# 2005 German Formula Three Championship

The 2005 ATS Formel 3 Cup was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It was the third edition of the ATS F3 Cup. It commenced on 23 April at Oschersleben and ended on 9 October at the same place after nine double-header rounds.
Jo Zeller Racing driver Peter Elkmann clinched the championship title. He collected six wins, to overcome his closest rival Michael Devaney by 49 points, who won five races. The third place went to Ho-Pin Tung, who was victorious at both the opening and final race of the season at Oschersleben. Seyffarth Motorsport Pascal Kochem didn't achieve a race win but had eight podiums and won the Rookie Cup. Frank Kechele, who completed the top-five, lost eight points to Kochem in both main and rookie standings. Other wins were shared between Martin Hippe, Ferdinand Kool and Jan Seyffarth, who clinched both the Trophy and Rookie titles.

## Teams and drivers

All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Status | Rounds |
| Cup Class |||||||
| HS Technik Motorsport | 1 | Maxime Hodencq | F302/033 | Opel | R | 1 |
| HS Technik Motorsport | 1 | Michael Devaney | F303/007 | Opel | | 2–9 |
| HS Technik Motorsport | 2 | Martin Hippe | F303/026 | Opel | R | All |
| HS Technik Motorsport | 33 | Harald Schlegelmilch | F302/033 | Opel | R | 8–9 |
| Jo Zeller Racing | 3 | Peter Elkmann | F302/073 | Opel | | All |
| JB Motorsport | 5 | Ferdinand Kool | F302/010 | Opel | R | All |
| JB Motorsport | 6 | Ho-Pin Tung | F302/072 | Opel | | All |
| FS Motorsport | 10 | Frank Kechele | F302/050 | Mercedes | R | 1–8 |
| FS Motorsport | 11 | Franz Schmöller | F302/050 | Mercedes | | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | Paul Meijer | F302/084 | Opel | R | 1 |
| Seyffarth Motorsport | 15 | Pascal Kochem | F302/012 | Mercedes | R | All |
| Seyffarth Motorsport | 16 | Roberth Kath | F302/032 | Mercedes | | 1–3 |
| Seyffarth Motorsport | 16 | Jan Seyffarth | F302/032 | Mercedes | | 8 |
| Seyffarth Motorsport | 17 | Jochen Nerpel | F303/015 | Mercedes | | 2–5 |
| Seyffarth Motorsport | 18 | Julian Theobald | F303/015 | Mercedes | R | All |
| Seyffarth Motorsport | 19 | Johannes Theobald | F302/032 | Mercedes | R | 1–3, 5–7, 9 |
| Leipert Motorsport | 20 | Norman Knop | F302/005 | Opel | R | All |
| Leipert Motorsport | 21 | Marcel Leipert | F302/060 | Renault | | 8 |
| Leipert Motorsport | 32 | Luca Iannaccone | F302/021 | Renault | | 8 |
| Rennsport Rössler | 22 | Manuel Taxacher | F303/022 | Opel | R | 2 |
| Rennsport Rössler | 22 | Thomas Rössler | F303/022 | Opel | | 5 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 23 | Sven Barth | F302/087 | Opel | | 5 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 23 | Franz Wöss | F302/087 | Opel | | 8 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 23 | Christopher Kuntz | F302/087 | Opel | R | 9 |
| FBR | 24 | Frank Brendecke | F302/084 | Opel | | 1, 4 |
| Petutschnig Engineering | 25 | Christopher Wassermann | F303/022 | Opel | R | 1 |
| Prinz Schwadtke | 26 | Ronny Wechselberger | F302/040 | Opel | R | 4, 8 |
| Junior Racing Team | 26 | Michael Herck | F305/005 | Opel | | 1, 5 |
| Swiss Racing Team | 29 | Dominik Schraml | F302/011 | Opel | R | 1–7, 9 |
| Swiss Racing Team | 30 | Radi Müller | F302/061 | Opel | | 2, 4–6, 9 |
| Griffith's | 31 | Patrick d' Aubreby | F302/029 | Opel | | 2 |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 34 | Davide Valsecchi | F302/051 | Opel | | 7 |
| KFR Team F3 | 34 | Petr Samek | F302/044 | Opel | | 9 |
| Team Midland Euroseries | 36 | Frank Kechele | F302/044 | Toyota | R | 9 |
| Trophy Class |||||||
| Edenbridge Racing | 38 | Lou Meng Cheong | F302/044 | Mugen-Honda | R | 6–7 |
| Performance Racing | 39 | Adam Langley-Khan | F302/048 | Mugen-Honda | | 4 |
| JMS Motorsport | 51 | Kevin Fank | F302/084 | Opel | | 1–7, 9 |
| JMS Motorsport | 52 | Christer Jöns | F302/084 | Opel | R | 1–7, 9 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 54 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | F399/072 | Opel | | 1–6 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 55 | Christopher Kuntz | F301/016 | Opel | R | 1–7 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 55 | Diego Romanini | F301/016 | Opel | | 9 |
| Rennsport Rössler | 57 | Luca Iannaccone | F301/031 | Opel | | 1–7, 9 |
| Jo Zeller Racing | 59 | Urs Rüttimann | F301/006 | Opel | | 2, 6 |
| Jo Zeller Racing | 60 | Daniel Roider | F399/051 | Opel | | 2 |
| Christian Zeller | 61 | Christian Zeller | F300/050 | Opel | | 2 |
| Remy Striebig | 62 | Remy Striebig | F399/009 | Opel | | 2, 5 |
| Peter Hug | 63 | Peter Hug | F399/011 | Opel | | 2 |
| Leipert Motorsport | 64 | Tobias Blättler | F301/026 | Opel | | 5–7 |
| Icon | Status |
| R | Rookie |

## Calendar

With the exception of round at TT Circuit Assen, all rounds took place on German soil.
| Round | Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Oschersleben, Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 23 April | ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
| 1 | R2 | Oschersleben, Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 24 April | ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
| 2 | R1 | Hockenheim, Germany | Hockenheimring | 21 May | ADAC Rennsportfestival Würzburg |
| 2 | R2 | Hockenheim, Germany | Hockenheimring | 22 May | ADAC Rennsportfestival Würzburg |
| 3 | R1 | Saxony, Germany | Sachsenring | 18 June | ADAC Rundstreckenrennen Sachsenring |
| 3 | R2 | Saxony, Germany | Sachsenring | 19 June | ADAC Rundstreckenrennen Sachsenring |
| 4 | R1 | Klettwitz, Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 9 July | ADAC F1 Historic |
| 4 | R2 | Klettwitz, Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 10 July | ADAC F1 Historic |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburg, Germany | Nürburgring | 9 July | ADAC Truck Grand Prix |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburg, Germany | Nürburgring | 10 July | ADAC Truck Grand Prix |
| 6 | R1 | Nürburg, Germany | Nürburgring | 30 July | ACV-Sprint-Meeting |
| 6 | R2 | Nürburg, Germany | Nürburgring | 31 July | ACV-Sprint-Meeting |
| 7 | R1 | Assen, Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | 6 August | Rizla Race Day |
| 7 | R2 | Assen, Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | 7 August | Rizla Race Day |
| 8 | R1 | Klettwitz, Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 27 August | ADAC Eastside 100 |
| 8 | R2 | Klettwitz, Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 28 August | ADAC Eastside 100 |
| 9 | R1 | Oschersleben, Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 8 October | ADAC-Börde-Preis |
| 9 | R2 | Oschersleben, Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 9 October | ADAC-Börde-Preis |

## Results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Trophy Winner | Rookie Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Ho-Pin Tung | JB Motorsport | Kevin Fank | Frank Kechele |
| 1 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Frank Kechele | Frank Kechele | Frank Kechele | FS Motorsport | Kevin Fank | Frank Kechele |
| 2 | R1 | Hockenheimring | Michael Devaney | Jochen Nerpel | Michael Devaney | HS Technik Motorsport | Urs Rüttimann | Pascal Kochem |
| 2 | R2 | Hockenheimring | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Martin Hippe | HS Technik Motorsport | Kevin Fank | Martin Hippe |
| 3 | R1 | Sachsenring | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Jo Zeller Racing | Kevin Fank | Pascal Kochem |
| 3 | R2 | Sachsenring | Peter Elkmann | Pascal Kochem | Peter Elkmann | Jo Zeller Racing | Christer Jöns | Pascal Kochem |
| 4 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | Martin Hippe | Michael Devaney | Michael Devaney | HS Technik Motorsport | Kevin Fank | Martin Hippe |
| 4 | R2 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Jo Zeller Racing | Christer Jöns | Pascal Kochem |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Jo Zeller Racing | Kevin Fank | Frank Kechele |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburgring | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Jo Zeller Racing | Christer Jöns | Pascal Kochem |
| 6 | R1 | Nürburgring | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Michael Devaney | HS Technik Motorsport | Tobias Blättler | Pascal Kochem |
| 6 | R2 | Nürburgring | Ho-Pin Tung | Peter Elkmann | Michael Devaney | HS Technik Motorsport | Kevin Fank | Martin Hippe |
| 7 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | Ferdinand Kool | Ho-Pin Tung | Ferdinand Kool | JB Motorsport | Christer Jöns | Ferdinand Kool |
| 7 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | Pascal Kochem | Martin Hippe | Michael Devaney | HS Technik Motorsport | Tobias Blättler | Martin Hippe |
| 8 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | Ferdinand Kool | Julian Theobald | Jan Seyffarth | Seyffarth Motorsport | not held | Ferdinand Kool |
| 8 | R2 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | Ferdinand Kool | Ronny Wechselberger | Ferdinand Kool | JB Motorsport | not held | Ferdinand Kool |
| 9 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Peter Elkmann | Jo Zeller Racing | Kevin Fank | Martin Hippe |
| 9 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Ho-Pin Tung | Peter Elkmann | Ho-Pin Tung | JB Motorsport | Kevin Fank | Frank Kechele |

## ATS Formel 3 Cup

* Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PP | FL |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | OSC1 | OSC1 | HOC | HOC | SAC | SAC | LAU1 | LAU1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | ASS | ASS | LAU2 | LAU2 | OSC2 | OSC2 | Pts |
| 1 | Peter Elkmann | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 150 |
| 2 | Michael Devaney | | | 1 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 101 |
| 3 | Ho-Pin Tung | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 88 |
| 4 | Pascal Kochem | DNS | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | DNS | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 79 |
| 5 | Frank Kechele | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 71 |
| 6 | Martin Hippe | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 64 |
| 7 | Ferdinand Kool | 7 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 63 |
| 8 | Franz Schmöller | 6 | 7 | 26 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 9 | Robert Kath | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 10 | Jochen Nerpel | | | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 11 | Julian Theobald | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Jan Seyffarth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ret | | | 10 |
| 13 | Dominik Schraml | 13 | 16 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | | | Ret | 11 | 7 |
| 14 | Ronny Wechselberger | | | | | | | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | | | 6 |
| 15 | Paul Meijer | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 16 | Christer Jöns | Ret | 18 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 12 | | | 13 | 14 | 3 |
| 17 | Johannes Theobald | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | | | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 8 | | | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| 18 | Adam Langley-Khan | | | | | | | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Kevin Fank | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 13 | | | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | Harald Schlegelmilch | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | Sven Barth | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Tobias Blättler | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 11 | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Maxime Hodencq | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 24 | Christopher Kuntz | 18 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | DNS | 18 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | | | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Norman Knop | 19 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 13 | DNS | Ret | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 0 |
| 26 | Urs Rüttimann | | | 11 | 14 | | | | | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | 17 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Manuel Taxacher | | | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Franz Wöss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | | | 0 |
| 30 | Christopher Wassermann | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 31 | Marcel Leipert | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 15 | | | 0 |
| 32 | Lou Meng Cheong | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 13 | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| 33 | Luca Iannaccone | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 0 |
| 34 | Frank Brendecke | 16 | 15 | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 35 | Diego Romanini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| 36 | Thomas Rössler | | | | | | | | | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 37 | Radi Müller | | | 21 | 17 | | | 17 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 16 | 16 | | | | | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| 38 | Christian Zeller | | | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Patrick d'Aubreby | | | 16 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 40 | Remy Striebig | | | 24 | 19 | | | | | 22 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 41 | Petr Samek | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | 0 |
| 42 | Daniel Roider | | | 20 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Peter Hug | | | 22 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Davide Valsecchi | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Michael Herck | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | 23 | DNS | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | OSC1 | OSC1 | HOC | HOC | SAC | SAC | LAU1 | LAU1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | ASS | ASS | LAU2 | LAU2 | OSC2 | OSC2 | Pts |
| 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) |