Rally ace Prokop at Slovakia Ring: Rally world champion Sébastien Ogier's guest drive in the ADAC GT Masters at the Lausitzring has encouraged rally ace Martin Prokop from the Czech Republic to take an interest in the Super Sports Car League. The 2009 rally junior world champion paid a visit to the Slovakia Ring and chatted with fellow Czech Tomas Enge about the ADAC GT Masters. Prokop's next drive in the rally world championship takes place in the ADAC Rallye Deutschland from August 21st to 24th.

A look into the future of single-seater racing: Next year, ADAC Formula 4 will replace Formel ADAC which has been a support series to the ADAC GT Masters since 2008. At the Slovakia Ring, the ADAC gave teams and drivers competing in Formel ADAC a glimpse of the future for open-wheel racing. Two possible future suppliers of chassis for the new ADAC Formula 4, French racing car builder Mygale and Tatuus from Italy, put their cars through their paces on Thursday as they lapped the track.

Mathias Lauda in front of Vienna's State Opera: Mathias Lauda made his first appearance as an ADAC GT Masters driver not on the track, but in the middle of Vienna. On their way to Slovakia Ring, HTP Motorsport's racing car transporter with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG inside made a brief stopover in Vienna. Lauda and the 550bhp Gullwing took part in a photo shoot in front of the State Opera before continuing to the Slovakia Ring.

Wedding bells at the Slovakia Ring: A strange sight was to be seen on the Saturday before the first ADAC GT Masters race when a bride and groom took a stroll along the grid. One of the managers at the Slovakia Rings was getting married and was keen to have some photographs taken with his new bride on the grid.

Wedding bells, part two: Andrea Kaiser, presenter of the 'ran Racing' live broadcasts from the ADAC GT Masters for kabel eins, appeared for the first time in front of the camera with a wedding ring on her finger at the Slovakia Ring. Kaiser and world rally champion Sébastien Ogier got married during the summer break. On Sunday, the newly married Kaiser will present the second ADAC GT Masters race from the Slovakia Ring, starting at 11:45 am.