Paddock radar from the ADAC GT Masters at the Slovakia Ring

• Former junior rally world champion Martin Prokop at ADAC GT Masters
• ADAC unveils new Formula 4 cars at Slovakia Ring
• Mathias Lauda stops by State Opera in Vienna

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.