1991 German Formula Three Championship

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The 1991 German Formula Three Championship (German : 1991 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 31 March at Zolder and ended at Hockenheim on 28 September after eleven rounds.

Volkswagen Motorsport driver Tom Kristensen became a champion. He won three races and scored another four podium finishes to clinch the championship title. Marco Werner finished as runner-up, winning on Diepholz Airfield Circuit. Marc Hessel was victorious at Norisring, completing the top-three in the drivers' championship. Frank Krämer, Klaus Panchyrz, Peter Kox and Wolfgang Kaufmann were the other race winners. Mathias Arlt clinched the B-Cup championship title.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[2]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Class A
Opel Team WTS	1	Frank Krämer	Reynard 913/006	Opel	All
Opel Team WTS	2	Markus Liesner	Reynard 913/017	Opel	All
Volkswagen Motorsport	3	Klaus Panchyrz	Ralt RT35/884	Volkswagen	All
Volkswagen Motorsport	4	Tom Kristensen	Ralt RT35/892	Volkswagen	All
Opel Team Schübel	5	Jacques Isler	Dallara 391/040	Opel	1
	6	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Dallara 391/038		1–8
		Jonathan McGall			9
		José Luis Di Palma			10
	18	Yolanda Surer	Dallara 391/039		1, 3
Jacques Isler Racing	5	Jacques Isler	Dallara 391/040	Alfa Romeo	7, 10–11
Jacques Isler Racing	18	Yolanda Surer	Dallara 391/039	Alfa Romeo	7, 10–11
Mönninghoff Sport Promotion	7	Marc Hessel	Ralt RT35/901	Mugen-Honda	All
Bongers Motorsport	8	Franz Binder	Reynard 913/007	Opel	1–4, 6–11
Bongers Motorsport	9	Jörg Müller	Reynard 913/005	Volkswagen	All
Eufra Racing Team	10	Peter Kox	Eufra 391/03	Mugen-Honda	All
	11	Meik Wagner	Eufra 391/02		1–9
	11	Arnaud Trevisiol	Eufra 391/02		10–11
G+M Escom Motorsport	12	Marco Werner	Ralt RT35/876	Opel	All
Vienna Racing	15	Philipp Peter	Eufra 390/03	Opel	All
Vienna Racing	16	Danny Pfeil	Eufra 391/01	Opel	4, 11
RSM Marko	20	Joachim Koscielniak	Reynard 913/014	Alfa Romeo	1
		Derek Higgins			2
		Markus Grossmann			3–11
	21	Sascha Maassen	Reynard 913/015		All
Picko Troberg Racing	23	Linus Lundberg	Ralt RT35/933	Volkswagen	11
Class B
H&R Spezialfedern — Lohmann Motorsport	50	Claudia Kreuzsaler	Dallara 389/020	Volkswagen	1–5
		Thorsten Kern			8
		Attila Fabian			9–11
Pfeil Motorsport — Beru Zündtechnik F3 Team	51	Mathias Arlt	Eufra 390/01	Volkswagen	All
Formel Rennsport Club	52	Rene Wartmann	Reynard 903/007	Volkswagen	All
Nomag Racing	53	Franc ten Wolde	Ralt RT33/797	Volkswagen	6–8
Peter Katsarski	54	Peter Katsarski	Reynard 893/120	Opel	4
Peter Schär	55	Peter Schär	Ralt RT34/820	Volkswagen	All
Hohenester Sport	56	Horst Farnbacher	Reynard 903/002	Volkswagen	1–4
Hohenester Sport	56	Ralf Eisenreich	Reynard 903/002	Volkswagen	5–6, 8–9
Walter Penker Fahrtraining	57	Peter Wieser	Eufra 390/02	Volkswagen	5, 7–11
Dimo Sport	59	Logan Wilms	Reynard 893/078	Volkswagen	6
MSC Scuderia Mitwitz	60	Justin Sünkel	Reynard 893/077	Volkswagen	1, 5–7, 9
Dimo Sport	61	Svend Hansen	Ralt RT33/802	Volkswagen	6–11
Hungaria Biztosito Autosport	62	László Szász	Reynard 903/040	Mugen-Honda	2–4
Ewald Kapferer	69	Ewald Kapferer	Ralt RT34/818	Volkswagen	4–5, 7, 9
Franz Wöss	69	Franz Wöss	Ralt RT34/818	Volkswagen	10–11
Roger Studhalter	70	Roger Studhalter	Dallara 389/010	Volkswagen	7
Gianni Bianchi	71	Gianni Bianchi	Dallara 390/036	Opel	7
Opel Team WTS	72	Joachim Beule	Reynard 903/001	Opel	7
Mönninghoff Sport Promotion	75	Josef Neuhauser	Reynard 903/014	Volkswagen	All
Joachim Ryschka	77	Joachim Ryschka	Reynard 903/038	Volkswagen	1–9, 11
Picko Troberg Racing	78	Claes Rothstein	Ralt RT33/781	Volkswagen	11
Fred Goddard Racing	79	Pekka Herva	Ralt RT34/859	Mugen-Honda	11

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	31 March	XXII. AvD "Bergischer Löwe"
2	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	14 April	AvD/MAC Rennsport-Festival
3	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	21 April	53. ADAC Eifelrennen
4	Berlin, Germany	AVUS	5 May	ADAC-Avus-Rennen
5	Most, Czechoslovakia	Autodrom Most	2 June	ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Würzburg"
6	Wunstorf, Germany	Wunstorf	8 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
7	Nuremberg, Germany	Norisring	29 June	200 Meilen von Nürnberg
8	Diepholz, Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	3 August	24. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
9	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	18 August	ADAC Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft
10	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	7 September	ADAC Großer Preis der Tourenwagen
11	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	28 September	ADAC-Preis Hockenheim

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	B Class Winner
1	Circuit Zolder	Tom Kristensen	Klaus Panchyrz	Tom Kristensen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Peter Schär
2	Hockenheimring	Klaus Panchyrz	Tom Kristensen	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Opel Team Schübel	Mathias Arlt
3	Nürburgring	Tom Kristensen	Peter Kox	Klaus Panchyrz	Volkswagen Motorsport	Peter Schär
4	AVUS	Tom Kristensen	Peter Kox	Peter Kox	Eufra Racing Team	Rene Wartmann
5	Autodrom Most	Tom Kristensen	Meik Wagner	Peter Kox	Eufra Racing Team	Mathias Arlt
6	Wunstorf	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Opel Team Schübel	Mathias Arlt
7	Norisring	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Klaus Panchyrz	Marc Hessel	Mönninghoff Sport Promotion	Svend Hansen
8	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Marco Werner	Marco Werner	Marco Werner	G+M Escom Motorsport	Rene Wartmann
9	Nürburgring	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Svend Hansen
10	Nürburgring	Peter Kox	Klaus Panchyrz	Frank Krämer	Opel Team WTS	Svend Hansen
11	Hockenheimring	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Pekka Herva

Championship standings

A-Class

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	ZOL	HOC1	NÜR1	AVU	MST	WUN	NOR	DIE	NÜR2	NÜR3	HOC2	Points
1	Tom Kristensen	1	2	2	16	2	5	18	2	1	5	1	136
2	Marco Werner	3	3	5	2	Ret	7	3	1	6	14	3	101
3	Marc Hessel	4	11	7	Ret	4	3	1	3	Ret	2	4	93
4	Jörg Müller	2	4	8	14	3	Ret	4	Ret	4	4	2	85
5	Frank Krämer	5	5	6	Ret	15	6	2	Ret	3	1	5	83
6	Klaus Panchyrz	Ret	Ret	1	3	5	4	Ret	DNS	Ret	3	6	68
7	Peter Kox	13	Ret	3	1	1	2	Ret	DNS	Ret	DSQ	Ret	67
8	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Ret	1	4	4	Ret	1	6	Ret				66
9	Sascha Maassen	Ret	7	10	5	13	10	DNS	Ret	2	6	9	37
10	Franz Binder	6	8	13	6		8	5	4	DNS	11	10	37
11	Markus Grossmann			11	Ret	6	9	8	11	7	7	Ret	19
12	Mathias Arlt	10	10	15	9	7	11	16	6	11	15	12	14
13	Rene Wartmann	Ret	DNS	16	7	14	DNS	14	5	13	17	14	12
14	Meik Wagner	17	6	9	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	9		19	12
15	Markus Liesner	7	13	12	17	9	13	7	Ret	DNS	9	18	12
16	Jonathan McGall									5			8
17	Philipp Peter	12	9		Ret			9	10	8	Ret	13	8
18	Peter Schär	8	12	14	8	Ret	12	12	Ret	14	13		6
19	Josef Neuhauser	9	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	14	17	8	12	20	17	5
20	Franc ten Wolde						Ret	11	7				4
21	Linus Lundberg											7	4
22	Ralf Eisenreich					8	DNQ		Ret	Ret			3
23	Arnaud Trevisiol										8	Ret	3
24	Pekka Herva											8	3
25	Svend Hansen						Ret	10	DNS	10	12	15	2
26	László Szász		17	19	10	DNS							1
27	Ewald Kapferer				12	10		DNQ		16			1
28	José Luis Di Palma										10		1
29	Joachim Ryschka	15	15	20	11	11	Ret	DNQ	Ret	17		DNS	0
30	Horst Farnbacher	11	14	DNS	18								0
31	Claes Rothstein											11	0
32	Justin Sünkel	Ret				12	15	DNQ		18			0
33	Peter Wieser					DNS		13	DSQ	Ret	16	Ret	0
34	Jacques Isler	14						DNS			22	Ret	0
36	Claudia Kreuzsaler	16	16	21	15	DNS							0
36	Attila Fabian									15	18	16	0
37	Yolanda Surer	DNS		18				15			19	Ret	0
38	Logan Wilms						16						0
39	Derek Higgins		18										0
40	Franz Wöss										21	Ret	0
	Joachim Koscielniak	Ret											0
	Joachim Beule							Ret					0
	Thorsten Kern								Ret				0
	Danny Pfeil				DNS							DNS	0
	Peter Katsarski				DNS								0
	Gianni Bianchi							DNQ					0
	Roger Studhalter							DNQ					0
Pos	Driver	ZOL	HOC1	NÜR1	AVU	MST	WUN	NOR	DIE	NÜR2	NÜR3	HOC2	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 1991 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
↑ "STARTERLISTE 1991 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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[1] "Formula 3 Germany 1991 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[2] "STARTERLISTE 1991 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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