The East German Formula Three Championship was the Formula Three racing competition in East Germany.
History The series was created in 1950. Until 1958 engines' maximum capacity could not exceed 500ccm. Between 1960 and 1963 the championships were held according to the rules of Formula Junior, then Formula Three. Since 1963 there were also Leistungsklasse II (LK II), which was the 2nd class of the series. In 1972, the series was replaced by East German Formula Easter Championship but that year there was organized the last LK II season.
Champions
Season Champion Team Car LK II champion Formula Three 1950 Richard Weiser MSG Eisenach Weiser Windsbraut-BMW not held 1951 Werner Lehmann BSG Stern Luckenwalde Zimmermann not held 1952 Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Bitterfeld Grün WGW-BMW not held 1953 Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Bitterfeld Grün WGW-BMWScampolo 502-BMW not held 1954 Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Bitterfeld Scampolo 502-BMW not held 1955 Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Halle Scampolo 502-BMW not held 1956 Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Halle Scampolo 502-BMW not held 1957 Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Halle Scampolo 502-BMW not held 1958 Heinz Melkus MC Dresden Melkus Post-JAP not held Formula Junior 1960 Heinz Melkus MC Post Dresden Melkus 60-Wartburg not held 1961 Willy Lehmann MC Halle Scampolo 502-Wartburg not held 1962 Willy Lehmann MC Halle SEG I-Wartburg not held 1963 Hans-Theo Tegeler MC Plauen Melkus 63-Wartburg Hans Roediger Formula Three 1964 Max Byczkowski MC Kraftverkehr Grimma Melkus 64-Wartburg Peter Bretschneider 1965 Willy Lehmann MC Halle SEG II-Wartburg not held 1966 Willy Lehmann MC Halle SEG II-Wartburg not held 1967 Heinz Melkus MC Post Dresden Melkus 64-Wartburg Jürgen Käppler 1968 Heinz Melkus MC Post Dresden Melkus 64-Wartburg Manfred Berger 1969 Frieder Rädlein MC Lockwitzgrund Melkus 64-Wartburg Wolfgang Küther 1970 Klaus-Peter Krause MC Gotha Melkus 64-Wartburg Siegfried Bubenik 1971 Wolfgang Küther MC Betonwerke Dresden Melkus 64-Wartburg Lothar Wolf 1972 not held Hartmut Thaßler
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