2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship
# 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship

The 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship was the fifth season of the ADAC Formula 4, an open-wheel motor racing series. It was a multi-event motor racing championship that featured drivers competing in 1.4 litre Tatuus-Abarth single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It began on 27 April at Oschersleben and finished on 29 September at Sachsenring after seven triple header rounds.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Status | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 2 | Nico Göhler | R | All |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 12 | Kristian Thaqi | R | 6–7 |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 25 | William Alatalo | | 2 |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 26 | Joshua Dürksen | R | All |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 47 | Nico Gruber | | 1 |
| Prema Powerteam | 3 | Paul Aron | R | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 5 | Gianluca Petecof | | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 10 | Oliver Rasmussen | | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 11 | Alessandro Famularo | | 1–4 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 4 | Niklas Krütten | | 1–4 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 6 | Ido Cohen | | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 8 | Lucas Alecco Roy | | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 16 | Sebastian Estner | | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 62 | Dennis Hauger | | All |
| US Racing-CHRS | 7 | Roman Staněk | R | All |
| US Racing-CHRS | 17 | Arthur Leclerc | | All |
| US Racing-CHRS | 21 | Théo Pourchaire | | All |
| US Racing-CHRS | 28 | Alessandro Ghiretti | | All |
| R-ace GP | 14 | Grégoire Saucy | | All |
| R-ace GP | 15 | László Tóth | | All |
| R-ace GP | 19 | Hadrien David | R G | 4–5 |
| R-ace GP | 44 | Michael Belov | | 2–7 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | Giorgio Carrara | G | 2–3 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | Jonny Edgar | R G | 2–3 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | Axel Gnos | R G | 2–3 |
| DRZ Benelli | 32 | Ivan Berets | G | 2 |
| DRZ Benelli | 33 | Jesse Salmenautio | G | 2 |
| Cram Motorsport | 55 | Roee Meyuhas | R G | 2 |
| BVM Racing | 77 | Filip Ugran | R G | 3 |
| Source: |||||
| Icon | Legend |
| R | Rookie |
| G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points |

## Race calendar and results

Venues for the 2019 season were announced with the first Hockenheim round as support event of the 2019 German Grand Prix, while other event are scheduled to support 2019 ADAC GT Masters.

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 27 April | Gianluca Petecof | Gianluca Petecof | Gianluca Petecof | Prema Powerteam | Roman Staněk |
| 1 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 28 April | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Niklas Krütten | Van Amersfoort Racing | Paul Aron |
| 1 | R3 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 28 April | | Gianluca Petecof | Roman Staněk | US Racing-CHRS | Roman Staněk |
| 2 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 8 June | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | Roman Staněk |
| 2 | R2 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 9 June | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Théo Pourchaire | US Racing-CHRS | Paul Aron |
| 2 | R3 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 9 June | | Lucas Alecco Roy | Paul Aron | Prema Powerteam | Paul Aron |
| 3 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 27 July | Théo Pourchaire | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | Jonny Edgar |
| 3 | R2 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 28 July | Arthur Leclerc | Arthur Leclerc | Arthur Leclerc | US Racing-CHRS | Roman Staněk |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 10 August | Théo Pourchaire | Roman Staněk | Alessandro Famularo | Prema Powerteam | Roman Staněk |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 11 August | Gianluca Petecof | Dennis Hauger | Paul Aron | Prema Powerteam | Paul Aron |
| 4 | R3 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 11 August | | Michael Belov | Sebastian Estner | Van Amersfoort Racing | Hadrien David |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 17 August | Dennis Hauger | Roman Staněk | Théo Pourchaire | US Racing-CHRS | Roman Staněk |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 18 August | Théo Pourchaire | Dennis Hauger | Théo Pourchaire | US Racing-CHRS | Joshua Dürksen |
| 5 | R3 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 18 August | | Théo Pourchaire | Roman Staněk | US Racing-CHRS | Roman Staněk |
| 6 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 14 September | Théo Pourchaire | Joshua Dürksen | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | Joshua Dürksen |
| 6 | R2 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 15 September | Dennis Hauger | Théo Pourchaire | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | Joshua Dürksen |
| 6 | R3 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 15 September | | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | Roman Staněk |
| 7 | R1 | Sachsenring, Chemnitz | 28 September | Théo Pourchaire | Dennis Hauger | Michael Belov | R-ace GP | Paul Aron |
| 7 | R2 | Sachsenring, Chemnitz | 28 September | Théo Pourchaire | Gianluca Petecof | Théo Pourchaire | US Racing-CHRS | Joshua Dürksen |
| 7 | R3 | Sachsenring, Chemnitz | 29 September | | Arthur Leclerc | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | Roman Staněk |

## Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | OSC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | RBR | HOC1 | HOC1 | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | HOC2 | HOC2 | HOC2 | SAC | SAC | SAC | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Théo Pourchaire | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 258 |
| 2 | Dennis Hauger | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 251 |
| 3 | Arthur Leclerc | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 3 | 202 |
| 4 | Roman Staněk | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 165 |
| 5 | Gianluca Petecof | 1 | 16 | Ret | 5 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 164 |
| 6 | Alessandro Ghiretti | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | DSQ | 136 |
| 7 | Paul Aron | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 7 | 129 |
| 8 | Michael Belov | | | | 13 | 20 | 12 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 122 |
| 9 | Grégoire Saucy | 13 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 95 |
| 10 | Niklas Krütten | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 93 |
| 11 | Joshua Dürksen | 9 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 20 | 20 | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 80 |
| 12 | Oliver Rasmussen | Ret | 12 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 12 | 76 |
| 13 | Ido Cohen | 8 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 76 |
| 14 | Sebastian Estner | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 55 |
| 15 | Alessandro Famularo | 7 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 49 |
| 16 | William Alatalo | | | | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 17 | Lucas Alecco Roy | 11 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 13 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 18 | Nico Göhler | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| 19 | Kristian Thaqi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 17 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 4 |
| 20 | László Tóth | 17 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 11 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 2 |
| 21 | Nico Gruber | 14 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Giorgio Carrara | | | | 22 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hadrien David | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Jonny Edgar | | | | 14 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jesse Salmenautio | | | | 17 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Filip Ugran | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Berets | | | | Ret | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Axel Gnos | | | | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roee Meyuhas | | | | 19 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | OSC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | RBR | HOC1 | HOC1 | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | HOC2 | HOC2 | HOC2 | SAC | SAC | SAC | | 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) |

### Rookie Championship

| Pos | Driver | OSC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | RBR | HOC1 | HOC1 | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | HOC2 | HOC2 | HOC2 | SAC | SAC | SAC | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Roman Staněk | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 412 |
| 2 | Paul Aron | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 7 | 323 |
| 3 | Joshua Dürksen | 9 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 20 | 20 | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 271 |
| 4 | Nico Göhler | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 248 |
| 5 | Kristian Thaqi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 17 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 64 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Hadrien David | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Jonny Edgar | | | | 14 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Filip Ugran | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Axel Gnos | | | | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roee Meyuhas | | | | 19 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | OSC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | RBR | HOC1 | HOC1 | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | HOC2 | HOC2 | HOC2 | SAC | SAC | SAC | | Pts |

### Teams' Championship

Before each round, teams nominate two drivers to be eligible for Teams' Championship points.

| Pos | Driver | OSC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | RBR | HOC1 | HOC1 | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | HOC2 | HOC2 | HOC2 | SAC | SAC | SAC | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | US Racing-CHRS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 528 |
| 1 | US Racing-CHRS | 12 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 3 | 528 |
| 2 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 487 |
| 2 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 21 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 17 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 487 |
| 3 | Prema Powerteam | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 367 |
| 3 | Prema Powerteam | 6 | 16 | Ret | 23 | 6 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 15 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 7 | 367 |
| 4 | R-ace GP | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 341 |
| 4 | R-ace GP | 17 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 19 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 341 |
| 5 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 233 |
| 5 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 14 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 20 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 14 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 233 |
| Guest teams ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Jenzer Motorsport | | | | 14 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenzer Motorsport | | | | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DRZ Benelli | | | | 17 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DRZ Benelli | | | | Ret | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BVM Racing | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cram Motorsport | | | | 19 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | OSC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | RBR | HOC1 | HOC1 | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | HOC2 | HOC2 | HOC2 | SAC | SAC | SAC | | Pts |
