ADAC Formel Masters was an ADAC sanctioned open wheel racing series based in Germany, held annually from 2008 to 2014. It was replacement of the local Formula BMW championship. The first season was in 2008 and is the main feeder series to the ATS Formula 3 Cup ( German Formula Three Championship ). Like Formula Ford , French F4 Championship and Formula Abarth , the Formel Masters is aimed at karting graduates. In 2015 it was replaced by the ADAC Formula 4 .
7-490: 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
14-880: The McLaren 720S GT3 . 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 by 2010. In 2011, he won the German Kart Championship ( KF1 ), winning all five final races. 2012 saw his debut in the ADAC Formel Masters championship with Lotus . He was able to win the first race in Oschersleben and scored two wins from pole position at
21-925: The fastest time in the Solus GT, finishing the hillclimb in 45.34 seconds. This made him the first German driver to win the shootout since Nick Heidfeld in 1999. As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) As Kirchhöfer
28-671: The following race weekend in Zandvoort . He finished the season with a perfect round at the Hockenheim with 2 poles, 3 fastest laps and 3 wins in the 3 races. He won the championship in his debut year with 9 wins and 329 points. In 2013 Kirchhöfer debuted in the German Formula 3 Championship . He dominated the series, taking 25 podiums in 26 races, including 13 wins. He finished on 511 points with second place, team-mate Artem Markelov , on less than 350. His only non podium finish
35-664: The winner will start from 8th place. Each races longs for 25 minutes. 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 became first driver to score all points of the weekend with this point system. Marvin Kirchh%C3%B6fer Marvin Kirchhöfer (born 19 March 1994) is a German racing driver who currently competes in IMSA for Pfaff Motorsports in
42-449: Was a 4th place in the 2nd race of the year. He also set the fastest race lap in 17 of the races. His team Lotus won the team's championship while Kirchhöfer won the rookie cup with only 4 races not finishing as the best rookie. In 2014, Kirchhöfer debuted in the series with ART Grand Prix . He remained with the team for two seasons, finishing with two consecutive third places and accumulating six wins and fifteen podiums. In March 2016, it
49-681: Was announced Kirchhöfer would graduate to GP2 with Carlin . In 2023, Kirchhöfer embarked on a full-season campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup , joining Danish drivers Benjamin Goethe and Nicolai Kjærgaard in Garage 59's Pro class entry. In July 2023, the McLaren Solus GT made its dynamic debut at the 30th Goodwood Festival of Speed . During the timed shootout, Kirchhöfer set
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