The 1985 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1985 Deutsche Rennwagen Meisterschaft Formel 3) 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 24 March at Zolder and ended at Nürburgring on 22 September after fourteen rounds.

Josef Kaufmann Racing driver Volker Weidler clinched the championship title. He won races at Wunstorf, AVUS, Erding, Norisring, Zolder and Siegerland. Kris Nissen lost 33 points to Weidler and finished as runner-up, scoring the same number of wins as Weidler. Nissen's teammate Adrian Campos completed top-three in the drivers' standings. Eric Bachelart and Jari Nurminen were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.

Teams and drivers

Entry List
TeamNo.DriverChassisEngineRounds
West Germany Malte Bongers Motorsport1Finland Jari NurminenRalt RT3/400VolkswagenAll
2Finland Heikki MustonenRalt RT30Volkswagen1–2
West Germany Jörg van Ommen8–9
West Germany Frank Biela11
West Germany Volkswagen Motorsport4Denmark Kris NissenRalt RT30/522VolkswagenAll
5Spain Adrian CamposRalt RT30/529All
Austria Team Lechner Racing School7Mexico Alfonso ToledanoRalt RT30Volkswagen1, 3
Austria Walter Lechner2
Austria Bartl Stadler5–6
West Germany Stefan Neuberger14
8Germany Uwe SchäferRalt RT32
Austria Willi Schuster6
West Germany Delia StegemannRalt RT3014
9West Germany Heinz BeisslerRalt RT31
10Austria Ernst FranzmaierRalt RT306
Switzerland Rolf KuhnRalt RT303
West Germany Ralf Rauh4
Mexico Toledano Racing7Mexico Alfonso ToledanoMartini MK44/02Volkswagen10–11
Austria Franz Tost9Austria Franz TostRalt RT3/397Volkswagen2–4, 6–12, 14
Austria Scuderia Teutonia11West Germany Günther LütteckeMarch 803BToyota1–2
Austria Franz KonradMartini MK45Volkswagen3–8
West Germany Stefan Neuberger9
12Austria Franz KonradAnson SA4Volkswagen1–2
West Germany Günther LütteckeMarch 803BToyota3–4
West Germany Karl-Heinz WieschallaAnson SA4Volkswagen9
West Germany Franz-Josef Prangemeier11, 13–14
West Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing14West Germany Volker WeidlerMartini MK45/03Volkswagen1–12, 14
15Austria Bartl StadlerMartini MK457
Spain Alfonso de Vinuesa9, 11–14
West Germany Peter Wisskirchen16West Germany Peter WisskirchenRalt RT30Volkswagen1–5, 7–14
West Germany McGregor Racing Team17West Germany Rudi SeherMartini MK44VolkswagenAll
18Switzerland Dieter HeinzelmannAnson SA42–9, 11–12, 14
18West Germany Sigi Betz13
19West Germany Franz-Josef PrangemeierAnson SA43–5, 7, 9–10
West Germany Artur DeutgenAnson SA46
19West Germany Wilhelm F. WeberRalt RT3All
21West Germany Wilhelm F. WeberRalt RT310–14
56West Germany Nicky NuferAnson SA41–2
West Germany Karl-Christian Lück20West Germany Karl-Christian LückRalt RT30Alfa RomeoAll
West Germany Team Sonax Autopflege21West Germany Wilhelm F. WeberRalt RT3/367Volkswagen1–4, 6–9
22West Germany Thomas von LöwisRalt RT3All
27West Germany Uwe TeuscherMarch 813Toyota11–14
West Germany Car Chic by MC+A Racing28West Germany Richard HamannRalt RT3Volkswagen1–9, 12–14
Switzerland Hanspeter Kaufmann24Switzerland Hanspeter KaufmannRalt RT3/398Volkswagen2–3, 7–9, 11, 13–14
West Germany Artur Deutgen25West Germany Artur DeutgenMarch 813Toyota1–4, 7, 11
West Germany Ford Autoveri Motorsport26West Germany Peter KatsarskiRalt RT3Toyota1–2, 4–5, 7–8
West Germany Uwe Teuscher27West Germany Uwe TeuscherMarch 813Toyota1–2, 4–5, 7–8
West Germany Wolfgang Wendlinger29West Germany Wolfgang WendlingerRalt RT3Toyota1–4, 7, 9–12, 14
West Germany Derichs Rennwagen30West Germany Bruno StanjekDerichs D385/02Toyota1–2
31West Germany Manfred ZimmermannDerichs D385/011–2
West Germany Bross Druck Chemie Racing33Mexico Alfonso ToledanoMartini MK44/02Volkswagen12–13
66West Germany "Pietro Spazzola"9
West Germany Otto Christmann34West Germany Otto ChristmannMartini MK35Volkswagen4, 7–9, 11, 13–14
West Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann35West Germany Wolfgang KaufmannRalt RT3Alfa Romeo2–14
Switzerland Fredy Eschenmoser36Switzerland Fredy EschenmoserAnson SA6Volkswagen8–9, 12, 14
West Germany Karl-Heinz Wenig37West Germany Karl-Heinz WenigMartini MK39Volkswagen3–4, 8–11, 13–14
West Germany MSC Scuderia Mitwitz40West Germany Justin SünkelArgo JM10Volkswagen2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12, 14
West Germany Alexander Seibold41West Germany Alexander SeiboldAnson SA3Toyota7, 9
West Germany BS Racing45West Germany Altfrid HegerRalt RT3/496VolkswagenAll
46West Germany Manuel ReuterRalt RT3/467All
West Germany Placido-Daniel Pardo48West Germany Placido-Daniel PardoChevron B38/38–77–23Toyota3, 9
Belgium Belgian Volkswagen Club49Belgium Éric BachelartRalt RT3Volkswagen1, 11
65Belgium Herve RogerRalt RT311
West Germany Arnold Wagner51West Germany Jürgen von GartzenRalt RT3Volkswagen2–3
West Germany Arnold Wagner5, 9
West Germany Klaus Koch52West Germany Klaus KochMarch 813Alfa Romeo2–3, 9
Switzerland MST Oberland53Switzerland Beat AmacherRalt RT3no data9
Switzerland Formel Rennsport Club54Switzerland Gianni BianchiRalt RT3/398Volkswagen8–9
55Switzerland Rudolf WeckmannAnson9
57Switzerland Jo ZellerRalt RT3/417Toyota1, 3, 9
59Switzerland Ernst ThurnherrRalt RT3/398Alfa Romeo14
63Switzerland Urs DudlerRalt RT3Toyota6
Switzerland Team Decorplast56Switzerland Franz HunkelerMartini MK42Alfa Romeo9
France Serge Saulnier57United States Joe RisMartini Martini MK45Alfa Romeo14
West Germany Gerd Lünsmann58West Germany Gerd LünsmannRalt RT3/236Volkswagen4, 8–11
West Germany Bayern Motorsport59West Germany Uwe SchäferReynard 853}Volkswagen3, 5–11, 14
Austria Franz Theuermann60Austria Franz BinderRalt RT30/563Volkswagen4–8, 10
Austria "Pierre Chauvet"9, 13
Sweden F3 Magazine & Sport61Sweden Christer OffasonRalt RT30/565Volkswagen10
West Germany Peter Deuscher62West Germany Peter DeuscherRalt RT3Volkswagen9
West Germany Sportauto Nigrin Nachwuchsförderung63West Germany Markus OestreichMartini MK45Volkswagen8
Sweden The Swedish Lions63Sweden Steven AndskaerRalt RT30Volkswagen9
Sweden Jo Lindström Racing63Sweden Joakim LindströmRalt RT30Volkswagen11
France Equipe Carmignon64France Gilles LempereurMartini MK45Alfa Romeo11
West Germany Sachs Sporting65West Germany Udo Wagenhäuserno data8

Calendar

RoundLocationCircuitDateSupporting
1Belgium Heusden-Zolder, BelgiumCircuit Zolder24 MarchXVI. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe"
2West Germany Nürburg, West GermanyNürburgring7 AprilXX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen
3West Germany Hockenheim, West GermanyHockenheimring21 AprilAvD Deutschland-Trophäe "Jim Clark Rennen"
4West Germany Wunstorf, West GermanyWunstorf5 MayADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
5West Germany Berlin, West GermanyAVUS12 MayADAC-Avus-Rennen
6Austria Zeltweg, AustriaÖsterreichring26 MayADAC-Hessen-Cup — Preis des Aichfeldes
7West Germany Erding, West GermanyErding9 June8. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
8West Germany Nuremberg, West GermanyNorisring30 JuneADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg"
9West Germany Hockenheim, West GermanyHockenheimring13 JulyADAC-1000-km-Rennen
10West Germany Diepholz, West GermanyDiepholz Airfield Circuit21 July18. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
11Belgium Heusden-Zolder, BelgiumCircuit Zolder18 August19. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen
12Austria Salzburg, AustriaSalzburgring1 SeptemberADAC-Alpentrophäe
13West Germany Siegerland, West GermanySiegerland Airport8 September8. ADAC-Siegerland-Flughafenrennen
14West Germany Nürburg, West GermanyNürburgring22 SeptemberXII. ADAC-Bilstein Super Sprint

Results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1Belgium Circuit ZolderWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Volker WeidlerBelgium Éric BachelartBelgium Belgian Volkswagen Club
2West Germany NürburgringWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Volker WeidlerDenmark Kris NissenWest Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
3West Germany HockenheimringDenmark Kris NissenDenmark Kris NissenDenmark Kris NissenWest Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
4West Germany WunstorfWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Manuel ReuterWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing
5West Germany AVUSWest Germany Volker WeidlerAustria Franz KonradWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing
6Austria ÖsterreichringDenmark Kris NissenDenmark Kris NissenDenmark Kris NissenWest Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
7West Germany ErdingWest Germany Volker WeidlerDenmark Kris NissenWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing
8West Germany NorisringWest Germany Uwe SchäferWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing
9West Germany HockenheimringWest Germany Uwe SchäferWest Germany Uwe SchäferDenmark Kris NissenWest Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
10West Germany Diepholz Airfield CircuitDenmark Kris NissenWest Germany Volker WeidlerFinland Jari NurminenWest Germany Malte Bongers Mootrsport
11Belgium Circuit ZolderDenmark Kris NissenWest Germany Karl-Christian LückWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing
12Austria SalzburgringDenmark Kris NissenDenmark Kris NissenDenmark Kris NissenWest Germany Volkswagen Motorsport
13West Germany Siegerland AirportWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Volker WeidlerWest Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing
14West Germany NürburgringDenmark Kris NissenDenmark Kris NissenDenmark Kris NissenWest Germany Volkswagen Motorsport

Championship standings

  • Points are awarded as follows:
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PosDriverZOL1 BelgiumNÜR1 West GermanyHOC1 West GermanyWUN West GermanyAVU West GermanyZEL AustriaERD West GermanyNOR West GermanyHOC2 West GermanyDIE West GermanyZOL2 BelgiumSAL AustriaSIE West GermanyNÜR2 West GermanyPoints
Pos Driver ZOL1 Belgium NÜR1 West Germany HOC1 West Germany WUN West Germany AVU West Germany ZEL Austria ERD West Germany NOR West Germany HOC2 West Germany DIE West Germany ZOL2 Belgium SAL Austria SIE West Germany NÜR2 West Germany Points 1 West Germany Volker Weidler 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 Ret Ret 1 1 2 195 2 Denmark Kris Nissen DNS 1 1 21 Ret 1 3 2 1 Ret Ret 1 2 1 162 3 Spain Adrian Campos 4 4 4 3 5 3 Ret 3 Ret 4 2 2 9 3 128 4 West Germany Manuel Reuter DNS 3 3 2 2 9 2 6 4 2 DNQ Ret 16 4 112 5 Finland Jari Nurminen 3 24 9 5 Ret Ret 4 9 5 1 Ret 8 6 DNS 71 6 Austria Franz Konrad 5 Ret 10 DNS 6 5 DNS 8 9 3 3 5 7 64 7 West Germany Altfrid Heger 8 22 5 8 8 Ret 5 18 2 17 11 6 3 11 58 8 West Germany Rudi Seher Ret 13 Ret 4 4 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret 4 Ret 5 54 9 West Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann 7 18 Ret 3 10 17 11 Ret 3 6 10 7 6 46 10 West Germany Karl-Christian Lück 9 5 12 6 7 7 7 10 7 6 7 9 10 DNS 46 11 Belgium Eric Bachelart 1 4 30 12 Switzerland Hanspeter Kaufmann 8 6 6 Ret DNS 8 4 DNS 28 13 Mexico Alfonso Toledano 7 8 Ret 12 Ret 7 5 17 DNS 19 14 West Germany Peter Wisskirchen 11 10 Ret 10 15 9 16 DNS 10 9 5 15 8 18 15 West Germany Thomas von Löwis 10 11 16 11 6 8 13 Ret 8 10 7 11 DNS 18 16 West Germany Jorg van Ommen 16 3 12 17 Switzerland Jo Zeller 6 13 6 12 18 Austria Bartl Stadler 11 4 19 10 19 West Germany Markus Oestreich 4 10 20 West Germany Uwe Schäfer DNS 7 DSQ Ret 7 Ret DNS 18 Ret 8 21 Austria Walter Lechner 6 6 22 Austria Franz Binder 13 9 8 12 17 14 5 23 Austria Franz Tost 16 DNS 7 Ret Ret Ret 12 16 15 Ret DNS 4 24 West Germany Wilhelm F. Weber 13 12 19 17 14 14 DNQ 8 13 14 12 17 DNS 3 25 Spain Alfonso de Vinuesa Ret Ret 15 8 DNS 3 26 West Germany Artur Deutgen DNS 9 14 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 2 27 West Germany Richard Hamann 19 Ret 11 9 14 Ret 11 Ret Ret 11 18 DNS 2 28 West Germany Gerd Lunsmann 12 14 9 12 Ret 2 29 West Germany Stefan Neuberger Ret 9 2 30 West Germany Peter Katsarski DNS 14 14 10 13 19 1 31 West Germany Uwe Teuscher Ret DNS 15 Ret 10 Ret 17 Ret 14 DNS 1 32 West Germany Wolfgang Wendlinger 14 18 17 DNS 15 10 15 16 Ret DNS 1 33 West Germany Delia Stegemann 10 1 West Germany Franz-Josef Prangemeier Ret 18 13 18 DNS 11 21 19 15 0 West Germany Alexander Seibold Ret 11 0 Austria Willi Schuster 11 0 Switzerland Dieter Heinzelmann 17 21 Ret 12 12 Ret DNQ Ret 23 14 13 0 West Germany Otto Christmann 16 16 Ret Ret 13 12 DNS 0 West Germany Nicky Nufer 12 Ret 0 Belgium Herve Roger 12 0 Switzerland Ernst Thurnherr 12 0 West Germany Justin Sünkel 24 DNQ 13 Ret 13 20 16 DNS 0 West Germany Karl-Heinz Wenig 22 20 DNQ 14 Ret 19 13 DNS 0 Switzerland Fredy Eschenmoser Ret Ret 13 14 0 Finland Heikki Mustonen Ret 15 0 West Germany Jürgen von Gartzen Ret 15 0 Austria Ernst Franzmaier 15 0 West Germany Heinz Beissler 15 0 West Germany Peter Deuscher 15 0 West Germany Manfred Zimmermann 16 21 0 Switzerland Gianni Bianchi DNQ 16 0 West Germany Bruno Stanjek 17 20 0 West Germany Placido-Daniel Pardo Ret 17 0 West Germany Günther Lüttecke 18 DNS DNQ 19 0 West Germany Klaus Koch 19 20 DNS 0 Sweden Joakim Lindström 22 0 Austria "Pierre Chauvet" Ret Ret 0 West Germany Arnold Wagner Ret DNS 0 Switzerland Urs Dudler Ret 0 West Germany Karl-Heinz Wieschalla Ret 0 Switzerland Rudolf Weckmann Ret 0 Switzerland Franz Hunkeler Ret 0 Sweden Christer Offason Ret 0 France Gilles Lempereur Ret 0 West Germany Frank Biela Ret 0 West Germany Sigi Betz Ret 0 Switzerland Rolf Kuhn DNS 0 West Germany Ralf Rauh DNS 0 Switzerland Beat Amacher DNS 0 Sweden Steven Andskaer DNS 0 West Germany "Pietro Spazolla" DNS 0 United States Joe Ris DNS 0 West Germany Udo Wagenhäuser DNQ 0 Pos Driver ZOL1 Belgium NÜR1 West Germany HOC1 West Germany WUN West Germany AVU West Germany ZEL Austria ERD West Germany NOR West Germany HOC2 West Germany DIE West Germany ZOL2 Belgium SAL Austria SIE West Germany NÜR2 West Germany PointsColour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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
1West Germany Volker Weidler22211211RetRet112195
2Denmark Kris NissenDNS1121Ret1321RetRet121162
3Spain Adrian Campos444353Ret3Ret42293128
4West Germany Manuel ReuterDNS332292642DNQRet164112
5Finland Jari Nurminen32495RetRet4951Ret86DNS71
6Austria Franz Konrad5Ret10DNS65DNS89335764
7West Germany Altfrid Heger822588Ret51821711631158
8West Germany Rudi SeherRet13Ret44RetRet5Ret5Ret4Ret554
9West Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann718Ret3101711Ret36107646
10West Germany Karl-Christian Lück9512677710767910DNS46
11Belgium Eric Bachelart1430
12Switzerland Hanspeter Kaufmann866RetDNS84DNS28
13Mexico Alfonso Toledano78Ret12Ret7517DNS19
14West Germany Peter Wisskirchen1110Ret1015916DNS109515818
15West Germany Thomas von Löwis101116116813Ret810711DNS18
16West Germany Jorg van Ommen16312
17Switzerland Jo Zeller613612
18Austria Bartl Stadler1141910
19West Germany Markus Oestreich410
20West Germany Uwe SchäferDNS7DSQRet7RetDNS18Ret8
21Austria Walter Lechner66
22Austria Franz Binder13981217145
23Austria Franz Tost16DNS7RetRetRet121615RetDNS4
24West Germany Wilhelm F. Weber131219171414DNQ813141217DNS3
25Spain Alfonso de VinuesaRetRet158DNS3
26West Germany Artur DeutgenDNS914RetRetRetDNSDNS2
27West Germany Richard Hamann19Ret11914Ret11RetRet1118DNS2
28West Germany Gerd Lunsmann1214912Ret2
29West Germany Stefan NeubergerRet92
30West Germany Peter KatsarskiDNS14141013191
31West Germany Uwe TeuscherRetDNS15Ret10Ret17Ret14DNS1
32West Germany Wolfgang Wendlinger141817DNS15101516RetDNS1
33West Germany Delia Stegemann101
West Germany Franz-Josef PrangemeierRet181318DNS112119150
West Germany Alexander SeiboldRet110
Austria Willi Schuster110
Switzerland Dieter Heinzelmann1721Ret1212RetDNQRet2314130
West Germany Otto Christmann1616RetRet1312DNS0
West Germany Nicky Nufer12Ret0
Belgium Herve Roger120
Switzerland Ernst Thurnherr120
West Germany Justin Sünkel24DNQ13Ret132016DNS0
West Germany Karl-Heinz Wenig2220DNQ14Ret1913DNS0
Switzerland Fredy EschenmoserRetRet13140
Finland Heikki MustonenRet150
West Germany Jürgen von GartzenRet150
Austria Ernst Franzmaier150
West Germany Heinz Beissler150
West Germany Peter Deuscher150
West Germany Manfred Zimmermann16210
Switzerland Gianni BianchiDNQ160
West Germany Bruno Stanjek17200
West Germany Placido-Daniel PardoRet170
West Germany Günther Lüttecke18DNSDNQ190
West Germany Klaus Koch1920DNS0
Sweden Joakim Lindström220
Austria "Pierre Chauvet"RetRet0
West Germany Arnold WagnerRetDNS0
Switzerland Urs DudlerRet0
West Germany Karl-Heinz WieschallaRet0
Switzerland Rudolf WeckmannRet0
Switzerland Franz HunkelerRet0
Sweden Christer OffasonRet0
France Gilles LempereurRet0
West Germany Frank BielaRet0
West Germany Sigi BetzRet0
Switzerland Rolf KuhnDNS0
West Germany Ralf RauhDNS0
Switzerland Beat AmacherDNS0
Sweden Steven AndskaerDNS0
West Germany "Pietro Spazolla"DNS0
United States Joe RisDNS0
West Germany Udo WagenhäuserDNQ0
PosDriverZOL1 BelgiumNÜR1 West GermanyHOC1 West GermanyWUN West GermanyAVU West GermanyZEL AustriaERD West GermanyNOR West GermanyHOC2 West GermanyDIE West GermanyZOL2 BelgiumSAL AustriaSIE West GermanyNÜR2 West GermanyPoints
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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