1974 ADAC Preis der Formel 3 explained

The 1974 ADAC Preis der Formel 3 ^[1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany and Austria. The championship featured drivers with an ONS licence,^[2] competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conformed to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 5 May at Neubiberg and ended at Nürburgring on 8 September after ten rounds.

Willi Deutsch was the champion, winning four races and 137 points. Dieter Kern finished as runner-up, winning five races and 135 points. Ernst Maring completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Harald Ertl was the only other driver who was able to win a race in the season.

There was a classification, called "Polifac Formel 3 Trophy", for drivers holding an international licence. It was won by Giogio Francia

Calendar

All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Salzburg round which were held in Austria.

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Munich, West Germany	Neubiberg Air Base	5 May	7. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen München-Neubiberg
2	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	18 May	XX. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
3	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgring	26 May	ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen
4	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf Air Base	9 June	ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf
5	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	16 June	IX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal"
6	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	14 July	ADAC-Südwestpokal-Rennen
7	Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany	Freiburg im Breisgau	28 July	ADAC-Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland
8	Kassel-Calden, West Germany	Kassel-Calden Circuit	18 August	ADAC-Hessen-Preis
9	Mainz, West Germany	Mainz-Finthen Airport	1 September	8. Rheinhessisches ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
10	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	7 September	ADAC-Redlefsen-Super-Sprint

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

Pos	Driver	NEU	NÜR1	SAL	WUN	NÜR2	HOC	FRE	KAS	MAI	NÜR3	Points
1	Willi Deutsch		2	1	2	1	5	2	1	1	3
2	Dieter Kern	1	1	4	1		1	1	2		4	135
3	Ernst Maring	3			3		3	6		2	2	72
4	Rudolf Dötsch	2				3		4	4	6	6	59
5	Harald Ertl					2			3	4	1	57
6	Heinz Lange		3				2	8	7	3	5	54
7	Hans Hargarten		8	2	4		8		6	5	7	49
8	Manfred Leppke		4	6	10	4	6					33
9	Josef Kremer	8	6	3	7	6						31
10	Bernhard Brack	6					4		5	8		27
11	Werner Fischer	5	5					5				24
12	Ingo Hopp		7	7	6	9	9	10	10			20
13	Walter Neubauer	4	10		8	8						17
14	Erwin Derichs					5		7		9		17
15	Kurt Pfunder							3				12
16	Steve Farnsworth				5				8			11
17	Günter Kölmel		9			7	7			10		11
18	Franz Baumann			5								8
19	Bernd Heuer	7					10					5
20	Gernot Lamby									7		4
21	Horst Floth	9										2
22	Carlo Breidenstein				9							2
23	Gerhard Greiner							9				2
24	Erhard Miltz								9			2
25	Dietmar Floer	10										1
26	Günter Holker					10						1
Pos	Driver	NEU	NÜR1	SAL	WUN	NÜR2	HOC	FRE	KAS	MAI	NÜR3	Points

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

Web site: Saison 1974. formel3guide.com. 3 March 2018. German. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303181432/https://formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1971-1980/saison-1974.html. dead.
Web site: 2020-12-10 . Reglement 1974 ADAC-Preis der Formel 3 . 2022-06-22 . formel3guide.com.