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29 the first part of the season. Prema’s James Wharton got one less but took his maiden German series win after the four he had in Formula 4 UAE last winter. Wharton became the fifth driver to win this season, joining Antonelli, Camara, Barnard, and Conrad Laursen. The Dane had positive results in the reverse‐grid races. He claimed his maiden win at Zandvoort, a second place at the Nürburgring and a third at Spa‐ Francorchamps, plus a podium in the first race at Zandvoort. Unfortunately, US Racing and Van Amersfoort did not enter the championship full‐time, as they only took part in two of the first four events. Kacper Sztuka and Marcus Amand, fielded by the German squad led by Gerhard Ungar and Ralf Schumacher, posted second place at Spa‐ Francorchamps and Hockenheim. On the other hand, Martinius Stenshorne netted two fifth places for the 2021 double champions. Camara leads the rookie standings, but the class hat‐trick by Wharton at Nürburgring, the FDA member narrowed the gap, moving to P2 ahead of Finland's Rasmus Joutsimies, who has 11 points finishes in 12 races with the Jenzer team.