1989 German Formula Three Championship

The 1989 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1989 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 16 April at Hockenheim and ended at the same place on 30 September after twelve rounds.

Krafft Walzen Team Marko RSM driver Karl Wendlinger became a champion. He won one of the tightest championship battle in the history of the German Formula Three, as top-three drivers in the drivers were divided just by one point. Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished as runner-up and had one more race victory than other drivers in top-three. Michael Schumacher was equal on points with Frentzen and victorious at Zeltweg and Nürburgring. Michael Bartels, Peter Zakowski and Frank Krämer were the other race winners. Franz Engstler clinched the B-Cup championship title.^[1]

Entry List[2]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Class A
West WTS Racing	1	Frank Schmickler	Reynard 893/059	Volkswagen	All
ONS Nachwuchsteam — WTS Racing	2	Michael Schumacher	Reynard 893/058	Volkswagen	All
Volkswagen Motorsport	3	Frank Krämer	BSR 389/02	Volkswagen	1–9
		Marco Werner			11–12
	4	Ellen Lohr	BSR 389/01		All
Cosy Informatik Systeme	5	Michael Roppes	Martini MK58/01	Volkswagen	All
Zimmspeed Racing Team	6	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Dallara 389/025	Volkswagen	4–6, 8
Bongers Motorsport	7	Michael Bartels	Reynard 893/055	Volkswagen	All
	8	Daniel Müller	Reynard 893/063		1–8
Team JSK Baumanagement	9	Frank Biela	Reynard 893/077	Volkswagen	1–4, 6–9
	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Dallara 389/025		All
Opel Team Deutschland	9	Frank Krämer	Reynard 893/077	Opel	10–12
Style Auto Racing Team	11	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Dallara 388/033	Volkswagen	All
Mönninghoff Sympathik Racing	12	Ralf Kelleners	Reynard 893/079	Volkswagen	1–2
		Gerrit van Kouwen			4, 6–8, 10
		Klaus Panchyrz			11–12
Peter Zakowski Racing	13	Peter Zakowski	Reynard 893/078	Volkswagen	All
Krafft Walzen Team Marko RSM	14	Karl Wendlinger	Ralt RT33/797	Alfa Romeo	All
HC Hessel Motorsport	17	Marc Hessel	Reynard 893/098	Volkswagen	1–11
	18	Georg Arbinger	Reynard 893/097		1–7
Eufra Racing	21	Víctor Rosso	Tark Aleko JK173/02	Volkswagen	1–6, 8
		Meik Wagner	Tark Aleko JK173/02		5, 9–12
	22	Ralf Kelleners	Tark Aleko JK173/01		3–12
Gätmo Motorsport	23	Meik Wagner	Reynard 893	Volkswagen	1, 4–7, 9–12
	24	Flurin Zegg	Reynard 893		6
Formel Rennsport Club	25	Gianni Bianchi	Dallara 389/010	Volkswagen	1–2, 5–6
Wittwer Racing	27	Rolf Kuhn	Reynard 893/052	Volkswagen	1
Rene Wartmann	28	Rene Wartmann	Dallara 389/010	Volkswagen	10–12
Class B
Rex Autopflege Nachwuchsteam	50	Thorsten Walz	Reynard 883/016	Volkswagen	1–3
		Franz Engstler			6–12
Frank Beyerlein	51	Frank Beyerlein	Reynard 883/001	Volkswagen	1–3, 5–12
Squadra Foitek	52	Jacques Isler	Dallara 388/002	Volkswagen	1–2, 6
Ski Zell Sport Team	53	Franz Binder	Reynard 883/005	Volkswagen	1, 3–6, 8, 10–12
Mönninghoff Sympathik Racing	54	Franz Engstler	Reynard 883/017	Volkswagen	1–5
		Klaus Panchyrz			6–8, 10
		Peter Schär			9
Cosy Informatik Systeme	55	Peter Schär	Martini MK55/03	Volkswagen	1–8, 10–11
		Michael Krumm			12
Vienna Racing Team	59	Tom Kristensen	Reynard 883/052	Volkswagen	4–6
MSC Scuderia Mitwitz	60	Justin Sünkel	Dallara 387/014	Volkswagen	All
Richard Hamann	61	Richard Hamann	Reynard 873/051	Volkswagen	1, 6
Rechsteiner Racing SA	63	David Luyet	Dallara 388/001	Volkswagen	3, 6, 8
Svend Hansen	65	Svend Hansen	Reynard 883/040	Volkswagen	2
Thomas Gellermann	66	Thomas Gellermann	Reynard 863/039	Volkswagen	1
Walter Lechner Racing School	69	Mercedes Stermitz	Dallara 388/031	Volkswagen	6
Walter Perfler	70	Walter Perfler	Ralt RT31/701	Volkswagen	5
Team Hödlmoser	71	Mario Moser	Dallara 388/042	Toyota	5
MSC Aschau	75	Josef Neuhauser	Reynard 873/045	Volkswagen	5
Joachim Ryschka	77	Joachim Ryschka	Ralt RT31/707	Volkswagen	10–12
Volkmar Löw	78	Volkmar Löw	Ralt RT30/530	Volkswagen	11
MSC "12" München	79	Jaroslav Vorel	KDV 4/01	Volkswagen	11–12
Johann Stelzer	80	Johann Stelzer	Reynard 883/004	Volkswagen	1
Team Theuermann	82	Wolfgang Petutschnig	Ralt RT30/563	Volkswagen	5

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	16 April	AvD/MAC Rennsport-Festival
2	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	30 April	51. ADAC Eifelrennen
3	Berlin, West Germany	AVUS	28 May	ADAC-Avus-Rennen
4	Brno, Czechoslovakia	Masaryk Circuit	11 June	Grand Prix Brno
5	Zeltweg, Austria	Österreichring	18 June	Preis des Aichfeldes
6	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	2 July	ADAC-Preis Hockenheim
7	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf	9 July	22. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
8	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	29 July	German Grand Prix
9	Diepholz, West Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	6 August	22. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
10	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	3 September	ADAC Großer Preis der Tourenwagen
11	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	24 September	XVI. ADAC Bilstein Super Sprint
12	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	30 September	DMV-Preis von Hockenheim

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	B Class Winner
1	Hockenheimring	Michael Bartels	Michael Bartels	Frank Krämer	Volkswagen Motorsport	Frank Beyerlein
2	Nürburgring	Michael Bartels	Michael Bartels	Michael Bartels	Bongers Motorsport	Frank Beyerlein
3	AVUS	Frank Schmickler	Frank Krämer	Karl Wendlinger	Krafft Walzen Team Marko RSM	Franz Binder
4	Masaryk Circuit	Michael Bartels	Frank Biela	Michael Bartels	Bongers Motorsport	Franz Engstler
5	Österreichring	Michael Schumacher	Karl Wendlinger	Michael Schumacher	ONS Nachwuchsteam — WTS Racing	Franz Engstler
6	Hockenheimring	Karl Wendlinger	Karl Wendlinger	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Team JSK Baumanagement	Jacques Isler
7	Wunstorf	Wolfgang Kaufmann	not recorded	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Team JSK Baumanagement	Franz Engstler
8	Hockenheimring	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Karl Wendlinger	Krafft Walzen Team Marko RSM	Franz Engstler
9	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Michael Bartels	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Team JSK Baumanagement	Franz Binder
10	Nürburgring	Peter Zakowski	Peter Zakowski	Peter Zakowski	Peter Zakowski Racing	Klaus Panchyrz
11	Nürburgring	Michael Schumacher	Peter Zakowski	Michael Schumacher	ONS Nachwuchsteam — WTS Racing	Frank Beyerlein
12	Hockenheimring	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Klaus Panchyrz	Michael Bartels	Bongers Motorsport	Franz Engstler

• Points are awarded as follows:

Pos Driver HOC1 NÜR1 AVU BRN ZEL HOC2 WUN HOC3 DIE NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC4 Points 1 Karl Wendlinger DNS 4 1 4 4 2 4 1 3 2 7 14 164 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 11 6 5 9 2 1 1 2 1 7 Ret 2 163 3 Michael Schumacher 3 3 3 5 1 3 12 19 4 5 1 3 163 4 Michael Bartels 20 1 8 1 3 4 Ret 5 2 3 19 1 150 5 Wolfgang Kaufmann 9 5 2 12 11 7 3 3 DNS 4 2 8 138 6 Peter Zakowski 7 Ret Ret 2 5 19 11 4 5 1 3 4 132 7 Ellen Lohr 2 9 Ret 10 13 20 5 10 7 9 5 9 112 8 Michael Roppes 5 12 16 6 8 8 2 17 8 Ret 8 10 108 9 Frank Krämer 1 7 4 Ret 19 Ret DNS 10 8 8 4 18 95 10 Ralf Kelleners 6 10 Ret Ret 14 10 6 Ret 6 6 20 75 11 Frank Schmickler 4 Ret 17 Ret 6 11 8 16 11 17 Ret 7 74 12 Franz Engstler 13 17 Ret 13 10 Ret 6 11 14 15 15 11 65 13 Frank Biela 10 Ret 6 3 6 Ret Ret 6 64 14 Marc Hessel DNS 16 11 21 12 14 13 9 8 10 Ret 58 15 Daniel Müller DNS 8 7 8 9 Ret Ret 7 56 16 Klaus Panchyrz 7 Ret 9 Ret 12 9 6 52 17 Peter Schär 18 14 12 17 28 16 Ret 12 12 13 13 44 18 Gerrit van Kouwen 7 9 7 Ret 11 42 19 Frank Beyerlein 8 11 15 16 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 12 17 39 20 Franz Binder 14 9 18 20 13 13 Ret 14 15 37 21 Justin Sünkel 19 19 14 19 24 18 10 14 13 16 Ret 16 32 22 Víctor Rosso DNS 2 Ret 11 17 Ret 18 29 23 Marco Werner 10 5 23 24 Jacques Isler 22 15 5 18 25 Georg Arbinger 15 13 18 16 25 Ret Ret 14 26 Hanspeter Kaufmann 14 21 12 Ret 12 27 Meik Wagner 21 20 22 17 Ret Ret Ret 18 12 10 28 David Luyet 10 Ret DNS 9 29 Thorsten Walz 16 Ret 13 9 30 Rene Wartmann Ret 11 Ret 8 31 Tom Kristensen 15 15 DNS 8 32 Rolf Kuhn 12 7 33 Michael Krumm 13 6 34 Svend Hansen Ret 14 5 35 Richard Hamann Ret 15 4 36 Joachim Ryschka 18 16 Ret 4 37 Gianni Bianchi 17 18 23 21 3 38 Jaroslav Vorel 17 19 2 Josef Neuhauser 18 0 Günter Aberer 26 0 Mario Moser 27 0 Wolfgang Petutschnig 29 0 Walter Perfler Ret 0 Thomas Gellermann DNS 0 Mercedes Stermitz Ret 0 Johann Stelzer DNS 0 Flurin Zegg DNS 0 Volkmar Löw DNQ 0 Pos Driver HOC1 NÜR1 AVU BRN ZEL HOC2 WUN HOC3 DIE NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC4 Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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

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