2018 ADAC GT Masters entry list: 36 cars, 23 teams, eight manufacturers
The 2018 ADAC GT Masters season, the 12th season of the German-based GT championship under the current name, will kick-off on the upcoming weekend at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.
The 3.667 km long circuit is the venue of the ADAC GT Masters season-opener since 2008. This year, the calendar again features seven two-race events. There is one change on a calendar. The Autodrom Most will host the second round instead of EuroSpeedway Lausitz. Other six venues are the same: Oschersleben, Red Bull Ring, Nürburgring, Zandvoort, Sachsenring and Hockenheimring.
Among 36 cars, there will be thirteen Audis
Audi is the most represented brand
Thirty-six cars are on the entry list for, entered by twenty-three teams and representing eight manufacturers. Of course, the most significant is a representation of German brands, with Audi R8 LMS as the most common machine, with thirteen cars on the list. The other German cars are Mercedes-AMG GT3 (six vehicles), Porsche 911 GT3 R (four) and BMW M6 GT3 (three).
Corvette C7 GT3-R is originally American muscle car but those which are racing in ADAC GT Masters are coming from Callaway Cars garage in Germany. Of other brands, there will be five Lamborghini Huracans and, for the first time in a series, two Honda NSX GT3s and one Ferrari 488 GT3.
Timo Bernhard and Timo Scheider will be rivals
Seven former ADAC GT champions on the grid
When talking about drivers, a grid is offering again a combination of experienced veterans and young future stars. Timo Scheider, Timo Bernhard and Lucas Luhr are just a few of world known drivers with several major championship titles on their accounts.
The last year’s ADAC GT Masters champion Jules Gounon would not defend a title because he joined Bentley M-Sport in other GT competitions. But, there will be seven former series’ champions, among them the only one who has two ADAC GT trophies in his hands – Sebastian Asch. The other former champions who will reappear on the grid in 2018 are Christopher Mies, Luca Ludwig, Kelvin van der Linde, Daniel Keilwitz, Maximilian Götz and Christopher Haase.
Honda NSX GT3 will have ADAC GT Masters debut at Oschersleben
2018 ADAC GT Masters entry list
| Number | Team | Car | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callaway Competition | Corvette C7 GT3-R | Marvin Kirchhöfer, Daniel Keilwitz |
| 3 | Aust Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | Nikolaj Rogivue, Frederic Vervisch |
| 4 | Aust Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | Maximilian Hackländer, Remo Lips |
| 5 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Philip Ellis, Max Hofer |
| 6 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Oscar Tunjo, Ivan Lukashevich |
| 7 | HB Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Luca Ludwig, Dominik Schwager |
| 8 | Car Collection Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Lance David Arnold, Christopher Friedrich |
| 9 | Honda Team Schubert Motorsport | Honda NSX GT3 | Christopher Dreyspring, Giorgio Maggi |
| 10 | Honda Team Schubert Motorsport | Honda NSX GT3 | |
| 11 | EFP by TECE | Audi R8 LMS | Elia Erhart, Pierre Kaffer |
| 12 | EFP by TECE | Audi R8 LMS | Florian Spengler, Dries Vanthoor |
| 13 | RWT Racing | Corvette C7 GT3-R | Sven Barth, Claudia Hürtgen |
| 14 | MRS GT-Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | Jens Klingmann, Christopher Zöchling |
| 17 | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Timo Bernhard, Kevin Estre |
| 18 | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Klaus Bachler, Adrien de Leener |
| 19 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | Franck Perera, Ezequiel Perez Companc |
| 63 | Orange1 by GRT Grasser | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli |
| 82 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | Christien Engelhart, Rolf Ineichen |
| 20 | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Kim-Luis Schramm, Nicolai Sylvest |
| 21 | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Sebastian Asch, Luca Stolz |
| 24 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | Mike David Ortmann, Markus Winkelhock |
| 25 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | Ricardo Feller, Christopher Haase |
| 26 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | Jeffrey Schmidt, Stefan Mücke |
| 28 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | Kelvin van der Linde, Sheldon van der Linde |
| 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | Christopher Mies, Alessio Picariello |
| 33 | Team ISR | Audi R8 LMS | Filip Salaquarda, Frank Stippler |
| 35 | Team Rosberg | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | Jimmy Eriksson, Jonathan Judek |
| 53 | Team Rosberg | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | Michele Beretta, Aaro Vainio |
| 42 | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW M6 GT3 | Mikkel Jensen, Timo Scheider |
| 43 | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW M6 GT3 | Victor Bouveng, Dennis Marschall |
| 47 | Mann-Filter Team HTP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Maximilian Götz, Markus Pommer |
| 48 | Mann-Filter Team HTP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Maximilian Buhk, Indy Dontje |
| 84 | Auto ArenA Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Patrick Assenheimer, Clemens Schmid |
| 50 | YACO Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Rahel Frey, Philip Geipel |
| 69 | IronForce by Ring Police | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Lucas Luhr, Jan-Erik Slooten |
| 99 | Precote Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Mathieu Jaminet, Robert Renauer |
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