1978 German Formula Three Championship

The 1978 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1978 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft)[1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany and in Belgium. 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 12 March at Circuit Zolder and ended at Erding on 1 October after nine rounds.

Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team driver Bertram Schäfer became a champion. He won races at Zolder, Nürburgring and Wunstorf. Alan Smith finished as runner-up, he was consistent but wasn't able to win a race. The same was true for Helmut Bross, who completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Jochen Dauer, Michael Korten and Walter Lechner were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.[2]

Calendar

All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Zolder rounds that were held in Belgium.

Round Location Circuit Date Supporting
1 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 12 March IX. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe"
2 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 2 April XIII. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen
3 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 28 May XXIV. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
4 Wunstorf, West Germany Wunstorf 11 June ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf
5 Diepholz, West Germany Diepholz Airfield Circuit 23 July 11. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
6 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 20 August 12. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen
7 Ulm-Mengen, West Germany Ulm-Mengen 27 August 13. ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Ulm-Mengen
8 Kassel-Calden, West Germany Kassel Airport 3 September ADAC-Hessen-Preis
9 Erding, West Germany Erding 1 October ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Erding

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 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN DIE ZOL2 ULM KAS ERD Points
1 West Germany Bertram Schäfer 1 1 3 1 2 1 4 117
2 United Kingdom Alan Smith 4 3 2 5 6 6 2 2 87
3 West Germany Helmut Bross 2 2 2 5 5 9 4 3 85
4 West Germany Jochen Dauer 9 3 1 5 1 1 82
5 West Germany Hans Georg Burger 4 3 2 2 7 56
6 West Germany Michael Korten 4 1 3 42
7 Austria Walter Lechner 1 8 8 3 38
8 West Germany Rudi Niggemeier 4 9 6 4 6 34
9 West Germany Thomas von Löwis 5 5 6 4 32
10 West Germany Frank Jelinski 7 7 5 4 26
11 West Germany Wolfgang Locher 6 7 3 22
12 West Germany Heinz Scherle 3 12
13 West Germany Heinrich Wiese 6 8 9
14 West Germany Axel Plankenhorn 5 8
15 West Germany Herbert Burgmayr 5 8
16 West Germany Andy Wietzke 10 9 9 5
17 West Germany Walter Spitaler 7 4
18 West Germany Olaf Höhn 7 4
19 Austria Franz Konrad 10 8 4
20 West Germany Peter Kroeber 8 3
21 West Germany Peter Hoffmann 10 1
22 West Germany Konrad Heberer 10 1
Pos Driver ZOL1 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN DIE ZOL2 ULM KAS ERD Points
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 1978". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Formula 3 Germany 1978 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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