1972 German Formula Three Championship

The 1972 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1972 ADAC Preis der Formel 3)[1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. 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 2 April at Nürburgring and ended at Zolder on 17 September after eight rounds.

Willi Sommer became a champion. He won three races. Manfred Mohr finished as runner-up, winning the season opener and the season finale. Dieter Kern completed the top-three in the drivers' standings with wins at Nürburgring and Hockenheimring. Jochen Mass was the only other driver who was able to win a race in the season.[2]

Calendar
Round Location Circuit Date Supporting
1 West Germany Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 2 April VII. ADAC-300-km-Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal"
2 West Germany Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 27 May XVII. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
3 Austria Salzburg, Austria Salzburgring 2 July ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen
4 West Germany Hockenheim, West Germany Hockenheimring 16 July ADAC Südwest-Pokal-Rennen "ADAC-Solitude-Rennen"
5 West Germany Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany Freiburg im Breisgau 6 August 32. ADAC-Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland
6 West Germany Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 13 August ADAC Rhein-Mosel-Preis "Mayener ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen"
7 West Germany Kassel-Calden, West Germany Kassel Airport 20 August ADAC-Hessen-Preis
8 Belgium Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 17 September ADAC-Redlefsen-Super-Sprint

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		 NÜR2
West Germany		 SAL
Austria		 HOC
West Germany		 FRE
West Germany		 NÜR2
West Germany		 KAS
West Germany		 ZOL
Belgium		 Points
1 West Germany Willi Sommer 3 1 3 1 3 1 10 96
2 West Germany Manfred Mohr 1 2 3 2 5 3 1 94
3 West Germany Dieter Kern 1 1 3 2 3 79
4 West Germany Rudolf Dötsch 4 6 9 4 4 5 2 59
5 West Germany Willi Deutsch 3 5 6 5 7 2 4 59
6 West Germany Werner Schommers 4 2 2 40
7 West Germany Wolfgang Bülow 5 4 6 4 34
8 West Germany Ernst Maring 6 5 5 22
9 West Germany Jochen Mass 9 1 22
10 West Germany Rudi Schmidt 8 8 5 8 9 19
11 West Germany Bernhard Brack 7 6 6 8 19
12 West Germany Günter Kölmel 7 4 8 10 18
13 West Germany Paul Fischer 7 6 6 16
14 West Germany Hannelore Werner 2 15
15 West Germany Philipp Gantner 10 7 8 8
16 West Germany Josef Kremer 9 7 6
17 West Germany Hans Deffland 7 10 5
18 West Germany Erwin Derichs 7 4
19 West Germany Maximilian Plass 10 9 3
20 West Germany Felix Martin 8 3
21 West Germany Gerhard Greiner 8 3
22 West Germany Bernd Rack 9 2
23 West Germany Carlo Breidenstein 9 2
24 West Germany Thomas Betzler 9 2
25 Austria Harald Ertl 10 1
26 West Germany Bruno Burg 10 1
27 West Germany Jorg Obermoser 10 1
Pos Driver NÜR1
West Germany		 NÜR2
West Germany		 SAL
Austria		 HOC
West Germany		 FRE
West Germany		 NÜR3
West Germany		 KAS
West Germany		 ZOL
Belgium		 Points
West Germany
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References
  1. "Saison 1972". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Formula 3 Germany 1972 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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