1972 German Formula Three Championship

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The 1972 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1972 ADAC Preis der Formel 3)[1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. 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 2 April at Nürburgring and ended at Zolder on 17 September after eight rounds.

Willi Sommer became a champion. He won three races. Manfred Mohr finished as runner-up, winning the season opener and the season finale. Dieter Kern completed the top-three in the drivers' standings with wins at Nürburgring and Hockenheimring. Jochen Mass was the only other driver who was able to win a race in the season.[2]

## Calendar

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Round  | Location  | Circuit  | Date  | Supporting

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1  |  Nürburg, West Germany  | Nürburgring | 2 April  | VII. ADAC-300-km-Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal"
2  |  Nürburg, West Germany  | Nürburgring | 27 May  | XVII. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
3  |  Salzburg, Austria  | Salzburgring | 2 July  | ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen
4  |  Hockenheim, West Germany  | Hockenheimring | 16 July  | ADAC Südwest-Pokal-Rennen "ADAC-Solitude-Rennen"
5  |  Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany  | Freiburg im Breisgau | 6 August  | 32\. ADAC-Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland
6  |  Nürburg, West Germany  | Nürburgring | 13 August  | ADAC Rhein-Mosel-Preis "Mayener ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen"
7  |  Kassel-Calden, West Germany  | Kassel-Calden Circuit | 20 August  | ADAC-Hessen-Preis
8  |  Zolder, Belgium  | Circuit Zolder | 17 September  | ADAC-Redlefsen-Super-Sprint

## Championship standings

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* Points are awarded as follows:

1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10

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20  | 15  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1
| Pos  | Driver  | NÜR1
| NÜR2
| SAL
| HOC
| FRE
| NÜR2
| KAS
| ZOL
| Points

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1  |  Willi Sommer  |  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 10  | 96
2  |  Manfred Mohr  | 1  | 2  | 3  |  | 2  | 5  | 3  | 1  | 94
3  |  Dieter Kern  |  | 1  |  | 1  | 3  | 2  |  | 3  | 79
4  |  Rudolf Dötsch  | 4  | 6  |  | 9  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 2  | 59
5  |  Willi Deutsch  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 5  |  | 7  | 2  | 4  | 59
6  |  Werner Schommers  |  | 4  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 40
7  |  Wolfgang Bülow  | 5  |  |  | 4  | 6  |  | 4  |  | 34
8  |  Ernst Maring  | 6  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  | 5  | 22
9  |  Jochen Mass | 9  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 22
10  |  Rudi Schmidt  | 8  | 8  | 5  | 8  |  | 9  |  |  | 19
11  |  Bernhard Brack  |  |  | 7  | 6  |  | 6  | 8  |  | 19
12  |  Günter Kölmel  |  | 7  | 4  |  |  | 8  | 10  |  | 18
13  |  Paul Fischer  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  | 6  | 6  | 16
14  |  Hannelore Werner  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15
15  |  Philipp Gantner  |  |  | 10  |  | 7  |  |  | 8  | 8
16  |  Josef Kremer  |  |  | 9  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 6
17  |  Hans Deffland  | 7  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  | 5
18  |  Erwin Derichs  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  |  | 4
19  |  Maximilian Plass  | 10  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  |  | 3
20  |  Felix Martin  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
21  |  Gerhard Greiner  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  | 3
22  |  Bernd Rack  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  | 2
23  |  Carlo Breidenstein  |  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
24  |  Thomas Betzler  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  |  | 2
25  |  Harald Ertl |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
26  |  Bruno Burg  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  | 1
27  |  Jorg Obermoser  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  | 1
Pos  | Driver  | NÜR1
| NÜR2
| SAL
| HOC
| FRE
| NÜR3
| KAS
| ZOL
| Points

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Saison 1972". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. ^ "Formula 3 Germany 1972 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

## External links

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* Official website (in English and German)

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