1979 German Formula Three Championship

The 1979 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1979 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 11 March at Circuit Zolder and ended at Kassel-Calden on 7 October after seven rounds (the first Nürburgring round was cancelled due to snowfall).

Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team driver Michael Korten became a champion. He won races at Fassberg, Nürburgring and Kassel-Calden. Hans-Georg Bürger won the race at Diepholz and finished as runner-up. Walter Lechner completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Ernst Maring, Thierry Boutsen and Michael Bleekemolen 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
AC Mayen	Konrad Heberer	Derichs D36/F3-76-01	BMW	1–2
Andy Wietzke	Andy Wietzke	Ralt RT1	Toyota	1–7
Armin Conrad	Armin Conrad	Argo JM1	Toyota	8
Auto Zeitung Nachwuchsförderung	Georg Bellof	Ralt RT3/168	Toyota	1–3, 5–8
Bernd Heuer	Bernd Heuer	Maco 376/M001	Ford	4
Bernd Wicks	Bernd Wicks	Chevron B38	Toyota	2–3, 5–7
Bertram Schäfer Racing	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT1/122	Toyota	8
	Hans-Georg Bürger	Ralt RT1/49	Toyota	1–3, 5–8
	Heinrich Heintz	Ralt RT1/23	BMW	1–2, 4, 6–7
	Hannelore Werner	Ralt RT1/122	Toyota	7
Bose HiFi Racing Team	Urs Dudler	Ralt RT1	BMW	8
Bose HiFi Racing Team	Peter Kroeber	Derichs D37/F3-78-04	Toyota	All
Dietmar Flöer	Dietmar Flöer	March 712M/7	BMW	4
Ecurie Elf	Richard Dallest	Martini MK27	Toyota	2, 8
Ecurie Motul Nogaro	Philippe Streiff	Martini MK27	Toyota	2, 8
Egert Haglund	Egert Haglund	March 733	Toyota	2, 7
Ernst Maring	Ernst Maring	Maco 379/M024	Toyota	2–8
Formel Rennsport Club	Bruno Huber	Argo JM1/006-F3	Toyota	8
	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Chevron B38		6–7
	Marcus Simeon	March 783		4, 6, 8
	Fridolin Wettstein	Ralt RT1/59		5
	Marcel Wettstein	Ralt RT1/59		2, 6
	Jo Zeller	March 783/1		2, 8
Franz-Josef Kaiser	Franz-Josef Kaiser	Ralt RT1	Toyota	3
Frithjof Erpelding	Frithjof Erpelding	Derichs D37/F3-78-02	Toyota	7
Georg Florescu	Georg Florescu	Chevron	Toyota	2, 4
Gero Fleck	Gero Fleck	Ralt RT1	Toyota	7–8
Hans Kitsz	Hans Kitsz	Ralt RT1	Toyota	6
Hans-Jürgen Weber	Hans-Jürgen Weber	GRD	Ford	4
Helmut Bross Racing	Helmut Bross	Chevron B43	Toyota	All
Herbert Rostek	Herbert Rostek	Maco 377/M008	Toyota	3
Jägermeister Racing Team	Dieter Bohnhorst	Maco 376/M011	Toyota	1, 3
Jim Beam Team	Jo Gartner	Martini MK27	Renault	2, 6–8
Jim Beam Team	Willy Weiss	Ralt RT1	Toyota	6
Jörg Reto	Jörg Reto	Argo JM1	Toyota	7
Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team	Franz Konrad	Chevron B43	Toyota	6–7
Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team	Michael Korten	March 783/29	Toyota	1–3, 5–8
Konrad Racing	Franz Konrad	Chevron B43	Toyota	3, 8
Kurt Lotterschmid	Kurt Lotterschmid	Ralt RT1	Toyota	7
KWS Motorsport	Bernd Breil	March 753	BMW	4–8
	Franz Konrad	Chevron B43	Toyota	1–2
	Karl Schuchnig	Chevron B47		2, 5–6
	Jürgen Schlich	Chevron B38		1–2
	Alan Smith	Chevron B47/47–79–09		2, 5
Leo Andersson	Leo Andersson	Ralt RT1/37	Toyota	5
Lista Racing Team	Bruno Eichmann	Argo JM3	BMW	2, 5, 8
Lista Racing Team	Jürg Lienhard	March 793	Toyota	2, 8
Marlboro Valtellina Racing Team	Daniele Albertin	Ralt RT1	Toyota	2, 8
MCS Stuttgart	Reinhold Uhl	March 743/3	BMW	1–2, 4
Meltonian Racing	Bengt Trägardh	Ralt RT1/12	Toyota	6
Peter Cornand	Peter Cornand	Chevron B43	Toyota	2–6, 8
Peter Hoffmann	Peter Hoffmann	Ralt RT1/25	BMW	7
Peter Wicks	Peter Wicks	Chevron B38	Toyota	2–7
Peter Wisskirchen	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT1/137	Toyota	1–5, 7–8
Racing Team Holland	Arie Luyendijk	Argo JM3	Toyota	2, 8
The RMC Group	Kenny Acheson	March 793/13	Toyota	6–7
Roger Heavens Racing	Michael Bleekemolen	March 793/19	Toyota	2, 6, 8
Roger Heavens Racing	Thierry Boutsen	March 793	Toyota	1–2, 6, 8
RT Gätmo Tuning	Michael Baumann	Eufra H18	Toyota	7
	Walter Lechner	March 783		All
	Jürgen Schlich	Chevron B38		6–8
	Willy Weiss	Ralt RT1		7–8
Sauber Racing	Beat Blatter	Lola T670	Toyota	8
Sauber Racing	Max Welti	Lola T670	Toyota	8
Scuderia Avus	Olaf Höhn	Derichs D37/F3-78-03	BMW	2, 4–6
Scuderia Colonia	Willi Hüsgen	Brabham BT28	BMW	1, 4
Schick Toyota Chilean Team	Eliseo Salazar	Ralt RT3/160	Toyota	6
Strike Ten Racing Team	Slim Borgudd	Ralt RT1/126	Toyota	2, 8
Thomas Holert	Thomas Holert	Maco 378/M017	Toyota	All
Thorbjörn Carlsson	Thorbjörn Carlsson	Ralt RT1/110	Toyota	2, 4
Volkswagen Motorsport – Spiess Tuning	Helmut Henzler	March 793	Volkswagen	2, 8
Walter Schöch Racing	Walter Schöch	Ralt RT1/45	Toyota	4

Calendar

All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Zolder rounds that were held in Belgium.

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	11 March	X. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe"
2	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	1 April	XIV. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen
3	Fassberg, West Germany	Fassberg Air Base	6 May	ADAC Flugplatzrennen Faßberg
4	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf Air Base	27 May	ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf
5	Diepholz, West Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	22 July	12. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
6	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	19 August	13. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen
7	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	23 September	VI. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint
8	Kassel-Calden, West Germany	Kassel-Calden Circuit	7 October	ADAC-Hessen-Preis

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Circuit Zolder	Michael Korten	Thierry Boutsen	Thierry Boutsen	Roger Heavens Racing
2	Nürburgring	The round was cancelled due to snowfall^[4]
3	Fassberg Air Base	Hans-Georg Bürger	no data	Michael Korten	Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team
4	Wunstorf Air Base	no data	no data	Ernst Maring	Ernst Maring
5	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Hans-Georg Bürger	no data	Hans-Georg Bürger	Bertram Schäfer Racing
6	Circuit Zolder	Hans-Georg Bürger	Kenny Acheson	Michael Bleekemolen	Roger Heavens Racing
7	Nürburgring	Michael Korten	no data	Michael Korten	Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team
8	Kassel-Calden Circuit	Michael Bleekemolen	Helmut Henzler	Michael Korten	Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team

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	ZOL1	NÜR1	FAS	WUN	DIE	ZOL2	NÜR2	KAS	Points
1	Michael Korten	2	C	1		3	6	1	1	105
2	Hans-Georg Bürger	3	C	4		1	2	6	Ret	73
3	Walter Lechner	7	C	2	3	11	4	8	8	62
4	Ernst Maring		C	9	1	7	8	13	6	53
5	Helmut Bross	8	C	3	2	10	9	5	Ret	51
6	Georg Bellof	5	C	Ret		5	Ret	3	14	38
7	Franz Konrad	6	C	DNS			3	7	7	38
8	Peter Kroeber	4	C	10	12	4	Ret	Ret	DNS	25
9	Thomas Holert	15	C	6	7	9	14	14	13	24
10	Andy Wietzke	DNS	C	5	6	Ret	12	Ret		20
11	Peter Wisskirchen	10	C	7	5	Ret		12	Ret	17
12	Jürgen Schlich	Ret	C				13	4	Ret	15
13	Helmut Henzler		C						10	8
14	Harald Brutschin								12	6
15	Peter Cornand		C	8	Ret	13	Ret		16	6
16	Peter Wicks		C	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	11		5
17	Walter Schöch				8					4
18	Heinrich Heintz	11	C		10		16	Ret		4
19	Konrad Heberer	9	C							3
20	Bernd Wicks		C	Ret		Ret	Ret	10		3
21	Uwe Reich					12				2
22	Willi Husgen	DNS			11					1
	Herbert Rostek			11						0
	Reinhold Uhl	12	C		Ret					0
	Peter Bonk	13						Ret		0
	Hans-Jürgen Weber				13					0
	Dieter Bohnhorst	14		Ret						0
	Bernd Breil				Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	0
	Franz-Josef Kaiser			Ret						0
	Georg Florescu		C		Ret					0
	Dietmar Flöer				Ret					0
	Olaf Höhn		C		Ret	Ret	Ret			0
	Bernd Heuer				Ret					0
guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Michael Bleekemolen		C				1		9	0
	Thierry Boutsen	1	C				Ret		Ret	0
	Slim Borgudd		C						2	0
	Kenny Acheson						3	2		0
	Alan Smith		C			2				0
	Daniele Albertin		C						3	0
	Jo Gartner		C				15	Ret	4	0
	Thorbjörn Carlsson		C		4					0
	Jürg Lienhard		C						5	0
	Fridolin Wettstein					6				0
	Hans Kitsz						7			0
	Leo Andersson					8				0
	Hanspeter Kaufmann						Ret	9		0
	Marcel Wettstein		C				10			0
	Karl Schuchnig		C			Ret	11			0
	Jo Zeller		C						11	0
	Kurt Lotterschmid							15		0
	Urs Dudler								15	0
	Jörg Reto							16		0
	Marcus Simeon				Ret		Ret		DNQ	0
	Bruno Eichmann		C			Ret			Ret	0
	Willy Weiss						Ret	Ret	Ret	0
	Gero Fleck							Ret	DNS	0
	Arie Luyendijk		C						Ret	0
	Eliseo Salazar						Ret			0
	Bengt Trägardh						Ret			0
	Hannelore Werner							Ret		0
	Frithjof Erpelding							Ret		0
	Peter Hoffmann							Ret		0
	Michael Baumann							Ret		0
	Egert Haglund		C					Ret		0
	Richard Dallest		C						Ret	0
	Philippe Streiff		C						Ret	0
	Max Welti								Ret	0
	Bruno Huber								Ret	0
	Beat Blatter								Ret	0
	Armin Conrad								Ret	0
	Jean-Yves Simeni								DNQ	0
	Tryggve Grönvall		C						DNQ	0
Pos	Driver	ZOL1	NÜR1	FAS	WUN	DIE	ZOL2	NÜR2	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 1979". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "Formula 3 Germany 1979 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ "STARTERLISTE 1979 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ "GOODYEAR 300KM RENNEN – (2.LAUF DM/2.LAUF EM)" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

External links

Official website (in English and German)

[1] "Saison 1979". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[2] "Formula 3 Germany 1979 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

[3] "STARTERLISTE 1979 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

[4] "GOODYEAR 300KM RENNEN – (2.LAUF DM/2.LAUF EM)" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

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