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The 1988 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1988 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. 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 3 April at Zolder and ended at Hockenheim on 16 October after twelve rounds.

WTS Liqui Moly Equipe driver Joachim Winkelhock won the championship. He led the championship battle from the start of the season with a series of three consecutive wins. Otto Rensing lost seven points to Winkelhock and finished as runner-up with wins at Hockenheim and Nürburgring. Frank Biela won at Mainz Finthen and Hungaroring (the Hungarian track was in the schedule of German F3 for the first and the last time) and completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Michael Bartels, Hanspeter Kaufmann and Wolfgang Kaufmann were the other race winners. Daniel Müller clinched the B-Cup championship title.^[1] The season was marred by the death of Csaba Kesjár in an accident at Norisring.

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[2]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Class A
Schübel Rennsport Int.	1	Csaba Kesjár	Dallara 388/009	Volkswagen	1–7
Team der ONS Nachwuchsförderung	2	Ralf Kelleners	Dallara 388/008	Volkswagen	All
WTS Liqui Moly Equipe	3	Joachim Winkelhock	Reynard 883/004	Volkswagen	All
JSK Generalbau	4	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Dallara 388/002	Volkswagen	All
	5	Gianni Bianchi	Dallara 388/001		1
		Franco Forini			2–11
		Daniel Müller			12
	25	Jacques Isler	Dallara 388/015		2
Volkswagen Motorsport	6	Otto Rensing	Reynard 883/005	Volkswagen	All
Volkswagen Motorsport	7	Frank Krämer	BSR KS388/01	Volkswagen	All
Josef Kaufmann	8	Peter Zakowski	Martini MK55/03	Volkswagen	1–8
		Franz Binder			9, 12
		Ellen Lohr			10
Team Sonax Autopflege	9	Frank Biela	Martini MK55/04	Volkswagen	All
Malte Bongers Motorsport	10	Michael Bartels	Reynard 883/001	Volkswagen	All
	11	Anreas Buhk	Reynard 883		1
	11	Franck Fréon	Reynard 883		2
Mönninghoff Racing — Sympathik Cosmetics	12	Michael Roppes	Reynard 883/017	Volkswagen	All
Style Auto Racing Team	15	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Dallara 388/033	Volkswagen	All
Gerd Lünsmann	16	Gerrit van Kouwen	Ralt RT31/710	Volkswagen	1–4, 6, 12
Walter Lechner Racing School-Schaeffler Teppichboden	17	Ellen Lohr	Dallara 388/031	Volkswagen	1–4, 6–9
		Logan Wilms			10–11
		Mercedes Stermitz			12
Rex Toyota F3 Team Deutschland	18	Stefan Neuberger	Reynard 883/016	Toyota	All
P+M Motorsport	21	Josef Bertzen	Reynard 883/012	Toyota	1–9
Krafft Walzen Team	22	Karl Wendlinger	Ralt RT32/763	Alfa Romeo	All
HC Hessel Motorsport	23	Marc Hessel	Dallara 388/042	Toyota	9–12
HC Hessel Motorsport	24	Víctor Rosso	Berta 88/002	Renault	9–10
Formel Rennsport Club	24	Jo Zeller	Ralt RT30/640	Toyota	2
Formel Rennsport Club	34	Franz Kaiser	Dallara 386/019	Volkswagen	9–10, 12
Picko Troberg Racing	27	Rickard Rydell	Reynard 883/045	Volkswagen	7
Picko Troberg Racing	28	Peter Albertsson	Reynard 873/083	Volkswagen	7
MSC Rottenegg	30	Herbert Prügl	Ralt RT3/397	Toyota	8, 11
Team Castrol Racing	31	Andras Kövesdan	Ralt RT3/397	Volkswagen	4, 11
Team Theuermann	32	Martin Koller	Ralt RT31	Volkswagen	9
Team Theuermann	33	Wolfgang Petutschnig	Ralt RT30/563	Volkswagen	9
Georg Neyer	35	Georg Neyer	Martini MK49/08	Volkswagen	9
Trond-Aage Krosby	35	Trond-Aage Krosby	Ralt RT30/649	Volkswagen	11
Helmut Bross Racing	37	Kalman Bodis	Reynard 873	Volkswagen	11
Ewald Gasper	38	Georg Arbinger	Martini MK49	Volkswagen	12
MCS Stuttgart	39	Uwe Wolpert	Ralt RT30/579	Volkswagen	10
Svend Hansen	40	Svend Hansen	Reynard 873/078	Volkswagen	12
Class B
Team Bernal Torantriebe	50	Sigi Betz	Reynard 863/030	Volkswagen	1–4, 7
Malte Bongers Motorsport	51	Anreas Buhk	Reynard 873/061	Volkswagen	2–12
JSK Generalbau	52	Daniel Müller	Dallara 386/023	Volkswagen	1–11
	57	Rene Wartmann	Reynard 873/084		1–2, 4–7, 9–12
	68	Gianni Bianchi	Dallara 387/010		5–7
WTS Liqui Moly Equipe	53	Franz Engstler	Reynard 873/087	Volkswagen	All
WTS Liqui Moly Equipe	68	Gianni Bianchi	Dallara 387/010	Volkswagen	9–10, 12
Gerd Lünsmann	54	Gernot Sirrenburg	Reynard 873/045	Volkswagen	2–3, 8–10
	64	Andy Bovensiepen	Ralt RT31/710		10
	69	Stefan Fricke	Ralt RT31/710		8
Johann Stelzer	55	Johann Stelzer	Reynard 863/039	Volkswagen	2, 9, 11
EMCO Sports Team	56	Walter Zischg	Ralt RT30/614	Volkswagen	2, 5, 7, 9
Mönninghoff Racing — Sympathik Cosmetics	59	Logan Wilms	Ralt RT31/711	Volkswagen	7, 9
		Klaus Panchyrz			10
		Andy Bovensiepen			12
Richard Hamann	60	Richard Hamann	Reynard 873/051	Volkswagen	5, 7, 9, 11–12
Team Theuermann	62	Phillip Verellen	Ralt RT31	Volkswagen	1
Team Theuermann	62	Martin Koller	Ralt RT31	Volkswagen	11
MSC Marktredwitz	64	Otmar Fassold	Ralt RT30/550	Volkswagen	3–5, 7, 11–12
MSC Scuderia Mitwitz	66	Justin Sünkel	Dallara 387/014	Volkswagen	1–5, 7, 9–12
Volkmar Löw	67	Volkmar Löw	Ralt RT30/530	Volkswagen	2–3, 7, 9, 12
Excelsior	67	Jacky Eeckelaert	JEC 386B/01	Volkswagen	4
Formel Rennsport Club	72	Jacques Isler	Dallara 388/015	Volkswagen	5

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	3 April	XIX. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe"
2	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	24 April	AvD/MAC Sportwagen-Festival
3	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	1 May	50. ADAC Eifelrennen
4	Brno, Czechoslovakia	Masaryk Circuit	22 May	AvD/MHSTC "100 Meilen von Brünn"
5	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	29 May	ADAC-Preis Hockenheim
6	Mainz, West Germany	Mainz Finthen Airport	5 June	24. AvD/HMSC-Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
7	Nuremberg, West Germany	Norisring	26 June	ADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg"
8	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf Air Base	17 July	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
9	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgring	28 August	ADAC-Alpentrophäe
10	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	4 September	1000 km of Nürburgring
11	Mogyoród, Hungary	Hungaroring	18 September	ADAC-Rundstrecken-Rennen Hungaroring
12	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	16 October	10. ADAC "Preis der Stadt Esslingen"

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	B Class Winner
1	Circuit Zolder	Joachim Winkelhock	Otto Rensing	Joachim Winkelhock	WTS Liqui Moly Equipe	Daniel Müller
2	Hockenheimring	Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	WTS Liqui Moly Equipe	Franz Engstler
3	Nürburgring	Joachim Winkelhock	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Joachim Winkelhock	WTS Liqui Moly Equipe	Franz Engstler
4	Masaryk Circuit	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Frank Biela	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Style Auto Racing Team	Daniel Müller
5	Hockenheimring	Joachim Winkelhock	Csaba Kesjár	Otto Rensing	Volkswagen Motorsport	Daniel Müller
6	Mainz Finthen Airport	Frank Biela	Otto Rensing	Frank Biela	Team Sonax Autopflege	Andreas Buhk
7	Norisring	Joachim Winkelhock	race cancelled due to fatal accident of Csaba Kesjár^[3]
8	Wunstorf	Otto Rensing	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Joachim Winkelhock	WTS Liqui Moly Equipe	Andreas Buhk
9	Salzburgring	Michael Bartels	Franco Forini	Hanspeter Kaufmann	JSK Generalbau	Daniel Müller
10	Nürburgring	Michael Roppes	Michael Bartels	Otto Rensing	Volkswagen Motorsport	Franz Engstler
11	Hungaroring	Frank Biela	Otto Rensing	Frank Biela	Team Sonax Autopflege	Frank Beyerlein
12	Hockenheimring	Michael Bartels	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Michael Bartels	Malte Bongers Motorsport	Andreas Buhk

Championship standings

A-Class

Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Driver	ZOL	HOC1	NÜR1	BRN	HOC2	MAI	NOR	WUN	SAL	NÜR2	HUN	HOC3	Points
1	Joachim Winkelhock	1	1	1	3	Ret	2	C	1	5	2	2	Ret	164
2	Otto Rensing	2	2	Ret	4	1	3	C	2	3	1	3	Ret	157
3	Frank Biela	3	4	Ret	2	5	1	C	3	6	Ret	1	Ret	132
4	Frank Krämer	10	5	3	8	Ret	9	C	7	4	3	16	3	119
5	Michael Bartels	4	7	15	Ret	4	4	C	4	Ret	13	4	1	117
6	Hanspeter Kaufmann	5	6	2	Ret	18	10	C	Ret	1	8	9	4	111
7	Wolfgang Kaufmann	8	8	Ret	1	8	Ret	C	5	2	Ret	Ret	2	103
8	Michael Roppes	Ret	3	8	Ret	6	14	C	9	Ret	5	5	DNS	83
9	Stefan Neuberger	Ret	Ret	9	7	3	17	C	11	Ret	6	Ret	5	75
10	Daniel Müller	9	19	Ret	10	2	16	C	DNS	9	7	10	DNS	71
11	Karl Wendlinger	Ret	Ret	6	6	11	15	C	Ret	16	4	6	Ret	69
12	Franz Engstler	DNS	15	12	Ret	7	13	C	Ret	11	12	7	7	68
13	Franco Forini		14	5	Ret	15	5	C	6	7	Ret	Ret		62
14	Ellen Lohr	7	13	7	11		Ret	C	8	Ret	9			59
15	Andreas Buhk	Ret	Ret	13	DNS	19	12	C	14	8	11	11	6	58
16	Ralf Kelleners	15	9	4	14	Ret	Ret	C	10	Ret	20	8	Ret	54
17	Peter Zakowski	14	17	10	5	14	7	C	Ret					47
18	Gerrit van Kouwen	6	12	DNS	Ret		6						9	43
19	Csaba Kesjár	DSQ	10	Ret	9	16	8	C						33
20	Rene Wartmann	DNS	Ret		13	10	18	C		14	16	13	16	33
21	Josef Bertzen	DNS	16	11	12	Ret	11	C	13	DNS				32
22	Justin Sunkel	13	DNS	16	15	13		C		17	17	15	19	27
23	Richard Hamann					12		C		13		12	Ret	20
24	Andy Bovensiepen										10		10	18
25	Franz Binder									10			13	17
26	Logan Wilms							C		15	14	14		14
27	Sigi Betz	11	20	14	Ret			C						13
28	Georg Arbinger												8	11
29	Jacques Isler		18			9								11
30	Marc Hessel									12	Ret	17	Ret	9
31	Jo Zeller		11											8
32	Phillip Verellen	12												7
33	Stefan Fricke								12					7
34	Mercedes Stermitz												12	7
35	Gianni Bianchi	DNS				Ret	Ret	C		Ret	18		13	7
36	Otmar Fassold			18	16	DNS		C				Ret	17	6
37	Svend Hansen												14	5
38	Trond-Aage Krosby											15		5
39	Herbert Prügl								15			20		4
40	Franz Kaiser									20	19		15	4
41	Gernot Sirrenburg		DNS	17					Ret		Ret			2
42	Andras Kövesdan				17							19		2
43	Walter Zischg		21			17		C		21				2
44	Johann Stelzer		DNQ							18		18		2
45	Jacky Eeckelaert				18									1
46	Volkmar Löw		DNQ	19				C		Ret			DNS	0
47	Wolfgang Petutschnig									19				0
48	Uwe Wolpert										20			0
49	Klaus Panchyrz										21			0
50	Víctor Rosso									22	Ret			0
	Martin Koller									Ret		Ret		0
	Franck Fréon		Ret											0
	Kalman Bodis											Ret		0
	Rickard Rydell							C						0
	Gerd Lünsmann							C						0
	Peter Albertsson							C						0
	Georg Neyer									DNQ				0
Pos	Driver	ZOL	HOC1	NÜR1	BRN	HOC2	MAI	NOR	WUN	SAL	NÜR2	HUN	HOC3	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

^ "Formula 3 Germany 1988 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "STARTERLISTE 1988 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
^ "200 MEILEN VON NÜRNBERG – (7.LAUF DM)" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.