1978 German Formula Three Championship

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The 1978 German Formula Three Championship (German : 1978 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) [1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany and in Belgium. 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 12 March at Circuit Zolder and ended at Erding on 1 October after nine rounds.

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Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team driver Bertram Schäfer became a champion. He won races at Zolder, Nürburgring and Wunstorf. Alan Smith finished as runner-up, he was consistent but wasn't able to win a race. The same was true for Helmut Bross, who completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Jochen Dauer, Michael Korten and Walter Lechner were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season. [2]

Calendar

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

RoundLocationCircuitDateSupporting
1 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 12 MarchIX. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe"
2 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 2 AprilXIII. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen
3 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 28 MayXXIV. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
4 Wunstorf, West Germany Wunstorf Air Base 11 JuneADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf
5 Diepholz, West Germany Diepholz Airfield Circuit 23 July11. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
6 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 20 August12. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen
7Ulm-Mengen, West GermanyUlm-Mengen27 August13. ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Ulm-Mengen
8 Kassel-Calden, West Germany Kassel-Calden Circuit 3 SeptemberADAC-Hessen-Preis
9 Erding, West Germany Erding Air Base 1 OctoberADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Erding

Championship standings

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PosDriver ZOL1 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN DIE ZOL2 ULM KAS ERD Points
1 Flag of Germany.svg Bertram Schäfer 1131214117
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Smith4325662287
3 Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Bross2225594385
4 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Dauer 93151182
5 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Georg Burger4322756
6 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Korten41342
7 Flag of Austria.svg Walter Lechner188338
8 Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Niggemeier4964634
9 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas von Löwis556432
10 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Jelinski 775426
11 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Locher67322
12 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz Scherle312
13 Flag of Germany.svg Heinrich Wiese689
14 Flag of Germany.svg Axel Plankenhorn58
15 Flag of Germany.svg Herbert Burgmayr58
16 Flag of Germany.svg Andy Wietzke10995
17 Flag of Germany.svg Walter Spitaler74
18 Flag of Germany.svg Olaf Höhn74
19 Flag of Austria.svg Franz Konrad 1084
20 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Kroeber83
21 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Hoffmann101
22 Flag of Germany.svg Konrad Heberer101
PosDriver ZOL1 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN DIE ZOL2 ULM KAS ERD Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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References

  1. "Saison 1978". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Formula 3 Germany 1978 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2018.