
Marcus ARMSTRONG
BWT Mucke Motorsport
ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
Motopark
PREMA
PREMA
—
+2.671
+4.486
+5.507
n/a
30:02.647
30:05.318
30:07.133
30:08.154
n/a
