2018 ADAC GT Masters

The 2018 ADAC GT Masters was the twelfth season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. The season began on 14 April at Oschersleben and ended on 23 September at Hockenheim after seven double-header meetings.

Team Car No. Driver Status Rounds Callaway Competition[1] Corvette C7 GT3-R[1] 1 Daniel Keilwitz[2] All Marvin Kirchhöfer[2] Aust Motorsport[3] Audi R8 LMS[3] 3 Nikolaj Rogivue[3] J All Frédéric Vervisch[4] 1, 3–7 Christer Jöns[5] 2 4 Maximilian Hackländer[6] All Remo Lips[6] T Phoenix Racing[7] Audi R8 LMS[7] 5 Philip Ellis[8] J All Max Hofer[9] J 6 Óscar Tunjo[7] J All Jake Dennis[10] 1 Ivan Lukashevich[11] 2–7 HB Racing[12] Ferrari 488 GT3[12] 7 Luca Ludwig[13] All Dominik Schwager[13] 1–2, 4–5 Alfred Renauer[14] 3 Davide Rigon[15] 6–7 Car Collection Motorsport[16][N 1] SML CarWellness by Car Collection[16][N 1] Mercedes-AMG GT3[16] 8 Lance David Arnold[17] 1–4 Christopher Friedrich[17] J Honda Team Schubert Motorsport[18] Honda NSX GT3[19] 9 Christopher Dreyspring[18] J All Giorgio Maggi[18] J 10 Philipp Frommenwiler[20] 3 Esteban Guerrieri[20] EFP by TECE[21] Audi R8 LMS[21] 11 Elia Erhart[21] All Pierre Kaffer[21] 12 Florian Spengler[21] All Dries Vanthoor[21] RWT Racing[22] Corvette C7 GT3-R[22] 13 Sven Barth[22] T All Claudia Hürtgen[22] T MRS GT-Racing[23] BMW M6 GT3[23] 14 Jens Klingmann[24] All Christopher Zöchling[24] KÜS Team75 Bernhard[25] Porsche 911 GT3 R[25] 17 Timo Bernhard[25] All Kévin Estre[25] 1–4, 6–7 Marc Lieb[26] 5 18 Klaus Bachler[27] All Adrien De Leener[27] GRT Grasser Racing Team[28][N 2] Orange1 by GRT Grasser[28][N 2] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[28] 19 Ezequiel Pérez Companc[28] J All Franck Perera[28] 1–4 Marco Mapelli[29] 5–6 Carlo van Dam[30] 7 63 Mirko Bortolotti[28] All Andrea Caldarelli[28] 82 Christian Engelhart[28] All Rolf Ineichen[28] T Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing[31] Mercedes-AMG GT3[31] 20 Kim-Luis Schramm[32] J All Nicolai Sylvest[32] J 21 Sebastian Asch[31] All Luca Stolz[31] J BWT Mücke Motorsport[33] Audi R8 LMS[33] 24 Mike David Ortmann[33] J All Markus Winkelhock[33] 25 Ricardo Feller[33] J All Christopher Haase[33] 26 Jeffrey Schmidt[33] J All Jamie Green[33] 1, 3, 5 Stefan Mücke[33] 2, 4, 6–7 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport[34] Audi R8 LMS[34] 28 Kelvin van der Linde[34] All Sheldon van der Linde[34] J 29 Christopher Mies[34] All Alessio Picariello[34] J 1–3 Jake Dennis[35] 4–5, 7 Alex Riberas[15] 6 Team ISR[36] Audi R8 LMS[36] 33 Filip Salaquarda[36] All Frank Stippler[36] Team Rosberg[37] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[37] 35 Jimmy Eriksson[37] All Jonathan Judek[37] J 53 Michele Beretta[37] J All Aaro Vainio[37] J BMW Team Schnitzer[1] BMW M6 GT3[1] 42 Mikkel Jensen[38] J All Timo Scheider[38] 43 Victor Bouveng[38] J All Dennis Marschall[38] J Mann-Filter Team HTP[39][N 3] AutoArenA Motorsport[1][N 3] Mercedes-AMG GT3[39] 47 Maximilian Götz[39] All Markus Pommer[39] 48 Maximilian Buhk[39] All Indy Dontje[39] J 84 Patrick Assenheimer[40] J All Clemens Schmid[40] 1–3 Raffaele Marciello[41] 4–5 Maro Engel[42] 6 Dominik Baumann[30] 7 YACO Racing[43] Audi R8 LMS[43] 50 Rahel Frey[43] All Philip Geipel[43] IronForce by Ring Police[44] Porsche 911 GT3 R[44] 69 Lucas Luhr[44] All Jan-Erik Slooten[44] T Precote Herberth Motorsport[45] Porsche 911 GT3 R[45] 99 Mathieu Jaminet[45] All Robert Renauer[45]

Icon Legend J Junior T Trophy

On 29 November 2017, the ADAC announced the 2018 calendar.^[46]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Race Winner
1	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	14 April	No. 5 Phoenix Racing	No. 5 Phoenix Racing
				Philip Ellis Max Hofer	Philip Ellis Max Hofer
	R2		15 April	No. 82 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 63 Orange1 by GRT Grasser
				Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen	Mirko Bortolotti Andrea Caldarelli
2	R1	Autodrom Most	28 April	No. 26 BWT Mücke Motorsport	No. 26 BWT Mücke Motorsport
				Stefan Mücke Jeffrey Schmidt	Stefan Mücke Jeffrey Schmidt
	R2		29 April	No. 47 Mann-Filter Team HTP	No. 47 Mann-Filter Team HTP
				Maximilian Götz Markus Pommer	Maximilian Götz Markus Pommer
3	R1	Red Bull Ring	9 June	No. 1 Callaway Competition	No. 1 Callaway Competition
				Daniel Keilwitz Marvin Kirchhöfer	Daniel Keilwitz Marvin Kirchhöfer
	R2		10 June	No. 1 Callaway Competition	No. 1 Callaway Competition
				Daniel Keilwitz Marvin Kirchhöfer	Daniel Keilwitz Marvin Kirchhöfer
4	R1	Nürburgring	4 August	No. 20 Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing	No. 48 Mann-Filter Team HTP
				Kim-Luis Schramm Nicolai Sylvest	Maximilian Buhk Indy Dontje
	R2		5 August	No. 33 Team ISR	No. 33 Team ISR
				Filip Salaquarda Frank Stippler	Filip Salaquarda Frank Stippler
5	R1	Circuit Zandvoort	18 August	No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team
				Marco Mapelli Ezequiel Pérez Companc	Marco Mapelli Ezequiel Pérez Companc
	R2		19 August	No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport	No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport
				Mathieu Jaminet Robert Renauer	Mathieu Jaminet Robert Renauer
6	R1	Sachsenring	8 September	No. 17 KÜS Team75 Bernhard	No. 28 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport
				Timo Bernhard Kévin Estre	Kelvin van der Linde Sheldon van der Linde
	R2		9 September	No. 18 KÜS Team75 Bernhard	No. 11 EFP by TECE
				Klaus Bachler Adrien De Leener	Elia Erhart Pierre Kaffer
7	R1	Hockenheimring	22 September	No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport	No. 1 Callaway Competition
				Mathieu Jaminet Robert Renauer	Daniel Keilwitz Marvin Kirchhöfer
	R2		23 September	No. 47 Mann-Filter Team HTP	No. 28 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport
				Maximilian Götz Markus Pommer	Kelvin van der Linde Sheldon van der Linde

Scoring system

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

Pos. Driver Team OSC MST RBR NÜR ZAN SAC HOC Points 1 Mathieu Jaminet Robert Renauer Precote Herberth Motorsport 5 4 3 3 6 9 16 5 12 1 Ret 4 2 5 137 2 Kelvin van der Linde Sheldon van der Linde Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 2 Ret 9 8 5 13 Ret 10 2 11 1 2 3 1 136 3 Daniel Keilwitz Marvin Kirchhöfer Callaway Competition 19 18 2 2 1 1 Ret Ret 17 13 Ret 7 1 7 123 4 Maximilian Götz Markus Pommer Mann-Filter Team HTP 9 5 Ret 1 18 3 3 2 6 4 Ret 15 4 Ret 117 5 Maximilian Buhk Indy Dontje Mann-Filter Team HTP 6 27 4 16 9 16 1 17 26 5 4 22 15 3 84 6 Mikkel Jensen Timo Scheider BMW Team Schnitzer 3 16 6 20 2 10 Ret 28 7 25 3 8 14 4 79 7 Mirko Bortolotti Andrea Caldarelli Orange1 by GRT Grasser DSQ 1 10 12 32 2 2 15 Ret 24 26 Ret 13 9 64 8 Jeffrey Schmidt BWT Mücke Motorsport 8 26 1 9 19 8 12 12 28 9 5 3 17 13 62 9 Filip Salaquarda Frank Stippler Team ISR 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 Ret 1 30 8 Ret 19 19 Ret 57 10 Stefan Mücke BWT Mücke Motorsport 1 9 12 12 5 3 17 13 52 11 Timo Bernhard KÜS Team75 Bernhard 13 7 12 Ret 4 Ret 5 8 Ret Ret DSQ 5 9 6 52 11 Kévin Estre KÜS Team75 Bernhard 13 7 12 Ret 4 Ret 5 8 DSQ 5 9 6 52 12 Luca Ludwig HB Racing 16 3 Ret 4 7 Ret 9 13 22 14 10 Ret 7 8 46 13 Ricardo Feller Christopher Haase BWT Mücke Motorsport 11 10 Ret 7 10 14 15 4 10 6 7 23 5 12 45 14 Mike David Ortmann Markus Winkelhock BWT Mücke Motorsport 14 14 11 11 Ret 17 14 3 4 7 6 Ret Ret 10 42 15 Sebastian Asch Luca Stolz Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing 4 17 7 Ret 13 5 4 9 14 Ret 18 26 27 16 42 16 Philip Ellis Max Hofer Phoenix Racing 1 Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 19 11 5 12 11 11 23 19 39 17 Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen GRT Grasser Racing Team DSQ 2 17 15 12 24 10 33 9 Ret Ret 14 Ret 2 39 18 Christopher Mies Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 18 11 Ret 6 20 11 Ret 7 3 16 8 10 Ret Ret 34 19 Ezequiel Pérez Companc GRT Grasser Racing Team DSQ 23 Ret Ret 29 6 24 22 1 Ret 14 Ret Ret 18 33 20 Dominik Schwager HB Racing 16 3 Ret 4 9 13 22 14 29 21 Kim-Luis Schramm Nicolai Sylvest Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing 21 31 14 26 22 23 22 16 25 17 2 6 18 Ret 26 22 Elia Erhart Pierre Kaffer EFP by TECE 26 32 19 Ret 21 32 17 27 20 21 23 1 22 14 25 22 Marco Mapelli GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 Ret 14 Ret 25 23 Klaus Bachler Adrien De Leener KÜS Team75 Bernhard 25 12 15 14 15 29 Ret 6 21 3 16 Ret 12 Ret 23 24 Jake Dennis Phoenix Racing 10 29 22 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Ret 7 3 16 Ret Ret 25 Patrick Assenheimer AutoArenA Motorsport 17 13 Ret 21 23 20 Ret 21 13 2 15 13 10 25 19 26 Raffaele Marciello AutoArenA Motorsport Ret 21 13 2 18 27 Jens Klingmann Christopher Zöchling MRS GT-Racing 31 19 5 10 Ret 7 Ret 18 Ret 29 12 Ret Ret 20 17 28 Victor Bouveng Dennis Marschall BMW Team Schnitzer 15 20 DNS Ret 3 28 23 29 27 19 27 16 11 11 15 29 Sven Barth Claudia Hürtgen RWT Racing 24 15 8 17 31 19 Ret 19 Ret 28 19 24 6 Ret 12 30 Davide Rigon HB Racing 10 Ret 7 8 11 31 Florian Spengler Dries Vanthoor EFP by TECE 20 9 Ret Ret 14 12 Ret Ret 8 10 20 18 8 Ret 11 32 Jamie Green BWT Mücke Motorsport 8 26 19 8 28 9 10 33 Óscar Tunjo Phoenix Racing 10 29 Ret 19 11 Ret 7 30 11 15 13 9 21 15 9 34 Alessio Picariello Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 18 11 Ret 6 20 11 8 34 Lance David Arnold Christopher Friedrich Car Collection Motorsport 23 6 16 18 8 SML CarWellness by Car Collection 24 25 13 24 34 Christopher Dreyspring Giorgio Maggi Honda Team Schubert Motorsport Ret 24 24 DSQ 17 26 6 23 16 22 25 17 Ret 23 8 34 Franck Perera GRT Grasser Racing Team DSQ 23 Ret Ret 29 6 24 22 8 35 Ivan Lukashevich Phoenix Racing Ret 19 11 Ret 7 30 11 15 13 9 21 15 8 36 Alfred Renauer HB Racing 7 Ret 6 37 Michele Beretta Aaro Vainio Team Rosberg 29 25 22 DNS 30 15 8 20 19 26 9 25 25 17 6 38 Alex Riberas Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 8 10 5 39 Nikolaj Rogivue Aust Motorsport 12 8 13 25 Ret 18 11 32 18 Ret 22 Ret Ret DNS 4 39 Frédéric Vervisch Aust Motorsport 12 8 Ret 18 11 32 18 Ret 22 Ret Ret DNS 4 40 Dominik Baumann AutoArenA Motorsport 10 25 1 Maximilian Hackländer Remo Lips Aust Motorsport 30 30 23 23 27 30 20 14 24 23 24 12 24 24 0 Maro Engel AutoArenA Motorsport 15 13 0 Clemens Schmid AutoArenA Motorsport 17 13 Ret 21 23 20 0 Christer Jöns Aust Motorsport 13 25 0 Rahel Frey Philip Geipel YACO Racing 28 21 21 22 16 21 Ret 31 15 27 Ret 20 20 21 0 Jimmy Eriksson Jonathan Judek Team Rosberg 27 28 20 DSQ 26 31 21 26 23 20 21 Ret 16 Ret 0 Lucas Luhr Jan-Erik Slooten IronForce by Ring Police 22 22 18 24 25 27 18 25 29 18 17 21 26 22 0 Carlo van Dam GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret 18 0 Philipp Frommenwiler Esteban Guerrieri Honda Team Schubert Motorsport 28 22 0 Marc Lieb KÜS Team75 Bernhard Ret Ret 0 Pos. Driver Team OSC MST RBR NÜR ZAN SAC HOC 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

Pos.	Driver	Team	OSC		MST		RBR		NÜR		ZAN		SAC		HOC		Points
1	Sheldon van der Linde	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	2	Ret	9	8	5	13	Ret	10	2	11	1	2	3	1	204
2	Mikkel Jensen	BMW Team Schnitzer	3	16	6	20	2	10	Ret	28	7	25	3	8	14	4	136
3	Indy Dontje	Mann-Filter Team HTP	6	27	4	16	9	16	1	17	26	5	4	22	15	3	132
4	Ricardo Feller	BWT Mücke Motorsport	11	10	Ret	7	10	14	15	4	10	6	7	23	5	12	125
5	Philip Ellis Max Hofer	Phoenix Racing	1	Ret	Ret	13	8	Ret	19	11	5	12	11	11	23	19	124.5
6	Jeffrey Schmidt	BWT Mücke Motorsport	8	26	1	9	19	8	12	12	28	9	5	3	17	13	123
7	Mike David Ortmann	BWT Mücke Motorsport	14	14	11	11	Ret	17	14	3	4	7	6	Ret	Ret	10	102
8	Luca Stolz	Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing	4	17	7	Ret	13	5	4	9	14	Ret	18	26	27	16	94
9	Óscar Tunjo	Phoenix Racing	10	29	Ret	19	11	Ret	7	30	11	15	13	9	21	15	74.5
10	Kim-Luis Schramm Nicolai Sylvest	Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing	21	31	14	26	22	23	22	16	25	17	2	6	18	Ret	70.5
11	Victor Bouveng Dennis Marschall	BMW Team Schnitzer	15	20	DNS	Ret	3	28	23	29	27	19	27	16	11	11	70.5
12	Patrick Assenheimer	AutoArenA Motorsport	17	13	Ret	21	23	20	Ret	21	13	2	15	13	10	25	61
13	Christopher Friedrich	Car Collection Motorsport	23	6	16	18											52.5
		SML CarWellness by Car Collection					24	25	13	24
14	Alessio Picariello	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	18	11	Ret	6	20	11									47
15	Ezequiel Pérez Companc	GRT Grasser Racing Team	DSQ	23	Ret	Ret	29	6	24	22	1	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	18	44
16	Nikolaj Rogivue	Aust Motorsport	12	8	13	25	Ret	18	11	32	18	Ret	22	Ret	Ret	DNS	37
17	Michele Beretta Aaro Vainio	Team Rosberg	29	25	22	DNS	30	15	8	20	19	26	9	25	25	17	31.5
18	Christopher Dreyspring Giorgio Maggi	Honda Team Schubert Motorsport	Ret	24	24	DSQ	17	26	6	23	16	22	25	17	Ret	23	30
19	Jonathan Judek	Team Rosberg	27	28	20	DSQ	26	31	21	26	23	20	21	Ret	16	Ret	7
Pos.	Driver	Team	OSC		MST		RBR		NÜR		ZAN		SAC		HOC		Points

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Remo Lips	Aust Motorsport	360.5
2	Jan-Erik Slooten	IronForce by Ring Police	328.5
3	Sven Barth Claudia Hürtgen	RWT Racing	306
4	Rolf Ineichen	GRT Grasser Racing Team	216

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	OSC		MST		RBR		NÜR		ZAN		SAC		HOC		Points
1	Mann-Filter Team HTP	Mercedes-AMG	6	5	4	1	9	3	1	2	6	4	4	15	4	3	178
2	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	Audi	2	11	9	6	5	11	Ret	7	2	11	1	2	3	1	153
3	Precote Herberth Motorsport	Porsche	5	4	3	3	6	9	16	5	12	1	Ret	4	2	5	145
4	Callaway Competition	Chevrolet	19	18	2	2	1	1	Ret	Ret	17	13	Ret	7	1	7	124
5	BWT Mücke Motorsport	Audi	8	10	1	7	10	8	12	3	4	6	5	3	5	10	118
6	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW	3	16	6	20	2	10	23	28	7	19	3	8	11	4	81
7	KÜS Team75 Bernhard	Porsche	13	7	12	14	4	29	5	6	21	3	16	5	9	6	79
8	Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing	Mercedes-AMG	4	17	7	16	13	5	4	9	14	17	2	6	18	16	76
9	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini	DSQ	2	Ret	Ret	12	6	10	22	1	Ret	14	14	Ret	2	73
10	Orange1 by GRT Grasser	Lamborghini	DSQ	1	10	12	32	2	2	15	Ret	24	26	Ret	13	9	66
11	Phoenix Racing	Audi	1	29	Ret	13	8	Ret	7	11	5	12	11	9	21	15	64
12	Team ISR	Audi	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	Ret	1	30	8	Ret	19	19	Ret	61
13	HB Racing	Ferrari	16	3	Ret	4	7	Ret	9	13	22	14	10	Ret	7	8	57
14	EFP by TECE	Audi	20	9	19	Ret	14	12	17	27	8	10	20	1	8	14	43
15	MRS GT-Racing	BMW	31	19	5	10	Ret	7	Ret	18	Ret	29	12	Ret	Ret	20	22
16	AutoArenA Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG	17	13	Ret	21	23	20	Ret	21	13	2	15	13	10	25	21
17	Team Rosberg	Lamborghini	27	25	20	DSQ	26	15	8	20	19	20	9	25	16	17	14
18	RWT Racing	Chevrolet	24	15	8	17	31	19	Ret	19	Ret	28	19	24	6	Ret	12
19	Honda Team Schubert Motorsport	Honda	Ret	24	24	DSQ	17	22	6	23	16	22	25	17	Ret	23	10
20	Aust Motorsport	Audi	12	8	13	23	27	18	11	14	18	23	22	12	24	24	9
21	(SML CarWellness by) Car Collection Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG	23	6	16	18	24	25	13	24							8
	YACO Racing	Audi	28	21	21	22	16	21	Ret	31	15	27	Ret	20	20	21	0
	IronForce by Ring Police	Porsche	22	22	18	24	25	27	18	25	29	18	17	21	26	22	0
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	OSC		MST		RBR		NÜR		ZAN		SAC		HOC		Points

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