2023 ADAC GT4 Germany
The 2023 ADAC GT4 Germany season was the fifth season of ADAC GT4 Germany, a Sports car racing, sports car championship created and organised by the ADAC. The season started on 27 May at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben and finished on 22 October at the Hockenheimring. Mike David Ortmann and Hugo Sasse became the first drivers to win multiple ADAC GT4 Germany titles and first to successfully defend an ADAC GT4 Germany title, scoring four race wins and wrapping up the championship at the penultimate race of the season. Calendar Entry list * Felix Wimmer was scheduled to drive for Wimmer Werk Motorsport but did not appear in any rounds. * Gabriela Jílková was scheduled to drive for PROsport Racing, but withdrew prior to the start of the season. * Sandro Holzem was scheduled to drive for Project 1 Motorsport, Project 1 but opted to compete in selected rounds of the 2023 ADAC GT Masters, ADAC GT Masters and 2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Deutsche Tourenwagen Maste ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mike David Ortmann
Mike David Ortmann (born 26 October 1999 in Brandenburg) is a German racing driver. Career Karting Ortmann began karting in 2010 at the age of eleven, competing in championships across Germany and taking titles in the championship at East Saxon State and the East German ADAC Kart Cup in 2012. Formula 4 In 2015, Ortmann graduated to single-seaters, partaking in the inaugural 2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, ADAC Formula 4 Championship with Mücke Motorsport, ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. He finished twelfth overall and finished as vice-champion in the rookie standings behind teammate David Beckmann. He remained in the sport for the following season, taking three victories, a pole and a fastest lap to finish third in the championship. ADAC GT Masters Ortmann joined the 2017 ADAC GT Masters to drive an Audi R8 for Mücke Motorsport, partnering with Frank Stippler. Racing record Career summary † As Ortmann was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Complete ADA ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lausitzring
The Lausitzring (formally known as the Dekra Lausitzring for ownership reasons) is a race track located near Klettwitz (a civil parish of Schipkau, Oberspreewald-Lausitz district) in the state of Brandenburg in northeast Germany, near the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic. It was originally named Lausitzring as it is located in the region of Lusatia, known as ''Lausitz'' in German language, German, but was renamed EuroSpeedway Lausitz for better international communication from 2000 to 2010. The EuroSpeedway has been in use for motor racing since 2000. Among other series, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, DTM (German Touring Car Championship) takes place there annually. It also used to host the Superbike World Championship. The Lausitzring has a feature which is unique in continental Europe: a high-speed oval track racing, oval race track, as used in the United States by NASCAR and IndyCar Series, IndyCar. The tri-oval (similar to Pocono Raceway) was used twice in 2001 Amer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Evgeny Sokolovsky
Evgeny "Zhenya" Vladimirovich Sokolovsky (, born 7 November 1978 in Odesa), also known as Yevgen Sokolovskiy, is a Ukrainian racing driver, team manager and businessman. In 2021, Sokolovsky won the Belgian touring car championship Belcar Endurance. Sokolovsky is owner and manager of MotoGP/IDM team Vector Racing, who wins 2011 the ''Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft'' in the 600cc Supersport class. He himself drove in the "''Vector 24-7 GP Racing''" team until 2012, when he changed to touring car racing after a break in 2018 and started in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2020. Early years Evgeny Sokolovsky grew up in the Ukrainian SSR in Odesa. Evgeny came to motorsport very early through his father, the Ukrainian rally driver Wladmir Sokolovsky, and started in junior races at the age of 8. From 1995 to 2000 Evgeny studied at the ''Odesa National Economics University (now part of the Odesa National Polytechnic University)'' and graduated with a master's degree ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benjamin Lessennes
Benjamin Lessennes (born 29 June 1999) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in several karting championships. Racing career Lessennes began his career in 2010 in karting. He took several good results in many different karting championships. In 2011 he finished second in the Belgian KF5 championship standings. In 2013 he won both the French KF Junior and Belgian X30 Junior karting titles. In 2014 he won the IAME International Finale X30 Seniors title. In 2016 he made the switch to the TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship, he finished the season fifth in the standings after one victory and three podiums. With his teammate Renaud Kuppens taking four victories. He continued in the series again in 2017. In April 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR for Boutsen Ginion Racing Boutsen Ginion Racing is a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ricardo Van Der Ende
Ricardo van der Ende (born 13 July 1979 in Poeldijk) is a Dutch racing driver. He won the 2001 Formula Chrysler Euroseries season with the Belgian team of Vortex Motorsport. He also won the Winter Series of the British Formula Ford Championship in 1998 and the Formula Ford Festival in 1999. Later on he went karting and became Dutch champion of the Dutch Rotax Max Challenge in 2003. In 2004 he became European and French karting champion of ICC 125cc. He switched to single-seat race cars in 2004. In 2005 he began touring car racing, and drove the Dutch BMW 130i Cup in 2006. He placed second that year. In 2007 van der Ende was crowned champion. In 2009 he competed in the Dutch GT4 Championship with a BMW M3 GT4, where he came in 2nd in the final ranking. 2009 was less successful for van der Ende, and he finished 6th in the Dutch GT4 Championship. In 2011 he came back to win the Dutch title. In the final race of the 2011 season he earned the GT4 European Cup The GT4 European Se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jessica Bäckman
Jessica Sofia Elizabet Bäckman (born 25 August 1997) is a Swedish racing driver currently competing in the GT4 European Series for racing one. She is the sister of fellow racing driver Andreas Bäckman. Jessica Bäckman has previously raced in World Touring Car Cup where she was the first women to achieve World Cup points in the series, and she was recently crowned the Vice Champion title in ADAC TCR Germany. Career Bäckman started her motorsport career in kart racing in 2006. She mainly competed in championships in Sweden, including third place in both the North Swedish and National Championships in 2009. In 2012, she competed in international championships for the first time; she was the best placed woman in the world championship and fifth in the European championship. She also became national champion in the Junior class that year. In 2013, 2014 and 2015, she won races in the Belgian championship. In addition, in 2014, she finished second in the Swedish KF2 Championship ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fabienne Wohlwend
Fabienne Wohlwend (born 7 November 1997) is a List of female racing drivers, racing driver from Liechtenstein who competed in the W Series (championship), W Series. Biography Formula 4 Wohlwend entered car racing in 2016, having been successful in junior karting in Liechtenstein and Switzerland. She debuted in the Italian F4 Championship with Aragón Racing, before a mid-season switch to Target Racing, DR Formula. She failed to qualify for the final at the first round in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano (the series ran a unique format for said round after 41 cars entered a circuit with a capacity of 36) and, after the qualifying race system was abandoned, did not score any points during the course of the season - her best finish being an 11th place in the final race of the season at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza. Being the only woman competing in that championship, she won the Women's Trophy class uncontested. Audi Sport TT Cup She moved into touring cars for 2017 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Célia Martin
Célia Martin (born 4 October 1991) is a racing driver from France. She currently competes for the Iron Dames in the Le Mans Cup. Racing career A late starter to motorsport at 27, Martin began her career on the Nürburgring in 2018 having moved to Adenau in Germany the year prior in order to pursue racing professionally. After qualifying for a Level A Nürburgring permit, she joined WS Racing's "Girls Only" project in 2019. Remaining a regular member of the team until the end of 2023, Martin's Nürburgring highlight was a class win in the 2021 edition of the 24 Hours. Having conducted testing for Jaguar Land Rover on the Nordschleife in 2018, she was entered in the first season of the electric Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy. Contesting the Pro-Am class, Martin finished fourth and last of the full-time drivers with five podium finishes. In 2023, Martin entered ADAC GT4 Germany with her Girls Only co-driver Fabienne Wohlwend in a PROsport Racing-run Aston Martin. The pairing scored onl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Théo Nouet
Théo Nouet (born 4 August 2002) is a French racing driver. He is the 2020 GT4 European Series The 2020 GT4 European Series was the thirteenth season of the GT4 European Series, a sports car championship organised by Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began at Imola on 25 July and ended at the Circuit Paul Ricard on 15 November. ... Champion. Racing record Racing career summary † As Nouet was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress. Complete French F4 Championship results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete GT4 European Series results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete ADAC GT4 Germany results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup References Exte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ben Dörr
Ben Dörr (born 26 January 2005 in Lich) is a German racing driver currently competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Dörr Motorsport. Career In 2021, Dörr made his car racing debut in the ADAC GT4 Germany championship. Alongside Nico Hantke Dörr finished the season in 7th place with one podium scored at Hockenheimring. That year he also appeared as a guest in Nürburgring round of GT4 European Series. For 2022 season, Dörr stayed in the ADAC GT4 Germany. That season, alongside Romain Leroux, the German finished 2nd in the championship, even though he has not finished on the top step of the podium. 2023 season saw Dörr staying in ADAC GT4 Germany series, as well as him making his debut in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. He competed as a guest in 8 races, in 5 of these he competed in SP9 Pro class driving an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 and in remaining 3 races he competed in SP8T class driving an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4. He also took part in the 2023 24 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2019)
The Aston Martin Vantage is a two-seater sports car built by British manufacturer Aston Martin since 2018. It replaced Aston Martin Vantage (2005), the previous model Vantage of 2005 which had been in production for 12 years. Models V8 Vantage (2018–2023) The Vantage V8 Coupe was unveiled on 21 November 2017. Deliveries began in June 2018. The Vantage uses powertrain and infotainment technology from Mercedes-Benz, like the Aston Martin DB11, DB11. The Vantage uses Mercedes-AMG's Mercedes-Benz M176/M177/M178 engine, ''M177'', 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine that has a power output of and of torque as is equipped with the Mercedes COMAND system. The Vantage V8 is capable of accelerating from in 3.6 seconds, and attaining a top speed of . The Vantage uses a rear-mounted 8-speed automatic gearbox manufactured by ZF Friedrichshafen, and will be the only vehicle that pairs the Mercedes-AMG V8 with a manual transmission when the combination is made available. The engine ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hockenheim
Hockenheim () is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain, Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" () and Bertha Benz Memorial Route. The town is widely known for its Hockenheimring, a motor racing course, which has hosted over 30 Formula One German Grand Prix races since 1970. Hockenheim is one of the six largest towns in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district; since 1999 the number of inhabitants exceeded the 20,000 threshold, thus the town received the status of a regional central town (''Große Kreisstadt'') in 2001. It is twinned with the French town of Commercy, the German town of Hohenstein-Ernstthal in Saxony and the American town of Mooresville, North Carolina. Geography Location and environment Hockenheim is located in the Upper Rhine Plain, Upper Rhine valley on an old trade route from Frankfurt to Basel. The brook Kraichbach divid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |