The 1985 German Formula Three Championship () was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held 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 24 March at Zolder and ended at Nürburgring on 22 September after fourteen rounds.
Josef Kaufmann Racing driver Volker Weidler clinched the championship title. He won races at Wunstorf, AVUS, Erding, Norisring, Zolder and Siegerland. Kris Nissen lost 33 points to Weidler and finished as runner-up, scoring the same number of wins as Weidler. Nissen's teammate Adrian Campos completed top-three in the drivers' standings. Eric Bachelart and Jari Nurminen were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.
Teams and drivers Entry List Team Driver Chassis Engine Rounds Malte Bongers Motorsport 1 Jari Nurminen Ralt RT3/400 All 2 Heikki Mustonen Ralt RT30 Volkswagen 1–2 Jörg van Ommen 8–9 Frank Biela 11 Volkswagen Motorsport 4 Kris Nissen Ralt RT30/522 Volkswagen All 5 Adrian Campos Ralt RT30/529 All Team Lechner Racing School 7 Alfonso Toledano Ralt RT30 Volkswagen 1, 3 Walter Lechner 2 Bartl Stadler 5–6 Stefan Neuberger 14 8 Uwe Schäfer Ralt RT3 2 Willi Schuster 6 Delia Stegemann Ralt RT30 14 9 Heinz Beissler Ralt RT3 1 10 Ernst Franzmaier Ralt RT30 6 Rolf Kuhn Ralt RT30 3 Ralf Rauh 4 7 Alfonso Toledano Martini MK44/02 Volkswagen 10–11 Franz Tost 9 Franz Tost Ralt RT3/397 Volkswagen 2–4, 6–12, 14 Scuderia Teutonia 11 Günther Lüttecke March 803B Toyota 1–2 Franz Konrad Martini MK45 Volkswagen 3–8 Stefan Neuberger 9 12 Franz Konrad Anson SA4 Volkswagen 1–2 Günther Lüttecke March 3–4 Karl-Heinz Wieschalla Anson SA4 Volkswagen 9 Franz-Josef Prangemeier 11, 13–14 Josef Kaufmann Racing 14 Volker Weidler Martini MK45/03 Volkswagen 1–12, 14 15 Bartl Stadler Martini MK45 7 Alfonso de Vinuesa 9, 11–14 Peter Wisskirchen 16 Peter Wisskirchen Ralt Volkswagen 1–5, 7–14 17 Rudi Seher Martini MK44 Volkswagen All Dieter Heinzelmann Anson SA4 2–9, 11–12, 14 18 Sigi Betz 13 19 Franz-Josef Prangemeier Anson SA4 3–5, 7, 9–10 Artur Deutgen Anson SA4 6 19 Wilhelm F. Weber Ralt RT3 All Wilhelm F. Weber Ralt RT3 10–14 Nicky Nufer Anson SA4 1–2 Karl-Christian Lück 20 Karl-Christian Lück Ralt RT30 Alfa Romeo All 21 Wilhelm F. Weber Ralt RT3/367 Volkswagen 1–4, 6–9 22 Thomas von Löwis Ralt RT3 All Uwe Teuscher March 813 Toyota 11–14 28 Richard Hamann Ralt RT3 1–9, 12–14 Hanspeter Kaufmann 24 Hanspeter Kaufmann Volkswagen 2–3, 7–9, 11, 13–14 Artur Deutgen 25 Artur Deutgen March 813 Toyota 1–4, 7, 11 26 Peter Katsarski Ralt RT3 Toyota 1–2, 4–5, 7–8 Uwe Teuscher 27 Uwe Teuscher March 813 Toyota 1–2, 4–5, 7–8 Wolfgang Wendlinger Wolfgang Wendlinger Ralt RT3 Toyota 1–4, 7, 9–12, 14 Derichs Rennwagen 30 Bruno Stanjek Derichs D385/02 Toyota 1–2 31 Manfred Zimmermann Derichs D385/01 1–2 Bross Druck Chemie Racing 33 Alfonso Toledano Martini MK44/02 Volkswagen 12–13 66 "Pietro Spazzola" 9 Otto Christmann Otto Christmann Martini MK35 Volkswagen 4, 7–9, 11, 13–14 Wolfgang Kaufmann Wolfgang Kaufmann Ralt RT3 Alfa Romeo 2–14 Fredy Eschenmoser 36 Fredy Eschenmoser Anson SA6 Volkswagen 8–9, 12, 14 Karl-Heinz Wenig 37 Karl-Heinz Wenig Martini MK39 Volkswagen 3–4, 8–11, 13–14 40 Justin Sünkel Argo JM10 Volkswagen 2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12, 14 Alexander Seibold 41 Alexander Seibold Anson SA3 Toyota 7, 9 BS Racing 45 Altfrid Heger Ralt RT3/496 Volkswagen All 46 Manuel Reuter Ralt RT3/467 All Placido-Daniel Pardo 48 Placido-Daniel Pardo Chevron B38/38–77–23 Toyota 3, 9 Belgian Volkswagen Club 49 Éric Bachelart Ralt RT3 Volkswagen 1, 11 65 Herve Roger Ralt RT3 11 Arnold Wagner 51 Jürgen von Gartzen Ralt RT3 Volkswagen 2–3 Arnold Wagner 5, 9 Klaus Koch 52 Klaus Koch March 813 Alfa Romeo 2–3, 9 53 Beat Amacher Ralt RT3 no data 9 Gianni Bianchi Ralt RT3/398 Volkswagen 8–9 55 Rudolf Weckmann Anson 9 57 Jo Zeller Ralt RT3/417 Toyota 1, 3, 9 59 Ernst Thurnherr Ralt RT3/398 Alfa Romeo 14 63 Urs Dudler Ralt RT3 Toyota 6 56 Franz Hunkeler Martini MK42 Alfa Romeo 9 Serge Saulnier 57 Joe Ris Martini Martini MK45 Alfa Romeo 14 Gerd Lünsmann 58 Gerd Lünsmann Ralt RT3/236 Volkswagen 4, 8–11 Bayern Motorsport Uwe Schäfer } 3, 5–11, 14 60 Franz Binder Ralt RT30/563 Volkswagen 4–8, 10 "Pierre Chauvet" 9, 13 61 Christer Offason Ralt RT30/565 Volkswagen 10 Peter Deuscher 62 Peter Deuscher Ralt RT3 Volkswagen 9 Sportauto Nigrin Nachwuchsförderung 63 Markus Oestreich Martini MK45 Volkswagen 8 63 Steven Andskaer Ralt RT30 Volkswagen 9 Jo Lindström Racing 63 Joakim Lindström Ralt RT30 Volkswagen 11 Equipe Carmignon 64 Gilles Lempereur Martini MK45 Alfa Romeo 11 65 Udo Wagenhäuser no data 8
Calendar Round Location Circuit Date Supporting 1 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 24 March XVI. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe" 2 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 7 April XX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen 3 Hockenheim, West Germany Hockenheimring 21 April AvD Deutschland-Trophäe "Jim Clark Rennen" 4 Wunstorf, West Germany Wunstorf 5 May ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf 5 Berlin, West Germany AVUS 12 May ADAC-Avus-Rennen 6 Zeltweg, Austria Österreichring 26 May ADAC-Hessen-Cup — Preis des Aichfeldes 7 Erding, West Germany Erding 9 June 8. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding 8 Nuremberg, West Germany Norisring 30 June ADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg" 9 Hockenheim, West Germany Hockenheimring 13 July ADAC-1000-km-Rennen 10 Diepholz, West Germany Diepholz Airfield Circuit 21 July 18. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz 11 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 18 August 19. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen 12 Salzburg, Austria Salzburgring 1 September ADAC-Alpentrophäe 13 Siegerland, West Germany Siegerland Airport 8 September 8. ADAC-Siegerland-Flughafenrennen 14 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 22 September XII. ADAC-Bilstein Super Sprint
Results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Circuit Zolder Volker Weidler Volker Weidler Éric Bachelart Belgian Volkswagen Club 2 Nürburgring Volker Weidler Volker Weidler Kris Nissen Volkswagen Motorsport 3 Hockenheimring Kris Nissen Kris Nissen Kris Nissen Volkswagen Motorsport 4 Wunstorf Volker Weidler Manuel Reuter Volker Weidler Josef Kaufmann Racing 5 AVUS Volker Weidler Franz Konrad Volker Weidler Josef Kaufmann Racing 6 Österreichring Kris Nissen Kris Nissen Kris Nissen Volkswagen Motorsport 7 Erding Volker Weidler Kris Nissen Volker Weidler Josef Kaufmann Racing 8 Norisring Uwe Schäfer Volker Weidler Volker Weidler Josef Kaufmann Racing 9 Hockenheimring Uwe Schäfer Uwe Schäfer Kris Nissen Volkswagen Motorsport 10 Diepholz Airfield Circuit Kris Nissen Volker Weidler Jari Nurminen Malte Bongers Mootrsport 11 Circuit Zolder Kris Nissen Karl-Christian Lück Volker Weidler Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 Salzburgring Kris Nissen Kris Nissen Kris Nissen Volkswagen Motorsport 13 Siegerland Airport Volker Weidler Volker Weidler Volker Weidler Josef Kaufmann Racing 14 Nürburgring Kris Nissen Kris Nissen Kris Nissen Volkswagen Motorsport
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 ZOL1 NÜR1 HOC1 WUN AVU ZEL ERD NOR HOC2 DIE ZOL2 SAL SIE NÜR2 Points 1 Volker Weidler 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 Ret Ret 1 1 2195 2 Kris Nissen DNS 1 1 21 Ret 1 3 2 1 Ret Ret 1 2 1162 3 Adrian Campos 4 4 4 3 5 3 Ret 3 Ret 4 2 2 9 3128 4 Manuel Reuter DNS 3 3 2 2 9 2 6 4 2 DNQ Ret 16 4112 5 Jari Nurminen 3 24 9 5 Ret Ret 4 9 5 1 Ret 8 6 DNS71 6 Franz Konrad 5 Ret 10 DNS 6 5 DNS 8 9 3 3 5 764 7 Altfrid Heger 8 22 5 8 8 Ret 5 18 2 17 11 6 3 1158 8 Rudi Seher Ret 13 Ret 4 4 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret 4 Ret 554 9 Wolfgang Kaufmann 7 18 Ret 3 10 17 11 Ret 3 6 10 7 646 10 Karl-Christian Lück 9 5 12 6 7 7 7 10 7 6 7 9 10 DNS46 11 Eric Bachelart 1 4 30 12 Hanspeter Kaufmann 8 6 6 Ret DNS 8 4 DNS28 13 Alfonso Toledano 7 8 Ret 12 Ret 7 5 17 DNS19 14 Peter Wisskirchen 11 10 Ret 10 15 9 16 DNS 10 9 5 15 818 15 Thomas von Löwis 10 11 16 11 6 8 13 Ret 8 10 7 11 DNS18 16 Jorg van Ommen 16 3 12 17 Jo Zeller 6 13 612 18 Bartl Stadler 11 4 19 10 19 Markus Oestreich 4 10 20 Uwe Schäfer DNS 7 DSQ Ret 7 Ret DNS 18 Ret8 21 Walter Lechner 66 22 Franz Binder 13 9 8 12 17 14 5 23 Franz Tost 16 DNS 7 Ret Ret Ret 12 16 15 Ret DNS4 24 Wilhelm F. Weber 13 12 19 17 14 14 DNQ 8 13 14 12 17 DNS3 25 Alfonso de Vinuesa Ret Ret 15 8 DNS3 26 Artur Deutgen DNS 9 14 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS2 27 Richard Hamann 19 Ret 11 9 14 Ret 11 Ret Ret 11 18 DNS2 28 Gerd Lunsmann 12 14 9 12 Ret2 29 Stefan Neuberger Ret 92 30 Peter Katsarski DNS 14 14 10 13 191 31 Uwe Teuscher Ret DNS 15 Ret 10 Ret 17 Ret 14 DNS1 32 Wolfgang Wendlinger 14 18 17 DNS 15 10 15 16 Ret DNS1 33 Delia Stegemann 101 Franz-Josef Prangemeier Ret 18 13 18 DNS 11 21 19 150 Alexander Seibold Ret 11 0 Willi Schuster 11 0 Dieter Heinzelmann 17 21 Ret 12 12 Ret DNQ Ret 23 14 130 Otto Christmann 16 16 Ret Ret 13 12 DNS0 Nicky Nufer 12 Ret 0 Herve Roger 12 0 Ernst Thurnherr 120 Justin Sünkel 24 DNQ 13 Ret 13 20 16 DNS0 Karl-Heinz Wenig 22 20 DNQ 14 Ret 19 13 DNS0 Fredy Eschenmoser Ret Ret 13 140 Heikki Mustonen Ret 15 0 Jürgen von Gartzen Ret 15 0 Ernst Franzmaier 15 0 Heinz Beissler 15 0 Peter Deuscher 15 0 Manfred Zimmermann 16 21 0 Gianni Bianchi DNQ 16 0 Bruno Stanjek 17 20 0 Placido-Daniel Pardo Ret 17 0 Günther Lüttecke 18 DNS DNQ 19 0 Klaus Koch 19 20 DNS 0 Joakim Lindström 22 0 "Pierre Chauvet" Ret Ret0 Arnold Wagner Ret DNS 0 Urs Dudler Ret 0 Karl-Heinz Wieschalla Ret 0 Rudolf Weckmann Ret 0 Franz Hunkeler Ret 0 Christer Offason Ret 0 Gilles Lempereur Ret 0 Frank Biela Ret 0 Sigi Betz Ret0 Rolf Kuhn DNS 0 Ralf Rauh DNS 0 Beat Amacher DNS 0 Steven Andskaer DNS 0 "Pietro Spazolla" DNS 0 Joe Ris DNS0 Udo Wagenhäuser DNQ 0 Pos Driver ZOL1 NÜR1 HOC1 WUN AVU ZEL ERD NOR HOC2 DIE ZOL2 SAL SIE NÜR2 PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
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