List of German Formula Three champions

This page contains a list of German Formula Three champions. The championship has been in existence intermittently since 1950[1] and has some former champions who later made Formula One. The most notable among these are seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher,[2] 2004 Monaco Grand Prix winner Jarno Trulli and multiple podium finisher Nick Heidfeld. Eight-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen and 2005 DTM champion Gary Paffett also won the series early in their respective careers.

Contents

By season

Season Champion Team Chassis Engine Trophy
2011 Richie Stanaway van Amersfoort Racing Dallara F307 Volkswagen Maxim Travin
2010 Tom Dillmann HS Technik Dallara F307 Volkswagen Riccardo Brutschin
2009 Laurens Vanthoor van Amersfoort Racing Dallara F307 Volkswagen Sergey Chukanov
2008 Frédéric Vervisch Swiss Racing Team Dallara F307 OPC Challenge Marco Oberhauser
2007 Carlo van Dam van Amersfoort Racing Dallara F306 OPC Challenge Michael Klein
2006 Ho-Pin Tung JB Motorsport Lola B06-30 Opel Harald Schlegelmilch
2005 Peter Elkmann Jo Zeller Racing Dallara F304 Opel-Spiess Kevin Fank
2004 Bastian Kolmsee HS Technik Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess
2003 João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess
2002 Gary Paffett Team Rosberg Dallara F302 Opel
2001 Toshihiro Kaneishi Opel Team BSR Dallara F301 Opel
2000 Giorgio Pantano Opel Team KMS Dallara F300 Opel
1999 Christijan Albers Opel Team BSR Dallara 399 Opel
1998 Bas Leinders van Amersfoort Racing Dallara 398 Opel
Season Driver Team Chassis Engine Challenge
1997 Nick Heidfeld Team Opel BSR Dallara 397 Opel Jaroslav Kostelecký
Season Driver Team Chassis Engine B-Cup
1996 Jarno Trulli Opel Team KMS Benetton Dallara 396 Opel Johan Stureson
1995 Norberto Fontana KMS Motorsport Dallara 395 Opel Jakob Sund
1994 Jörg Müller RSM Marko Dallara 394 Fiat Arnd Meier
1993 Jos Verstappen WTS Racing Dallara 393 Opel Patrick Bernhardt
1992 Pedro Lamy WTS Racing Reynard 923 Opel Christian Abt
1991 Tom Kristensen Bertrand Schäfer Racing Ralt RT 35 Volkswagen Mathias Arlt
1990 Michael Schumacher WTS Racing Reynard 903 Volkswagen Franz Binder
1989 Karl Wendlinger RSM Marko Ralt RT 33 Alfa Romeo Franz Engstler
1988 Joachim Winkelhock WTS Racing Reynard 883 Volkswagen Daniel Müller
1987 Bernd Schneider Schübel Rennsport Int. Dallara 387 Volkswagen
1986 Kris Nissen Bertrand Schäfer Racing Ralt RT30 Volkswagen
1985 Volker Weidler J. Kaufmann Racing Martini MK 45 Volkswagen
1984 Kurt Thiim Bongers Motorsport Ralt RT 3 Alfa Romeo
1983 Franz Konrad Konrad Racing Anson SA4 Toyota
1982 John Nielsen Volkswagen Motorsport Ralt RT 3 Volkswagen
1981 Frank Jelinski Bertrand Schäfer Racing Ralt RT 3 Toyota
1980 Frank Jelinski Bertrand Schäfer Racing Ralt RT 3 Toyota
1979 Michael Korten Korten Motorsport March 793 Toyota
1978 Bertram Schäfer Bertrand Schäfer Racing Ralt RT 1 BMW, Toyota
1977 Peter Scharmann Team Obermoser Jörg TOJ-F302 Toyota
1976 Bertram Schäfer Bertrand Schäfer Racing Ralt RT 1 BMW
1975 Ernst Maring Maring Motorsport Maco 375 Toyota
1974 Giorgio Francia Scuderia Mirabella Millemiglia March 743 Toyota
1973 Willi Deutsch Willi Deutsch March 733 Ford
Season Driver Team Chassis Engine DDR
1972 Willi Sommer Reifag Racing Team March 723 Ford Hartmut Thaßler
1971 Manfred Mohr Manfred Mohr Lotus 69 Ford Wolfgang Küther
1970 No Championship Klaus-Peter Krause
1969 Frieder Rädlein
1968 Heinz Melkus
1967 Heinz Melkus
1966 Willy Lehmann
1965 Willy Lehmann
1964 Max Byczkowski
1963 Formula Junior
1962
1961
1960
1959 No Championship
1958 No Championship Heinz Melkus
1957 Willy Lehmann
1956 Willy Lehmann
1955 Willy Lehmann
1954 Willy Lehmann
1953 Adolf Lang Adolf Lang Cooper T15 JAP Willy Lehmann
1952 Hellmut Deutz Hellmut Deutz Scampolo 501/4,
Scampolo 502/10
DKW, Norton Willy Lehmann
1951 Walter Komossa Walter Komossa Scampolo 502/9 BMW Werner Lehmann
1950 Toni Kreuzer Toni Kreuzer Cooper T11 JAP Richard Weiser

By driver nationality

Pos Nation Championships
1  Germany 25
2  Denmark 4
3  Belgium 3
 Italy 3
 Netherlands 3
6  Austria 2
7  Argentina 1
 Brazil 1
 China 1
 France 1
 Japan 1
 Portugal 1
 United Kingdom 1
 New Zealand 1

By team

Pos Team Championships Years
1 Opel Team BSR 9 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001
2 WTS Racing 4 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993
van Amersfoort Racing 4 1998, 2007, 2009, 2011
4 Opel Team KMS 3 1995, 1996, 2000
5 HS Technik 2 2004, 2010
JB Motorsports 2 2003, 2006
RSM Marko 2 1989, 1994
8 Bongers Motorsport 1 1984
J.Kaufmann Racing 1 1985
Jo Zeller Racing 1 2005
Konrad Racing 1 1983
Korten Motorsport 1 1979
Maring Motorsport 1 1975
Schübel Rennsport Int. 1 1987
Swiss Racing Team 1 2008
Team Obermoser Jörg 1 1977
Team Rosberg 1 2002
Volkswagen Motorsports 1 1982

References

  1. ^ German F3 Champions motorsportsetc.com. Retrieved on June 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "Official Website: History". http://formel3.de/index.php?inhalt=meister&teaser=histo-teaser. Retrieved 2007-06-11.