# 1986 German Formula Three Championship

The 1986 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1986 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany, Belgium and Austria. 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 18 May at Zolder and ended at Nürburgring on 21 September after eleven rounds.
Volkswagen Motorsport (Bertram Schäfer Racing) driver Kris Nissen clinched the championship title. He won races at Zolder, Hockenheim and had a hat-trick at Nürburgring. Hanspeter Kaufmann lost 44 points to Nissen and finished as runner-up with a win in the penultimate round at Salzburgring. Víctor Rosso won at Norisring and Österreichring. Bernd Schneider, Alfonso de Vinuesa and Gregor Foitek were the other race winners.

## Teams and drivers

Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1 | Markus Oestreich | Martini MK49 | Volkswagen | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2 | Manuel Reuter | Martini MK49 | Volkswagen | 1–5 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2 | Otto Rensing | Martini MK49 | Volkswagen | 4–5, 7–11 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 45 | Andy Bovensiepen | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 3 | Kris Nissen | Ralt RT30/614 | Volkswagen | All |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 4 | Peter Zakowski | Ralt RT30/608 | Volkswagen | All |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 5 | Alfonso de Vinuesa | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 1–5, 7–8, 11 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 5 | Tomi Luhtanen | Reynard 863/040 | Volkswagen | 9–10 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 6 | Hellmut Mundas | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 2, 5 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 6 | Peter Elgaard | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 4 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 6 | Dag Rosthe | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 6 | Richard Hamann | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 7 | Sigi Betz | Martini MK44 | Volkswagen | All |
| McGregor Racing Team | 8 | Frank Schmickler | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1–9, 11 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 8 | Dieter Heinzelmann | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 10 |
| Werner Schröder Racing | 9 | Delia Stegemann | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 7–11 |
| Werner Schröder Racing | 9 | Jürgen von Gartzen | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 7–8 |
| Wolfgang Kaufmann | 10 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | All |
| Squadra Foitek | 11 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | Dallara F386 | Volkswagen | All |
| Squadra Foitek | 38 | Gregor Foitek | Dallara F386 | Volkswagen | 4–5, 7, 9 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 12 | Alfonso Toledano | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 12 | Henrik Larsen | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 8 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 12 | Stefan Neuberger | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 9, 11 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 12 | Pierre Bourque | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 10 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 39 | Richard Hamann | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 1, 3–5, 7–10 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 39 | David Coyne | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 6 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 40 | Stefan Neuberger | Reynard 853 | Volkswagen | 1–6, 8 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 40 | Helmut Bross | Reynard 853 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 50 | Pierre Bourque | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Team Pernod | 14 | Thomas von Löwis | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1, 3–10 |
| Team Pernod | 14 | Bruno Eichmann | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| Team Bössinger Tresorbauwerke | 15 | Peter Wisskirchen | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 7–9, 11 |
| Team Bössinger Tresorbauwerke | 18 | Wilhelm F. Weber | Ralt RT30/522 | Volkswagen | 1, 3–4, 6–11 |
| Team Bössinger Tresorbauwerke | 19 | Richard Hamann | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 2 |
| Walter Lechner Racing School | 16 | Franz Abraham | Ralt RT30 | Alfa Romeo | All |
| Sachs Sporting | 17 | Michael Kahnt | Ralt RT30 | Alfa Romeo | 4 |
| Mönninghoff Racing Team | 20 | Artur Deutgen | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1–8, 11 |
| Mönninghoff Racing Team | 21 | Franz-Josef Prangemeier | Ralt RT3/496 | Volkswagen | 1–5, 7–9, 11 |
| Peter Katsarski | 22 | Peter Katsarski | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 4–5, 8–9 |
| Otto Christmann | 25 | Otto Christmann | Martini MK35 | Volkswagen | 2–3, 7 |
| Keusgen Racing Team | 27 | Gerd Lünsmann | Ralt RT30/529 | Volkswagen | 1–5, 7–9, 11 |
| Ralf Rauh | 30 | Ralf Rauh | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 1–3 |
| Schübel Rennsport Int. | 31 | Víctor Rosso | Dallara F386 | Volkswagen | All |
| Schübel Rennsport Int. | 32 | Martin Ragginger | Dallara F386 | Volkswagen | 1–7, 9–10 |
| Duckhams Oil Int. | 33 | Peter Elgaard | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1–3, 5–11 |
| Bernd Schneider | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Reynard 863/039 | Volkswagen | All |
| Michael Roppes | 35 | Michael Roppes | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | All |
| SA Elevers-KTR Marlboro | 41 | Harald Huysman | Ralt RT30/650 | Volkswagen | 1–3, 7–8 |
| UFD Racing Team | 43 | Karl-Heinz Wenig | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 1, 3 |
| Franz Theuermann | 44 | Franz Binder | Ralt RT30/563 | Volkswagen | 1, 6, 10 |
| Adi Lechner | 45 | Adi Lechner | Martini | Volkswagen | 4–6 |
| David Price Racing | 45 | Paul Belmondo | Reynard 863 | Alfa Romeo | 8–9 |
| David Price Racing | 46 | Fabien Giroix | Reynard 863 | Alfa Romeo | 8–9 |
| David Price Racing | 47 | Andrew Ridgeley | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 8–9 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 46 | Mathias Arlt | Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 1, 4, 11 |
| HT Racing Sport | 49 | Hasse Thaung | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | All |
| OY Finlandia Racing | 51 | Sami Pensala | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 7 |

## Calendar

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 18 May | 20. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
| 2 | Wunstorf, West Germany | Wunstorf | 8 June | ADAC Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf |
| 3 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 15 June | ADAC-Preis Hockenheim |
| 4 | Nuremberg, West Germany | Norisring | 28 June | ADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg" |
| 5 | Erding, West Germany | Erding | 6 July | 9. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding |
| 6 | Zeltweg, Austria | Österreichring | 13 July | ADAC-Hessen-Cup — Preis des Aichfeldes |
| 7 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 20 July | ADAC Truck Grand-Prix |
| 8 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 17 August | ADAC/ACR-Grenzland-Preis |
| 9 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 23 August | 32. ADAC Kouros 1000 km Rennen |
| 10 | Salzburg, Austria | Salzburgring | 31 August | ADAC-Alpentrophäe |
| 11 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 21 September | XIII. ADAC-Bilstein Super Sprint |

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Circuit Zolder | Kris Nissen | Hanspeter Kaufmann | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 2 | Wunstorf | Alfonso Toledano | Víctor Rosso | Alfonso de Vinuesa | Malte Bongers Motorsport |
| 3 | Hockenheimring | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 4 | Norisring | Víctor Rosso | Manuel Reuter | Víctor Rosso | Schübel Rennsport Int. |
| 5 | Erding | Gregor Foitek | Gregor Foitek | Gregor Foitek | Squadra Foitek |
| 6 | Österreichring | Víctor Rosso | Víctor Rosso | Víctor Rosso | Schübel Rennsport Int. |
| 7 | Nürburgring | Wolfgang Kaufmann | Bernd Schneider | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 8 | Circuit Zolder | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider |
| 9 | Nürburgring | Kris Nissen | Tomi Luhtanen | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 10 | Salzburgring | Kris Nissen | Víctor Rosso | Hanspeter Kaufmann | Squadra Foitek |
| 11 | Nürburgring | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |

## 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 | WUN | HOC | NOR | ERD | ZEL | NÜR1 | ZOL2 | NÜR2 | SAL | NÜR3 | Points |
| 1 | Kris Nissen | 1 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 139 |
| 2 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 95 |
| 3 | Víctor Rosso | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 94 |
| 4 | Bernd Schneider | Ret | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 94 |
| 5 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | 2 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 15 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66 |
| 6 | Otto Rensing | | | | 5 | 8 | | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 50 |
| 7 | Alfonso de Vinuesa | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | 4 | 10 | | | 3 | 43 |
| 8 | Markus Oestreich | 4 | Ret | 7 | DNQ | Ret | 3 | 7 | DNS | 9 | Ret | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Gregor Foitek | | | | 7 | 1 | | 5 | | 10 | | | 33 |
| 10 | Manuel Reuter | Ret | 2 | 3 | 6 | DNS | | | | | | | 33 |
| 11 | Frank Schmickler | 5 | 6 | DSQ | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | | 6 | 33 |
| 12 | Martin Ragginger | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | Ret | DNS | | 25 |
| 13 | Stefan Neuberger | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 4 | Ret | | 11 | 8 | | 17 | 22 |
| 14 | Peter Zakowski | 11 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 14 |
| 15 | Tomi Luhtanen | | | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | | 14 |
| 16 | Harald Huysman | 7 | Ret | Ret | | | | 9 | 5 | | | | 14 |
| 17 | Franz Abraham | 15 | 5 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 18 | DNS | Ret | 12 |
| 18 | David Coyne | | | | | | 4 | | | | DNS | | 10 |
| 19 | Paul Belmondo | | | | | | | | 4 | 12 | | | 10 |
| 20 | Artur Deutgen | Ret | 17 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 19 | | | 10 | 8 |
| 21 | Michael Roppes | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | DNS | 16 | 7 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 8 |
| 22 | Peter Elgaard | Ret | DNS | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 23 | Ralf Rauh | Ret | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 24 | Andy Bovensiepen | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 4 |
| 25 | Thomas von Löwis | 9 | | 10 | 21 | Ret | 14 | 21 | 14 | Ret | 17 | | 3 |
| 26 | Henrik Larsen | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 2 |
| 27 | Bruno Eichmann | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 2 |
| 28 | Peter Wisskirchen | 10 | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | 18 | DNS | 19 | | Ret | 1 |
| 29 | Franz Binder | 12 | | | | | 13 | | | | 10 | | 1 |
| | Wilhelm F. Weber | 17 | | 12 | 17 | | 15 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| | Gerd Lünsmann | 14 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 13 | | 23 | 18 | 26 | | 13 | 0 |
| | Richard Hamann | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | | 15 | | 15 | 11 | Ret | 0 |
| | Fabien Giroix | | | | | | | | DNS | 11 | | | 0 |
| | Sigi Betz | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | | 19 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| | Alfonso Toledano | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | | 16 | 12 | | | | | 0 |
| | Hellmut Mundas | | 12 | | | 12 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Karl-Heinz Wenig | Ret | | 13 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sami Pensala | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | 0 |
| | Hasse Thaung | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | 0 |
| | Franz-Josef Prangemeier | 18 | 16 | 14 | DNQ | 14 | | 20 | DNS | Ret | | 14 | 0 |
| | Otto Christmann | | 14 | DNS | | | | 24 | | | | | 0 |
| | Jürgen von Gartzen | | | | | | | 14 | DNS | | | | 0 |
| | Dieter Heinzelmann | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 0 |
| | Delia Stegemann | 19 | 15 | 15 | 18 | | | 17 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| | Pierre Bourque | | | | | | | | | DNS | 15 | | 0 |
| | Mathias Arlt | 16 | | | 16 | | | | | | | 16 | 0 |
| | Adi Lechner | | | | DNQ | Ret | 17 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Michael Kahnt | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Andrew Ridgeley | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | | | 0 |
| | Dag Rosthe | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 0 |
| | Peter Katsarski | | | | DNQ | DNS | | | Ret | 25 | | | 0 |
| | Helmut Bross | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Justin Sünkel | | DNS | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Stefan Oberndorfer | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gianni Bianchi | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ZOL1 | WUN | HOC | NOR | ERD | ZEL | NÜR1 | ZOL2 | NÜR2 | SAL | NÜR3 | 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) |