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Two in a row for Ortmann at Sachsenring

Mike David Ortmann claims his second victory in the ADAC Formel 4 for ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. ahead of championship leader Joey Mawson and second placed driver in both the standings for the race and season Mick Schumacher. Top rookie went to Nicklas Nielsen in 5th, with the Prema Powerteam pair of Juri Vips and Juan Manuel Correa joining him on the rookie podium.

In a race that heralded the appearance of the safety car a momentous 4 times, racing action was found in short but intense bursts, whilst restarts almost inevitably led to another safety car as frustrations ran high.

Off the line poleman Mick Schumacher kept his lead, and successfully did so for the majority of the race. His challenger for the win changed every so often: Joey Mawson fought with him from lights out making up two places, the two ex-teammates banging wheels as the Australian tried to pass, but later a defending Mawson ran wide as Kim Luis Schramm moved up to second. Schramm comfortably kept his position, until seemingly spinning unprovoked into the gravel, bringing out the third safety car.

The first safety car period was called thanks to Oliver Söderström ending up in the gravel and retiring, the second was a result of a beached Job van Uitert on the restart – though he wasn’t the only driver getting too hot headed in pursuit of points as Philip Hamprecht looked like he’d be stranded in another gravel trap before managing to get himself out – the third caused by Schramm’s spin, and the final safety car period came about when Moritz Müller-Crepon got his Van Amersfoort Racing machine stuck in the gravel. The gravel traps lining the track proved to cause many more drivers grief, namely Luca Engstler who picked up a puncture after an off track excursion.

Ortmann remained in second until a minute remained on the clock, when he lunged up the inside of Schumacher at turn 1 to take the lead in a perfectly executed pass. The young German held onto his position to cross the line victorious for the second time this weekend, with Mick Schumacher coming home second and Joey Mawson rounding out the podium positions. Top rookie went to Nielsen in 5th, with Vips and Correa second and third in the class respectively.

Rank Car Class Team / Driver
1 6 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. (Tatuus)Ortmann Mike David
2 29 Prema Powerteam (Tatuus)Schumacher Mick
3 96 Van Amersfoort Racing (Tatuus)Mawson Joey
4 2 US Racing (Tatuus)Fittje Jannes
5 81 R Neuhauser Racing (Tatuus)Nielsen Nicklas
6 35 Van Amersfoort Racing (Tatuus)Laliberte Kami
7 99 Motopark (Tatuus)Flörsch Sophia
8 44 R Prema Powerteam (Tatuus)Vips Juri
9 68 R Prema Powerteam (Tatuus)Correa Juan Manuel
10 80 R Neuhauser Racing (Tatuus)Drugovich Felipe
11 5 R ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. (Tatuus)Zendeli Lirim
12 66 Motopark (Tatuus)Laaksonen Simo
13 20 Jenzer Motorsport (Tatuus)Kratz Kevin
14 45 KUG-Motorsport (Tatuus)Wolf Toni
15 19 R Jenzer Motorsport (Tatuus)Scherer Fabio
16 27 US Racing (Tatuus)Gachot Louis
17 18 Jenzer Motorsport (Tatuus)Meikup Jan-Erik
18 14 Lechner Racing (Tatuus)Preining Thomas
19 23 R Team Timo Scheider GmbH (Tatuus)Hanses Julian
20 46 Team Timo Scheider GmbH (Tatuus)Auricchio Mauro
21 40 R Van Amersfoort Racing (Tatuus)Hoogenboom Leonard
22 30 R Team Timo Scheider GmbH (Tatuus)Gulbrandsen Kenneth
23 9 R ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. (Tatuus)Feller Ricardo
24 13 R Lechner Racing (Tatuus)Brandt Yannick
25 3 US Racing (Tatuus)Schreiner Carrie
26 10 R RS Competition (Tatuus)Estner Andreas
27 71 RS Competition (Tatuus)Hamprecht Philip
28 55 Rennsport Rössler (Tatuus)Niederhauser Marylin
29 15 Lechner Racing (Tatuus)Waldherr Michael
30 8 Liqui Moly Team Engstler (Tatuus)Engstler Luca
31 25 Van Amersfoort Racing (Tatuus)Müller-Crepon Moritz
32 28 US Racing (Tatuus)Schramm Kim Luis
33 33 R Motopark (Tatuus)Aberdein Jonathan
34 77 Jenzer Motorsport (Tatuus)van Uitert Job
35 7 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. (Tatuus)Söderström Oliver