Turn 1: During the tests at Oschersleben, the drivers used the faster variant of the first corner for the first time. Up to now, only the tighter version consisting of a 90° turn has been used in the ADAC GT Masters. This was also reflected in the lap times. The fastest over the two days (1:23.320 minutes) was set by Nicolaj Sylvest in the Mercedes-AMG prepared by Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing, two seconds faster than BMW driver Philipp Eng on his pole lap in 2017. "The new first turn is much more fun to drive," said Lamborghini man Christian Engelhart. "The previous version was far from smooth."

Debut 1: The Honda NSX GT3 made its ADAC GT Masters debut at Oschersleben. Schubert Motorsport, now a Honda partner team, brought along the car with Christopher Dreyspring and Giorgio Maggi as drivers. They put in a total of 90 laps, equivalent to just under 330 kilometres or around two and a half race distances. "We are satisfied with the way the test went," said team boss Torsten Schubert. "We used the time spent on the track to learn as much as possible about the car." Schubert hopes to field a second Honda during the season. "We're still working on it. It would definitely be helpful for the development of the team to have a second Honda as a benchmark."

Debut 2: Also putting in a first appearance in the ADAC GT Masters were IronForce by RING POLICE. The series newcomers, who have the backing of YouTube star JP Kraemer, are entering a Porsche 911 GT3 R which will be driven by team principal Jan-Erik Slooten and Lucas Luhr. "We have gained a lot of new insight," said Slooten, "because we were using the new Pirelli tyres for the first time. It was a valuable opportunity for me to be driving in cold temperatures and to feel how the car behaves and the tyres work." The pit arrangements proved popular with visitors over the two days. Through a window in the specially equipped 'Viewing Area', spectators will be able to watch the team working on the car on race weekends. "We want to involve the fans," says Slooten. "We think they should be allowed to see behind the scenes. That's very important to us."

Going solo: Jeffrey Schmidt (BWT Mücke Motorsport, Audi) and Robert Renauer (Precote Herberth Motorsport, Porsche) had sole use of their cars for the test, as their respective team-mates Stefan Mücke and Mathieu Jaminet were otherwise engaged. Jaminet was competing in the USA last weekend, as indeed was Callaway Corvette driver Daniel Keilwitz, who was also unavailable for Oschersleben. The new Callaway team manager Mike Gramke did, however, come across specially for the occasion from the Circuit of The Americas.

Career move: FIA WEC world champion Timo Bernhard is not the only one making the switch to the ADAC GT Masters. His Porsche LMP1 race engineer Kyle Wilson-Clarke from last year was also present for the Super Sports Car League tests, looking after the Porsche 911 GT3 R which Bernhard and team-mate Kévin Estre will be driving for KÜS Team75 Bernhard.

Driver trio: On their return to the ADAC GT Masters, Phoenix Racing used not two but three drivers to test their number 6 Audi. The only one of them who will be lining up for the whole campaign was series newcomer Ivan Lukashevich. His scheduled co-driver Oscar Tunjo, who had to drop out at short notice due to a fractured finger, was temporarily replaced by Nicolai Møller Madsen from Denmark. Jake Dennis from the UK also helped out, as he will be standing in for Lukashevich on the first weekend in mid-April when the Russian has a clash of dates. "The test went really well for me. The car was handling really well and I had a good feeling with the balance," said Dennis, who was the fastest Audi driver in the test. "The ADAC GT Masters is a championship that I've always followed and something I have always wanted to take part in. I have to thank Ernst Moser for giving me this opportunity and I'll do my best to show what the car is capable of and get the best result for the team."