# 1975 German Formula Three Championship

The 1975 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1975 ONS Pokal der Formel 3) 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 31 March at Nürburgring and ended at Hockenheimring on 30 November after thirteen rounds.
Jägermeister Racing Team driver Ernst Maring became a champion. He won five races. Bertram Schäfer finished as runner-up, winning the race Sembach, Hockenheim and Ulm-Mengen. Gunnar Nordström completed the top-three in the drivers' standings with a win at Nürburgring. Rudolf Dötsch, Freddy Kottulinsky and Marc Surer were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.

## Calendar

All rounds were held in West Germany.
| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 31 March | X. ADAC-300-km-Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal" |
| 2 | Sembach, West Germany | Sembach Kaserne | 4 May | AvD/ISCC-Flugplatzrennen Sembach |
| 3 | Saarlouis, West Germany | Saarlouis | 11 May | 2. ADAC Saarlouis "ADAC-Saarland-Trophy" |
| 4 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 31 May | XXI. ADAC 1000 km Rennen |
| 5 | Berlin, West Germany | AVUS | 22 June | DMV/BAC/AvD-Avus-Rennen "Preis von Berlin" |
| 6 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 6 July | 5. ADAC "Preis der Stadt Karlsruhe" |
| 7 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 20 July | ADAC-Südwestpokal-Rennen |
| 8 | Wunstorf, West Germany | Wunstorf Air Base | 27 July | ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf |
| 9 | Kassel-Calden, West Germany | Kassel-Calden Circuit | 17 August | ADAC-Hessen-Preis |
| 10 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 7 September | II. ADAC Super Sprint |
| 11 | Ulm-Mengen, West Germany | Ulm-Mengen | 14 September | 10. ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Ulm-Mengen |
| 12 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 9 November | 5. ADAC-Rheintal-Rundstreckenrennen |
| 13 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 30 November | AvD/MHSTC Saison-Finale Hockenheim |

## 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 | SEM | SAA | NÜR2 | AVU | HOC1 | HOC2 | WUN | KAS | NÜR3 | ULM | HOC3 | HOC4 | Points |
| 1 | Ernst Maring | 1 | | | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | Bertram Schäfer | | 1 | 2 | | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 143 |
| 3 | Gunnar Nordström | 2 | | | 3 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 4 | 4 | | 102 |
| 4 | Rudolf Dötsch | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 69 |
| 5 | Gernot Lamby | | 2 | | | 3 | | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 55 |
| 6 | Freddy Kottulinsky | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 52 |
| 7 | Günter Kölmel | | | 5 | 9 | | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | | 3 | | | 50 |
| 8 | Dieter Kern | | | | 2 | | | 4 | | | | | 5 | 3 | 45 |
| 9 | Heinz Lange | | | | | | | 6 | | | 2 | | 3 | 4 | 43 |
| 10 | Manfred Leppke | | | | 6 | 2 | 6 | | 4 | | | 7 | | | 41 |
| 11 | Marc Surer | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 32 |
| 12 | Steve Farnsworth | | | 3 | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 13 | Werner Fischer | | | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | | | 17 |
| 14 | Erwin Derichs | | | | | 8 | | | 7 | 5 | | 9 | | | 17 |
| 15 | Thomas von Löwis | | | | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | | | 14 |
| 16 | Jochen Dauer | | | | 8 | 6 | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | 13 |
| 17 | Jerry Blaine | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 18 | Kurt Pfunder | | | 6 | | | 7 | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 19 | Bernhard Brack | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 20 | Josef Kremer | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 21 | Erhard Miltz | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 22 | Heinz Schaltinat | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | NÜR1 | SEM | SAA | NÜR2 | AVU | HOC1 | HOC2 | WUN | KAS | NÜR3 | ULM | HOC3 | HOC4 | 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) |