1975 German Formula Three Championship Explained

The 1975 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1975 ONS Pokal der Formel 3)^[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 31 March at Nürburgring and ended at Hockenheimring on 30 November after thirteen rounds.

Jägermeister Racing Team driver Ernst Maring became a champion. He won five races. Bertram Schäfer finished as runner-up, winning the race Sembach, Hockenheim and Ulm-Mengen. Gunnar Nordström completed the top-three in the drivers' standings with a win at Nürburgring. Rudolf Dötsch, Freddy Kottulinsky and Marc Surer were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.^[2]

Calendar

All rounds were held in West Germany.

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	31 March	X. ADAC-300-km-Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal"
2	Sembach, West Germany	Sembach Kaserne	4 May	AvD/ISCC-Flugplatzrennen Sembach
3	Saarlouis, West Germany	Saarlouis	11 May	2. ADAC Saarlouis "ADAC-Saarland-Trophy"
4	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	31 May	XXI. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
5	Berlin, West Germany	AVUS	22 June	DMV/BAC/AvD-Avus-Rennen "Preis von Berlin"
6	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	6 July	5. ADAC "Preis der Stadt Karlsruhe"
7	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	20 July	ADAC-Südwestpokal-Rennen
8	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf Air Base	27 July	ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf
9	Kassel-Calden, West Germany	Kassel-Calden Circuit	17 August	ADAC-Hessen-Preis
10	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	7 September	II. ADAC Super Sprint
11	Ulm-Mengen, West Germany	Ulm-Mengen	14 September	10. ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Ulm-Mengen
12	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	9 November	5. ADAC-Rheintal-Rundstreckenrennen
13	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	30 November	AvD/MHSTC Saison-Finale Hockenheim

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

Pos	Driver	NÜR1	SEM	SAA	NÜR2	AVU	HOC1	HOC2	WUN	KAS	NÜR3		HOC3	HOC4	Points
1	Ernst Maring	1			4	4	1	1			1	2	2	1	150
2	Bertram Schäfer		1	2		5	3	8	2	2		1	1	2	143
3	Gunnar Nordström	2			3	1		2	1			4	4		102
4	Rudolf Dötsch			1			2				3	5	6	5	69
5	Gernot Lamby		2			3		7	3	3					55
6	Freddy Kottulinsky	3			1			3	5						52
7	Günter Kölmel			5	9		4	9	6	4		3			50
8	Dieter Kern				2			4					5	3	45
9	Heinz Lange							6			2		3	4	43
10	Manfred Leppke				6	2	6		4			7			41
11	Marc Surer		3							1					32
12	Steve Farnsworth			3				5							20
13	Werner Fischer			4	7							8			17
14	Erwin Derichs					8			7	5		9			17
15	Thomas von Löwis						5			6					14
16	Jochen Dauer				8	6		10	8						13
17	Jerry Blaine		4												10
18	Kurt Pfunder			6			7								10
19	Bernhard Brack				5										8
20	Josef Kremer			7											4
21	Erhard Miltz					7									4
22	Heinz Schaltinat				10										1
Pos	Driver	NÜR1	SEM	SAA	NÜR2	AVU	HOC1	HOC2	WUN	KAS	NÜR3		HOC3	HOC4	Points

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

Web site: Saison 1975. formel3guide.com. formel3guide.com. 3 March 2018. German.
Web site: Formula 3 Germany 1975 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 3 March 2018.