The 1978 German Formula Three Championship () was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany and in Belgium. 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 12 March at Circuit Zolder and ended at Erding on 1 October after nine rounds.
Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team driver Bertram Schäfer became a champion. He won races at Zolder, Nürburgring and Wunstorf. Alan Smith finished as runner-up, he was consistent but wasn't able to win a race. The same was true for Helmut Bross, who completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Jochen Dauer, Michael Korten and Walter Lechner were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.
Calendar All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Zolder rounds that were held in Belgium. Round Location Circuit Date Supporting 1 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 12 March IX. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe" 2 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 2 April XIII. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen 3 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 28 May XXIV. ADAC 1000 km Rennen 4 Wunstorf, West Germany Wunstorf Air Base 11 June ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf 5 Diepholz, West Germany Diepholz Airfield Circuit 23 July 11. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz 6 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 20 August 12. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen 7 Ulm-Mengen, West Germany Ulm-Mengen 27 August 13. ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Ulm-Mengen 8 Kassel-Calden, West Germany Kassel-Calden Circuit 3 September ADAC-Hessen-Preis 9 Erding, West Germany Erding Air Base 1 October ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
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 NÜR2 WUN DIE ZOL2 KAS ERD Points 1 Bertram Schäfer 1 1 3 1 2 1 4 117 2 Alan Smith 4 3 2 5 6 6 2 287 3 Helmut Bross 2 2 2 5 5 9 4 385 4 Jochen Dauer 9 3 1 5 1 182 5 Hans Georg Burger 4 3 2 2 756 6 Michael Korten 4 1 342 7 Walter Lechner 1 8 8 3 38 8 Rudi Niggemeier 4 9 6 4 634 9 Thomas von Löwis 5 5 6 432 10 Frank Jelinski 7 7 5 426 11 Wolfgang Locher 6 7 3 22 12 Heinz Scherle 312 13 Heinrich Wiese 6 89 14 Axel Plankenhorn 58 15 Herbert Burgmayr 58 16 Andy Wietzke 10 9 9 5 17 Walter Spitaler 74 18 Olaf Höhn 74 19 Franz Konrad 10 8 4 20 Peter Kroeber 83 21 Peter Hoffmann 101 22 Konrad Heberer 101 Pos Driver ZOL1 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN DIE ZOL2 KAS ERD PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
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