1982 German Formula Three Championship

The 1982 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1982 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars in Germany, Belgium and Austria. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conformed to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 28 March at Nürburgring and ended at Kassel-Calden on 3 October after ten rounds.

Volkswagen Motorsport driver John Nielsen became first Danish champion of the German Formula Three Championship. He dominated the championship, finishing ahead of all of his championship rivals in all seven races he was able to finish. His main title rival Bruno Eichmann had only won race at Salzburgring which wasn't attended by Nielsen. Gerhard Berger completed the top-three in the drivers standings. Franz Konrad was the only other driver who won race in the season.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[2]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Bertram Schäfer Racing	1	Bruno Eichmann	Ralt RT3/299	Toyota	All
Bertram Schäfer Racing	2	Kris Nissen	Ralt RT3/214	Toyota	6–7
Euroracing	1	Oscar Larrauri	Euroracing 101/2	Alfa Romeo	1, 10
Euroracing	2	Emanuele Pirro	Euroracing 101/1	Alfa Romeo	1, 10
SAR	2	Dieter Heinzelmann	Ralt RT3	Toyota	3
Produktiv Fachmessen Prenner von Prikranyi	3	Theodor Erhard	March	Toyota	3
Konrad Racing	3	Franz Konrad	March 803B/1	Toyota	5–10
Equipe Serge Saulnier	3	Didier Theys	Martini MK37	Alfa Romeo	1, 10
Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie	4	Helmut Bross	Ralt RT3/214	Toyota	1–2, 4, 8–10
	4	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3/214		5
	5	Henning Hagenbauer	Ralt RT3		2
Jac Nellemann	4	Henri Ronnberg	March 813	Toyota	4–7
Maurice Roger	5	Maurice Roger	Chevron B47/47–79–02	Toyota	8–9
Maurice Roger	26	Herve Roger	Chevron B47/47–79–02	Toyota	10
Anson Racing Cars	5	Claudio Langes	Anson SA3C/004	Toyota	1
Total	6	Alain Ferté	Martini MK37	Alfa Romeo	1
Total	7	Philippe Alliot	Martini MK37	Alfa Romeo	1
EMCO Motorsport Austria	6	Walter Lechner	Ralt RT3	Toyota	3
Scuderia Calanda	6	Jakob Bordoli	Martini MK31/003	Toyota	1, 10
Nicky Nufer	7	Nicky Nufer	Ralt RT3/202	Toyota	All
Josef Kaufmann Racing	7	Arie Luyendijk	Martini MK31	Toyota	8–9
	8	Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK34/016	Toyota	1–7, 9–10
	9	Gerhard Berger	Martini MK37	Alfa Romeo	All
Neil Trundle Racing	7	Enrique Benamo	Ralt RT3	Toyota	10
Formel Rennsport Club	8	Jo Zeller	Ralt RT3/234	Toyota	1, 10
	11	Bruno Huber	Argo JM1/006-F3		5, 10
	35	Jürg-Pascal Vogt	Martini MK37		5
	36	Hanspeter Kaufmann	March 803		2
Bruno Corradi	9	Bruno Corradi	Ralt RT3	Alfa Romeo	10
Uwe Teuscher	10	Uwe Teuscher	March 793	Toyota	4–9
Ake Jansson	11	Ake Jansson	Ralt RT3	Toyota	9
Royal Corps of Transport Racing with Mendel	12	Bob Birrell	March 813/6	Toyota	7
Erwin Derichs	12	Jürgen Endres	Derichs D380/01	Toyota	9
EMSC Bitburg	14	Manfred Hebben	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–3, 6, 8–10
Peter Katsarski	15	Peter Katsarski	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–8
Rudi Seher	16	Rudi Seher	March 793	Toyota	2, 4–6, 10
Leo Andersson	16	Leo Andersson	Ralt RT3/197	Toyota	7
Duscholux Racing Team	17	Donald Bradway	March 813	Alfa Romeo	1–9
Penthouse Racing Team	18	Thomas von Löwis	March 813	Alfa Romeo	All
Peter Wisskirchen	19	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT3	Toyota	All
Sinziger Mineralbrunnen	20	Bernd Suckow	Chevron B47	Toyota	1–2, 6, 8–9
Sinziger Mineralbrunnen	25	Heinrich Heintz	Ralt RT1/23	Toyota	1, 6, 8–10
Jan Thoelke	21	Jan Thoelke	Argo JM10	Toyota	1, 3, 5–10
Scuderia Colonia	23	Willi Hüsgen	Maco 376/M013	Toyota	6, 9
Ignazio Rizza	26	Ignazio Rizza	March 743/3	BMW	2, 9
Pierre-Alain Lombardi	27	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	Ralt RT3/174	Toyota	1
Ursula Ortmann — Ortmann F3 Team	27	Karl Hasenbichler	March 813/8	Toyota	1, 3–5
Vesuvio Racing	27	Roberto Ravaglia	Dallara F382	Alfa Romeo	1, 10
Vesuvio Racing	44	Paolo Giangrossi	Ralt RT3/283	Alfa Romeo	1
Hubert Grün	28	Hubert Grün	March	BMW	5, 9
Ecurie La Meute	29	Louis Maulini	March 803/12	Toyota	1
Trivellato Racing Team	29	Giulio Regosa	Dallara F382	Alfa Romeo	10
Trivellato Racing Team	40	Claudio Langes	Dallara F382	Alfa Romeo	10
Volkswagen Motorsport	30	John Nielsen	Ralt RT3/281	Volkswagen	1–2, 4–10
Team Maredo Steak&Salat	31	Hans-Peter Pandur	Ralt RT3	Toyota	All
Sachs Sporting	33	Michael Kahnt Sachs Sporting	Ralt RT3	Toyota	2
Karl-Heinz Soll	33	Karl-Heinz Soll	Ralt RT1	Toyota	4
Rudi Seher	33	Erich Leitner	Chevron B43	Toyota	5
Henning Hagenbauer	36	Henning Hagenbauer	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1, 3–4
MSV Osann-Monzel	36	Arnold Wagner	Ralt RT1		6, 9
Thorbjörn Carlsson	41	Thorbjörn Carlsson	Ralt RT3/244	Toyota	1

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	28 March	XVII. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen
2	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	3 April	AvD Deutschland-Trophäe "Jim Clark Rennen"
3	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgring	23 May	10. ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen
4	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf Air Base	6 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
5	Erding, West Germany	Erding Air Base	4 July	5. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
6	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	18 July	ADAC-H.G.Bürger-Gedächtnisrennen — Preis von Luxembourg
7	Diepholz, West Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	1 August	15. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
8	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	22 August	16. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen"
9	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	26 September	IX. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint
10	Kassel, West Germany	Kassel-Calden Circuit	3 October	ADAC-Hessen-Preis

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Nürburgring	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Oscar Larrauri	Euroracing
2	Hockenheimring	Bruno Eichmann	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
3	Salzburgring	Bruno Eichmann	Bruno Eichmann	Bruno Eichmann	Bertram Schäfer Racing
4	Wunstorf Air Base	Bruno Eichmann	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
5	Erding Air Base	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
6	Nürburgring	John Nielsen	Franz Konrad	Franz Konrad	Konrad Racing
7	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
8	Circuit Zolder	Bruno Eichmann	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
9	Nürburgring	John Nielsen	Franz Konrad	Franz Konrad	Konrad Racing
10	Kassel-Calden Circuit	Oscar Larrauri	Oscar Larrauri	Emanuele Pirro	Euroracing

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Pos	Driver	NÜR1	HOC	SAL	WUN	ERD	NÜR2	DIE	ZOL	NÜR3	KAS	Points
1	John Nielsen	3	1		1	1	Ret	1	1	Ret	4	140
2	Bruno Eichmann	Ret	2	1	2	2	Ret	2	2	Ret	8	110
3	Gerhard Berger	16	6	4	3	5	Ret	10	3	4	9	83
4	Josef Kaufmann	12	3	3	7	Ret	2	9		3	15	78
5	Franz Konrad					6	1	7	8	1	11	63
6	Hans-Peter Pandur	23	Ret	5	5	9	3	3	4	6	Ret	59
7	Helmut Bross	14	4		4				7	2	12	57
8	Thomas von Löwis	21	10	6	16	4	Ret	5	5	8	10	52
9	Peter Wisskirchen	22	12	8	6	8	4	6	6	7	16	45
10	Rudi Seher		9		10	3	12				Ret	18
11	Peter Katsarski	Ret	7	7	12	7	7	Ret	Ret			18
12	Manfred Hebben	19	11	Ret	Ret		Ret		DNS	5	18	17
13	Henning Hagenbauer	17	5	12	14							16
14	Walter Lechner			2								15
15	Uwe Teuscher				11	Ret	5	11	Ret	DNS		11
16	Donald Bradway	DNQ	Ret	Ret	15	13	9	13	10	Ret		7
17	Nicky Nufer	DNQ	13	10	9	15	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
18	Karl Hasenbichler	20		9	17	Ret						6
19	Jan Thoelke	24		Ret		Ret	11	DNS	9	Ret	Ret	4
20	Jürgen Endres									9		2
21	Willi Husgen						13			10		1
	Hubert Grün					15				11		0
	Dieter Heinzelmann			11								0
	Heinrich Heintz	DNQ					14		14	13	Ret	0
	Bernd Suckow	DNQ	DNS				Ret		13	DNS		0
	Karl-Heinz Soll				13							0
	Erich Leitner					14						0
	Michael Kahnt		Ret									0
	Theodor Erhard			Ret								0
	Harald Brutschin					Ret						0
	Erich Rostek		DNS									0
	Erwin Derichs				DNS							0
	Herbert Rostek				DNS							0
	Jürgen Kurze					DNS						0
	Arnold Wagner						DNS			Ret		0
	Wolfgang Simon	DNQ										0
	Karl Schäfer	DNQ					DNS					0
	Harald Tonat	DNQ										0
	Urs Dudler	DNQ									DNS	0
	Jean-Pierre Trachsel	DNQ										0
	Herbert Lingmann	DNQ		DNS								0
guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Emanuele Pirro	4									1	0
	Oscar Larrauri	1									Ret	0
	Jo Zeller	13									2	0
	Alain Ferté	2										0
	Enrique Benamo										3	0
	Henri Ronnberg				7	11	6	4				0
	Didier Theys	5									6	0
	Philippe Alliot	6										0
	Roberto Ravaglia	7									7	0
	Kris Nissen						8	9				0
	Paolo Giangrossi	8										0
	Hanspeter Kaufmann		8									0
	Claudio Langes	9									5	0
	Thorbjörn Carlsson	10										0
	Jürg-Pascal Vogt					10						0
	Jakob Bordoli	11									14	0
	Maurice Roger								11	12		0
	Leo Andersson							11				0
	Bruno Huber					12					17	0
	Arie Luyendijk								12	Ret		0
	Bruno Corradi										13	0
	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	14										0
	Ake Jansson							14				0
	Bob Birrell							15				0
	Louis Maulini	18										0
	Herve Roger										19	0
	Ignazio Rizza		Ret							DNS		0
	Giulio Regosa										Ret	0
	Alexandre Neefs								DNS			0
Pos	Driver	NÜR1	HOC	SAL	WUN	ERD	NÜR2	DIE	ZOL	NÜR3	KAS	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)