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.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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