List of German Formula Three champions

This article contains a list of German Formula Three champions. The championship has been in existence intermittently since 1950 ^[1] and has some former champions who later made Formula One. The most notable among these are seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher, ^[2] 2004 Monaco Grand Prix winner Jarno Trulli and multiple podium finisher Nick Heidfeld. Nine-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen and 2005 DTM champion Gary Paffett also won the series early in their respective careers.

By season

Season	Champion	Team	Chassis	Engine	Secondary Class Champion
2014	Markus Pommer	Lotus	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	R: Indy Dontje
2013	Marvin Kirchhöfer	Lotus	Dallara F311	Volkswagen	T: Sebastian Balthasar R: Marvin Kirchhöfer DMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer
2012	Jimmy Eriksson	Lotus	Dallara F311	Volkswagen	T: André Rudersdorf R: Lucas Auer
2011	Richie Stanaway	Van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara F307	Volkswagen	T: Maxim Travin R: Richie Stanaway
2010	Tom Dillmann	HS Technik	Dallara F307	Volkswagen	T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Kevin Magnussen
2009	Laurens Vanthoor	van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara F307	Volkswagen	T: Sergey Chukanov R: Stef Dusseldorp S: Laurens Vanthoor
2008	Frédéric Vervisch	Swiss Racing Team	Dallara F307	OPC Challenge	T: Marco Oberhauser R: Sebastián Saavedra S: Frédéric Vervisch
2007	Carlo van Dam	van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara F306	OPC Challenge	T: Michael Klein R: Carlo van Dam
2006	Ho-Pin Tung	JB Motorsport	Lola B06-30	Opel	T: Harald Schlegelmilch R: Harald Schlegelmilch
2005	Peter Elkmann	Jo Zeller Racing	Dallara F304	Opel-Spiess	T: Kevin Fank R: Pascal Kochem
2004	Bastian Kolmsee	HS Technik	Dallara F302	Opel-Spiess	R: Bastian Kolmsee
2003	João Paulo de Oliveira	JB Motorsport	Dallara F302	Opel-Spiess	R: Sven Barth
2002	Gary Paffett	Team Rosberg	Dallara F302	Opel	R: Timo Glock
2001	Toshihiro Kaneishi	Opel Team BSR	Dallara F301	Opel	R: Markus Winkelhock
2000	Giorgio Pantano	Opel Team KMS	Dallara F300	Opel	R: André Lotterer
1999	Christijan Albers	Opel Team BSR	Dallara 399	Opel	R: Walter van Lent
1998	Bas Leinders	van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara 398	Opel	R: Robert Lechner
1997	Nick Heidfeld	Team Opel BSR	Dallara 397	Opel	C: Jaroslav Kostelecký R: Timo Scheider
1996	Jarno Trulli	Opel Team KMS Benetton	Dallara 396	Opel	B: Johan Stureson
1995	Norberto Fontana	KMS Motorsport	Dallara 395	Opel	B: Jakob Sund
1994	Jörg Müller	RSM Marko	Dallara 394	Fiat	B: Arnd Meier
1993	Jos Verstappen	WTS Racing	Dallara 393	Opel	B: Patrick Bernhardt
1992	Pedro Lamy	WTS Racing	Reynard 923	Opel	B: Christian Abt
1991	Tom Kristensen	Bertrand Schäfer Racing	Ralt RT 35	Volkswagen	B: Mathias Arlt
1990	Michael Schumacher	WTS Racing	Reynard 903	Volkswagen	B: Franz Binder
1989	Karl Wendlinger	RSM Marko	Ralt RT 33	Alfa Romeo	B: Franz Engstler
1988	Joachim Winkelhock	WTS Racing	Reynard 883	Volkswagen	B: Daniel Müller
1987	Bernd Schneider	Schübel Rennsport Int.	Dallara 387	Volkswagen	Not held
1986	Kris Nissen	Bertrand Schäfer Racing	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen
1985	Volker Weidler	Josef Kaufmann Racing	Martini MK 45	Volkswagen
1984	Kurt Thiim	Bongers Motorsport	Ralt RT 3	Alfa Romeo
1983	Franz Konrad	Konrad Racing	Anson SA4	Toyota
1982	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Ralt RT 3	Volkswagen
1981	Frank Jelinski	Bertrand Schäfer Racing	Ralt RT 3	Toyota
1980	Frank Jelinski	Bertrand Schäfer Racing	Ralt RT 3	Toyota
1979	Michael Korten	Korten Motorsport	March 793	Toyota
1978	Bertram Schäfer	Bertrand Schäfer Racing	Ralt RT 1	BMW, Toyota
1977	Peter Scharmann	Team Obermoser Jörg	TOJ-F302	Toyota
1976	Bertram Schäfer	Bertrand Schäfer Racing	Ralt RT 1	BMW
1975	Ernst Maring	Maring Motorsport	Maco 375	Toyota
1974	Willi Deutsch	Willi Deutsch	March 733	Ford	P: Giorgio Francia
1973	Willi Deutsch	Willi Deutsch	March 733	Ford	Not held
1972	Willi Sommer	Reifag Racing Team	March 723	Ford	DDR: Hartmut Thaßler
1971	Manfred Mohr	Manfred Mohr	Lotus 69	Ford	DDR: Wolfgang Küther
1970	No Championship				DDR: Klaus-Peter Krause
1969					DDR: Frieder Rädlein
1968					DDR: Heinz Melkus
1967					DDR: Heinz Melkus
1966					DDR: Willy Lehmann
1965					DDR: Willy Lehmann
1964					DDR: Max Byczkowski
1963	Formula Junior
1962
1961
1960
1959	No Championship
1958	No Championship				DDR: Heinz Melkus
1957					DDR: Willy Lehmann
1956					DDR: Willy Lehmann
1955					DDR: Willy Lehmann
1954					DDR: Willy Lehmann
1953	Adolf Lang	Adolf Lang	Cooper T15	JAP	DDR: Willy Lehmann
1952	Hellmut Deutz	Hellmut Deutz	Scampolo 501/4, Scampolo 502/10	DKW, Norton	DDR: Willy Lehmann
1951	Walter Komossa	Walter Komossa	Scampolo 502/9	BMW	DDR: Werner Lehmann
1950	Toni Kreuzer	Toni Kreuzer	Cooper T11	JAP	DDR: Richard Weiser
Sources: [3] [4] [5]

By driver nationality

Pos	Nation	Championships
1	Germany	27
2	Denmark	4
3	Belgium	3
	Netherlands	4
	Austria	3
6	Italy	2
8	Argentina	1
	Brazil	1
	France	1
	Japan	1
	Portugal	1
	United Kingdom	1
	New Zealand	1
Sweden	1
Source: [3]

By team

Pos	Team	Championships	Years
1	Opel Team BSR	9	1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001
2	WTS Racing	4	1988, 1990, 1992, 1993
	van Amersfoort Racing	4	1998, 2007, 2009, 2011
4	Opel Team KMS	3	1995, 1996, 2000
	Lotus	3	2012, 2013, 2014
6	HS Technik	2	2004, 2010
	JB Motorsports	2	2003, 2006
	RSM Marko	2	1989, 1994
9	Bongers Motorsport	1	1984
	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1	1985
	Jo Zeller Racing	1	2005
	Konrad Racing	1	1983
	Korten Motorsport	1	1979
	Maring Motorsport	1	1975
	Schübel Rennsport Int.	1	1987
	Swiss Racing Team	1	2008
	Team Obermoser Jörg	1	1977
	Team Rosberg	1	2002
	Volkswagen Motorsport	1	1982
Source: [3]

References

1. German F3 Champions Archived 2007-03-05 at the Wayback Machine motorsportsetc.com. Retrieved on 11 June 2007.
2. "Official Website: History" . Retrieved 2007-06-11.
3. "Formel 3 Meister Deutschland" [Formula 3 Champion Germany] (in German). Formel 3 Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
4. "Formel 3 Meister DDR" [Formula 3 Champions DDR] (in German). Formel 3 Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
5. "Punktestand 1974 Polifac Formel 3 Trophy" [Score 1974 Polifac Formula 3 Trophy] (in German). Formel 3 Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2023.