# 1972 German Formula Three Championship

The 1972 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1972 ADAC Preis der Formel 3) 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.

## Calendar

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 2 April | VII. ADAC-300-km-Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal" |
| 2 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 27 May | XVII. ADAC 1000 km Rennen |
| 3 | Salzburg, Austria | Salzburgring | 2 July | ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen |
| 4 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 16 July | ADAC Südwest-Pokal-Rennen "ADAC-Solitude-Rennen" |
| 5 | Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany | Freiburg im Breisgau | 6 August | 32. ADAC-Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland |
| 6 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 13 August | ADAC Rhein-Mosel-Preis "Mayener ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen" |
| 7 | Kassel-Calden, West Germany | Kassel-Calden Circuit | 20 August | ADAC-Hessen-Preis |
| 8 | 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 | NÜR2 | SAL | HOC | FRE | NÜR2 | KAS | ZOL | Points |
| 1 | Willi Sommer | | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 96 |
| 2 | Manfred Mohr | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 94 |
| 3 | Dieter Kern | | 1 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | | 3 | 79 |
| 4 | Rudolf Dötsch | 4 | 6 | | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 59 |
| 5 | Willi Deutsch | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | 7 | 2 | 4 | 59 |
| 6 | Werner Schommers | | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 40 |
| 7 | Wolfgang Bülow | 5 | | | 4 | 6 | | 4 | | 34 |
| 8 | Ernst Maring | 6 | | | | 5 | | | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | 9 | | | | | 1 | | | 22 |
| 10 | Rudi Schmidt | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | | 9 | | | 19 |
| 11 | Bernhard Brack | | | 7 | 6 | | 6 | 8 | | 19 |
| 12 | Günter Kölmel | | 7 | 4 | | | 8 | 10 | | 18 |
| 13 | Paul Fischer | | | | 7 | | | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | Hannelore Werner | 2 | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 15 | Philipp Gantner | | | 10 | | 7 | | | 8 | 8 |
| 16 | Josef Kremer | | | 9 | | | | | 7 | 6 |
| 17 | Hans Deffland | 7 | | | 10 | | | | | 5 |
| 18 | Erwin Derichs | | | | | | | 7 | | 4 |
| 19 | Maximilian Plass | 10 | | | | 9 | | | | 3 |
| 20 | Felix Martin | | | 8 | | | | | | 3 |
| 21 | Gerhard Greiner | | | | | 8 | | | | 3 |
| 22 | Bernd Rack | | | | | | | | 9 | 2 |
| 23 | Carlo Breidenstein | | 9 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Thomas Betzler | | | | | | | 9 | | 2 |
| 25 | Harald Ertl | | 10 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 26 | Bruno Burg | | | | | 10 | | | | 1 |
| 27 | Jorg Obermoser | | | | | | 10 | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | SAL | HOC | FRE | NÜR3 | KAS | ZOL | 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) |