1984 German Formula Three Championship Explained

The 1984 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1984 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany, Belgium an 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 11 March at Zolder and ended at the same place on 21 October after twelve rounds.

Malte Bongers Motorsport driver Kurt Thiim won the championship battle. He was victorious at Zolder, Kaufbeuren, Nürburgring and Salzburgring. Volker Weidler lost 13 points to Thiim and finished as runner-up with wins at Mainz Finthen, Wunstorf and Zolder. Harald Brutschin and Cor Euser were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[2]
Team		Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Scuderia Teutonia	1	Franz Konrad	Anson SA4	Alfa Romeo	1–2, 4–12
	2	Franz-Josef Prangemeier	March 803B/1	Toyota	1–2, 4–9, 11–12
	3	Hans-Peter Pandur	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	All
Volkswagen Motorsport	4	Volker Weidler	Ralt RT3/367	Volkswagen	All
	5	Stefan Oberndorfer	Ralt RT3/399		1–11
	6	Uwe Teuscher	March 813	Toyota	1–6, 11
	7	Rudi Seher	Anson SA4/001	Alfa Romeo	1–6, 8–12
	8	Dieter Heinzelmann	Anson SA4/017		1–4, 6–11
Nicky Nufer	9	Nicky Nufer	Ralt RT3/202	Toyota	1–5, 7, 9, 11–12
	10	Jan Thoelke	Anson SA4/003	Volkswagen	1–6, 8–12
	16	Thomas von Löwis	Ralt RT3		1–8, 10
Peter Wisskirchen	12	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT3/433	Volkswagen	1–8, 10–12
Josef Kaufmann Racing	13	Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK39	Toyota	1
		Harald Becker	Martini MK42	Volkswagen	2–6
		Cor Euser	Martini MK39	Toyota	7
		Harald Becker			8
	14	Harald Becker	Martini MK42	Volkswagen	1
		Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK39	Toyota	2
		Jürgen Kühn			3
		Cor Euser			4–5
			Martini MK42	Volkswagen	8–9
		Josef Kaufmann			11–12
	47	Cor Euser	Martini MK39	Toyota	6
	48	Karl-Heinz Wenig	Martini MK34/016		6
Peter Katsarski	15	Peter Katsarski	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–6, 8–9, 12
Andy Wietzke	17	Andy Wietzke	Anson SA3/005	Alfa Romeo	2–5, 7
Auto Hebben Motorsport		Manfred Hebben		Toyota	1–5, 7–8, 11–12
	19	Heikki Mustonen	Ralt RT3		1–2
		Karl-Heinz Soll			7–9, 11
		Heinz Gilges			12
	20	Karl-Heinz Soll	Ralt RT3		3
		Heinz Gilges	Chevron B38		4
Karl-Christian Lück		Karl-Christian Lück	Ralt RT3/411	Alfa Romeo	All
Malte Bongers Motorsport	22	Kurt Thiim	Ralt RT3/400	Alfa Romeo	All
	23	Jari Nurminen	Ralt RT3		All
	24	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Derichs D385/01	Toyota	1
		Jürgen von Gartzen			2–9
		Manfred Zimmermann			11
		Bernd Wicks			12
	25	Jürgen von Gartzen	Derichs D37/F3-78-02		1
		Wolfgang Kaufmann	Derichs D385/02		2, 6–7, 9–10, 12
	43	Pit Bilger			10
Team Lechner Racing School	26	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3/484	Volkswagen	All
	27	Thomas Holert	Ralt RT3		1–2
		Ernst Franzmaier			9, 11
		Walter Lechner			12
	42	Ernst Franzmaier			10
	46	Walter Lechner	Ralt RT3		6
	47	Franz Tost	Ralt RT3		11
Hanspeter Kaufmann		Hanspeter Kaufmann	Ralt RT3/398	Alfa Romeo	1–5, 9–11
	29	Gernot Sirrenburg	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1, 5–6, 8–11
Maurice Roger	30	Maurice Roger	Chevron B47/47–79–02	Toyota	1–3
Heinrich Heintz	31	Heinrich Heintz	Ralt RT1/23	Toyota	3, 7
Van Amersfoort Racing		Hendrik ten Cate	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–2, 12
Gerd Lünsmann	33	Gerd Lünsmann	Ralt RT3/236	Toyota	1–2, 4, 6–7, 11
Ralf Rauh		Ralf Rauh	Ralt RT3/300	Volkswagen	1–8
Otto Christmann	35	Otto Christmann	Martini MK31	Toyota	1–2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11
Alexander Seibold	36	Alexander Seibold	Anson SA3	Toyota	2, 4–5, 7–8
	38	Justin Sünkel	Argo JM10	Volkswagen	2–5, 7, 10
		Richard Hamann	Anson SA3/002	Toyota	1–6, 8–12
Artur Deutgen	41	Artur Deutgen	March 813	Toyota	1–2, 9, 11–12
		Bruno Huber	Argo JM1/006-F3	Toyota	5, 10
		Pit Bilger	Derichs D37/F3-78-02	Toyota	3–4, 6–7
Placido-Daniel Pardo		Placido-Daniel Pardo	Chevron B38/38–77–23	Toyota	4, 6–8, 11
Barron Racing Team	43	Urs Dudler	Ralt RT3	Toyota	11
	44	Christer Offason	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1
Pedrazza Motorsport	44	Erich Höhmann	Martini MK31	Toyota	9
Belgian Volkswagen Club	44	Éric Bachelart	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	12
	45	Bruno di Gioa			9
	46	Marc Duez	Ralt RT3	Toyota	9
		Friedrich Burgmann	March	Toyota	1, 3, 7, 9, 11–12
Marcel Wettstein		Marcel Wettstein	Argo JM10	Toyota	1–2, 4–6
Formel Rennsport Club	46	Jo Zeller	Ralt RT3/417	Toyota	11
Ecole Avia La Chatre	46	Eric van de Poele	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	12
Fredy Eschenmoser		Fredy Eschenmoser	Ralt RT3/413	Alfa Romeo	3–5, 9–10, 12
	47	Ferdinand de Lesseps	Martini MK39	Alfa Romeo	12
	49	Jacky Eeckelaert	Martini MK39	Alfa Romeo	12
Martini Racing Oreca	51	Bruno di Gioa	Martini MK42	Alfa Romeo	12
	52	Paul Belmondo	Martini MK42		12
Mark Simon	52	Mark Simon	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	1

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	11 March	XV. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe"
2	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	17 March	ADAC/MCS "Preis der Stadt Stuttgart""
3	Berlin, West Germany	AVUS	13 May	ADAC-Avus-Rennen
4	Mainz, West Germany	Mainz-Finthen Airport	27 May	AvD/HMSC Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
5	Kaufbeuren, West Germany	Kaufbeuren Air Base	3 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Kaufbeuren
6	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf Air Base	11 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
7	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	16 June	XIX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen
8	Erding, West Germany	Erding Air Base	8 July	7. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
9	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	19 August	18. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen
10	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgring	26 August	ADAC-Alpentrophäe
11	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	23 September	XI. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint
12	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	21 October	ADAC/ACR-Saison-Finale Zolder

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Circuit Zolder	Volker Weidler	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
2	Hockenheimring	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Team Lechner Racing School
3	AVUS	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Team Lechner Racing School
4	Mainz-Finthen Airport	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volkswagen Motorsport
5	Kaufbeuren Air Base	Volker Weidler	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
6	Wunstorf Air Base	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volkswagen Motorsport
7	Nürburgring	Volker Weidler	Harald Brutschin	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
8	Erding Air Base	Harald Brutschin	Volker Weidler	Harald Brutschin	Team Lechner Racing School
9	Circuit Zolder	Cor Euser	Cor Euser	Cor Euser	Josef Kaufmann Racing
10	Salzburgring	Harald Brutschin	Volker Weidler	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
11	Nürburgring	Hans-Peter Pandur	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
12	Circuit Zolder	Kurt Thiim	Josef Kaufmann	Volker Weidler	Volkswagen Motorsport

Championship standings

• Points are awarded as follows:

Pos Driver ZOL1 HOC AVU MAI KAU WUN NÜR1 ERD ZOL2 SAL NÜR2 ZOL3 Points 1 Kurt Thiim 1 4 5 9 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 167 2 Volker Weidler 2 3 3 1 2 1 2 7 Ret 2 4 1 154 3 Harald Brutschin Ret 1 1 Ret 3 5 3 1 2 3 3 4 141 4 Hans-Peter Pandur 3 2 2 3 6 3 5 18 6 Ret Ret 3 98 5 Jari Nurminen DNS 14 4 16 5 6 6 9 4 Ret 2 5 65 6 Franz Konrad 4 5 Ret 25 4 4 5 DSQ 7 5 DNS 60 7 Cor Euser 2 4 16 Ret 3 1 57 8 Rudi Seher 9 11 9 4 8 DNS 12 5 4 Ret Ret 35 9 Peter Wisskirchen 15 DNS 23 Ret 7 10 7 4 5 13 9 31 10 Stefan Oberndorfer 20 10 10 5 20 8 10 6 7 Ret Ret 24 11 Karl-Christian Lück 7 13 25 11 12 12 8 11 8 8 6 10 23 12 Ralf Rauh DNQ 8 27 6 10 7 9 Ret 16 13 Harald Becker 5 9 8 Ret 24 DNS Ret 13 14 Thomas von Löwis 21 Ret 7 Ret 11 9 11 8 9 12 15 Nicky Nufer 19 Ret 6 8 15 Ret Ret 17 11 11 16 Hanspeter Kaufmann 10 7 12 Ret DNS 11 10 11 11 17 Josef Kaufmann Ret DNS 9 7 10 18 Jan Thoelke Ret 6 26 Ret 9 22 10 DNS DNS DNS 16 9 19 Hendrik ten Cate 6 17 12 7 20 Andy Wietzke DNQ DNS 7 17 14 4 21 Artur Deutgen 17 DNQ 12 10 15 4 22 Peter Katsarski 8 21 11 Ret 13 DNS 14 13 17 3 23 Richard Hamann 16 22 28 15 DNQ Ret 13 15 11 12 19 2 24 Uwe Teuscher Ret 12 15 10 Ret 11 14 1 Otto Christmann 11 18 Ret 23 15 17 Ret 0 Marcel Wettstein 12 15 12 14 13 0 Fredy Eschenmoser 13 DNQ DNQ 14 12 20 0 Jürgen von Gartzen DNQ 25 20 14 18 14 12 DNS 18 0 Pit Bilger 14 DNQ 18 20 13 0 Wolfgang Kaufmann 15 DNQ 20 13 16 Ret 21 0 Alexander Seibold DNQ 13 22 Ret 22 0 Christer Offason 13 0 Dieter Heinzelmann DNS 23 22 DNQ Ret 21 21 19 14 16 0 Karl-Heinz Wenig 18 17 16 15 0 Gerd Lünsmann DNS 24 DNQ 17 18 15 0 Gernot Sirrenburg DNQ DNQ Ret 15 20 0 Manfred Hebben Ret DNQ 16 DNQ 21 Ret 19 Ret DNS 0 Karl-Heinz Soll 24 16 DNS DNS 19 0 Thomas Holert Ret 16 0 Erich Höhmann 16 0 Franz-Josef Prangemeier DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 19 17 21 DNS 22 0 Justin Sünkel DNQ 29 DNQ DNQ 17 Ret 0 Jürgen Kühn 17 0 Heikki Mustonen Ret 19 19 0 Bruno Huber 19 Ret 0 Placido-Daniel Pardo DNQ 21 22 20 22 0 Friedrich Burgmann DNQ DNS 23 20 Ret 23 0 Heinrich Heintz 21 24 21 24 0 Maurice Roger DNS 20 DNS 0 Walter Lechner DNS 25 0 Heinz Gilges DNQ 26 0 Mark Simon Ret 0 Reinhold Mölig DNS DNQ DNQ 0 Bert Diessner DNS 0 Urs Hauenstein DNQ 0 Fritz Kalmbach DNQ 0 Reima Södermann DNQ 0 Gerhard Claus DNQ 0 Peter Deuscher DNQ 0 guest drivers ineligible to score points Marc Duez 4 0 Urs Dudler 7 0 Ernst Franzmaier DNS 6 8 0 Éric Bachelart 6 0 Paul Belmondo 8 0 Bruno di Gioa 10 14 0 Eric van de Poele 14 0 Manfred Zimmermann 18 0 Ferdinand de Lesseps 18 0 Franz Tost Ret 0 Jo Zeller Ret 0 Jacky Eeckelaert DNS 0 Bernd Wicks DNS 0 Karl-Heinz Wieschalla DNS 0 Pos Driver ZOL1 HOC AVU MAI KAU WUN NÜR1 ERD ZOL2 SAL NÜR2 ZOL3 Points

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula 3 Germany 1984 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 28 July 2017.
2. Web site: STARTERLISTE 1984 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT. formel3guide.com. German. 28 July 2017.