# 1980 German Formula Three Championship

The 1980 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1980 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany. 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 30 March at Nürburgring and ended at Kassel-Calden on 5 October after seven rounds.
Bertram Schäfer Racing driver Frank Jelinski became a champion. He won round at Diepholz Airfield Circuit. His teammate and title rival Wolfgang Klein, who lost just by one point won races at Nürburgring and Siegerland. Franz Kondrad completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Harald Brutschin, Peter Kroeber, Michele Alboreto and Thierry Boutsen were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.

## Teams and drivers

Entry List :
| Team | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Automobiles Martini | Thierry Boutsen | Martini MK31/003 | Toyota | 1, 7 |
| Automobiles Martini | Mauro Baldi | Martini MK31/008 | Toyota | 1, 7 |
| Automobiles Martini | Philippe Alliot | Martini MK31 | Toyota | 1, 7 |
| Bertram Schäfer Racing | Harald Brutschin | Ralt RT3/176 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Bertram Schäfer Racing | Frank Jelinski | Ralt RT3/177 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Bertram Schäfer Racing | Wolfgang Klein | Ralt RT3/175 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Bewa Fritid | Thomas Kaiser | Ralt RT1/14 | Toyota | 4 |
| Bovy Racing Cars | Quirin Bovy | Bovy PB4 | Toyota | 7 |
| Derichs Rennwagen | Heinz Beissler | Derichs D380/02 | Toyota | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Derichs Rennwagen | Arno Derichs | Derichs D37/F3-78-04 | Toyota | 2, 4–6 |
| Derichs Rennwagen | Erwin Derichs | Derichs D37/F3-78-04 | Toyota | 7 |
| Derichs Rennwagen | Jürgen Schlich | Derichs D380/01 | Toyota | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Deutsche Renault AG | Jo Gartner | Martini MK27 | Renault | 1 |
| Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie | Roland Binder | Chevron B43 | Toyota | 1 |
| Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie | Edgar Pohl | Chevron B43 | Toyota | 4 |
| Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie | Helmut Bross | Chevron B47/47–79–02 | Toyota | 1–6 |
| Ecurie Motul Nogaro | Philippe Streiff | Martini MK31 | Toyota | 1, 6 |
| Ernst Maring | Ernst Maring | Maco 381/M024 | Toyota | 1 |
| Euroracing | Michele Alboreto | March 803/3 | Alfa Romeo | 1, 7 |
| Euroracing | Corrado Fabi | March 803/5 | Alfa Romeo | 1, 7 |
| Eusebius Hopfer | Eusebius Hopfer | March 783 | Toyota | 1–5 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | Bruno Eichmann | Argo JM6 | BMW | 1, 5 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | Bruno Huber | Argo JM1/006-F3 | Toyota | 3, 7 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | Jo Zeller | March 793 | Toyota | 7 |
| Günther Köbele | Günther Köbele | Chevron | BMW | 3–4 |
| Hans-Joachim Hösch | Hans-Joachim Hösch | Chevron B43 | Toyota | 3, 5, 7 |
| Heidsieck Monopole Racing Team | Peter Kroeber | March 783 | Toyota | 1–2 |
| Heidsieck Monopole Racing Team | Harald Brutschin | March 783 | Toyota | 3 |
| Heidsieck Monopole Racing Team | Gero Fleck | March 793 | Toyota | 1–6 |
| Heidsieck Monopole Racing Team | Donald Bradway | March 793 | Toyota | 7 |
| Heidsieck Monopole Racing Team | Uwe Teuscher | March 793 | Toyota | 6–7 |
| Heinrich Heintz | Heinrich Heintz | Ralt RT1/23 | BMW | 1–2, 4 |
| Helmut Bross Racing | Thomas von Löwis | Chevron B43 | Toyota | 5 |
| Helmut Leitner | Helmut Leitner | Chevron B47 | Toyota | 3 |
| Jan Thoelke | Jan Thoelke | Ralt RT1 | Toyota | 4, 6 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | Josef Kaufmann | Ralt RT1/101 | Toyota | 4 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | "James Bald" | Ralt RT1/101 | Toyota | 5 |
| Karl-Heinz Soll | Karl-Heinz Soll | Maco 377/M008 | Toyota | 2, 4, 6 |
| Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team | Hans-Georg Bürger | Ralt RT3/168 | Toyota | 1 |
| Konrad Racing | Franz Konrad | March 793/4 | Toyota | All |
| Lista Racing Team | Jürg Lienhard | March 803 | Toyota | 1 |
| Manuel Valls | Manuel Valls | Martini MK31 | Toyota | 7 |
| Michael Bleekemolen | Michael Bleekemolen | Ralt RT1/101 | Toyota | 1 |
| Mike Korten Motorsport | Thomas Kloss | March 803 | Toyota | 1 |
| Mike Korten Motorsport | Michael Korten | March 803/14 | Renault | 4 |
| MSC Rhön | Herbert Lingmann | Ralt RT1 | Toyota | All |
| Peter Bonk | Peter Bonk | Derichs D35/F3-75-01 | Toyota | 6 |
| Peter Cornand | Peter Cornand | Ralt RT1 | Toyota | 1–5, 7 |
| Peter Kroeber | Peter Kroeber | Chevron B47 | Toyota | 3–4 |
| Peter Wicks | Peter Wicks | Chevron B38 | Toyota | 1–2 |
| Peter Wisskirchen | Peter Wisskirchen | Ralt RT1/137 | Toyota | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Philipp Müller | Philipp Müller | Ralt RT1/21 | BMW | 1 |
| Racing Team Astra Marlboro | Daniele Albertin | Martini MK31 | Toyota | 1 |
| Racing Team Astra Marlboro | Oscar Larrauri | Martini MK31/015 | Toyota | 1, 7 |
| Rudi Seher | Rudi Seher | Chevron B43 | Toyota | 1–5 |
| Sodastream Racing with Jac Nellemann | Kurt Thiim | Chevron B38/38–77–17 | Toyota | 1, 7 |
| Squadra Caposcarico | Marcel Wettstein | Ralt RT1/59 | Toyota | 1 |
| Thomas Holert | Thomas Holert | March 803 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–5, 7 |
| Thorbjörn Carlsson | Thorbjörn Carlsson | Ralt RT1/110 | Toyota | 1, 4 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport — Team Gebhardt | Günter Gebhardt | March 783/29 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 4 |

## Calendar

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 30 March | XV. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen |
| 2 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 24 May | XXVI. ADAC 1000 km Rennen |
| 3 | Erding, West Germany | Erding Air Base | 29 June | ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding |
| 4 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 20 July | V. ADAC-Nürburgring-Trophy "Preis von Luxembourg" |
| 5 | Diepholz, West Germany | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 27 July | 13. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz |
| 6 | Siegerland, West Germany | Siegerland Airport | 14 September | 3. ADAC Siegerland Flughafenrennen |
| 7 | Kassel-Calden, West Germany | Kassel-Calden Circuit | 5 October | ADAC-Hessen-Preis |

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Nürburgring | Thierry Boutsen | Philippe Alliot | Thierry Boutsen | Automobiles Martini |
| 2 | Nürburgring | Günter Gebhardt | Wolfgang Klein | Wolfgang Klein | Bertram Schäfer Racing |
| 3 | Erding Air Base | Harald Brutschin | Harald Brutschin | Peter Kroeber | Peter Kroeber |
| 4 | Nürburgring | Harald Brutschin | Michael Korten | Harald Brutschin | Bertram Schäfer Racing |
| 5 | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | Bruno Eichmann | Wolfgang Klein | Frank Jelinski | Bertram Schäfer Racing |
| 6 | Siegerland Airport | Harald Brutschin | Hans-Peter Pandur | Wolfgang Klein | Bertram Schäfer Racing |
| 7 | Kassel-Calden Circuit | Michele Alboreto | Corrado Fabi | Michele Alboreto | Euroracing |

## 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 | NÜR2 | ERD | NÜR3 | DIE | SIE | KAS | Points |
| 1 | Frank Jelinski | 5 | 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 79 |
| 2 | Wolfgang Klein | Ret | 1 | | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 78 |
| 3 | Franz Konrad | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 66 |
| 4 | Helmut Bross | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | 58 |
| 5 | Harald Brutschin | 12 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 47 |
| 6 | Peter Kroeber | 13 | 6 | 1 | 19 | | | | 36 |
| 7 | Günter Gebhardt | 23 | 2 | | 5 | | | | 23 |
| 8 | Herbert Lingmann | Ret | DNS | 6 | 11 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 17 |
| 9 | Michael Korten | | | | 2 | | | | 15 |
| 10 | Uwe Teuscher | | | | | | Ret | 10 | 15 |
| 11 | Jürgen Schlich | 20 | 10 | 8 | DNS | | 5 | Ret | 15 |
| 12 | Eusebius Hopfer | 19 | 7 | 4 | Ret | DNS | | | 14 |
| 13 | Peter Cornand | Ret | 8 | 13 | DNQ | 12 | | 16 | 13 |
| 14 | Rudi Seher | Ret | Ret | 5 | 15 | 8 | | | 11 |
| 15 | Hans-Joachim Hösch | | | 10 | | 11 | | 17 | 10 |
| 16 | Jan Thoelke | | | | 9 | | 6 | | 9 |
| 17 | Gero Fleck | Ret | 9 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | | 8 |
| 18 | Roland Binder | 16 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 19 | Peter Wisskirchen | Ret | Ret | | | 6 | Ret | | 6 |
| 20 | Hans-Georg Bürger | 17 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 21 | Thomas von Löwis | | | | | 7 | | | 4 |
| 22 | Thomas Kloss | 18 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 23 | Gunther Kobele | | | 9 | DNQ | | | | 3 |
| 24 | Arno Derichs | | 15 | | 14 | 13 | 8 | | 3 |
| 25 | Josef Kaufmann | | | | 10 | | | | 2 |
| 26 | Peter Bonk | | | | | | 9 | | 2 |
| 27 | Heinz Beissler | 21 | DNS | 11 | 18 | Ret | | | 2 |
| 28 | Thomas Holert | Ret | 12 | | 17 | 10 | | Ret | 1 |
| 29 | Karl-Heinz Soll | | 13 | | DNQ | | 10 | | 1 |
| | Heinrich Heintz | Ret | 11 | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| | Helmut Leitner | | | 12 | | | | | 0 |
| | Edgar Pohl | | | | 13 | | | | 0 |
| | Marcel Wettstein | 22 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Bruno Eichmann | 24 | | | | DNS | | | 0 |
| | Peter Wicks | Ret | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jürg Lienhardt | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | "James Bald" | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Donald Bradway | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Ernst Maring | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Erwin Derichs | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Manfred Hebben | | DNS | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| | Heribert Böck | | | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Bürger | | | | | DNS | | | 0 |
| | Willi Hüsgen | | | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| | Dietmar Flöer | | | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| | Georges Ansermoz | | | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible to score points ||||||||||
| | Michele Alboreto | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 0 |
| | Thierry Boutsen | 1 | | | | | | 4 | 0 |
| | Corrado Fabi | 6 | | | | | | 2 | 0 |
| | Philippe Alliot | 2 | | | | | | 11 | 0 |
| | Philippe Streiff | 7 | | | | | | 3 | 0 |
| | Mauro Baldi | 4 | | | | | | 5 | 0 |
| | Bruno Huber | | | 7 | | | | 13 | 0 |
| | Kurt Thiim | Ret | | | | | | 7 | 0 |
| | Michael Bleekemolen | 8 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Thomas Kaiser | | | | 8 | | | | 0 |
| | Jo Zeller | | | | | | | 8 | 0 |
| | Oscar Larrauri | 10 | | | | | | 9 | 0 |
| | Daniele Albertin | 9 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Thorbjörn Carlsson | 15 | | | 12 | | | | 0 |
| | Manuel Valls | | | | | | | 14 | 0 |
| | Quirin Bovy | | | | | | | 15 | 0 |
| | Jo Gartner | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Philipp Müller | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Patrick Lancelot | | | | | | | DNQ | 0 |
| | Pierre Petit | | | | | | | DNQ | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | ERD | NÜR3 | DIE | SIE | KAS | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |