1983 German Formula Three Championship

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The 1983 German Formula Three Championship (German : 1983 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 1 May at AVUS and ended at Zolder on 21 August after eight rounds.

Scuderia Teutonia driver Franz Konrad became a champion. He took wins Nürburgring and Kaufbeuren. His title rival Hans-Peter Pandur, who lost just by two points won races at Erding and Diepholz Airfield Circuit. Volker Weidler won race at Wunstorf and completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Harald Brutschin, Rudi Seher and Marc Duez were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[2]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Bertram Schäfer Racing	1	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3/399	Alfa Romeo	1–6
	1	Harri Kangas	Ralt RT3/399		7
	2	Bartl Stadler	Ralt RT3/400		1–3
		Joachim Winkelhock			5
		Peter Oberndorfer			6
	3	Thomas Kaiser			7
	30	Harri Kangas	Ralt RT3/400	Alfa Romeo	1–6, 8
Josef Kaufmann Racing	3	Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK34/016	Toyota	8
	4	Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK35	Volkswagen	1, 3–7
	4	Bruno Eichmann	Martini MK35	Volkswagen	2
	5	Thomas Bertschinger	Martini MK34/016	Toyota	1–4
	5	Cor Euser	Martini MK34/016	Toyota	7
Peter Wisskirchen	6	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	1, 3–8
Karamalz Team	7	Thomas von Löwis	Anson SA3	Toyota	All
Team Maredo Steak&Salat	9	Hans-Peter Pandur	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	All
Helmut Bross	10	Helmut Bross	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–7
Squadra Caposcarico	10	Peter Buess	March 783/6		7
Scuderia Teutonia	11	Franz Konrad	Anson SA4	Volkswagen	All
	12	Karl-Heinz Wieschalla	March 813	Toyota	1
		Artur Deutgen	March 813	Toyota	2
		Gernot Sirrenburg	March 803B/1	Toyota	6
Maurice Roger	12	Maurice Roger	Chevron B47/47–79–02	Toyota	6–7
Ford Autoveri Motorsport	38	Peter Katsarski	Ralt RT3	Toyota	All
Uwe Teuscher	14	Uwe Teuscher	March 813	Toyota	All
Thomas Holert	15	Thomas Holert	March 803B/14	Alfa Romeo	4–8
Belgian Volkswagen Club	16	Marc Duez	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	3, 8
McGregor Sportswear	17	Rudi Seher	Anson SA3/002	Toyota	All
McGregor Sportswear	35	Dieter Heinzelmann	Ralt RT3	Toyota	All
EMSC Bitburg	18	Manfred Hebben	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–2, 6–8
EMSC Bitburg	18	Bodo Beil	Ralt RT3	Toyota	3
Nicky Nufer	19	Nicky Nufer	Ralt RT3/202	Toyota	All
MSC Scuderia Mitwitz	20	Justin Sünkel	Argo JM10	Toyota	7–8
Sinziger Mineralbrunnen	22	Heinrich Heintz	Ralt RT1/23	Toyota	3, 8
Jan Thoelke	23	Jan Thoelke	March 813/6	Toyota	All
Willi Hüsgen	24	Willi Hüsgen	Maco 376/M013	Toyota	1–2, 4
Otto Christmann	24	Otto Christmann	Martini MK31	Toyota	8
Barron Racing Team	25	John Bosch	Ralt RT3	Toyota	2, 7
Erwin Derichs	27	Pit Bilger	Derichs D37/F3-78-02	Toyota	1–4
Walter Lechner Racing School	28	Johann Reindl	Ralt RT3/397	Volkswagen	4–5
		Franz Tost			6
		Harald Brutschin			7
	29	Volker Weidler	Ralt RT3		All
Bernd Suckow	31	Bernd Suckow	Chevron B47	Toyota	2–3
Andy Wietzke	32	Andy Wietzke	Anson SA3/005	Alfa Romeo	All
Bob Birrell	33	Bob Birrell	March 803	Toyota	2, 6–8
Gernot Sirrenburg	36	Gernot Sirrenburg	Chevron B47	Toyota	1–2, 4–5, 8
Gerd Lünsmann	37	Gerd Lünsmann	Ralt RT1/137	Toyota	4, 7–8
Alexander Seibold	39	Alexander Seibold	Martini MK31/003	Toyota	1–6
Caratom F3 Racing	41	Hasse Thaung	Ralt RT3	Toyota	3
Braun Racing Team	42	Jari Nurminen	March 813	Toyota	1–2, 4, 7
Formel Rennsport Club	42	Bruno Huber	Argo JM1/006-F3	Toyota	3, 5–6
Formel Rennsport Club	44	Josef Binder	Argo JM8	Toyota	3
Penthouse Racing Team	43	Donald Bradway	March 813	Toyota	1
Pedrazza Motorsport	43	Walter Pedrazza	Lola		5
Paul Schild	44	Paul Schild	Ralt RT3		6
Karl-Heinz Soll	46	Karl-Heinz Soll	Ralt RT1	Toyota	2–3
Erich Höhmann	47	Erich Höhmann	Martini MK31	Toyota	6
Thorbjörn Carlsson	48	Thorbjörn Carlsson	Ralt RT3/244	Toyota	3

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Berlin, West Germany	AVUS	1 May	ADAC-Avus-Rennen
2	Mainz, West Germany	Mainz-Finthen Airport	15 May	AvD/HMSC Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
3	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	28 May	Bitburger ADAC 1000 km Rennen
4	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf Air Base	12 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
5	Kaufbeuren, West Germany	Kaufbeuren Air Base	19 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Kaufbeuren
6	Erding, West Germany	Erding Air Base	10 July	6. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
7	Diepholz, West Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	24 July	XI. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint
8	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	21 August	17. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	AVUS	Bartl Stadler	Peter Wisskirchen	Rudi Seher	McGregor Sportswear
2	Mainz-Finthen Airport	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Bertram Schäfer Racing
3	Nürburgring	Helmut Bross	Franz Konrad	Franz Konrad	Scuderia Teutonia
4	Wunstorf Air Base	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volkswagen Motorsport
5	Kaufbeuren Air Base	Volker Weidler	Harri Kangas	Franz Konrad	Scuderia Teutonia
6	Erding Air Base	Andy Wietzke	Hans-Peter Pandur	Hans-Peter Pandur	Team Maredo Steak&Salat
7	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Hans-Peter Pandur	Harri Kangas	Hans-Peter Pandur	Team Maredo Steak&Salat
8	Circuit Zolder	Marc Duez	Volker Weidler	Marc Duez	Belgian Volkswagen Club

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	AVU	MAI	NÜR	WUN	KAU	ERD	DIE	ZOL	Points
1	Franz Konrad	11	10	1	5	1	8	4	2	83
2	Hans-Peter Pandur	DNS	7	11	3	4	1	1	4	81
3	Volker Weidler	15	Ret	5	1	3	3	15	3	72
4	Uwe Teuscher	4	11	7	2	20	7	2	6	59
5	Harri Kangas	DNS	2	23	4	2	12	5	8	52
6	Harald Brutschin	8	1	3	17	7	4	Ret		49
7	Rudi Seher	1	Ret	DNS	6	5	5	11	Ret	43
8	Nicky Nufer	2	DNS	16	9	Ret	Ret	8	7	26
9	Helmut Bross	DNS	DNS	2	10	14	10	6		23
10	Jan Thoelke	7	4	8	11	17	Ret	Ret	11	21
11	Peter Wisskirchen	14		9	Ret	8	9	9	5	20
12	Josef Kaufmann	9		6	12	9	6	Ret	Ret	18
13	Peter Katsarski	13	5	15	7	13	Ret	14	10	16
14	Thomas von Löwis	5	Ret	Ret	8	15	20	7	12	15
15	Andy Wietzke	Ret	6	22	15	6	Ret	18	DNS	14
16	Manfred Hebben	3	19				11	DNS	14	12
17	Peter Oberndorfer						3			12
18	Cor Euser							3		12
19	Donald Bradway	6								6
20	Bartl Stadler	DNS	9	10						5
21	Thomas Bertschinger	DNS	8	Ret	Ret					4
22	Thomas Holert				16	16	18	12	9	3
23	Dieter Heinzelmann	10	18	18	Ret	19	21	17	16	1
24	Joachim Winkelhock					10				1
	Bruno Huber			12		11	14			0
	Johann Reindl				13	12				0
	Pit Bilger	12	13	17	DNS					0
	Artur Deutgen		12							0
	Bodo Beil			13						0
	Thomas Kaiser							13		0
	Otto Christmann								13	0
	Jari Nurminen	DNS	Ret		14			16		0
	Josef Binder			14						0
	Gernot Sirrenburg	16	Ret		Ret	18	16		15	0
	Franz Tost						15			0
	Justin Sünkel							Ret	17	0
	Paul Schild						17			0
	Bob Birrell		DNS				DNQ	Ret	18	0
	Gerd Lünsmann				18			Ret	DNS	0
	Heinrich Heintz			19					DNS	0
	Willi Hüsgen	DNS	14		19					0
	Erich Höhmann						19			0
	Karl-Heinz Soll		15	20						0
	Alexander Seibold	DNS	DNQ	17	DNS	21	Ret			0
	Walter Pedrazza					22				0
	Bernd Suckow		Ret	DNS						0
	Bruno Eichmann		Ret							0
	Peter Buess							Ret		0
	Karl-Heinz Wieschalla	DNS								0
	Christian Nenning						DNS			0
	Herbert Rostek				DNS					0
guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Marc Duez			21					1	0
	John Bosch		3					DNS		0
	Thorbjörn Carlsson			4						0
	Maurice Roger						13	10		0
	Hasse Thaung			16						0
Pos	Driver	AVU	MAI	NÜR	WUN	KAU	ERD	DIE	ZOL	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

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References

↑ "Formula 3 Germany 1983 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
↑ "STARTERLISTE 1983 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

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[1] "Formula 3 Germany 1983 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

[2] "STARTERLISTE 1983 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

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