The 1982 German Formula Three Championship () 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.
Teams and drivers Entry List Team Driver Chassis Engine Rounds Bertram Schäfer Racing Bruno Eichmann Ralt RT3/299 Toyota All 2 Kris Nissen Ralt RT3/214 6–7 Euroracing Oscar Larrauri Euroracing 101/2 Alfa Romeo 1, 10 Emanuele Pirro Euroracing 101/1 1, 10 2 Dieter Heinzelmann Ralt RT3 Toyota 3 3 Theodor Erhard March Toyota 3 Konrad Racing Franz Konrad March 803B/1 Toyota 5–10 Equipe Serge Saulnier Didier Theys Martini MK37 Alfa Romeo 1, 10 4 Helmut Bross Ralt RT3/214 Toyota 1–2, 4, 8–10 Harald Brutschin 5 5 Henning Hagenbauer Ralt RT3 2 Jac Nellemann Henri Ronnberg March 813 Toyota 4–7 Maurice Roger Maurice Roger Chevron B47/47–79–02 Toyota 8–9 26 Herve Roger 10 Anson Racing Cars 5 Claudio Langes Anson SA3C/004 Toyota 1 Total 6 Alain Ferté Martini MK37 Alfa Romeo 1 7 Philippe Alliot Martini MK37 1 EMCO Motorsport Austria 6 Walter Lechner Ralt RT3 Toyota 3 Jakob Bordoli Martini MK31/003 Toyota 1, 10 Nicky Nufer Nicky Nufer Ralt RT3/202 Toyota All Josef Kaufmann Racing Arie Luyendijk Martini MK31 Toyota 8–9 Josef Kaufmann Martini MK34/016 1–7, 9–10 Gerhard Berger Martini MK37 Alfa Romeo All Neil Trundle Racing 7 Enrique Benamo Ralt RT3 Toyota 10 Jo Zeller Ralt RT3/234 Toyota 1, 10 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 12 Bob Birrell March 813/6 Toyota 7 12 Jürgen Endres Derichs D380/01 Toyota 9 Manfred Hebben Ralt RT3 Toyota 1–3, 6, 8–10 Peter Katsarski Peter Katsarski Ralt RT3 Toyota 1–8 Rudi Seher Rudi Seher March 793 Toyota 2, 4–6, 10 Leo Andersson 16 Leo Andersson Ralt RT3/197 Toyota 7 17 Donald Bradway March 813 Alfa Romeo 1–9 Thomas von Löwis March 813 Alfa Romeo All Peter Wisskirchen Peter Wisskirchen Ralt RT3 Toyota All Sinziger Mineralbrunnen Bernd Suckow Chevron B47 Toyota 1–2, 6, 8–9 Heinrich Heintz Ralt RT1/23 Toyota 1, 6, 8–10 Jan Thoelke Jan Thoelke Argo Toyota 1, 3, 5–10 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 Karl Hasenbichler March 813/8 Toyota 1, 3–5 Vesuvio Racing Roberto Ravaglia Dallara F382 Alfa Romeo 1, 10 44 Paolo Giangrossi Ralt RT3/283 1 Hubert Grün 28 Hubert Grün March BMW 5, 9 29 Louis Maulini March 803/12 Toyota 1 Trivellato Racing Team 29 Giulio Regosa Dallara F382 Alfa Romeo 10 40 Claudio Langes Dallara F382 10 Volkswagen Motorsport John Nielsen Ralt RT3/281 Volkswagen 1–2, 4–10 Hans-Peter Pandur Ralt RT3 Toyota All 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 Henning Hagenbauer Ralt RT3 Toyota 1, 3–4 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 4140 2 Bruno Eichmann Ret 2 1 2 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 8110 3 Gerhard Berger 16 6 4 3 5 Ret 10 3 4 983 4 Josef Kaufmann 12 3 3 7 Ret 2 9 3 1578 5 Franz Konrad 6 1 7 8 1 1163 6 Hans-Peter Pandur 23 Ret 5 5 9 3 3 4 6 Ret59 7 Helmut Bross 14 4 4 7 2 1257 8 Thomas von Löwis 21 10 6 16 4 Ret 5 5 8 1052 9 Peter Wisskirchen 22 12 8 6 8 4 6 6 7 1645 10 Rudi Seher 9 10 3 12 Ret18 11 Peter Katsarski Ret 7 7 12 7 7 Ret Ret18 12 Manfred Hebben 19 11 Ret Ret Ret DNS 5 1817 13 Henning Hagenbauer 17 5 12 1416 14 Walter Lechner 215 15 Uwe Teuscher 11 Ret 5 11 Ret DNS11 16 Donald Bradway DNQ Ret Ret 15 13 9 13 10 Ret7 17 Nicky Nufer DNQ 13 10 9 15 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret7 18 Karl Hasenbichler 20 9 17 Ret6 19 Jan Thoelke 24 Ret Ret 11 DNS 9 Ret Ret4 20 Jürgen Endres 92 21 Willi Husgen 13 101 Hubert Grün 15 110 Dieter Heinzelmann 110 Heinrich Heintz DNQ 14 14 13 Ret0 Bernd Suckow DNQ DNS Ret 13 DNS0 Karl-Heinz Soll 130 Erich Leitner 140 Michael Kahnt Ret0 Theodor Erhard Ret0 Harald Brutschin Ret0 Erich Rostek DNS0 Erwin Derichs DNS0 Herbert Rostek DNS0 Jürgen Kurze DNS0 Arnold Wagner DNS Ret0 Wolfgang Simon DNQ0 Karl Schäfer DNQ DNS0 Harald Tonat DNQ0 Urs Dudler DNQ DNS0 Jean-Pierre Trachsel DNQ0 Herbert Lingmann DNQ DNS0 guest drivers ineligible to score points Emanuele Pirro 4 10 Oscar Larrauri 1 Ret0 Jo Zeller 13 20 Alain Ferté 20 Enrique Benamo 30 Henri Ronnberg 7 11 6 40 Didier Theys 5 60 Philippe Alliot 60 Roberto Ravaglia 7 70 Kris Nissen 8 90 Paolo Giangrossi 80 Hanspeter Kaufmann 80 Claudio Langes 9 50 Thorbjörn Carlsson 100 Jürg-Pascal Vogt 100 Jakob Bordoli 11 140 Maurice Roger 11 120 Leo Andersson 110 Bruno Huber 12 170 Arie Luyendijk 12 Ret0 Bruno Corradi 130 Pierre-Alain Lombardi 140 Ake Jansson 140 Bob Birrell 150 Louis Maulini 180 Herve Roger 190 Ignazio Rizza Ret DNS0 Giulio Regosa Ret0 Alexandre Neefs DNS0 Pos Driver NÜR1 HOC SAL WUN ERD NÜR2 DIE ZOL NÜR3 KAS PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
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