1984 German Formula Three Championship

The 1984 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1984 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany, Belgium an 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 11 March at Zolder and ended at the same place on 21 October after twelve rounds.

Malte Bongers Motorsport driver Kurt Thiim won the championship battle. He was victorious at Zolder, Kaufbeuren, Nürburgring and Salzburgring. Volker Weidler lost 13 points to Thiim and finished as runner-up with wins at Mainz Finthen, Wunstorf and Zolder. Harald Brutschin and Cor Euser 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
Scuderia Teutonia	1	Franz Konrad	Anson SA4	Alfa Romeo	1–2, 4–12
Scuderia Teutonia	2	Franz-Josef Prangemeier	March 803B/1	Toyota	1–2, 4–9, 11–12
Team Maredo Steak&Salat	3	Hans-Peter Pandur	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	All
Volkswagen Motorsport	4	Volker Weidler	Ralt RT3/367	Volkswagen	All
Volkswagen Motorsport	5	Stefan Oberndorfer	Ralt RT3/399	Volkswagen	1–11
Uwe Teuscher	6	Uwe Teuscher	March 813	Toyota	1–6, 11
Lui McGregor Racing Team	7	Rudi Seher	Anson SA4/001	Alfa Romeo	1–6, 8–12
Lui McGregor Racing Team	8	Dieter Heinzelmann	Anson SA4/017	Alfa Romeo	1–4, 6–11
Nicky Nufer	9	Nicky Nufer	Ralt RT3/202	Toyota	1–5, 7, 9, 11–12
Seat Deutschland Team	10	Jan Thoelke	Anson SA4/003	Volkswagen	1–6, 8–12
Seat Deutschland Team	16	Thomas von Löwis	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	1–8, 10
Peter Wisskirchen	12	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT3/433	Volkswagen	1–8, 10–12
Josef Kaufmann Racing	13	Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK39	Toyota	1
		Harald Becker	Martini MK42	Volkswagen	2–6
		Cor Euser	Martini MK39	Toyota	7
		Harald Becker	Martini MK39	Toyota	8
	14	Harald Becker	Martini MK42	Volkswagen	1
		Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK39	Toyota	2
		Jürgen Kühn			3
		Cor Euser			4–5
		Cor Euser	Martini MK42	Volkswagen	8–9
		Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK42	Volkswagen	11–12
	47	Cor Euser	Martini MK39	Toyota	6
	48	Karl-Heinz Wenig	Martini MK34/016	Toyota	6
Peter Katsarski	15	Peter Katsarski	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–6, 8–9, 12
Andy Wietzke	17	Andy Wietzke	Anson SA3/005	Alfa Romeo	2–5, 7
Auto Hebben Motorsport	18	Manfred Hebben	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–5, 7–8, 11–12
	19	Heikki Mustonen	Ralt RT3		1–2
		Karl-Heinz Soll			7–9, 11
		Heinz Gilges			12
	20	Karl-Heinz Soll	Ralt RT3		3
	20	Heinz Gilges	Chevron B38		4
Karl-Christian Lück	21	Karl-Christian Lück	Ralt RT3/411	Alfa Romeo	All
Malte Bongers Motorsport	22	Kurt Thiim	Ralt RT3/400	Alfa Romeo	All
Malte Bongers Motorsport	23	Jari Nurminen	Ralt RT3	Alfa Romeo	All
Erwin Derichs	24	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Derichs D385/01	Toyota	1
		Jürgen von Gartzen			2–9
		Manfred Zimmermann			11
		Bernd Wicks			12
	25	Jürgen von Gartzen	Derichs D37/F3-78-02		1
	25	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Derichs D385/02		2, 6–7, 9–10, 12
	43	Pit Bilger	Derichs D385/02		10
Team Lechner Racing School	26	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3/484	Volkswagen	All
	27	Thomas Holert	Ralt RT3		1–2
		Ernst Franzmaier			9, 11
		Walter Lechner			12
	42	Ernst Franzmaier			10
	46	Walter Lechner	Ralt RT3		6
	47	Franz Tost	Ralt RT3		11
Hanspeter Kaufmann	28	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Ralt RT3/398	Alfa Romeo	1–5, 9–11
Gernot Sirrenburg	29	Gernot Sirrenburg	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1, 5–6, 8–11
Maurice Roger	30	Maurice Roger	Chevron B47/47–79–02	Toyota	1–3
Heinrich Heintz	31	Heinrich Heintz	Ralt RT1/23	Toyota	3, 7
Van Amersfoort Racing	32	Hendrik ten Cate	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–2, 12
Gerd Lünsmann	33	Gerd Lünsmann	Ralt RT3/236	Toyota	1–2, 4, 6–7, 11
Ralf Rauh	34	Ralf Rauh	Ralt RT3/300	Volkswagen	1–8
Otto Christmann	35	Otto Christmann	Martini MK31	Toyota	1–2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11
Alexander Seibold	36	Alexander Seibold	Anson SA3	Toyota	2, 4–5, 7–8
MSC Scuderia Mitwitz	38	Justin Sünkel	Argo JM10	Volkswagen	2–5, 7, 10
Penthouse Racing Team	39	Richard Hamann	Anson SA3/002	Toyota	1–6, 8–12
Artur Deutgen	41	Artur Deutgen	March 813	Toyota	1–2, 9, 11–12
Formel Rennsport Club	41	Bruno Huber	Argo JM1/006-F3	Toyota	5, 10
AC Mayen	42	Pit Bilger	Derichs D37/F3-78-02	Toyota	3–4, 6–7
Placido-Daniel Pardo	43	Placido-Daniel Pardo	Chevron B38/38–77–23	Toyota	4, 6–8, 11
Barron Racing Team	43	Urs Dudler	Ralt RT3	Toyota	11
Rewell	44	Christer Offason	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1
Pedrazza Motorsport	44	Erich Höhmann	Martini MK31	Toyota	9
Belgian Volkswagen Club	44	Éric Bachelart	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	12
	45	Bruno di Gioa	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	9
	46	Marc Duez	Ralt RT3	Toyota	9
Essen Werdener AC	45	Friedrich Burgmann	March	Toyota	1, 3, 7, 9, 11–12
Marcel Wettstein	45	Marcel Wettstein	Argo JM10	Toyota	1–2, 4–6
Formel Rennsport Club	46	Jo Zeller	Ralt RT3/417	Toyota	11
Ecole Avia La Chatre	46	Eric van de Poele	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	12
Fredy Eschenmoser	47	Fredy Eschenmoser	Ralt RT3/413	Alfa Romeo	3–5, 9–10, 12
Ferdinand de Lesseps	47	Ferdinand de Lesseps	Martini MK39	Alfa Romeo	12
Excelsior	49	Jacky Eeckelaert	Martini MK39	Alfa Romeo	12
Martini Racing Oreca	51	Bruno di Gioa	Martini MK42	Alfa Romeo	12
Martini Racing Oreca	52	Paul Belmondo	Martini MK42	Alfa Romeo	12
Mark Simon	52	Mark Simon	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	1

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	11 March	XV. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe"
2	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	17 March	ADAC/MCS "Preis der Stadt Stuttgart""
3	Berlin, West Germany	AVUS	13 May	ADAC-Avus-Rennen
4	Mainz, West Germany	Mainz-Finthen Airport	27 May	AvD/HMSC Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
5	Kaufbeuren, West Germany	Kaufbeuren Air Base	3 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Kaufbeuren
6	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf Air Base	11 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
7	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	16 June	XIX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen
8	Erding, West Germany	Erding Air Base	8 July	7. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
9	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	19 August	18. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen
10	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgring	26 August	ADAC-Alpentrophäe
11	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	23 September	XI. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint
12	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	21 October	ADAC/ACR-Saison-Finale Zolder

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Circuit Zolder	Volker Weidler	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
2	Hockenheimring	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Team Lechner Racing School
3	AVUS	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Harald Brutschin	Team Lechner Racing School
4	Mainz-Finthen Airport	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volkswagen Motorsport
5	Kaufbeuren Air Base	Volker Weidler	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
6	Wunstorf Air Base	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volker Weidler	Volkswagen Motorsport
7	Nürburgring	Volker Weidler	Harald Brutschin	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
8	Erding Air Base	Harald Brutschin	Volker Weidler	Harald Brutschin	Team Lechner Racing School
9	Circuit Zolder	Cor Euser	Cor Euser	Cor Euser	Josef Kaufmann Racing
10	Salzburgring	Harald Brutschin	Volker Weidler	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
11	Nürburgring	Hans-Peter Pandur	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	Malte Bongers Mootrsport
12	Circuit Zolder	Kurt Thiim	Josef Kaufmann	Volker Weidler	Volkswagen Motorsport

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	ZOL1	HOC	AVU	MAI	KAU	WUN	NÜR1	ERD	ZOL2	SAL	NÜR2	ZOL3	Points
1	Kurt Thiim	1	4	5	9	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	2	167
2	Volker Weidler	2	3	3	1	2	1	2	7	Ret	2	4	1	154
3	Harald Brutschin	Ret	1	1	Ret	3	5	3	1	2	3	3	4	141
4	Hans-Peter Pandur	3	2	2	3	6	3	5	18	6	Ret	Ret	3	98
5	Jari Nurminen	DNS	14	4	16	5	6	6	9	4	Ret	2	5	65
6	Franz Konrad	4	5		Ret	25	4	4	5	DSQ	7	5	DNS	60
7	Cor Euser				2	4	16	Ret	3	1				57
8	Rudi Seher	9	11	9	4	8	DNS		12	5	4	Ret	Ret	35
9	Peter Wisskirchen	15	DNS	23	Ret	7	10	7	4		5	13	9	31
10	Stefan Oberndorfer	20	10	10	5	20	8	10	6	7	Ret	Ret		24
11	Karl-Christian Lück	7	13	25	11	12	12	8	11	8	8	6	10	23
12	Ralf Rauh	DNQ	8	27	6	10	7	9	Ret					16
13	Harald Becker	5	9	8	Ret	24	DNS		Ret					13
14	Thomas von Löwis	21	Ret	7	Ret	11	9	11	8		9			12
15	Nicky Nufer	19	Ret	6	8	15		Ret		Ret		17	11	11
16	Hanspeter Kaufmann	10	7	12	Ret	DNS				11	10	11		11
17	Josef Kaufmann	Ret	DNS									9	7	10
18	Jan Thoelke	Ret	6	26	Ret	9	22		10	DNS	DNS	DNS	16	9
19	Hendrik ten Cate	6	17										12	7
20	Andy Wietzke		DNQ	DNS	7	17		14						4
21	Artur Deutgen	17	DNQ							12		10	15	4
22	Peter Katsarski	8	21	11	Ret	13	DNS		14	13			17	3
23	Richard Hamann	16	22	28	15	DNQ	Ret		13	15	11	12	19	2
24	Uwe Teuscher	Ret	12	15	10	Ret	11					14		1
	Otto Christmann	11	18		Ret	23		15		17		Ret		0
	Marcel Wettstein	12	15		12	14	13							0
	Fredy Eschenmoser			13	DNQ	DNQ				14	12		20	0
	Jürgen von Gartzen	DNQ	25	20	14	18	14	12	DNS	18				0
	Pit Bilger			14	DNQ		18	20			13			0
	Wolfgang Kaufmann	15	DNQ				20	13		16	Ret		21	0
	Alexander Seibold		DNQ		13	22		Ret	22					0
	Christer Offason	13												0
	Dieter Heinzelmann	DNS	23	22	DNQ		Ret	21	21	19	14	16		0
	Karl-Heinz Wenig			18	17	16	15							0
	Gerd Lünsmann	DNS	24		DNQ		17	18				15		0
	Gernot Sirrenburg	DNQ				DNQ	Ret		15			20		0
	Manfred Hebben	Ret	DNQ	16	DNQ	21		Ret	19			Ret	DNS	0
	Karl-Heinz Soll			24				16	DNS	DNS		19		0
	Thomas Holert	Ret	16											0
	Erich Höhmann								16					0
	Franz-Josef Prangemeier	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	19	19	17	21		DNS	22	0
	Justin Sünkel		DNQ	29	DNQ	DNQ		17			Ret			0
	Jürgen Kühn			17										0
	Heikki Mustonen	Ret	19	19										0
	Bruno Huber					19					Ret			0
	Placido-Daniel Pardo				DNQ		21	22	20			22		0
	Friedrich Burgmann	DNQ		DNS				23		20		Ret	23	0
	Heinrich Heintz			21				24				21	24	0
	Maurice Roger	DNS	20	DNS										0
	Walter Lechner						DNS						25	0
	Heinz Gilges				DNQ								26	0
	Mark Simon	Ret												0
	Reinhold Mölig			DNS	DNQ	DNQ								0
	Bert Diessner						DNS							0
	Urs Hauenstein		DNQ											0
	Fritz Kalmbach		DNQ											0
	Reima Södermann		DNQ											0
	Gerhard Claus				DNQ									0
	Peter Deuscher					DNQ								0
guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Marc Duez									4				0
	Urs Dudler											7		0
	Ernst Franzmaier									DNS	6	8		0
	Éric Bachelart												6	0
	Paul Belmondo												8	0
	Bruno di Gioa									10			14	0
	Eric van de Poele												14	0
	Manfred Zimmermann											18		0
	Ferdinand de Lesseps												18	0
	Franz Tost											Ret		0
	Jo Zeller											Ret		0
	Jacky Eeckelaert												DNS	0
	Bernd Wicks												DNS	0
	Karl-Heinz Wieschalla												DNS	0
Pos	Driver	ZOL1	HOC	AVU	MAI	KAU	WUN	NÜR1	ERD	ZOL2	SAL	NÜR2	ZOL3	Points

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

^ "Formula 3 Germany 1984 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "STARTERLISTE 1984 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

External links

Official website (in English, German)