1983 German Formula Three Championship Explained

The 1983 German Formula Three Championship (de|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		Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Bertram Schäfer Racing	1	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3/399	Alfa Romeo	1–6
		Harri Kangas			7
	2	Bartl Stadler	Ralt RT3/400		1–3
		Joachim Winkelhock			5
		Peter Oberndorfer			6
	3	Thomas Kaiser			7
	30	Harri Kangas			1–6, 8
Josef Kaufmann Racing	3	Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK34/016	Toyota	8
	4	Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK35	Volkswagen	1, 3–7
		Bruno Eichmann			2
	5	Thomas Bertschinger	Martini MK34/016	Toyota	1–4
		Cor Euser			7
Peter Wisskirchen	6	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	1, 3–8
	7	Thomas von Löwis	Anson SA3		All
	9	Hans-Peter Pandur	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	All
		Helmut Bross	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–7
	10	Peter Buess	March 783/6		7
Scuderia Teutonia	11	Franz Konrad	Anson SA4		All
	12	Karl-Heinz Wieschalla	March 813	Toyota	1
		Artur Deutgen	March 813	Toyota	2
		Gernot Sirrenburg	March 803B/1	Toyota	6
Maurice Roger		Maurice Roger	Chevron B47/47–79–02	Toyota	6–7
		Peter Katsarski	Ralt RT3	Toyota	All
Uwe Teuscher	14	Uwe Teuscher		Toyota	All
Thomas Holert		Thomas Holert	March 803B/14	Alfa Romeo	4–8
Belgian Volkswagen Club		Marc Duez	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	3, 8
		Rudi Seher	Anson SA3/002	Toyota	All
	35	Dieter Heinzelmann	Ralt RT3		All
	18	Manfred Hebben	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–2, 6–8
		Bodo Beil			3
Nicky Nufer	19	Nicky Nufer	Ralt RT3/202	Toyota	All
		Justin Sünkel	Argo JM10	Toyota	7–8
	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		John Bosch	Ralt RT3	Toyota	2, 7
	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	Chevron B47	Toyota	1–2, 4–5, 8
		Gerd Lünsmann	Ralt RT1/137	Toyota	4, 7–8
Alexander Seibold		Alexander Seibold	Martini MK31/003	Toyota	1–6
	41	Hasse Thaung	Ralt RT3	Toyota	3
		Jari Nurminen	March 813	Toyota	1–2, 4, 7
		Bruno Huber	Argo JM1/006-F3	Toyota	3, 5–6
	44	Josef Binder	Argo JM8		3
	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
7	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Hans-Peter Pandur	Harri Kangas	Hans-Peter Pandur
8	Circuit Zolder	Marc Duez	Volker Weidler	Marc Duez	Belgian Volkswagen Club

Championship standings

• Points are awarded as follows:

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

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula 3 Germany 1983 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 29 July 2017.
2. Web site: STARTERLISTE 1983 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT. formel3guide.com. German. 29 July 2017.