At the end of last season, the Haupt Racing Team announced the return of the Ford brand to the ADAC GT Masters in 2025 after a ten-year hiatus. Now it has been revealed that HRT Ford Performance will be racing with three Ford Mustang GT3. These will make a first appearance at the season-opener from 23rd to 25th May at the Lausitzring, as part of the DTM programme.

Saintéloc Racing announced that Nikita Bedrin will join the team for the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine. The young driver brings a wealth of experience from both Formula Regional and FIA Formula 3, further strengthening the team’s ambitions for the upcoming season.

Predictable costs and an attractive sporting environment: the ADAC is continuing its development programme in Formula racing in the 2024 season. The ADAC Formula 4 Junior Team will again start in Formula 4 France next year. In cooperation with the FFSA Academy, four young drivers will have the chance to secure one of the coveted seats.

Sebastián Montoya will join Hitech Grand Prix for his first FIA Formula 3 campaign this season the team have confirmed. The 17-year-old is part of the Red Bull Junior Team, freshly signed ahead of the 2023 season. The Colombian made two appearances last year across the Zandvoort race weekend with Campos Racing and tested with Hitech in Jerez in last year’s post-season test.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli is the new ADAC Formula 4 champion. After his big success at the Nürburgring, the Italian in Prema Racing colours climbed out of the cockpit of his 180-hp Formula 4 car and raised his fists to the sky. He then leapt into the arms of his mechanics and engineers, as the celebrations knew no bounds at the Nürburgring. Victory in the penultimate race saw the 16-year-old crowned champion in the ADAC’s junior series.