# 1984 German Formula Three Championship

The 1984 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1984 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany, Belgium an 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 11 March at Zolder and ended at the same place on 21 October after twelve rounds.
Malte Bongers Motorsport driver Kurt Thiim won the championship battle. He was victorious at Zolder, Kaufbeuren, Nürburgring and Salzburgring. Volker Weidler lost 13 points to Thiim and finished as runner-up with wins at Mainz Finthen, Wunstorf and Zolder. Harald Brutschin and Cor Euser 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 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 1 | Franz Konrad | Anson SA4 | Alfa Romeo | 1–2, 4–12 |
| Scuderia Teutonia | 2 | Franz-Josef Prangemeier | March 803B/1 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–9, 11–12 |
| Team Maredo Steak&Salat | 3 | Hans-Peter Pandur | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | All |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 4 | Volker Weidler | Ralt RT3/367 | Volkswagen | All |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | 5 | Stefan Oberndorfer | Ralt RT3/399 | Volkswagen | 1–11 |
| Uwe Teuscher | 6 | Uwe Teuscher | March 813 | Toyota | 1–6, 11 |
| Lui McGregor Racing Team | 7 | Rudi Seher | Anson SA4/001 | Alfa Romeo | 1–6, 8–12 |
| Lui McGregor Racing Team | 8 | Dieter Heinzelmann | Anson SA4/017 | Alfa Romeo | 1–4, 6–11 |
| Nicky Nufer | 9 | Nicky Nufer | Ralt RT3/202 | Toyota | 1–5, 7, 9, 11–12 |
| Seat Deutschland Team | 10 | Jan Thoelke | Anson SA4/003 | Volkswagen | 1–6, 8–12 |
| Seat Deutschland Team | 16 | Thomas von Löwis | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 1–8, 10 |
| Peter Wisskirchen | 12 | Peter Wisskirchen | Ralt RT3/433 | Volkswagen | 1–8, 10–12 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 13 | Josef Kaufmann | Martini MK39 | Toyota | 1 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 13 | Harald Becker | Martini MK42 | Volkswagen | 2–6 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 13 | Cor Euser | Martini MK39 | Toyota | 7 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 13 | Harald Becker | Martini MK39 | Toyota | 8 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | Harald Becker | Martini MK42 | Volkswagen | 1 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | Josef Kaufmann | Martini MK39 | Toyota | 2 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | Jürgen Kühn | Martini MK39 | Toyota | 3 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | Cor Euser | Martini MK39 | Toyota | 4–5 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | Cor Euser | Martini MK42 | Volkswagen | 8–9 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | Josef Kaufmann | Martini MK42 | Volkswagen | 11–12 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 47 | Cor Euser | Martini MK39 | Toyota | 6 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 48 | Karl-Heinz Wenig | Martini MK34/016 | Toyota | 6 |
| Peter Katsarski | 15 | Peter Katsarski | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–6, 8–9, 12 |
| Andy Wietzke | 17 | Andy Wietzke | Anson SA3/005 | Alfa Romeo | 2–5, 7 |
| Auto Hebben Motorsport | 18 | Manfred Hebben | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–5, 7–8, 11–12 |
| Auto Hebben Motorsport | 19 | Heikki Mustonen | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–2 |
| Auto Hebben Motorsport | 19 | Karl-Heinz Soll | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 7–9, 11 |
| Auto Hebben Motorsport | 19 | Heinz Gilges | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 12 |
| Auto Hebben Motorsport | 20 | Karl-Heinz Soll | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 3 |
| Auto Hebben Motorsport | 20 | Heinz Gilges | Chevron B38 | Toyota | 4 |
| Karl-Christian Lück | 21 | Karl-Christian Lück | Ralt RT3/411 | Alfa Romeo | All |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 22 | Kurt Thiim | Ralt RT3/400 | Alfa Romeo | All |
| Malte Bongers Motorsport | 23 | Jari Nurminen | Ralt RT3 | Alfa Romeo | All |
| Erwin Derichs | 24 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | Derichs D385/01 | Toyota | 1 |
| Erwin Derichs | 24 | Jürgen von Gartzen | Derichs D385/01 | Toyota | 2–9 |
| Erwin Derichs | 24 | Manfred Zimmermann | Derichs D385/01 | Toyota | 11 |
| Erwin Derichs | 24 | Bernd Wicks | Derichs D385/01 | Toyota | 12 |
| Erwin Derichs | 25 | Jürgen von Gartzen | Derichs D37/F3-78-02 | Toyota | 1 |
| Erwin Derichs | 25 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | Derichs D385/02 | Toyota | 2, 6–7, 9–10, 12 |
| Erwin Derichs | 43 | Pit Bilger | Derichs D385/02 | Toyota | 10 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 26 | Harald Brutschin | Ralt RT3/484 | Volkswagen | All |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 27 | Thomas Holert | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 1–2 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 27 | Ernst Franzmaier | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 9, 11 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 27 | Walter Lechner | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 42 | Ernst Franzmaier | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 10 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 46 | Walter Lechner | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 6 |
| Team Lechner Racing School | 47 | Franz Tost | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 11 |
| Hanspeter Kaufmann | 28 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | Ralt RT3/398 | Alfa Romeo | 1–5, 9–11 |
| Gernot Sirrenburg | 29 | Gernot Sirrenburg | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1, 5–6, 8–11 |
| Maurice Roger | 30 | Maurice Roger | Chevron B47/47–79–02 | Toyota | 1–3 |
| Heinrich Heintz | 31 | Heinrich Heintz | Ralt RT1/23 | Toyota | 3, 7 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 32 | Hendrik ten Cate | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–2, 12 |
| Gerd Lünsmann | 33 | Gerd Lünsmann | Ralt RT3/236 | Toyota | 1–2, 4, 6–7, 11 |
| Ralf Rauh | 34 | Ralf Rauh | Ralt RT3/300 | Volkswagen | 1–8 |
| Otto Christmann | 35 | Otto Christmann | Martini MK31 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11 |
| Alexander Seibold | 36 | Alexander Seibold | Anson SA3 | Toyota | 2, 4–5, 7–8 |
| MSC Scuderia Mitwitz | 38 | Justin Sünkel | Argo JM10 | Volkswagen | 2–5, 7, 10 |
| Penthouse Racing Team | 39 | Richard Hamann | Anson SA3/002 | Toyota | 1–6, 8–12 |
| Artur Deutgen | 41 | Artur Deutgen | March 813 | Toyota | 1–2, 9, 11–12 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 41 | Bruno Huber | Argo JM1/006-F3 | Toyota | 5, 10 |
| AC Mayen | 42 | Pit Bilger | Derichs D37/F3-78-02 | Toyota | 3–4, 6–7 |
| Placido-Daniel Pardo | 43 | Placido-Daniel Pardo | Chevron B38/38–77–23 | Toyota | 4, 6–8, 11 |
| Barron Racing Team | 43 | Urs Dudler | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 11 |
| Rewell | 44 | Christer Offason | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1 |
| Pedrazza Motorsport | 44 | Erich Höhmann | Martini MK31 | Toyota | 9 |
| Belgian Volkswagen Club | 44 | Éric Bachelart | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| Belgian Volkswagen Club | 45 | Bruno di Gioa | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 9 |
| Belgian Volkswagen Club | 46 | Marc Duez | Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 9 |
| Essen Werdener AC | 45 | Friedrich Burgmann | March | Toyota | 1, 3, 7, 9, 11–12 |
| Marcel Wettstein | 45 | Marcel Wettstein | Argo JM10 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Formel Rennsport Club | 46 | Jo Zeller | Ralt RT3/417 | Toyota | 11 |
| Ecole Avia La Chatre | 46 | Eric van de Poele | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| Fredy Eschenmoser | 47 | Fredy Eschenmoser | Ralt RT3/413 | Alfa Romeo | 3–5, 9–10, 12 |
| Ferdinand de Lesseps | 47 | Ferdinand de Lesseps | Martini MK39 | Alfa Romeo | 12 |
| Excelsior | 49 | Jacky Eeckelaert | Martini MK39 | Alfa Romeo | 12 |
| Martini Racing Oreca | 51 | Bruno di Gioa | Martini MK42 | Alfa Romeo | 12 |
| Martini Racing Oreca | 52 | Paul Belmondo | Martini MK42 | Alfa Romeo | 12 |
| Mark Simon | 52 | Mark Simon | Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 1 |

## Calendar

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 11 March | XV. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe" |
| 2 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 17 March | ADAC/MCS "Preis der Stadt Stuttgart"" |
| 3 | Berlin, West Germany | AVUS | 13 May | ADAC-Avus-Rennen |
| 4 | Mainz, West Germany | Mainz-Finthen Airport | 27 May | AvD/HMSC Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen |
| 5 | Kaufbeuren, West Germany | Kaufbeuren Air Base | 3 June | ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Kaufbeuren |
| 6 | Wunstorf, West Germany | Wunstorf Air Base | 11 June | ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf |
| 7 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 16 June | XIX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen |
| 8 | Erding, West Germany | Erding Air Base | 8 July | 7. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding |
| 9 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 19 August | 18. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
| 10 | Salzburg, Austria | Salzburgring | 26 August | ADAC-Alpentrophäe |
| 11 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 23 September | XI. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint |
| 12 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 21 October | ADAC/ACR-Saison-Finale Zolder |

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Circuit Zolder | Volker Weidler | Kurt Thiim | Kurt Thiim | Malte Bongers Mootrsport |
| 2 | Hockenheimring | Harald Brutschin | Harald Brutschin | Harald Brutschin | Team Lechner Racing School |
| 3 | AVUS | Harald Brutschin | Harald Brutschin | Harald Brutschin | Team Lechner Racing School |
| 4 | Mainz-Finthen Airport | Volker Weidler | Volker Weidler | Volker Weidler | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 5 | Kaufbeuren Air Base | Volker Weidler | Kurt Thiim | Kurt Thiim | Malte Bongers Mootrsport |
| 6 | Wunstorf Air Base | Volker Weidler | Volker Weidler | Volker Weidler | Volkswagen Motorsport |
| 7 | Nürburgring | Volker Weidler | Harald Brutschin | Kurt Thiim | Malte Bongers Mootrsport |
| 8 | Erding Air Base | Harald Brutschin | Volker Weidler | Harald Brutschin | Team Lechner Racing School |
| 9 | Circuit Zolder | Cor Euser | Cor Euser | Cor Euser | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| 10 | Salzburgring | Harald Brutschin | Volker Weidler | Kurt Thiim | Malte Bongers Mootrsport |
| 11 | Nürburgring | Hans-Peter Pandur | Kurt Thiim | Kurt Thiim | Malte Bongers Mootrsport |
| 12 | Circuit Zolder | Kurt Thiim | Josef Kaufmann | Volker Weidler | 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 | HOC | AVU | MAI | KAU | WUN | NÜR1 | ERD | ZOL2 | SAL | NÜR2 | ZOL3 | Points |
| 1 | Kurt Thiim | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 167 |
| 2 | Volker Weidler | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 1 | 154 |
| 3 | Harald Brutschin | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 141 |
| 4 | Hans-Peter Pandur | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 98 |
| 5 | Jari Nurminen | DNS | 14 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 65 |
| 6 | Franz Konrad | 4 | 5 | | Ret | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | DSQ | 7 | 5 | DNS | 60 |
| 7 | Cor Euser | | | | 2 | 4 | 16 | Ret | 3 | 1 | | | | 57 |
| 8 | Rudi Seher | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | DNS | | 12 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 35 |
| 9 | Peter Wisskirchen | 15 | DNS | 23 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | | 5 | 13 | 9 | 31 |
| 10 | Stefan Oberndorfer | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | | 24 |
| 11 | Karl-Christian Lück | 7 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 12 | Ralf Rauh | DNQ | 8 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | Ret | | | | | 16 |
| 13 | Harald Becker | 5 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 24 | DNS | | Ret | | | | | 13 |
| 14 | Thomas von Löwis | 21 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | | 9 | | | 12 |
| 15 | Nicky Nufer | 19 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 15 | | Ret | | Ret | | 17 | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Hanspeter Kaufmann | 10 | 7 | 12 | Ret | DNS | | | | 11 | 10 | 11 | | 11 |
| 17 | Josef Kaufmann | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| 18 | Jan Thoelke | Ret | 6 | 26 | Ret | 9 | 22 | | 10 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 16 | 9 |
| 19 | Hendrik ten Cate | 6 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 7 |
| 20 | Andy Wietzke | | DNQ | DNS | 7 | 17 | | 14 | | | | | | 4 |
| 21 | Artur Deutgen | 17 | DNQ | | | | | | | 12 | | 10 | 15 | 4 |
| 22 | Peter Katsarski | 8 | 21 | 11 | Ret | 13 | DNS | | 14 | 13 | | | 17 | 3 |
| 23 | Richard Hamann | 16 | 22 | 28 | 15 | DNQ | Ret | | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 2 |
| 24 | Uwe Teuscher | Ret | 12 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 11 | | | | | 14 | | 1 |
| | Otto Christmann | 11 | 18 | | Ret | 23 | | 15 | | 17 | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Marcel Wettstein | 12 | 15 | | 12 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Fredy Eschenmoser | | | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | 14 | 12 | | 20 | 0 |
| | Jürgen von Gartzen | DNQ | 25 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 12 | DNS | 18 | | | | 0 |
| | Pit Bilger | | | 14 | DNQ | | 18 | 20 | | | 13 | | | 0 |
| | Wolfgang Kaufmann | 15 | DNQ | | | | 20 | 13 | | 16 | Ret | | 21 | 0 |
| | Alexander Seibold | | DNQ | | 13 | 22 | | Ret | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| | Christer Offason | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Dieter Heinzelmann | DNS | 23 | 22 | DNQ | | Ret | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 16 | | 0 |
| | Karl-Heinz Wenig | | | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gerd Lünsmann | DNS | 24 | | DNQ | | 17 | 18 | | | | 15 | | 0 |
| | Gernot Sirrenburg | DNQ | | | | DNQ | Ret | | 15 | | | 20 | | 0 |
| | Manfred Hebben | Ret | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | 21 | | Ret | 19 | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| | Karl-Heinz Soll | | | 24 | | | | 16 | DNS | DNS | | 19 | | 0 |
| | Thomas Holert | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Erich Höhmann | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | 0 |
| | Franz-Josef Prangemeier | DNQ | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | | DNS | 22 | 0 |
| | Justin Sünkel | | DNQ | 29 | DNQ | DNQ | | 17 | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Jürgen Kühn | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Heikki Mustonen | Ret | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Bruno Huber | | | | | 19 | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Placido-Daniel Pardo | | | | DNQ | | 21 | 22 | 20 | | | 22 | | 0 |
| | Friedrich Burgmann | DNQ | | DNS | | | | 23 | | 20 | | Ret | 23 | 0 |
| | Heinrich Heintz | | | 21 | | | | 24 | | | | 21 | 24 | 0 |
| | Maurice Roger | DNS | 20 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Walter Lechner | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | 25 | 0 |
| | Heinz Gilges | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 26 | 0 |
| | Mark Simon | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Reinhold Mölig | | | DNS | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Bert Diessner | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Urs Hauenstein | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Fritz Kalmbach | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Reima Södermann | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gerhard Claus | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Peter Deuscher | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||
| | Marc Duez | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 0 |
| | Urs Dudler | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 0 |
| | Ernst Franzmaier | | | | | | | | | DNS | 6 | 8 | | 0 |
| | Éric Bachelart | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 |
| | Paul Belmondo | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 0 |
| | Bruno di Gioa | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 14 | 0 |
| | Eric van de Poele | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 0 |
| | Manfred Zimmermann | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | 0 |
| | Ferdinand de Lesseps | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| | Franz Tost | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Jo Zeller | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Jacky Eeckelaert | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| | Bernd Wicks | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| | Karl-Heinz Wieschalla | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ZOL1 | HOC | AVU | MAI | KAU | WUN | NÜR1 | ERD | ZOL2 | SAL | NÜR2 | ZOL3 | 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) |