# 1982 German Formula Three Championship

The 1982 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1982 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars 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 28 March at Nürburgring and ended at Kassel-Calden on 3 October after ten rounds.
Volkswagen Motorsport driver John Nielsen became first Danish champion of the German Formula Three Championship. He dominated the championship, finishing ahead of all of his championship rivals in all seven races he was able to finish. His main title rival Bruno Eichmann had only won race at Salzburgring which wasn't attended by Nielsen. Gerhard Berger completed the top-three in the drivers standings. Franz Konrad was the only other driver who won race in the season.

## Teams and drivers

Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Bertram Schäfer Racing | 1 | Bruno Eichmann | Ralt RT3/299 | Toyota | All |
| Bertram Schäfer Racing | 2 | Kris Nissen | Ralt RT3/214 | Toyota | 6–7 |
| Euroracing | 1 | Oscar Larrauri | Euroracing 101/2 | Alfa Romeo | 1, 10 |
| Euroracing | 2 | Emanuele Pirro | Euroracing 101/1 | Alfa Romeo | 1, 10 |
| SAR | 2 | Dieter Heinzelmann | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 3 |
| Produktiv Fachmessen Prenner von Prikranyi | 3 | Theodor Erhard | March | Toyota | 3 |
| Konrad Racing | 3 | Franz Konrad | March 803B/1 | Toyota | 5–10 |
| Equipe Serge Saulnier | 3 | Didier Theys | Martini MK37 | Alfa Romeo | 1, 10 |
| Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie | 4 | Helmut Bross | Ralt RT3/214 | Toyota | 1–2, 4, 8–10 |
| Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie | 4 | Harald Brutschin | Ralt RT3/214 | Toyota | 5 |
| Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie | 5 | Henning Hagenbauer | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 2 |
| Jac Nellemann | 4 | Henri Ronnberg | March 813 | Toyota | 4–7 |
| Maurice Roger | 5 | Maurice Roger | Chevron B47/47–79–02 | Toyota | 8–9 |
| Maurice Roger | 26 | Herve Roger | Chevron B47/47–79–02 | Toyota | 10 |
| Anson Racing Cars | 5 | Claudio Langes | Anson SA3C/004 | Toyota | 1 |
| Total | 6 | Alain Ferté | Martini MK37 | Alfa Romeo | 1 |
| Total | 7 | Philippe Alliot | Martini MK37 | Alfa Romeo | 1 |
| EMCO Motorsport Austria | 6 | Walter Lechner | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 3 |
| Scuderia Calanda | 6 | Jakob Bordoli | Martini MK31/003 | Toyota | 1, 10 |
| Nicky Nufer | 7 | Nicky Nufer | Ralt RT3/202 | Toyota | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 7 | Arie Luyendijk | Martini MK31 | Toyota | 8–9 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 8 | Josef Kaufmann | Martini MK34/016 | Toyota | 1–7, 9–10 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 9 | Gerhard Berger | Martini MK37 | Alfa Romeo | All |
| Neil Trundle Racing | 7 | Enrique Benamo | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 10 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 8 | Jo Zeller | Ralt RT3/234 | Toyota | 1, 10 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 11 | Bruno Huber | Argo JM1/006-F3 | Toyota | 5, 10 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 35 | Jürg-Pascal Vogt | Martini MK37 | Toyota | 5 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 36 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | March 803 | Toyota | 2 |
| Bruno Corradi | 9 | Bruno Corradi | Ralt RT3 | Alfa Romeo | 10 |
| Uwe Teuscher | 10 | Uwe Teuscher | March 793 | Toyota | 4–9 |
| Ake Jansson | 11 | Ake Jansson | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 9 |
| Royal Corps of Transport Racing with Mendel | 12 | Bob Birrell | March 813/6 | Toyota | 7 |
| Erwin Derichs | 12 | Jürgen Endres | Derichs D380/01 | Toyota | 9 |
| EMSC Bitburg | 14 | Manfred Hebben | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–3, 6, 8–10 |
| Peter Katsarski | 15 | Peter Katsarski | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–8 |
| Rudi Seher | 16 | Rudi Seher | March 793 | Toyota | 2, 4–6, 10 |
| Leo Andersson | 16 | Leo Andersson | Ralt RT3/197 | Toyota | 7 |
| Duscholux Racing Team | 17 | Donald Bradway | March 813 | Alfa Romeo | 1–9 |
| Penthouse Racing Team | 18 | Thomas von Löwis | March 813 | Alfa Romeo | All |
| Peter Wisskirchen | 19 | Peter Wisskirchen | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | All |
| Sinziger Mineralbrunnen | 20 | Bernd Suckow | Chevron B47 | Toyota | 1–2, 6, 8–9 |
| Sinziger Mineralbrunnen | 25 | Heinrich Heintz | Ralt RT1/23 | Toyota | 1, 6, 8–10 |
| Jan Thoelke | 21 | Jan Thoelke | Argo JM10 | Toyota | 1, 3, 5–10 |
| Scuderia Colonia | 23 | Willi Hüsgen | Maco 376/M013 | Toyota | 6, 9 |
| Ignazio Rizza | 26 | Ignazio Rizza | March 743/3 | BMW | 2, 9 |
| Pierre-Alain Lombardi | 27 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Ralt RT3/174 | Toyota | 1 |
| Ursula Ortmann — Ortmann F3 Team | 27 | Karl Hasenbichler | March 813/8 | Toyota | 1, 3–5 |
| Vesuvio Racing | 27 | Roberto Ravaglia | Dallara F382 | Alfa Romeo | 1, 10 |
| Vesuvio Racing | 44 | Paolo Giangrossi | Ralt RT3/283 | Alfa Romeo | 1 |
| Hubert Grün | 28 | Hubert Grün | March | BMW | 5, 9 |
| Ecurie La Meute | 29 | Louis Maulini | March 803/12 | Toyota | 1 |
| Trivellato Racing Team | 29 | Giulio Regosa | Dallara F382 | Alfa Romeo | 10 |
| Trivellato Racing Team | 40 | Claudio Langes | Dallara F382 | Alfa Romeo | 10 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 30 | John Nielsen | Ralt RT3/281 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 4–10 |
| Team Maredo Steak&Salat | 31 | Hans-Peter Pandur | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | All |
| Sachs Sporting | 33 | Michael Kahnt Sachs Sporting | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 2 |
| Karl-Heinz Soll | 33 | Karl-Heinz Soll | Ralt RT1 | Toyota | 4 |
| Rudi Seher | 33 | Erich Leitner | Chevron B43 | Toyota | 5 |
| Henning Hagenbauer | 36 | Henning Hagenbauer | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1, 3–4 |
| MSV Osann-Monzel | 36 | Arnold Wagner | Ralt RT1 | | 6, 9 |
| Thorbjörn Carlsson | 41 | Thorbjörn Carlsson | Ralt RT3/244 | Toyota | 1 |

## Calendar

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 28 March | XVII. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen |
| 2 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 3 April | AvD Deutschland-Trophäe "Jim Clark Rennen" |
| 3 | Salzburg, Austria | Salzburgring | 23 May | 10. ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen |
| 4 | Wunstorf, West Germany | Wunstorf Air Base | 6 June | ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf |
| 5 | Erding, West Germany | Erding Air Base | 4 July | 5. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding |
| 6 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 18 July | ADAC-H.G.Bürger-Gedächtnisrennen — Preis von Luxembourg |
| 7 | Diepholz, West Germany | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 1 August | 15. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz |
| 8 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 22 August | 16. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen" |
| 9 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 26 September | IX. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint |
| 10 | Kassel, West Germany | Kassel-Calden Circuit | 3 October | ADAC-Hessen-Preis |

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Nürburgring | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Oscar Larrauri | Euroracing |
| 2 | Hockenheimring | Bruno Eichmann | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 3 | Salzburgring | Bruno Eichmann | Bruno Eichmann | Bruno Eichmann | Bertram Schäfer Racing |
| 4 | Wunstorf Air Base | Bruno Eichmann | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 5 | Erding Air Base | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 6 | Nürburgring | John Nielsen | Franz Konrad | Franz Konrad | Konrad Racing |
| 7 | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 8 | Circuit Zolder | Bruno Eichmann | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 9 | Nürburgring | John Nielsen | Franz Konrad | Franz Konrad | Konrad Racing |
| 10 | Kassel-Calden Circuit | Oscar Larrauri | Oscar Larrauri | Emanuele Pirro | Euroracing |

## 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 | HOC | SAL | WUN | ERD | NÜR2 | DIE | ZOL | NÜR3 | KAS | Points |
| 1 | John Nielsen | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 140 |
| 2 | Bruno Eichmann | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 110 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 83 |
| 4 | Josef Kaufmann | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 9 | | 3 | 15 | 78 |
| 5 | Franz Konrad | | | | | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 63 |
| 6 | Hans-Peter Pandur | 23 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 59 |
| 7 | Helmut Bross | 14 | 4 | | 4 | | | | 7 | 2 | 12 | 57 |
| 8 | Thomas von Löwis | 21 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 52 |
| 9 | Peter Wisskirchen | 22 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| 10 | Rudi Seher | | 9 | | 10 | 3 | 12 | | | | Ret | 18 |
| 11 | Peter Katsarski | Ret | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | | | 18 |
| 12 | Manfred Hebben | 19 | 11 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | | DNS | 5 | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Henning Hagenbauer | 17 | 5 | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 14 | Walter Lechner | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 15 | Uwe Teuscher | | | | 11 | Ret | 5 | 11 | Ret | DNS | | 11 |
| 16 | Donald Bradway | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 10 | Ret | | 7 |
| 17 | Nicky Nufer | DNQ | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 |
| 18 | Karl Hasenbichler | 20 | | 9 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | 6 |
| 19 | Jan Thoelke | 24 | | Ret | | Ret | 11 | DNS | 9 | Ret | Ret | 4 |
| 20 | Jürgen Endres | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 2 |
| 21 | Willi Husgen | | | | | | 13 | | | 10 | | 1 |
| | Hubert Grün | | | | | 15 | | | | 11 | | 0 |
| | Dieter Heinzelmann | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Heinrich Heintz | DNQ | | | | | 14 | | 14 | 13 | Ret | 0 |
| | Bernd Suckow | DNQ | DNS | | | | Ret | | 13 | DNS | | 0 |
| | Karl-Heinz Soll | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Erich Leitner | | | | | 14 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Michael Kahnt | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Theodor Erhard | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Harald Brutschin | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Erich Rostek | | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Erwin Derichs | | | | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Herbert Rostek | | | | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jürgen Kurze | | | | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| | Arnold Wagner | | | | | | DNS | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Wolfgang Simon | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Karl Schäfer | DNQ | | | | | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Harald Tonat | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Urs Dudler | DNQ | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| | Jean-Pierre Trachsel | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Herbert Lingmann | DNQ | | DNS | | | | | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||
| | Emanuele Pirro | 4 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 |
| | Oscar Larrauri | 1 | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Jo Zeller | 13 | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 |
| | Alain Ferté | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Enrique Benamo | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 |
| | Henri Ronnberg | | | | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | | | | 0 |
| | Didier Theys | 5 | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 |
| | Philippe Alliot | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Roberto Ravaglia | 7 | | | | | | | | | 7 | 0 |
| | Kris Nissen | | | | | | 8 | 9 | | | | 0 |
| | Paolo Giangrossi | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Hanspeter Kaufmann | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Claudio Langes | 9 | | | | | | | | | 5 | 0 |
| | Thorbjörn Carlsson | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jürg-Pascal Vogt | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jakob Bordoli | 11 | | | | | | | | | 14 | 0 |
| | Maurice Roger | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | | 0 |
| | Leo Andersson | | | | | | | 11 | | | | 0 |
| | Bruno Huber | | | | | 12 | | | | | 17 | 0 |
| | Arie Luyendijk | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | | 0 |
| | Bruno Corradi | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 0 |
| | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ake Jansson | | | | | | | 14 | | | | 0 |
| | Bob Birrell | | | | | | | 15 | | | | 0 |
| | Louis Maulini | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Herve Roger | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 0 |
| | Ignazio Rizza | | Ret | | | | | | | DNS | | 0 |
| | Giulio Regosa | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Alexandre Neefs | | | | | | | | DNS | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | NÜR1 | HOC | SAL | WUN | ERD | NÜR2 | DIE | ZOL | NÜR3 | KAS | 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) |