# 1985 German Formula Three Championship

The 1985 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1985 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 24 March at Zolder and ended at Nürburgring on 22 September after fourteen rounds.
Josef Kaufmann Racing driver Volker Weidler clinched the championship title. He won races at Wunstorf, AVUS, Erding, Norisring, Zolder and Siegerland. Kris Nissen lost 33 points to Weidler and finished as runner-up, scoring the same number of wins as Weidler. Nissen's teammate Adrian Campos completed top-three in the drivers' standings. Eric Bachelart and Jari Nurminen were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.

## Teams and drivers

Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 1 | Jari Nurminen | Ralt RT3/400 | Volkswagen | All |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 2 | Heikki Mustonen | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1–2 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 2 | Jörg van Ommen | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 8–9 |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 2 | Frank Biela | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 4 | Kris Nissen | Ralt RT30/522 | Volkswagen | All |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 5 | Adrian Campos | Ralt RT30/529 | Volkswagen | All |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 7 | Alfonso Toledano | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1, 3 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 7 | Walter Lechner | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 2 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 7 | Bartl Stadler | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 5–6 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 7 | Stefan Neuberger | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 14 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 8 | Uwe Schäfer | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 2 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 8 | Willi Schuster | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 6 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 8 | Delia Stegemann | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 14 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 9 | Heinz Beissler | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 1 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 10 | Ernst Franzmaier | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 6 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 10 | Rolf Kuhn | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 3 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 10 | Ralf Rauh | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 4 |
| Toledano Racing | 7 | Alfonso Toledano | Martini MK44/02 | Volkswagen | 10–11 |
| Franz Tost | 9 | Franz Tost | Ralt RT3/397 | Volkswagen | 2–4, 6–12, 14 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 11 | Günther Lüttecke | March 803B | Toyota | 1–2 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 11 | Franz Konrad | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 3–8 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 11 | Stefan Neuberger | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 12 | Franz Konrad | Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 1–2 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 12 | Günther Lüttecke | March 803B | Toyota | 3–4 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 12 | Karl-Heinz Wieschalla | Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 12 | Franz-Josef Prangemeier | Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 11, 13–14 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | Volker Weidler | Martini MK45/03 | Volkswagen | 1–12, 14 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 15 | Bartl Stadler | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 7 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 15 | Alfonso de Vinuesa | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 9, 11–14 |
| Peter Wisskirchen | 16 | Peter Wisskirchen | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1–5, 7–14 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 17 | Rudi Seher | Martini MK44 | Volkswagen | All |
| McGregor Racing Team | 18 | Dieter Heinzelmann | Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 2–9, 11–12, 14 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 18 | Sigi Betz | Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 13 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 19 | Franz-Josef Prangemeier | Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 3–5, 7, 9–10 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 19 | Artur Deutgen | Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 6 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 19 | Wilhelm F. Weber | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | All |
| McGregor Racing Team | 21 | Wilhelm F. Weber | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 10–14 |
| McGregor Racing Team | 56 | Nicky Nufer | Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 1–2 |
| Karl-Christian Lück | 20 | Karl-Christian Lück | Ralt RT30 | Alfa Romeo | All |
| Team Sonax Autopflege | 21 | Wilhelm F. Weber | Ralt RT3/367 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 6–9 |
| Team Sonax Autopflege | 22 | Thomas von Löwis | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | All |
| Team Sonax Autopflege | 27 | Uwe Teuscher | March 813 | Toyota | 11–14 |
| Car Chic by MC+A Racing | 28 | Richard Hamann | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 1–9, 12–14 |
| Hanspeter Kaufmann | 24 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | Ralt RT3/398 | Volkswagen | 2–3, 7–9, 11, 13–14 |
| Artur Deutgen | 25 | Artur Deutgen | March 813 | Toyota | 1–4, 7, 11 |
| Ford Autoveri Motorsport | 26 | Peter Katsarski | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–5, 7–8 |
| Uwe Teuscher | 27 | Uwe Teuscher | March 813 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–5, 7–8 |
| Wolfgang Wendlinger | 29 | Wolfgang Wendlinger | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–4, 7, 9–12, 14 |
| Derichs Rennwagen | 30 | Bruno Stanjek | Derichs D385/02 | Toyota | 1–2 |
| Derichs Rennwagen | 31 | Manfred Zimmermann | Derichs D385/01 | Toyota | 1–2 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 33 | Alfonso Toledano | Martini MK44/02 | Volkswagen | 12–13 |
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing | 66 | "Pietro Spazzola" | Martini MK44/02 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Otto Christmann | 34 | Otto Christmann | Martini MK35 | Volkswagen | 4, 7–9, 11, 13–14 |
| Wolfgang Kaufmann | 35 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | Ralt RT3 | Alfa Romeo | 2–14 |
| Fredy Eschenmoser | 36 | Fredy Eschenmoser | Anson SA6 | Volkswagen | 8–9, 12, 14 |
| Karl-Heinz Wenig | 37 | Karl-Heinz Wenig | Martini MK39 | Volkswagen | 3–4, 8–11, 13–14 |
| MSC Scuderia Mitwitz | 40 | Justin Sünkel | Argo JM10 | Volkswagen | 2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12, 14 |
| Alexander Seibold | 41 | Alexander Seibold | Anson SA3 | Toyota | 7, 9 |
| BS Racing | 45 | Altfrid Heger | Ralt RT3/496 | Volkswagen | All |
| BS Racing | 46 | Manuel Reuter | Ralt RT3/467 | Volkswagen | All |
| Placido-Daniel Pardo | 48 | Placido-Daniel Pardo | Chevron B38/38–77–23 | Toyota | 3, 9 |
| Belgian Volkswagen Club | 49 | Éric Bachelart | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 1, 11 |
| Belgian Volkswagen Club | 65 | Herve Roger | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| Arnold Wagner | 51 | Jürgen von Gartzen | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 2–3 |
| Arnold Wagner | 51 | Arnold Wagner | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 5, 9 |
| Klaus Koch | 52 | Klaus Koch | March 813 | Alfa Romeo | 2–3, 9 |
| MST Oberland | 53 | Beat Amacher | Ralt RT3 | no data | 9 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 54 | Gianni Bianchi | Ralt RT3/398 | Volkswagen | 8–9 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 55 | Rudolf Weckmann | Anson | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 57 | Jo Zeller | Ralt RT3/417 | Toyota | 1, 3, 9 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 59 | Ernst Thurnherr | Ralt RT3/398 | Alfa Romeo | 14 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 63 | Urs Dudler | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 6 |
| Team Decorplast | 56 | Franz Hunkeler | Martini MK42 | Alfa Romeo | 9 |
| Serge Saulnier | 57 | Joe Ris | Martini Martini MK45 | Alfa Romeo | 14 |
| Gerd Lünsmann | 58 | Gerd Lünsmann | Ralt RT3/236 | Volkswagen | 4, 8–11 |
| Bayern Motorsport | 59 | Uwe Schäfer | Reynard 853} | Volkswagen | 3, 5–11, 14 |
| Franz Theuermann | 60 | Franz Binder | Ralt RT30/563 | Volkswagen | 4–8, 10 |
| Franz Theuermann | 60 | "Pierre Chauvet" | Ralt RT30/563 | Volkswagen | 9, 13 |
| F3 Magazine & Sport | 61 | Christer Offason | Ralt RT30/565 | Volkswagen | 10 |
| Peter Deuscher | 62 | Peter Deuscher | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Sportauto Nigrin Nachwuchsförderung | 63 | Markus Oestreich | Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 8 |
| The Swedish Lions | 63 | Steven Andskaer | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Jo Lindström Racing | 63 | Joakim Lindström | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| Equipe Carmignon | 64 | Gilles Lempereur | Martini MK45 | Alfa Romeo | 11 |
| Sachs Sporting | 65 | Udo Wagenhäuser | no data | no data | 8 |

## Calendar

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 24 March | XVI. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe" |
| 2 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 7 April | XX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen |
| 3 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 21 April | AvD Deutschland-Trophäe "Jim Clark Rennen" |
| 4 | Wunstorf, West Germany | Wunstorf | 5 May | ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf |
| 5 | Berlin, West Germany | AVUS | 12 May | ADAC-Avus-Rennen |
| 6 | Zeltweg, Austria | Österreichring | 26 May | ADAC-Hessen-Cup — Preis des Aichfeldes |
| 7 | Erding, West Germany | Erding | 9 June | 8. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding |
| 8 | Nuremberg, West Germany | Norisring | 30 June | ADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg" |
| 9 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 13 July | ADAC-1000-km-Rennen |
| 10 | Diepholz, West Germany | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 21 July | 18. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz |
| 11 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 18 August | 19. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
| 12 | Salzburg, Austria | Salzburgring | 1 September | ADAC-Alpentrophäe |
| 13 | Siegerland, West Germany | Siegerland Airport | 8 September | 8. ADAC-Siegerland-Flughafenrennen |
| 14 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 22 September | XII. ADAC-Bilstein Super Sprint |

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Circuit Zolder | Volker Weidler | Volker Weidler | Éric Bachelart | Belgian Volkswagen Club |
| 2 | Nürburgring | Volker Weidler | Volker Weidler | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 3 | Hockenheimring | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 4 | Wunstorf | Volker Weidler | Manuel Reuter | Volker Weidler | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| 5 | AVUS | Volker Weidler | Franz Konrad | Volker Weidler | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| 6 | Österreichring | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 7 | Erding | Volker Weidler | Kris Nissen | Volker Weidler | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| 8 | Norisring | Uwe Schäfer | Volker Weidler | Volker Weidler | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| 9 | Hockenheimring | Uwe Schäfer | Uwe Schäfer | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 10 | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | Kris Nissen | Volker Weidler | Jari Nurminen | Malte Bongers Mootrsport |
| 11 | Circuit Zolder | Kris Nissen | Karl-Christian Lück | Volker Weidler | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| 12 | Salzburgring | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Kris Nissen | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 13 | Siegerland Airport | Volker Weidler | Volker Weidler | Volker Weidler | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| 14 | 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 | NÜR1 | HOC1 | WUN | AVU | ZEL | ERD | NOR | HOC2 | DIE | ZOL2 | SAL | SIE | NÜR2 | Points |
| 1 | Volker Weidler | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 195 |
| 2 | Kris Nissen | DNS | 1 | 1 | 21 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 162 |
| 3 | Adrian Campos | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 128 |
| 4 | Manuel Reuter | DNS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | DNQ | Ret | 16 | 4 | 112 |
| 5 | Jari Nurminen | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 6 | DNS | 71 |
| 6 | Franz Konrad | 5 | Ret | 10 | DNS | 6 | 5 | DNS | 8 | | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 64 |
| 7 | Altfrid Heger | 8 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 58 |
| 8 | Rudi Seher | Ret | 13 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 54 |
| 9 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | | 7 | 18 | Ret | 3 | 10 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 46 |
| 10 | Karl-Christian Lück | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | DNS | 46 |
| 11 | Eric Bachelart | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 30 |
| 12 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | | 8 | 6 | | | | 6 | Ret | DNS | | 8 | | 4 | DNS | 28 |
| 13 | Alfonso Toledano | 7 | | 8 | | | | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 17 | DNS | | 19 |
| 14 | Peter Wisskirchen | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 15 | | 9 | 16 | DNS | 10 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 18 |
| 15 | Thomas von Löwis | 10 | 11 | 16 | 11 | | 6 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | DNS | 18 |
| 16 | Jorg van Ommen | | | | | | | | 16 | 3 | | | | | | 12 |
| 17 | Jo Zeller | 6 | | 13 | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 12 |
| 18 | Bartl Stadler | | | | | 11 | 4 | 19 | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 19 | Markus Oestreich | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 20 | Uwe Schäfer | | DNS | 7 | | | DSQ | Ret | 7 | Ret | DNS | 18 | | | Ret | 8 |
| 21 | Walter Lechner | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 22 | Franz Binder | | | | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | | 14 | | | | | 5 |
| 23 | Franz Tost | | 16 | DNS | 7 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 16 | 15 | Ret | | DNS | 4 |
| 24 | Wilhelm F. Weber | 13 | 12 | 19 | 17 | | 14 | 14 | DNQ | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 17 | DNS | 3 |
| 25 | Alfonso de Vinuesa | | | | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | 15 | 8 | DNS | 3 |
| 26 | Artur Deutgen | DNS | 9 | 14 | Ret | | Ret | Ret | | DNS | | DNS | | | | 2 |
| 27 | Richard Hamann | 19 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | | | 11 | 18 | DNS | 2 |
| 28 | Gerd Lunsmann | | | | 12 | | | | 14 | 9 | 12 | Ret | | | | 2 |
| 29 | Stefan Neuberger | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 9 | 2 |
| 30 | Peter Katsarski | DNS | 14 | | 14 | 10 | | 13 | 19 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 31 | Uwe Teuscher | Ret | DNS | | 15 | Ret | | 10 | Ret | | | 17 | Ret | 14 | DNS | 1 |
| 32 | Wolfgang Wendlinger | 14 | 18 | 17 | DNS | | | 15 | | 10 | 15 | 16 | Ret | | DNS | 1 |
| 33 | Delia Stegemann | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 1 |
| | Franz-Josef Prangemeier | | | Ret | 18 | 13 | | 18 | | DNS | 11 | 21 | | 19 | 15 | 0 |
| | Alexander Seibold | | | | | | | Ret | | 11 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Willi Schuster | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Dieter Heinzelmann | | 17 | 21 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | | 23 | 14 | | 13 | 0 |
| | Otto Christmann | | | | 16 | | | 16 | Ret | Ret | | 13 | | 12 | DNS | 0 |
| | Nicky Nufer | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Herve Roger | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | 0 |
| | Ernst Thurnherr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 0 |
| | Justin Sünkel | | 24 | DNQ | | | 13 | | Ret | 13 | | 20 | 16 | | DNS | 0 |
| | Karl-Heinz Wenig | | | 22 | 20 | | | | DNQ | 14 | Ret | 19 | | 13 | DNS | 0 |
| | Fredy Eschenmoser | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 13 | | 14 | 0 |
| | Heikki Mustonen | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jürgen von Gartzen | | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ernst Franzmaier | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Heinz Beissler | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Peter Deuscher | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Manfred Zimmermann | 16 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gianni Bianchi | | | | | | | | DNQ | 16 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Bruno Stanjek | 17 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Placido-Daniel Pardo | | | Ret | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Günther Lüttecke | 18 | DNS | DNQ | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Klaus Koch | | 19 | 20 | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| | Joakim Lindström | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | 0 |
| | "Pierre Chauvet" | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Arnold Wagner | | | | | Ret | | | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| | Urs Dudler | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Karl-Heinz Wieschalla | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Rudolf Weckmann | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Franz Hunkeler | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Christer Offason | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Gilles Lempereur | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Frank Biela | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Sigi Betz | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Rolf Kuhn | | | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ralf Rauh | | | | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Beat Amacher | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| | Steven Andskaer | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| | "Pietro Spazolla" | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| | Joe Ris | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| | Udo Wagenhäuser | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ZOL1 | NÜR1 | HOC1 | WUN | AVU | ZEL | ERD | NOR | HOC2 | DIE | ZOL2 | SAL | SIE | NÜR2 | 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) |