Dress rehearsal for ADAC GT Masters in official pre-season tests at Oschersleben
Two-day warm-up involving more than 20 participantsHeinz-Harald Frentzen to put a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG through its paces
The ADAC GT Masters is about to stage its annual dress rehearsal. The official two-day pre season tests on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th April at the etropolis Motorsport Arena Oschersleben give contestants the chance to size each other up a good two weeks before the Super Sports Car League starts in earnest at the same venue on the weekend of 25th to 27th April. One driver who has already confirmed his attendance is 46-year-old ex-Formula 1 and DTM driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen who is back in the ADAC GT Masters after a one-year break, this time driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG entered by HTP Motorsport. The first ADAC GT Masters double bill of the 2014 season at Oschersleben will be contested by more than 20 supercars sporting eight different badges on their grilles. Each of the teams that have registered for the forthcoming ADAC GT Masters campaign will be sending at least one vehicle along to the tests. The five sessions will be spread out over eight hours on the two appointed days. The teams and drivers lining up for the 2014 Formel ADAC series will be making their own parallel preparations at Oschersleben during the same period. Tuesday 8th April has been designated as Media Day - the ADAC will be holding a press conference at which they will be providing comprehensive information about the 2014 ADAC GT Masters and presenting the teams and drivers. The etropolis Motorsport Arena Oschersleben will also be open to fans on both test days. Admission to the circuit costs EUR5.00 for a day ticket, purchasable only at the gate. Timetable for the official ADAC GT Masters tests at etropolis Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Tuesday 8th April 09:00 - 11:30: ADAC GT Masters Test Session No 111:45 - 13:00: Press conference. Among those fielding questions will be Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Diego Alessi and Daniel Keilwitz (defending ADAC GT Masters champions) and Lars Soutschka (ADAC Head of Motorsport and Classic Cars).14:00 - 15:30: ADAC GT Masters Test Session No 217:00 - 18:00: ADAC GT Masters Test Session No 3 Wednesday 9th April 10:15 - 11:45: ADAC GT Masters Test Session No 413:15 - 15:15: ADAC GT Masters Test Session No 5 The ADAC GT Masters 2014 season kicks off on the weekend of April 25th-27th in the etropolis Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. All 16 races of the ADAC GT Masters will again be broadcast live and in full throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland on kabel eins during 2014. Tickets for all ADAC GT Masters races are available in advance, starting at just 20 euros, online at www.adac.de/motorsport, from all ADAC outlets, at www.eventim.de and from more than 20,000 Eventim ticket offices throughout Europe. ADAC GT Masters schedule, 2014 25/04 - 27/04/14 etropolis Motorsport Arena Oschersleben09/05 - 11/05/14 Circuit Park Zandvoort (NL)23/05 - 25/05/14 Lausitzring*06/06 - 08/06/14 Red Bull Ring (A)08/08 - 10/08/14 Slovakia Ring (SVK)29/08 - 31/08/14 Nürburgring19/09 - 21/09/14 Sachsenring03/10 - 05/10/14 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg * subject to approval by FIA/DMSB