1985 German Formula Three Championship

The 1985 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1985 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) 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.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[2]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Malte Bongers Motorsport	1	Jari Nurminen	Ralt RT3/400	Volkswagen	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
Volkswagen Motorsport	5	Adrian Campos	Ralt RT30/529	Volkswagen	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	Ralt RT3		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	Ralt RT30		4
Toledano Racing	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	Martini MK45	Volkswagen	9
	12	Franz Konrad	Anson SA4	Volkswagen	1–2
		Günther Lüttecke	March 803B	Toyota	3–4
		Karl-Heinz Wieschalla	Anson SA4	Volkswagen	9
		Franz-Josef Prangemeier	Anson SA4	Volkswagen	11, 13–14
Josef Kaufmann Racing	14	Volker Weidler	Martini MK45/03	Volkswagen	1–12, 14
	15	Bartl Stadler	Martini MK45		7
	15	Alfonso de Vinuesa	Martini MK45		9, 11–14
Peter Wisskirchen	16	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1–5, 7–14
McGregor Racing Team	17	Rudi Seher	Martini MK44	Volkswagen	All
	18	Dieter Heinzelmann	Anson SA4		2–9, 11–12, 14
	18	Sigi Betz	Anson SA4		13
	19	Franz-Josef Prangemeier	Anson SA4		3–5, 7, 9–10
	19	Artur Deutgen	Anson SA4		6
	19	Wilhelm F. Weber	Ralt RT3		All
	21	Wilhelm F. Weber	Ralt RT3		10–14
	56	Nicky Nufer	Anson SA4		1–2
Karl-Christian Lück	20	Karl-Christian Lück	Ralt RT30	Alfa Romeo	All
Team Sonax Autopflege	21	Wilhelm F. Weber	Ralt RT3/367	Volkswagen	1–4, 6–9
	22	Thomas von Löwis	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	All
	27	Uwe Teuscher	March 813	Toyota	11–14
Car Chic by MC+A Racing	28	Richard Hamann	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	1–9, 12–14
Hanspeter Kaufmann	24	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Ralt RT3/398	Volkswagen	2–3, 7–9, 11, 13–14
Artur Deutgen	25	Artur Deutgen	March 813	Toyota	1–4, 7, 11
Ford Autoveri Motorsport	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	29	Wolfgang Wendlinger	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–4, 7, 9–12, 14
Derichs Rennwagen	30	Bruno Stanjek	Derichs D385/02	Toyota	1–2
Derichs Rennwagen	31	Manfred Zimmermann	Derichs D385/01	Toyota	1–2
Bross Druck Chemie Racing	33	Alfonso Toledano	Martini MK44/02	Volkswagen	12–13
Bross Druck Chemie Racing	66	"Pietro Spazzola"	Martini MK44/02	Volkswagen	9
Otto Christmann	34	Otto Christmann	Martini MK35	Volkswagen	4, 7–9, 11, 13–14
Wolfgang Kaufmann	35	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
MSC Scuderia Mitwitz	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
BS Racing	46	Manuel Reuter	Ralt RT3/467	Volkswagen	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
Belgian Volkswagen Club	65	Herve Roger	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	11
Arnold Wagner	51	Jürgen von Gartzen	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	2–3
Arnold Wagner	51	Arnold Wagner	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	5, 9
Klaus Koch	52	Klaus Koch	March 813	Alfa Romeo	2–3, 9
MST Oberland	53	Beat Amacher	Ralt RT3	no data	9
Formel Rennsport Club	54	Gianni Bianchi	Ralt RT3/398	Volkswagen	8–9
	55	Rudolf Weckmann	Anson	Volkswagen	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
Team Decorplast	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	59	Uwe Schäfer	Reynard 853}	Volkswagen	3, 5–11, 14
Franz Theuermann	60	Franz Binder	Ralt RT30/563	Volkswagen	4–8, 10
Franz Theuermann	60	"Pierre Chauvet"	Ralt RT30/563	Volkswagen	9, 13
F3 Magazine & Sport	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
The Swedish Lions	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
Sachs Sporting	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	2	195
2	Kris Nissen	DNS	1	1	21	Ret	1	3	2	1	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	162
3	Adrian Campos	4	4	4	3	5	3	Ret	3	Ret	4	2	2	9	3	128
4	Manuel Reuter	DNS	3	3	2	2	9	2	6	4	2	DNQ	Ret	16	4	112
5	Jari Nurminen	3	24	9	5	Ret	Ret	4	9	5	1	Ret	8	6	DNS	71
6	Franz Konrad	5	Ret	10	DNS	6	5	DNS	8		9	3	3	5	7	64
7	Altfrid Heger	8	22	5	8	8	Ret	5	18	2	17	11	6	3	11	58
8	Rudi Seher	Ret	13	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	5	Ret	4	Ret	5	54
9	Wolfgang Kaufmann		7	18	Ret	3	10	17	11	Ret	3	6	10	7	6	46
10	Karl-Christian Lück	9	5	12	6	7	7	7	10	7	6	7	9	10	DNS	46
11	Eric Bachelart	1										4				30
12	Hanspeter Kaufmann		8	6				6	Ret	DNS		8		4	DNS	28
13	Alfonso Toledano	7		8				Ret	12	Ret	7	5	17	DNS		19
14	Peter Wisskirchen	11	10	Ret	10	15		9	16	DNS	10	9	5	15	8	18
15	Thomas von Löwis	10	11	16	11		6	8	13	Ret	8	10	7	11	DNS	18
16	Jorg van Ommen								16	3						12
17	Jo Zeller	6		13						6						12
18	Bartl Stadler					11	4	19								10
19	Markus Oestreich								4							10
20	Uwe Schäfer		DNS	7			DSQ	Ret	7	Ret	DNS	18			Ret	8
21	Walter Lechner		6													6
22	Franz Binder				13	9	8	12	17		14					5
23	Franz Tost		16	DNS	7		Ret	Ret	Ret	12	16	15	Ret		DNS	4
24	Wilhelm F. Weber	13	12	19	17		14	14	DNQ	8	13	14	12	17	DNS	3
25	Alfonso de Vinuesa									Ret		Ret	15	8	DNS	3
26	Artur Deutgen	DNS	9	14	Ret		Ret	Ret		DNS		DNS				2
27	Richard Hamann	19	Ret	11	9	14	Ret	11	Ret	Ret			11	18	DNS	2
28	Gerd Lunsmann				12				14	9	12	Ret				2
29	Stefan Neuberger									Ret					9	2
30	Peter Katsarski	DNS	14		14	10		13	19							1
31	Uwe Teuscher	Ret	DNS		15	Ret		10	Ret			17	Ret	14	DNS	1
32	Wolfgang Wendlinger	14	18	17	DNS			15		10	15	16	Ret		DNS	1
33	Delia Stegemann														10	1
	Franz-Josef Prangemeier			Ret	18	13		18		DNS	11	21		19	15	0
	Alexander Seibold							Ret		11						0
	Willi Schuster						11									0
	Dieter Heinzelmann		17	21	Ret	12	12	Ret	DNQ	Ret		23	14		13	0
	Otto Christmann				16			16	Ret	Ret		13		12	DNS	0
	Nicky Nufer	12	Ret													0
	Herve Roger											12				0
	Ernst Thurnherr														12	0
	Justin Sünkel		24	DNQ			13		Ret	13		20	16		DNS	0
	Karl-Heinz Wenig			22	20				DNQ	14	Ret	19		13	DNS	0
	Fredy Eschenmoser								Ret	Ret			13		14	0
	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				Ret		0
	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													Ret		0
	Rolf Kuhn			DNS												0
	Ralf Rauh				DNS											0
	Beat Amacher									DNS						0
	Steven Andskaer									DNS						0
	"Pietro Spazolla"									DNS						0
	Joe Ris														DNS	0
	Udo Wagenhäuser								DNQ							0
Pos	Driver	ZOL1	NÜR1	HOC1	WUN	AVU	ZEL	ERD	NOR	HOC2	DIE	ZOL2	SAL	SIE	NÜR2	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

^ "Formula 3 Germany 1985 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
^ "STARTERLISTE 1985 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

External links

Official website (in English and German)

[1] "Formula 3 Germany 1985 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

[2] "STARTERLISTE 1985 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

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Calendar

Results

Championship standings

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