2023 ADAC GT Masters

The 2023 ADAC GT Masters is the seventeenth season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded by the German automobile club ADAC.

Prior to the season, the ADAC had initially confirmed that the series was set to pivot to a new formula. Dubbed DTM Endurance, the championship would become a support series for the DTM and feature both GT3 and LMP3 machinery, merging with the Prototype Cup Germany.[1] The series was also set to forbid the presence of FIA Platinum-ranked drivers. While these plans were scrapped following backlash from teams,[2][3][4] the series would require teams to field an FIA Silver or Bronze-rated driver in each driver lineup.[5]

Calendar

Round Circuit Location Race 1 Race 2
1 Germany Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg 9 June 11 June
2 Germany Norisring Nuremberg, Bavaria 8 July 9 July
3 Germany Nürburgring (Sprint Circuit) Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate 15 July 16 July
4 Germany Sachsenring Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony 9 September 10 September
5 Austria Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria 23 September 24 September
6 Germany Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg 21 October 22 October

Entry list

Team Car No. Driver Class Rounds
Germany Haupt Racing Team[6][7] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2 Estonia Ralf Aron[6] All
Switzerland Alain Valente[6]
3 Romania Răzvan Umbrărescu[8] All
India Arjun Maini[8] 1, 3
Germany Maximilian Götz[9] 2, 4, 6
Switzerland Philip Ellis[10] 5
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler[11] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 7 South Africa Kwanda Mokoena[11] J 1–3
Macau Dylan Yip[11] J
Lithuania Jonas Karklys[12] 5–6
United States John Paul Southern Jr.[12] J
Germany FK Performance Motorsport[13] BMW M4 GT3[13] 10 Germany Kim-Luis Schramm[14] 1–3
Poland Igor Waliłko[14] 1–2
United States Neil Verhagen[15] 3
Netherlands Maxime Oosten[16] J 5
Canada Bruno Spengler[16]
Germany Schnitzelalm Racing[17] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 11 Germany Marcel Marchewicz[17][18] 3, 6
Netherlands Colin Caresani[17] J 3
Germany Moritz Wiskirchen[18] J 6
99 Germany Luca Arnold[18] J 6
Germany Christer Jöns[18] T
Germany Team Joos by RACEmotion[19] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)[19] 19 Germany Michael Joos[20] 5–6
Germany Christian Engelhart[21] 5
Germany Nico Bastian 6
91 Germany Finn Gehrsitz[22] J All
Germany Sven Müller[22]
Germany Schubert Motorsport[23] BMW M4 GT3 20 Philippines Eduardo Coseteng[23] J All
United Kingdom Ben Green[23]
Lithuania NordPass by Juta Racing[24] Audi R8 LMS Evo II 23 Lithuania Justas Jonušis[25] J 3
Lithuania Simas Juodviršis[25]
24 Lithuania Jonas Gelžinis[24] 1, 3–4
Lithuania Jonas Karklys[24]
Germany Huber Motorsport[26] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)[26] 25 Germany Jannes Fittje[26] J All
Germany Nico Menzel[26]
Germany Landgraf Motorsport[27] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo[27] 48 Germany Salman Owega[28] J All
Finland Elias Seppänen[28] J
Germany Project 1[29] BMW M4 GT3 56 Germany Sandro Holzem[29] J 3
Germany Marco Wittmann[29]
Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team[30] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2[30] 63 Chile Benjamín Hites[30] J All
Italy Marco Mapelli[30]
Germany Paul Motorsport[31] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 71 Germany Maximilian Paul[31] J 3
Germany Simon Connor Primm[31] J
Germany Huber Racing[32] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 92 New Zealand Jaxon Evans[32] 1–3
Germany Tim Zimmermann[32]
Icon Legend
J Junior
T Trophy

Results

Rnd. Race Circuit Date Pole position Race Winner
1 1 Germany Hockenheimring 10 June Austria #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Germany #92 Huber Racing
Chile Benjamín Hites
Italy Marco Mapelli 		New Zealand Jaxon Evans
Germany Tim Zimmermann
2 11 June Germany #3 Haupt Racing Team Germany #91 Team Joos by RACEmotion
India Arjun Maini
Romania Răzvan Umbrărescu 		Germany Finn Gehrsitz
Germany Sven Müller
2 1 Germany Norisring 8 July Germany #48 Landgraf Motorsport Germany #48 Landgraf Motorsport
Germany Salman Owega
Finland Elias Seppänen 		Germany Salman Owega
Finland Elias Seppänen
2 9 July Germany #25 Huber Motorsport Germany #25 Huber Motorsport
Germany Jannes Fittje
Germany Nico Menzel 		Germany Jannes Fittje
Germany Nico Menzel
3 1 Germany Nürburgring 15 July Germany #92 Huber Racing Germany #48 Landgraf Motorsport
New Zealand Jaxon Evans
Germany Tim Zimmermann 		Germany Salman Owega
Finland Elias Seppänen
2 16 July Austria #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Austria #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team
Chile Benjamín Hites
Italy Marco Mapelli 		Chile Benjamín Hites
Italy Marco Mapelli
4 1 Germany Sachsenring 9 September Germany #48 Landgraf Motorsport Germany #48 Landgraf Motorsport
Germany Salman Owega
Finland Elias Seppänen 		Germany Salman Owega
Finland Elias Seppänen
2 10 September Austria #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Germany #48 Landgraf Motorsport
Chile Benjamín Hites
Italy Marco Mapelli 		Germany Salman Owega
Finland Elias Seppänen
5 1 Austria Red Bull Ring 23 September Austria #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Germany #10 FK Performance Motorsport
Chile Benjamín Hites
Italy Marco Mapelli 		Netherlands Maxime Oosten
Canada Bruno Spengler
2 24 September Germany #19 Team Joos by RACEmotion Germany #19 Team Joos by RACEmotion
Germany Christian Engelhart
Germany Michael Joos 		Germany Christian Engelhart
Germany Michael Joos
6 1 Germany Hockenheimring 21 October Austria #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Austria #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team
Chile Benjamín Hites
Italy Marco Mapelli 		Chile Benjamín Hites
Italy Marco Mapelli
2 22 October Germany #2 Haupt Racing Team Germany #2 Haupt Racing Team
Estonia Ralf Aron
Switzerland Alain Valente 		Estonia Ralf Aron
Switzerland Alain Valente

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first fifteen positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Qualifying 3 2 1

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos. Driver Team HOC
Germany 		NOR
Germany 		NÜR
Germany 		SAC
Germany 		RBR
Austria 		HOC
Germany 		Points
1 Germany Salman Owega
Finland Elias Seppänen 		Germany Landgraf Motorsport Ret3 32 11 4 12 8 11 1 DSQ 6 9 3 181
2 Estonia Ralf Aron
Switzerland Alain Valente 		Germany Haupt Racing Team 7 9 4 5 2 10 4 33 42 7 22 11 170
3 Germany Jannes Fittje
Germany Nico Menzel 		Germany Huber Motorsport 3 6 22 11 9 11 83† 7 3 4 33 4 165
4 Chile Benjamín Hites
Italy Marco Mapelli 		Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team 81 7 53 6 6 11 72† 21 DSQ1 82 11 Ret2 157
5 Germany Finn Gehrsitz
Germany Sven Müller 		Germany Team Joos by RACEmotion 5 13 3 22 10 33 5 8 Ret 23 4 Ret 151
6 Romania Răzvan Umbrărescu Germany Haupt Racing Team 6 21 6 7 12 12 3 62 6 3 8 2 142
7 Philippines Eduardo Coseteng
United Kingdom Ben Green 		Germany Schubert Motorsport 2 4 9 9 8 62 2 4 2 9 7 Ret 136
8 New Zealand Jaxon Evans
Germany Tim Zimmermann 		Germany Huber Racing 12 5 7 33 51 4 91
9 Germany Maximilian Götz Germany Haupt Racing Team 6 7 3 62 8 2 75
10 Lithuania Jonas Karklys Lithuania NordPass by Juta Racing 9 11 14 14 6 5 72
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 7 5 11 6
11 Germany Kim-Luis Schramm Germany FK Performance Motorsport 4 8 8 8 7 9 53
12 Germany Michael Joos Germany Team Joos by RACEmotion 53 11 10 Ret2 47
13 India Arjun Maini Germany Haupt Racing Team 6 21 12 12 41
14 Germany Christian Engelhart Germany Team Joos by RACEmotion 53 11 40
15 Poland Igor Waliłko Germany FK Performance Motorsport 4 8 8 8 37
16 Germany Marcel Marchewicz Germany Schnitzelalm Racing 11 5 6 5 37
17 Lithuania Jonas Gelžinis Lithuania NordPass by Juta Racing 9 11 14 14 6 5 37
18 United States John Paul Southern Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 7 5 11 6 35
19 Germany Sandro Holzem
Germany Marco Wittmann 		Germany Project 1 4 2 33
20 Netherlands Maxime Oosten
Canada Bruno Spengler 		Germany FK Performance Motorsport 1 10 31
21 South Africa Kwanda Mokoena
Macau Dylan Yip 		Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 10 10 10 13 13 30
22 Switzerland Philip Ellis Germany Haupt Racing Team 6 3 26
23 Germany Maximilian Paul
Germany Simon Connor Primm 		Germany Paul Motorsport 33 7 26
24 Germany Moritz Wiskirchen Germany Schnitzelalm Racing 6 5 21
25 Germany Christer Jöns
Germany Luca Arnold 		Germany Schnitzelalm Racing 5 7 20
26 Netherlands Colin Caresani Germany Schnitzelalm Racing 11 5 16
27 United States Neil Verhagen Germany FK Performance Motorsport 7 9 16
28 Germany Nico Bastian Germany Team Joos by RACEmotion 10 Ret2 7
29 Lithuania Justas Jonušis
Lithuania Simas Juodviršis 		Lithuania NordPass by Juta Racing Ret 15 1
Pos. Driver Team HOC
Germany 		NOR
Germany 		NÜR
Germany 		SAC
Germany 		RBR
Austria 		HOC
Germany 		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

1 – 3 Points for Pole

2 – 2 Points for P2

3 – 1 Point for P3

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