# 1988 German Formula Three Championship

The 1988 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1988 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) 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 3 April at Zolder and ended at Hockenheim on 16 October after twelve rounds.
WTS Liqui Moly Equipe driver Joachim Winkelhock won the championship. He led the championship battle from the start of the season with a series of three consecutive wins. Otto Rensing lost seven points to Winkelhock and finished as runner-up with wins at Hockenheim and Nürburgring. Frank Biela won at Mainz Finthen and Hungaroring (the Hungarian track was in the schedule of German F3 for the first and the last time) and completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Michael Bartels, Hanspeter Kaufmann and Wolfgang Kaufmann were the other race winners. Daniel Müller clinched the B-Cup championship title. The season was marred by the death of Csaba Kesjár in an accident at Norisring.

## Teams and drivers

Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Class A ||||||
| Schübel Rennsport Int. | 1 | Csaba Kesjár | Dallara 388/009 | Volkswagen | 1–7 |
| Team der ONS Nachwuchsförderung | 2 | Ralf Kelleners | Dallara 388/008 | Volkswagen | All |
| WTS Liqui Moly Equipe | 3 | Joachim Winkelhock | Reynard 883/004 | Volkswagen | All |
| JSK Generalbau | 4 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | Dallara 388/002 | Volkswagen | All |
| JSK Generalbau | 5 | Gianni Bianchi | Dallara 388/001 | Volkswagen | 1 |
| JSK Generalbau | 5 | Franco Forini | Dallara 388/001 | Volkswagen | 2–11 |
| JSK Generalbau | 5 | Daniel Müller | Dallara 388/001 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| JSK Generalbau | 25 | Jacques Isler | Dallara 388/015 | Volkswagen | 2 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 6 | Otto Rensing | Reynard 883/005 | Volkswagen | All |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 7 | Frank Krämer | BSR KS388/01 | Volkswagen | All |
| Josef Kaufmann | 8 | Peter Zakowski | Martini MK55/03 | Volkswagen | 1–8 |
| Josef Kaufmann | 8 | Franz Binder | Martini MK55/03 | Volkswagen | 9, 12 |
| Josef Kaufmann | 8 | Ellen Lohr | Martini MK55/03 | Volkswagen | 10 |
| Team Sonax Autopflege | 9 | Frank Biela | Martini MK55/04 | Volkswagen | All |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 10 | Michael Bartels | Reynard 883/001 | Volkswagen | All |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 11 | Anreas Buhk | Reynard 883 | Volkswagen | 1 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 11 | Franck Fréon | Reynard 883 | Volkswagen | 2 |
| Mönninghoff Racing — Sympathik Cosmetics | 12 | Michael Roppes | Reynard 883/017 | Volkswagen | All |
| Style Auto Racing Team | 15 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | Dallara 388/033 | Volkswagen | All |
| Gerd Lünsmann | 16 | Gerrit van Kouwen | Ralt RT31/710 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 6, 12 |
| Walter Lechner Racing School-Schaeffler Teppichboden | 17 | Ellen Lohr | Dallara 388/031 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 6–9 |
| Walter Lechner Racing School-Schaeffler Teppichboden | 17 | Logan Wilms | Dallara 388/031 | Volkswagen | 10–11 |
| Walter Lechner Racing School-Schaeffler Teppichboden | 17 | Mercedes Stermitz | Dallara 388/031 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| Rex Toyota F3 Team Deutschland | 18 | Stefan Neuberger | Reynard 883/016 | Toyota | All |
| P+M Motorsport | 21 | Josef Bertzen | Reynard 883/012 | Toyota | 1–9 |
| Krafft Walzen Team | 22 | Karl Wendlinger | Ralt RT32/763 | Alfa Romeo | All |
| HC Hessel Motorsport | 23 | Marc Hessel | Dallara 388/042 | Toyota | 9–12 |
| HC Hessel Motorsport | 24 | Víctor Rosso | Berta 88/002 | Renault | 9–10 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 24 | Jo Zeller | Ralt RT30/640 | Toyota | 2 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 34 | Franz Kaiser | Dallara 386/019 | Volkswagen | 9–10, 12 |
| Picko Troberg Racing | 27 | Rickard Rydell | Reynard 883/045 | Volkswagen | 7 |
| Picko Troberg Racing | 28 | Peter Albertsson | Reynard 873/083 | Volkswagen | 7 |
| MSC Rottenegg | 30 | Herbert Prügl | Ralt RT3/397 | Toyota | 8, 11 |
| Team Castrol Racing | 31 | Andras Kövesdan | Ralt RT3/397 | Volkswagen | 4, 11 |
| Team Theuermann | 32 | Martin Koller | Ralt RT31 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Team Theuermann | 33 | Wolfgang Petutschnig | Ralt RT30/563 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Georg Neyer | 35 | Georg Neyer | Martini MK49/08 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Trond-Aage Krosby | 35 | Trond-Aage Krosby | Ralt RT30/649 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| Helmut Bross Racing | 37 | Kalman Bodis | Reynard 873 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| Ewald Gasper | 38 | Georg Arbinger | Martini MK49 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| MCS Stuttgart | 39 | Uwe Wolpert | Ralt RT30/579 | Volkswagen | 10 |
| Svend Hansen | 40 | Svend Hansen | Reynard 873/078 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| Class B ||||||
| Team Bernal Torantriebe | 50 | Sigi Betz | Reynard 863/030 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 7 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 51 | Anreas Buhk | Reynard 873/061 | Volkswagen | 2–12 |
| JSK Generalbau | 52 | Daniel Müller | Dallara 386/023 | Volkswagen | 1–11 |
| JSK Generalbau | 57 | Rene Wartmann | Reynard 873/084 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 4–7, 9–12 |
| JSK Generalbau | 68 | Gianni Bianchi | Dallara 387/010 | Volkswagen | 5–7 |
| WTS Liqui Moly Equipe | 53 | Franz Engstler | Reynard 873/087 | Volkswagen | All |
| WTS Liqui Moly Equipe | 68 | Gianni Bianchi | Dallara 387/010 | Volkswagen | 9–10, 12 |
| Gerd Lünsmann | 54 | Gernot Sirrenburg | Reynard 873/045 | Volkswagen | 2–3, 8–10 |
| Gerd Lünsmann | 64 | Andy Bovensiepen | Ralt RT31/710 | Volkswagen | 10 |
| Gerd Lünsmann | 69 | Stefan Fricke | Ralt RT31/710 | Volkswagen | 8 |
| Johann Stelzer | 55 | Johann Stelzer | Reynard 863/039 | Volkswagen | 2, 9, 11 |
| EMCO Sports Team | 56 | Walter Zischg | Ralt RT30/614 | Volkswagen | 2, 5, 7, 9 |
| Mönninghoff Racing — Sympathik Cosmetics | 59 | Logan Wilms | Ralt RT31/711 | Volkswagen | 7, 9 |
| Mönninghoff Racing — Sympathik Cosmetics | 59 | Klaus Panchyrz | Ralt RT31/711 | Volkswagen | 10 |
| Mönninghoff Racing — Sympathik Cosmetics | 59 | Andy Bovensiepen | Ralt RT31/711 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| Richard Hamann | 60 | Richard Hamann | Reynard 873/051 | Volkswagen | 5, 7, 9, 11–12 |
| Team Theuermann | 62 | Phillip Verellen | Ralt RT31 | Volkswagen | 1 |
| Team Theuermann | 62 | Martin Koller | Ralt RT31 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| MSC Marktredwitz | 64 | Otmar Fassold | Ralt RT30/550 | Volkswagen | 3–5, 7, 11–12 |
| MSC Scuderia Mitwitz | 66 | Justin Sünkel | Dallara 387/014 | Volkswagen | 1–5, 7, 9–12 |
| Volkmar Löw | 67 | Volkmar Löw | Ralt RT30/530 | Volkswagen | 2–3, 7, 9, 12 |
| Excelsior | 67 | Jacky Eeckelaert | JEC 386B/01 | Volkswagen | 4 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 72 | Jacques Isler | Dallara 388/015 | Volkswagen | 5 |