# 1987 German Formula Three Championship

The 1987 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1987 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 26 April at Nürburgring and ended at Zolder on 27 September after nine rounds.
Team Sonax Autopflege (Schübel Rennsport) driver Bernd Schneider dominated the championship. He won seven from eight races that he competed and clinched the title. Joachim Winkelhock lost 42 points to Schneider and finished as runner-up with win in the season finale at Zolder. Hanspeter Kaufmann won at AVUS. Víctor Rosso, Harald Huysman, Frank Biela, David Coyne, Tomi Luhtanen and Eric van de Poele were the other podium finishers.

## Teams and drivers

Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 1 | Víctor Rosso | Ralt RT31/705 | Volkswagen | All |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 2 | Peter Zakowski | Ralt RT31/707 | Volkswagen | All |
| JSK Generalbau | 3 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | Dallara F386 | Volkswagen | All |
| JSK Generalbau | 23 | Gianni Bianchi | Dallara F386/019 | Volkswagen | 4 |
| Team Sonax Autopflege | 4 | Bernd Schneider | Dallara F387 | Volkswagen | 1–8 |
| Schübel Rennsport Int. | 5 | Csaba Kesjár | Dallara F387/014 | Volkswagen | 1–8 |
| Frank Biela | 6 | Frank Biela | Reynard 873 | Volkswagen | All |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 7 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | Reynard 873/061 | Alfa Romeo | 1–5 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 8 | Tomi Luhtanen | Reynard 873/094 | Volkswagen | All |
| Nigrin Sportauto Nachwuchsförderung | 9 | Otto Rensing | Martini MK52/01 | Volkswagen | All |
| Nigrin Sportauto Nachwuchsförderung | 10 | Markus Oestreich | Martini MK52 | Volkswagen | 4, 6–8 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 11 | Sigi Betz | Reynard 863/030 | Volkswagen | 105 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 12 | Martin Ludwig | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1 |
| Mönninghoff Racing | 14 | Frank Schmickler | Ralt RT31/711 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Mönninghoff Racing | 32 | Mercedes Stermitz | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 4 |
| Mönninghoff Racing | 32 | Delia Stegemann | Ralt RT31 | Volkswagen | 8 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 15 | David Coyne | Reynard 873 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 35 | Werner Braun | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 2 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 35 | Helmut Bross | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 3 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 35 | Franz Binder | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 7 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 43 | Werner Braun | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 1 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 51 | Franz Binder | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 5 |
| Team Penthouse Pernod | 16 | Michael Roppes | Ralt RT31/701 | Volkswagen | 1–8 |
| Peter Wisskirchen | 17 | Peter Wisskirchen | Reynard 873/045 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 6–8 |
| Hartge Motorsport | 19 | Eric van de Poele | Ralt RT31 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 7–9 |
| WTS Racing Team | 20 | Wilhelm F. Weber | Reynard 873 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 6–7 |
| WTS Racing Team | 20 | Ellen Lohr | Reynard 873 | Volkswagen | 8 |
| WTS Racing Team | 20 | Frank Schmickler | Reynard 873 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| WTS Racing Team | 21 | Joachim Winkelhock | Reynard 873 | Volkswagen | All |
| WTS Racing Team | 22 | Patrick Jerome | Ralt RT30/522 | Volkswagen | 1–3 |
| Stefan Fricke | 25 | Stefan Fricke | Ralt RT30/529 | Volkswagen | 1–3 |
| Gerd Lünsmann Racing | 27 | Gerd Lünsmann | Ralt RT31/710 | Volkswagen | 2–4, 6–7 |
| Gerd Lünsmann Racing | 27 | Stefan Fricke | Ralt RT31/710 | Volkswagen | 8–9 |
| Gipimo Corse | 30 | Harald Huysman | Dallara F387 | Alfa Romeo | All |
| Bamo Power Motorsport | 33 | Richard Hamann | Reynard 873/051 | Volkswagen | 1–7 |
| Bamo Power Motorsport | 39 | Stefan Lohr | Reynard 853 | Volkswagen | 4 |
| Derichs Rennwagen | 34 | Gerhard Müller | Derichs D385/01 | Toyota | 2 |
| MC Motorsport | 34 | Cathy Muller | Ralt RT31 | Volkswagen | 8 |
| Sport Auto Racing | 39 | André Malherbe | Ralt RT31 | Volkswagen | 7 |
| Ewald Gasper | 40 | Stefan Neuberger | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 4 |
| Serge Saulnier | 41 | Eric Bellefroid | Dallara F387 | Alfa Romeo | 7 |
| Theo Kirchhoff | 42 | Theo Kirchhoff | Reynard | no data | 1, 3 |
| KTR | 43 | Jean-Denis Délétraz | Ralt RT31 | Volkswagen | 7 |
| Johann Stelzer | 54 | Johann Stelzer | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 1, 5 |

## Calendar

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 26 April | 49. ADAC Eifelrennen" |
| 2 | Berlin, West Germany | AVUS | 10 May | ADAC-Avus-Rennen |
| 3 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 24 May | 21. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
| 4 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 5 July | ADAC-Preis Hockenheim |
| 5 | Zeltweg, Austria | Österreichring | 12 July | ADAC-Hessen-Cup — Preis des Aichfeldes |
| 6 | Siegerland, West Germany | Siegerland Airport | 23 August | 10. ADAC-Siegerland-Flughafenrennen |
| 7 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 30 August | ADAC 1000 km Rennen |
| 8 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 20 September | XIV. ADAC Bilstein Super Sprint |
| 9 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 27 September | ADAC/ACR Grenzland-Preis "Stefan-Bellof-Gedächtnis-Rennen" |

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Nürburgring | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Team Sonax Autopflege |
| 2 | AVUS | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Hanspeter Kaufmann | JSK Generalbau |
| 3 | Circuit Zolder | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Team Sonax Autopflege |
| 4 | Hockenheimring | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Team Sonax Autopflege |
| 5 | Österreichring | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Team Sonax Autopflege |
| 6 | Siegerland Airport | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Team Sonax Autopflege |
| 7 | Nürburgring | Joachim Winkelhock | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Team Sonax Autopflege |
| 8 | Nürburgring | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Team Sonax Autopflege |
| 9 | Circuit Zolder | Joachim Winkelhock | Tomi Luhtanen | Joachim Winkelhock | WTS Racing Team |

## 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 | AVU | ZOL1 | HOC1 | ZEL | SIE | NÜR2 | NÜR3 | ZOL2 | Points |
| 1 | Bernd Schneider | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 140 |
| 2 | Joachim Winkelhock | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 98 |
| 3 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 77 |
| 4 | Víctor Rosso | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 60 |
| 5 | Otto Rensing | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 15 | 4 | 52 |
| 6 | Harald Huysman | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 47 |
| 7 | Frank Biela | 2 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 46 |
| 8 | Peter Zakowski | 8 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| 9 | David Coyne | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 3 | 4 | 8 | | 33 |
| 10 | Tomi Luhtanen | 10 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 33 |
| 11 | Eric van de Poele | 12 | DNS | 8 | 6 | | | 5 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Michael Roppes | 7 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 12 | | 14 |
| 13 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | | | 13 |
| 14 | Csaba Kesjár | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | | 12 |
| 15 | Frank Schmickler | 14 | Ret | | 8 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 16 | Cathy Muller | | | | | | | | 6 | | 6 |
| 17 | Markus Oestreich | | | | Ret | | 9 | 8 | Ret | | 5 |
| 18 | Peter Wisskirchen | 18 | 7 | 16 | 12 | | 12 | 14 | DNS | | 4 |
| 19 | Gerhard Müller | | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 20 | Sigi Betz | 17 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 15 | | | | | 2 |
| 21 | Richard Hamann | 15 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 13 | | | 2 |
| 22 | Franz Binder | | | | | 10 | | Ret | | | 1 |
| | Eric Bellefroid | | | | | | | 11 | | | 0 |
| | Ellen Lohr | | | | | | | | 11 | | 0 |
| | Gianni Bianchi | | | | 13 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gerd Lünsmann | | 16 | Ret | 14 | | 13 | DNS | | | 0 |
| | Stefan Fricke | Ret | 17 | 17 | | | | | 13 | Ret | 0 |
| | Wilhelm F. Weber | 20 | 15 | 15 | Ret | | DNS | DNS | | | 0 |
| | André Malherbe | | | | | | | 15 | | | 0 |
| | Johann Stelzer | Ret | | | | 16 | | | | | 0 |
| | Mercedes Stermitz | | | | 16 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Werner Braun | Ret | Ret | | 17 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Delia Stegemann | | | | | | | | 17 | | 0 |
| | Stefan Lohr | | | | 18 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Patrick Jerome | 19 | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Martin Ludwig | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Theo Kirchhoff | 22 | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Stefan Neuberger | | Ret | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| | Helmut Bross | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jean-Denis Délétraz | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Walter Zischg | | | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | NÜR1 | AVU | ZOL1 | HOC1 | ZEL | SIE | NÜR2 | NÜR3 | ZOL2 | 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) |