1974 ADAC Preis der Formel 3

The 1974 ADAC Preis der Formel 3 [1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany and Austria. The championship featured drivers with an ONS licence,[2] competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conformed to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 5 May at Neubiberg and ended at Nürburgring on 8 September after ten rounds.

Willi Deutsch was the champion, winning four races and 137 points. Dieter Kern finished as runner-up, winning five races and 135 points. Ernst Maring completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Harald Ertl was the only other driver who was able to win a race in the season.

There was a classification, called "Polifac Formel 3 Trophy", for drivers holding an international licence. It was won by Giogio Francia

Calendar edit

All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Salzburg round which were held in Austria.

Round Location Circuit Date Supporting
1 Munich, West Germany Neubiberg Air Base 5 May 7. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen München-Neubiberg
2 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 18 May XX. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
3 Salzburg, Austria Salzburgring 26 May ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen
4 Wunstorf, West Germany Wunstorf Air Base 9 June ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf
5 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 16 June IX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal"
6 Hockenheim, West Germany Hockenheimring 14 July ADAC-Südwestpokal-Rennen
7 Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany Freiburg im Breisgau 28 July ADAC-Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland
8 Kassel-Calden, West Germany Kassel-Calden Circuit 18 August ADAC-Hessen-Preis
9 Mainz, West Germany Mainz-Finthen Airport 1 September 8. Rheinhessisches ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
10 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 7 September ADAC-Redlefsen-Super-Sprint

Championship standings edit

  • 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 NEU NÜR1 SAL WUN NÜR2 HOC FRE KAS MAI NÜR3 Points
1   Willi Deutsch 2 1 2 1 5 2 1 1 3 137
2   Dieter Kern 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 4 135
3   Ernst Maring 3 3 3 6 2 2 72
4   Rudolf Dötsch 2 3 4 4 6 6 59
5   Harald Ertl 2 3 4 1 57
6   Heinz Lange 3 2 8 7 3 5 54
7   Hans Hargarten 8 2 4 8 6 5 7 49
8   Manfred Leppke 4 6 10 4 6 33
9   Josef Kremer 8 6 3 7 6 31
10   Bernhard Brack 6 4 5 8 27
11   Werner Fischer 5 5 5 24
12   Ingo Hopp 7 7 6 9 9 10 10 20
13   Walter Neubauer 4 10 8 8 17
14   Erwin Derichs 5 7 9 17
15   Kurt Pfunder 3 12
16   Steve Farnsworth 5 8 11
17   Günter Kölmel 9 7 7 10 11
18   Franz Baumann 5 8
19   Bernd Heuer 7 10 5
20   Gernot Lamby 7 4
21   Horst Floth 9 2
22   Carlo Breidenstein 9 2
23   Gerhard Greiner 9 2
24   Erhard Miltz 9 2
25   Dietmar Floer 10 1
26   Günter Holker 10 1
Pos Driver NEU NÜR1 SAL WUN NÜR2 HOC FRE KAS MAI NÜR3 Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References edit

  1. ^ "Saison 1974". formel3guide.com (in German). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Reglement 1974 ADAC-Preis der Formel 3". formel3guide.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links edit