First Session Best Time for Fabio Scherer
Swiss driver Fabio Scherer (17, US Racing) set fastest time in the first free practice session of the new ADAC Formula 4 season. The 17-year-old fielded by Kerpen-based outfit, US Racing, was the fastest in the Motorsport Arena at Oschersleben with a time of 1:26.879 minutes and finished in front of his Danish team-mate, Niklas Nielsen (20). Last season’s rookie champion Nielsen posted a 1:27.025 and was thus marginally faster than Lirim Zendeli (16, Germany, ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg eV), who covered the circuit in a time of 1:27.089 on his fastest lap.
Felipe Drugovich (16, Brazil, Van Amersfoort Racing), Cedric Piro (19, Germany, Team Piro Interdental), Julian Hanses (19, Germany, US Racing), Marcus Armstrong (16, New Zealand, Prema Powerteam), Oliver Söderström (18, Sweden, ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg eV) and the only female driver in the field, Sophia Flörsch (16, Germany, ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg eV) completed the Top Ten.
Another 45-minute practice session will follow later this morning at 11.00 am. Qualifying, in which the fastest times will decide grid positions for the first race of the season (Saturday, 12.00 noon), is scheduled for this afternoon at 4.20 pm. The second-fastest times will determine the grid slots for the second race on Saturday at 3.45 pm. The first race weekend of the third season of the ADAC Formula 4 will end with the third race on Sunday at 11.45 am. SPORT1 and SPORT1+ will broadcast all races on TV. Livestreams will also be available at: http://www.SPORT1.de and http://www.adac-motorsport.de.
Free Practice 1
1st – No. 13, Fabio Scherer, SUI, US Racing, 1:26.879
2nd – No. 27, Nicklas Nielsen, DEN, US Racing, 1:27.025
3rd – No. 5, Lirim Zendeli, DEU, ADAC Berlin-Brandenberg e.V, 1:27.089
4th – No. 1, Felipe Drugovich Roncato, BRA, Van Amersfoort Racing, 1:27.103
5th – No. 98, Cedric Piro, GER, Team Piro Sport Interdental, 1:27.104
6th – No. 18, Julian Hanses, GER, US Racing, 1:27.127
7th – No. 9, Marcus Armstrong, NZL, Prema Power Team, 1:27.177
8th – No. 28, Kim Luis Schramm, GER, US Racing, 1:27.233
9th – No. 7, Oliver Söderström, SWE, ADAC Berlin-Brandenberg e.V, 1:27.280
10th – No. 4, Sophia Flörsch, DEU, ADAC Berlin-Brandenberg e.V, 1:27.365
11th – No. 42, Leonard Hoogenboom, NLD, Motopark, 1:27.370
12th – No, 83, Kami Laliberté, CAN, Van Amersfoort Racing, 1:27.410
13th – No. 68, Juan Manuel Correa, USA, Prema Power Team, 1:27.508
14th – No. 2, Frederik Vesti, DEN, Van Amersfoort Racing, 1:27.551
15th – No. 44, Juri Vips, EST, Prema Power Team, 1:27.646
16th – No. 80, Andreas Estner, GER, US Racing, 1:27.841
17th – No. 79, David Malukas, USA, Motopark, 1:27.866
18th – No. 99, Charles Weerts*, BEL, Motopark, 1:27.894
19th – No. 81, Michael Waldherr, GER, Neuhauser Racing, 1:27.993
20th – No. 11, Mick Wishofer*, AUT, Lechner Racing, 1:28.095
21st – No. 10, Richard Wagner*, GER, Lechner Racing, 1:29.605
22nd – No. 26, Laurin Heinrich*, GER. Heinrich Laurin, 1:30.015
23rd – No. 6, Tom Beckhäuser*, CZH, ADAC Berlin-Brandenberg e.V, 1:31.643
Not Classified
No. 33, Jonathan Aberdein, GBR, Motopark
Did Not Start
No. 3, Louis Gachot, GBR, Van Amersfoort Racing
