1987 German Formula Three Championship
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The 1987 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1987 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 26 April at Nürburgring and ended at Zolder on 27 September after nine rounds.
Team Sonax Autopflege (Schübel Rennsport) driver Bernd Schneider dominated the championship. He won seven from eight races that he competed and clinched the title. Joachim Winkelhock lost 42 points to Schneider and finished as runner-up with win in the season finale at Zolder. Hanspeter Kaufmann won at AVUS. Víctor Rosso, Harald Huysman, Frank Biela, David Coyne, Tomi Luhtanen and Eric van de Poele were the other podium finishers.
Teams and drivers
Calendar
| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 26 April | 49. ADAC Eifelrennen" |
| 2 | West Germany Berlin, West Germany | AVUS | 10 May | ADAC-Avus-Rennen |
| 3 | Belgium Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 24 May | 21. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
| 4 | West Germany Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 5 July | ADAC-Preis Hockenheim |
| 5 | Austria Zeltweg, Austria | Österreichring | 12 July | ADAC-Hessen-Cup — Preis des Aichfeldes |
| 6 | West Germany Siegerland, West Germany | Siegerland Airport | 23 August | 10. ADAC-Siegerland-Flughafenrennen |
| 7 | West Germany Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 30 August | ADAC 1000 km Rennen |
| 8 | West Germany Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 20 September | XIV. ADAC Bilstein Super Sprint |
| 9 | Belgium Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 27 September | ADAC/ACR Grenzland-Preis "Stefan-Bellof-Gedächtnis-Rennen" |
Results
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 | NÜR1 West Germany | AVU West Germany | ZOL1 Belgium | HOC1 West Germany | ZEL Austria | SIE West Germany | NÜR2 West Germany | NÜR3 West Germany | ZOL2 Belgium | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver NÜR1 West Germany AVU West Germany ZOL1 Belgium HOC1 West Germany ZEL Austria SIE West Germany NÜR2 West Germany NÜR3 West Germany ZOL2 Belgium Points 1 West Germany Bernd Schneider 1 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 140 2 West Germany Joachim Winkelhock 9 10 2 2 2 2 2 1 98 3 Switzerland Hanspeter Kaufmann 3 1 3 Ret 2 7 Ret 4 7 77 4 Argentina Víctor Rosso 4 2 Ret Ret 3 8 3 5 Ret 60 5 West Germany Otto Rensing 6 5 5 4 5 Ret 9 15 4 52 6 Norway Harald Huysman 16 3 4 3 7 5 10 Ret Ret 47 7 West Germany Frank Biela 2 14 9 Ret 9 6 6 16 2 46 8 West Germany Peter Zakowski 8 4 Ret 5 13 4 Ret 7 6 41 9 United Kingdom David Coyne 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 8 33 10 Finland Tomi Luhtanen 10 6 6 15 14 Ret Ret 3 5 33 11 Belgium Eric van de Poele 12 DNS 8 6 5 14 3 29 12 West Germany Michael Roppes 7 Ret 13 Ret 6 Ret 7 12 14 13 West Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann 13 9 7 7 8 13 14 Hungary Csaba Kesjár 11 12 14 11 4 10 12 10 12 15 West Germany Frank Schmickler 14 Ret 8 12 11 Ret 9 8 8 16 France Cathy Muller 6 6 17 West Germany Markus Oestreich Ret 9 8 Ret 5 18 West Germany Peter Wisskirchen 18 7 16 12 12 14 DNS 4 19 West Germany Gerhard Müller 8 3 20 West Germany Sigi Betz 17 11 12 9 15 2 21 West Germany Richard Hamann 15 Ret 10 10 11 Ret 13 2 22 Austria Franz Binder 10 Ret 1 France Eric Bellefroid 11 0 West Germany Ellen Lohr 11 0 Switzerland Gianni Bianchi 13 0 West Germany Gerd Lünsmann 16 Ret 14 13 DNS 0 West Germany Stefan Fricke Ret 17 17 13 Ret 0 West Germany Wilhelm F. Weber 20 15 15 Ret DNS DNS 0 Belgium André Malherbe 15 0 West Germany Johann Stelzer Ret 16 0 Austria Mercedes Stermitz 16 0 West Germany Werner Braun Ret Ret 17 0 West Germany Delia Stegemann 17 0 West Germany Stefan Lohr 18 0 Canada Patrick Jerome 19 DNS Ret 0 West Germany Martin Ludwig 21 0 West Germany Theo Kirchhoff 22 Ret 0 West Germany Stefan Neuberger Ret DNS 0 West Germany Helmut Bross Ret 0 Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz Ret 0 Austria Walter Zischg DNS 0 Pos Driver NÜR1 West Germany AVU West Germany ZOL1 Belgium HOC1 West Germany ZEL Austria SIE West Germany NÜR2 West Germany NÜR3 West Germany ZOL2 Belgium Points | Colour 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 | ||||||||||
| 1 | West Germany Bernd Schneider | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 140 | |
| 2 | West Germany Joachim Winkelhock | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 98 | |
| 3 | Switzerland Hanspeter Kaufmann | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 77 |
| 4 | Argentina Víctor Rosso | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 60 |
| 5 | West Germany Otto Rensing | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 15 | 4 | 52 |
| 6 | Norway Harald Huysman | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 47 |
| 7 | West Germany Frank Biela | 2 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 46 |
| 8 | West Germany Peter Zakowski | 8 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| 9 | United Kingdom David Coyne | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 8 | 33 | ||
| 10 | Finland Tomi Luhtanen | 10 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 33 |
| 11 | Belgium Eric van de Poele | 12 | DNS | 8 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 12 | West Germany Michael Roppes | 7 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 14 | |
| 13 | West Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | ||||
| 14 | Hungary Csaba Kesjár | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |
| 15 | West Germany Frank Schmickler | 14 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| 16 | France Cathy Muller | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 17 | West Germany Markus Oestreich | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 5 | |||||
| 18 | West Germany Peter Wisskirchen | 18 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | DNS | 4 | ||
| 19 | West Germany Gerhard Müller | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
| 20 | West Germany Sigi Betz | 17 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | West Germany Richard Hamann | 15 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 2 | ||
| 22 | Austria Franz Binder | 10 | Ret | 1 | |||||||
| France Eric Bellefroid | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany Ellen Lohr | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| Switzerland Gianni Bianchi | 13 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany Gerd Lünsmann | 16 | Ret | 14 | 13 | DNS | 0 | |||||
| West Germany Stefan Fricke | Ret | 17 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 0 | |||||
| West Germany Wilhelm F. Weber | 20 | 15 | 15 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||
| Belgium André Malherbe | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany Johann Stelzer | Ret | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| Austria Mercedes Stermitz | 16 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany Werner Braun | Ret | Ret | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| West Germany Delia Stegemann | 17 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany Stefan Lohr | 18 | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada Patrick Jerome | 19 | DNS | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| West Germany Martin Ludwig | 21 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany Theo Kirchhoff | 22 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| West Germany Stefan Neuberger | Ret | DNS | 0 | ||||||||
| West Germany Helmut Bross | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Austria Walter Zischg | DNS | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos | Driver | NÜR1 West Germany | AVU West Germany | ZOL1 Belgium | HOC1 West Germany | ZEL Austria | SIE West Germany | NÜR2 West Germany | NÜR3 West Germany | ZOL2 Belgium | Points |
| Colour | 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) |
External links
- (in English and German)