Mick Schumacher (17, Germany, Prema Powerteam) won the ADAC Formula 4 qualifying heat at the Hockenheimring, keeping alive his chances of lifting the title. The 17-year-old, who had been disqualified along with six other drivers following a technical inspection on Friday night after qualifying, started from 14th place and beat off competition from Toni Wolf (17, Germany, KUG Motorsport) and rookie Juan Manuel Correa ( 17, United States, Ecuador, Prema Powerteam).

With his win, Schumacher secured 23rd place on the grid in the first two races of the weekend on Saturday, which will be broadcast live on SPORT1 at 12:00 noon and at 15:35. The son of record Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher is 39 points down on championship leader Joey Mawson (20, Australia, Van Amersfoort Racing).

Marylin Niederhauser (21, Switzerland, Lechner Racing) was eliminated on the rain-affected track and will not take part in the last three races of the season. However, newcomer Jordan Love (17, Australia, SMC Schwärzler Motorsport) is in the line-up. He finished eleventh in the qualifying round and secured grid position 33 for the first two races.