1980 German Formula Three Championship

The 1980 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1980 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft)^[1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany. 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 30 March at Nürburgring and ended at Kassel-Calden on 5 October after seven rounds.

Bertram Schäfer Racing driver Frank Jelinski became a champion. He won round at Diepholz Airfield Circuit. His teammate and title rival Wolfgang Klein, who lost just by one point won races at Nürburgring and Siegerland. Franz Kondrad completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Harald Brutschin, Peter Kroeber, Michele Alboreto and Thierry Boutsen were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[3]
Team	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Automobiles Martini	Thierry Boutsen	Martini MK31/003	Toyota	1, 7
	Mauro Baldi	Martini MK31/008		1, 7
	Philippe Alliot	Martini MK31		1, 7
Bertram Schäfer Racing	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3/176	Toyota	1–2, 4–7
	Frank Jelinski	Ralt RT3/177		1–2, 4–7
	Wolfgang Klein	Ralt RT3/175		1–2, 4–7
Bewa Fritid	Thomas Kaiser	Ralt RT1/14	Toyota	4
Bovy Racing Cars	Quirin Bovy	Bovy PB4	Toyota	7
Derichs Rennwagen	Heinz Beissler	Derichs D380/02	Toyota	1–4, 6–7
	Arno Derichs	Derichs D37/F3-78-04		2, 4–6
	Erwin Derichs	Derichs D37/F3-78-04		7
	Jürgen Schlich	Derichs D380/01		1–4, 6–7
Deutsche Renault AG	Jo Gartner	Martini MK27	Renault	1
Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie	Roland Binder	Chevron B43	Toyota	1
	Edgar Pohl	Chevron B43		4
	Helmut Bross	Chevron B47/47–79–02		1–6
Ecurie Motul Nogaro	Philippe Streiff	Martini MK31	Toyota	1, 6
Ernst Maring	Ernst Maring	Maco 381/M024	Toyota	1
Euroracing	Michele Alboreto	March 803/3	Alfa Romeo	1, 7
Euroracing	Corrado Fabi	March 803/5	Alfa Romeo	1, 7
Eusebius Hopfer	Eusebius Hopfer	March 783	Toyota	1–5
Formel Rennsport Club	Bruno Eichmann	Argo JM6	BMW	1, 5
	Bruno Huber	Argo JM1/006-F3	Toyota	3, 7
	Jo Zeller	March 793	Toyota	7
Günther Köbele	Günther Köbele	Chevron	BMW	3–4
Hans-Joachim Hösch	Hans-Joachim Hösch	Chevron B43	Toyota	3, 5, 7
Heidsieck Monopole Racing Team	Peter Kroeber	March 783	Toyota	1–2
	Harald Brutschin	March 783		3
	Gero Fleck	March 793		1–6
	Donald Bradway	March 793		7
	Uwe Teuscher	March 793		6–7
Heinrich Heintz	Heinrich Heintz	Ralt RT1/23	BMW	1–2, 4
Helmut Bross Racing	Thomas von Löwis	Chevron B43	Toyota	5
Helmut Leitner	Helmut Leitner	Chevron B47	Toyota	3
Jan Thoelke	Jan Thoelke	Ralt RT1	Toyota	4, 6
Josef Kaufmann Racing	Josef Kaufmann	Ralt RT1/101	Toyota	4
Josef Kaufmann Racing	"James Bald"	Ralt RT1/101	Toyota	5
Karl-Heinz Soll	Karl-Heinz Soll	Maco 377/M008	Toyota	2, 4, 6
Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team	Hans-Georg Bürger	Ralt RT3/168	Toyota	1
Konrad Racing	Franz Konrad	March 793/4	Toyota	All
Lista Racing Team	Jürg Lienhard	March 803	Toyota	1
Manuel Valls	Manuel Valls	Martini MK31	Toyota	7
Michael Bleekemolen	Michael Bleekemolen	Ralt RT1/101	Toyota	1
Mike Korten Motorsport	Thomas Kloss	March 803	Toyota	1
Mike Korten Motorsport	Michael Korten	March 803/14	Renault	4
MSC Rhön	Herbert Lingmann	Ralt RT1	Toyota	All
Peter Bonk	Peter Bonk	Derichs D35/F3-75-01	Toyota	6
Peter Cornand	Peter Cornand	Ralt RT1	Toyota	1–5, 7
Peter Kroeber	Peter Kroeber	Chevron B47	Toyota	3–4
Peter Wicks	Peter Wicks	Chevron B38	Toyota	1–2
Peter Wisskirchen	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT1/137	Toyota	1–2, 5–6
Philipp Müller	Philipp Müller	Ralt RT1/21	BMW	1
Racing Team Astra Marlboro	Daniele Albertin	Martini MK31	Toyota	1
Racing Team Astra Marlboro	Oscar Larrauri	Martini MK31/015	Toyota	1, 7
Rudi Seher	Rudi Seher	Chevron B43	Toyota	1–5
Sodastream Racing with Jac Nellemann	Kurt Thiim	Chevron B38/38–77–17	Toyota	1, 7
Squadra Caposcarico	Marcel Wettstein	Ralt RT1/59	Toyota	1
Thomas Holert	Thomas Holert	March 803	Toyota	1–2, 4–5, 7
Thorbjörn Carlsson	Thorbjörn Carlsson	Ralt RT1/110	Toyota	1, 4
Volkswagen Motorsport — Team Gebhardt	Günter Gebhardt	March 783/29	Volkswagen	1–2, 4

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	30 March	XV. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen
2	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	24 May	XXVI. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
3	Erding, West Germany	Erding Air Base	29 June	ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
4	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	20 July	V. ADAC-Nürburgring-Trophy "Preis von Luxembourg"
5	Diepholz, West Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	27 July	13. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
6	Siegerland, West Germany	Siegerland Airport	14 September	3. ADAC Siegerland Flughafenrennen
7	Kassel-Calden, West Germany	Kassel-Calden Circuit	5 October	ADAC-Hessen-Preis

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Nürburgring	Thierry Boutsen	Philippe Alliot	Thierry Boutsen	Automobiles Martini
2	Nürburgring	Günter Gebhardt	Wolfgang Klein	Wolfgang Klein	Bertram Schäfer Racing
3	Erding Air Base	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Peter Kroeber	Peter Kroeber
4	Nürburgring	Harald Brutschin	Michael Korten	Harald Brutschin	Bertram Schäfer Racing
5	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Bruno Eichmann	Wolfgang Klein	Frank Jelinski	Bertram Schäfer Racing
6	Siegerland Airport	Harald Brutschin	Hans-Peter Pandur	Wolfgang Klein	Bertram Schäfer Racing
7	Kassel-Calden Circuit	Michele Alboreto	Corrado Fabi	Michele Alboreto	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	NÜR2	ERD	NÜR3	DIE	SIE	KAS	Points
1	Frank Jelinski	5	3		3	1	2	Ret	79
2	Wolfgang Klein	Ret	1		4	5	1	6	78
3	Franz Konrad	11	4	2	7	4	11	12	66
4	Helmut Bross	14	5	3	6	3	3		58
5	Harald Brutschin	12	14	14	1	2	Ret	Ret	47
6	Peter Kroeber	13	6	1	19				36
7	Günter Gebhardt	23	2		5				23
8	Herbert Lingmann	Ret	DNS	6	11	Ret	4	Ret	17
9	Michael Korten				2				15
10	Uwe Teuscher						Ret	10	15
11	Jürgen Schlich	20	10	8	DNS		5	Ret	15
12	Eusebius Hopfer	19	7	4	Ret	DNS			14
13	Peter Cornand	Ret	8	13	DNQ	12		16	13
14	Rudi Seher	Ret	Ret	5	15	8			11
15	Hans-Joachim Hösch			10		11		17	10
16	Jan Thoelke				9		6		9
17	Gero Fleck	Ret	9	15	16	9	7		8
18	Roland Binder	16							6
19	Peter Wisskirchen	Ret	Ret			6	Ret		6
20	Hans-Georg Bürger	17							4
21	Thomas von Löwis					7			4
22	Thomas Kloss	18							3
23	Gunther Kobele			9	DNQ				3
24	Arno Derichs		15		14	13	8		3
25	Josef Kaufmann				10				2
26	Peter Bonk						9		2
27	Heinz Beissler	21	DNS	11	18	Ret			2
28	Thomas Holert	Ret	12		17	10		Ret	1
29	Karl-Heinz Soll		13		DNQ		10		1
	Heinrich Heintz	Ret	11		DNQ				0
	Helmut Leitner			12					0
	Edgar Pohl				13				0
	Marcel Wettstein	22							0
	Bruno Eichmann	24				DNS			0
	Peter Wicks	Ret	Ret						0
	Jürg Lienhardt	Ret							0
	"James Bald"					Ret			0
	Donald Bradway							Ret	0
	Ernst Maring							Ret	0
	Erwin Derichs							Ret	0
	Manfred Hebben		DNS		DNQ				0
	Heribert Böck			DNS					0
	Daniel Bürger					DNS			0
	Willi Hüsgen				DNQ				0
	Dietmar Flöer				DNQ				0
	Georges Ansermoz				DNQ				0
guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Michele Alboreto	3						1	0
	Thierry Boutsen	1						4	0
	Corrado Fabi	6						2	0
	Philippe Alliot	2						11	0
	Philippe Streiff	7						3	0
	Mauro Baldi	4						5	0
	Bruno Huber			7				13	0
	Kurt Thiim	Ret						7	0
	Michael Bleekemolen	8							0
	Thomas Kaiser				8				0
	Jo Zeller							8	0
	Oscar Larrauri	10						9	0
	Daniele Albertin	9							0
	Thorbjörn Carlsson	15			12				0
	Manuel Valls							14	0
	Quirin Bovy							15	0
	Jo Gartner	Ret							0
	Philipp Müller	Ret							0
	Patrick Lancelot							DNQ	0
	Pierre Petit							DNQ	0
Pos	Driver	NÜR1	NÜR2	ERD	NÜR3	DIE	SIE	KAS	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

^ "Saison 1980". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "Formula 3 Germany 1980 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "STARTERLISTE 1980 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

External links

Official website (in English and German)

[1] "Saison 1980". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[2] "Formula 3 Germany 1980 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[3] "STARTERLISTE 1980 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

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