Photo: ADAC Formel Masters
Mucke Motorsport’s Maximilian Gunther, who appears set to be runner-up in the ADAC Formel Masters series for the second year in a row, pulled out a surprise qualifying performance that yielded double pole for the Hockenheim finale.
Gunther, who previously hadn’t qualified higher than fifth since round three at Lausitzring, beat champion Mikkel Jensen to the top by two tenths and was the only Mucke driver to make the top ten in the session.
Lotus rookies Joel Eriksson and Dennis Marschall followed Jensen in third and fourth, with their more experienced teammate Ralph Boschung taking fifth.
Neuhauser’s Tim Zimmermann settled for sixth, ahead of fellow rookies Igor Walilko and Luis-Enrique Breuer. Fabian Schiller and Nico Menzel locked out row five for Schiller Motorsport.
The top five drivers on the grid for race one all ended up taking the same spots on second-best times, which determine the grid for race two.
Walilko edged ahead of Zimmermann for sixth, while Breuer, Schiller and Menzel completed the top ten.
Qualifying results
| Race 1 | Race 2 | ||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maximilian Gunther | Mucke Motorsport | 1:45.516 | 1 | Maximilian Gunther | Mucke Motorsport | 1:45.600 |
| 2 | Mikkel Jensen | Neuhauser Racing | 1:45.732 | 2 | Mikkel Jensen | Neuhauser Racing | 1:45.781 |
| 3 | Joel Eriksson | Lotus | 1:45.755 | 3 | Joel Eriksson | Lotus | 1:45.789 |
| 4 | Dennis Marschall | Lotus | 1:46.139 | 4 | Dennis Marschall | Lotus | 1:46.217 |
| 5 | Ralph Boschung | Lotus | 1:46.213 | 5 | Ralph Boschung | Lotus | 1:46.408 |
| 6 | Tim Zimmermann | Neuhauser Racing | 1:46.330 | 6 | Igor Walilko | JBR Motorsport | 1:46.478 |
| 7 | Igor Walilko | JBR Motorsport | 1:46.374 | 7 | Tim Zimmermann | Neuhauser Racing | 1:46.523 |
| 8 | Luis-Enrique Breuer | Lotus | 1:46.477 | 8 | Luis-Enrique Breuer | Lotus | 1:46.544 |
| 9 | Fabian Schiller | Schiller Motorsport | 1:46.887 | 9 | Fabian Schiller | Schiller Motorsport | 1:47.091 |
| 10 | Nico Menzel | Schiller Motorsport | 1:47.085 | 10 | Nico Menzel | Schiller Motorsport | 1:47.139 |
| 11 | David Kolkmann | JBR Motorsport | 1:47.381 | 11 | Marvin Dienst | Mucke Motorsport | 1:47.493 |
| 12 | Marvin Dienst | Mucke Motorsport | 1:47.476 | 12 | David Kolkmann | JBR Motorsport | 1:47.576 |
| 13 | Kim-Luis Schramm | Mucke Motorsport | 1:47.622 | 13 | Kim-Luis Schramm | Mucke Motorsport | 1:47.866 |
| 14 | Giorgio Maggi | Mucke Motorsport | 1:48.607 | 14 | Giorgio Maggi | Mucke Motorsport | 1:48.837 |