1986 German Formula Three Championship Explained

The 1986 German Formula Three Championship (German: link=no|1986 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 18 May at Zolder and ended at Nürburgring on 21 September after eleven rounds.

Volkswagen Motorsport (Bertram Schäfer Racing) driver Kris Nissen clinched the championship title. He won races at Zolder, Hockenheim and had a hat-trick at Nürburgring. Hanspeter Kaufmann lost 44 points to Nissen and finished as runner-up with a win in the penultimate round at Salzburgring. Víctor Rosso won at Norisring and Österreichring. Bernd Schneider, Alfonso de Vinuesa and Gregor Foitek were the other race winners.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[2]
Team		Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Josef Kaufmann Racing	1	Markus Oestreich	Martini MK49	Volkswagen	All
	2	Manuel Reuter	Martini MK49		1–5
		Otto Rensing			4–5, 7–11
	45	Andy Bovensiepen	Martini MK45		11
Volkswagen Motorsport	3	Kris Nissen	Ralt RT30/614	Volkswagen	All
	4	Peter Zakowski	Ralt RT30/608		All
Malte Bongers Motorsport	5	Alfonso de Vinuesa	Reynard 863	Volkswagen	1–5, 7–8, 11
		Tomi Luhtanen	Reynard 863/040		9–10
	6	Hellmut Mundas	Martini MK45		2, 5
		Peter Elgaard			4
		Dag Rosthe	Reynard 863		9
		Richard Hamann			11
	7	Sigi Betz	Martini MK44	Volkswagen	All
	8	Frank Schmickler	Ralt RT30		1–9, 11
		Dieter Heinzelmann			10
		Delia Stegemann		Volkswagen	1–4, 7–11
	9	Jürgen von Gartzen	Ralt RT30		7–8
Wolfgang Kaufmann	10	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	All
	11	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Dallara F386	Volkswagen	All
	38	Gregor Foitek	Dallara F386		4–5, 7, 9
	12	Alfonso Toledano	Reynard 863	Volkswagen	1–4, 6–7
		Henrik Larsen			8
		Stefan Neuberger			9, 11
		Pierre Bourque			10
		Richard Hamann	Reynard 863		1, 3–5, 7–10
	39	David Coyne			6
		Stefan Neuberger	Reynard 853		1–6, 8
	40	Helmut Bross			11
	50	Pierre Bourque	Reynard 863		9
	14	Thomas von Löwis	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1, 3–10
		Bruno Eichmann			11
	15	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1–4, 7–9, 11
		Wilhelm F. Weber	Ralt RT30/522		1, 3–4, 6–11
	19	Richard Hamann	Ralt RT30		2
Walter Lechner Racing School	16	Franz Abraham	Ralt RT30	Alfa Romeo	All
Sachs Sporting	17	Michael Kahnt	Ralt RT30	Alfa Romeo	4
Mönninghoff Racing Team	20	Artur Deutgen	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1–8, 11
	21	Franz-Josef Prangemeier	Ralt RT3/496		1–5, 7–9, 11
Peter Katsarski	22	Peter Katsarski	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	4–5, 8–9
Otto Christmann	25	Otto Christmann	Martini MK35	Volkswagen	2–3, 7
	27	Gerd Lünsmann	Ralt RT30/529	Volkswagen	1–5, 7–9, 11
	30	Ralf Rauh	Martini MK45	Volkswagen	1–3
Schübel Rennsport Int.	31	Víctor Rosso	Dallara F386	Volkswagen	All
	32	Martin Ragginger	Dallara F386		1–7, 9–10
	33	Peter Elgaard	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1–3, 5–11
	34	Bernd Schneider	Reynard 863/039	Volkswagen	All
Michael Roppes	35	Michael Roppes	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	All
SA Elevers-KTR Marlboro		Harald Huysman	Ralt RT30/650	Volkswagen	1–3, 7–8
	43	Karl-Heinz Wenig	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	1, 3
		Franz Binder	Ralt RT30/563	Volkswagen	1, 6, 10
Adi Lechner		Adi Lechner	Martini	Volkswagen	4–6
David Price Racing		Paul Belmondo	Reynard 863	Alfa Romeo	8–9
		Fabien Giroix	Reynard 863		8–9
		Andrew Ridgeley	Reynard 863	Volkswagen	8–9
Scuderia Teutonia		Mathias Arlt	Anson SA4	Volkswagen	1, 4, 11
HT Racing Sport	49	Hasse Thaung	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	All
	51	Sami Pensala	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	7

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	18 May	20. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen
2	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf	8 June	ADAC Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
3	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	15 June	ADAC-Preis Hockenheim
4	Nuremberg, West Germany	Norisring	28 June	ADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg"
5	Erding, West Germany	Erding	6 July	9. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
6	Zeltweg, Austria	Österreichring	13 July	ADAC-Hessen-Cup — Preis des Aichfeldes
7	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	20 July	ADAC Truck Grand-Prix
8	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	17 August	ADAC/ACR-Grenzland-Preis
9	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	23 August	32. ADAC Kouros 1000 km Rennen
10	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgring	31 August	ADAC-Alpentrophäe
11	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	21 September	XIII. ADAC-Bilstein Super Sprint'

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Circuit Zolder	Kris Nissen	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport
2	Wunstorf	Alfonso Toledano	Víctor Rosso	Alfonso de Vinuesa	Malte Bongers Motorsport
3	Hockenheimring	Kris Nissen	Kris Nissen	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport
4	Norisring	Víctor Rosso	Manuel Reuter	Víctor Rosso	Schübel Rennsport Int.
5	Erding	Gregor Foitek	Gregor Foitek	Gregor Foitek
6	Österreichring	Víctor Rosso	Víctor Rosso	Víctor Rosso	Schübel Rennsport Int.
7	Nürburgring	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Bernd Schneider	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport
8	Circuit Zolder	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider
9	Nürburgring	Kris Nissen	Tomi Luhtanen	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport
10	Salzburgring	Kris Nissen	Víctor Rosso	Hanspeter Kaufmann
11	Nürburgring	Kris Nissen	Kris Nissen	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport

Championship standings

• Points are awarded as follows:

Pos Driver ZOL1 WUN HOC NOR ERD ZEL NÜR1 ZOL2 NÜR2 SAL NÜR3 Points 1 Kris Nissen 1 8 1 Ret 2 6 1 12 1 2 1 139 2 Hanspeter Kaufmann 3 4 2 4 Ret 2 8 6 7 1 Ret 95 3 Víctor Rosso Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 2 2 3 3 Ret 94 4 Bernd Schneider Ret 9 4 3 3 5 3 1 4 5 Ret 94 5 Wolfgang Kaufmann 2 10 Ret 2 15 7 Ret Ret 6 4 2 66 6 Otto Rensing 5 8 11 3 2 7 5 50 7 Alfonso de Vinuesa Ret 1 Ret Ret DNS 4 10 3 43 8 Markus Oestreich 4 Ret 7 DNQ Ret 3 7 DNS 9 Ret 4 42 9 Gregor Foitek 7 1 5 10 33 10 Manuel Reuter Ret 2 3 6 DNS 33 11 Frank Schmickler 5 6 DSQ 12 10 8 6 8 16 6 33 12 Martin Ragginger 8 3 8 9 9 9 10 Ret DNS 25 13 Stefan Neuberger 6 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret 11 8 17 22 14 Peter Zakowski 11 11 6 20 5 11 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 14 15 Tomi Luhtanen 5 6 14 16 Harald Huysman 7 Ret Ret 9 5 14 17 Franz Abraham 15 5 Ret 13 7 12 Ret DNS 18 DNS Ret 12 18 David Coyne 4 DNS 10 19 Paul Belmondo 4 12 10 20 Artur Deutgen Ret 17 Ret 11 6 10 Ret 19 10 8 21 Michael Roppes Ret Ret 9 Ret 11 DNS 16 7 14 9 Ret 8 22 Peter Elgaard Ret DNS Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 13 17 8 8 7 23 Ralf Rauh Ret 7 Ret 4 24 Andy Bovensiepen 7 4 25 Thomas von Löwis 9 10 21 Ret 14 21 14 Ret 17 3 26 Henrik Larsen 9 2 27 Bruno Eichmann 9 2 28 Peter Wisskirchen 10 13 Ret Ret 18 DNS 19 Ret 1 29 Franz Binder 12 13 10 1 Wilhelm F. Weber 17 12 17 15 22 16 23 12 11 0 Gerd Lünsmann 14 Ret 11 15 13 23 18 26 13 0 Richard Hamann 13 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 15 15 11 Ret 0 Fabien Giroix DNS 11 0 Sigi Betz Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 19 17 22 13 12 0 Alfonso Toledano Ret Ret Ret 14 16 12 0 Hellmut Mundas 12 12 0 Karl-Heinz Wenig Ret 13 0 Sami Pensala 13 0 Hasse Thaung 13 0 Franz-Josef Prangemeier 18 16 14 DNQ 14 20 DNS Ret 14 0 Otto Christmann 14 DNS 24 0 Jürgen von Gartzen 14 DNS 0 Dieter Heinzelmann 14 0 Delia Stegemann 19 15 15 18 17 15 24 16 15 0 Pierre Bourque DNS 15 0 Mathias Arlt 16 16 16 0 Adi Lechner DNQ Ret 17 0 Michael Kahnt 19 0 Andrew Ridgeley Ret 20 0 Dag Rosthe 21 0 Peter Katsarski DNQ DNS Ret 25 0 Helmut Bross Ret 0 Justin Sünkel DNS DNQ 0 Stefan Oberndorfer DNQ 0 Gianni Bianchi DNQ 0 Pos Driver ZOL1 WUN HOC NOR ERD ZEL NÜR1 ZOL2 NÜR2 SAL NÜR3 Points

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula 3 Germany 1986 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 28 February 2017.
2. Web site: STARTERLISTE 1986 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT. formel3guide.com. German. 12 March 2017.