1981 German Formula Three Championship

The 1981 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1981 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft)^[1] 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 29 March at Nürburgring and ended at the same place on 20 September after eleven rounds.

Bertram Schäfer Racing driver Frank Jelinski had successfully defended his championship crown. He won races at Wunstorf, Erding and Nürburgring. Franz Konrad lost in the title battle just by three points. Stefan Bellof completed the top-three in the drivers standings with wins at Diepholz, Hockenheim and Siegerland. Peter Schindler and 1981 FIA European Formula 3 Championship driver Oscar Larrauri were the only other drivers who won race in the season.^[2]

Teams and drivers edit

Entry List^[3]
Team	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
AC Mayen	Bernd Suckow	Chevron B47	Toyota	1–3, 10–11
Andy Wietzke	Andy Wietzke	Martini MK34/016	Toyota	4–11
Bertram Schäfer Racing	Frank Jelinski	Ralt RT3/214	Toyota	1, 3–11
Bewa Fritid	Thomas Kaiser	Ralt RT3/245	Toyota	2, 7
BP Racing	Alain Ferté	Martini MK34	Alfa Romeo	1
Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie	Helmut Bross	Maco 381/M017	Toyota	2–4, 10–11
	Miguel Muniz-Rizo	Maco 381/M017		5–7
	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3		1–7
	Herve Roger	Ralt RT3		1–9
	Thomas von Löwis	Ralt RT3		11
	Maurice Roger	Chevron B47/47–79–02		1–6, 8–9, 11
Ecurie Elf Antar	Denis Morin	Martini MK34	Toyota	1
Ecurie Motul Nogaro	Philippe Streiff	Martini MK34	Alfa Romeo	1
EMSC Bitburg	Albert Hamper	Chevron	Toyota	6, 9
	Manfred Hebben	Ralt RT1	Toyota	All
	Heinrich Heintz	Ralt RT1/23	BMW	2, 6, 8–9, 11
	Harald Tonat	March	BMW	3–7
Escuderia TR Balear	Helmut Kalenborn	Derichs D37/F3-78-02	Toyota	6
Euroracing	Mauro Baldi	March 813/4	Alfa Romeo	1
Euroracing	Fabio Mancini	March 813	Alfa Romeo	1
Formel Rennsport Club	Hanspeter Kaufmann	March 803/11	Toyota	8–9, 11
	Marcus Simeon	Argo JM3		7, 11
	Robert Treichler	March 783		2, 8–9
	Jo Zeller	March 793		All
Fredy Eschenmoser	Fredy Eschenmoser	Ralt RT3		8
Gelo Nachwuchs Racing Team	Stefan Bellof	Ralt RT3/215	Toyota	3–11
Gebhardt Motorsport — Spiess Tuning	Günter Gebhardt	Ralt RT3	Mercedes	2–7
Gummi Scheufele Racing Team	Rudi Seher	March 793/4	Toyota	1–2, 4–5, 9
Gummi Scheufele Racing Team	Gerold Hirth	Chevron B43	Toyota	1–2, 4–6
Hans-Joachim Hösch	Hans-Joachim Hösch	Chevron B43	Toyota	3–4
Heidsieck Monopole Racing Team	Donald Bradway	March 813	Toyota	1–7, 9–11
	Herbert Bürgmayr	March 803	BMW	4–5, 9
	Ramon Gonzales	March 803	BMW	6–7
	Gero Fleck	March 803B	Toyota	1, 3, 10
	Jürgen Schlich	March 803B	Toyota	2
	Uwe Teuscher	March 793	Toyota	All
Hubert de Spiegelaere	Hubert de Spiegelaere	March 803B		8
Ignazio Rizza	Ignazio Rizza	March 743/3	BMW	1, 9
Jan Thoelke	Jan Thoelke	Maco 381/M024	Toyota	1–2
Jean-Louis Schlesser	Jean-Louis Schlesser	Martini MK34/002	Alfa Romeo	1
Jeans Michel Racing Team	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	Ralt RT3	Toyota	8
Johann Eisenmann	Johann Eisenmann	March 753/5	Toyota	5–6
Josef Kaufmann Racing	Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK31	Toyota	All
Klaus Hansert	Klaus Hansert	Maco 378/M021	BMW	3
Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team	Jochen Dauer	March 813	Toyota	11
Konrad Racing	Peter Kroeber	March 803	Toyota	1
Marlboro Racing for Zolder	Didier Theys	Martini MK34	Alfa Romeo	1, 8
Michael Bleekemolen	Michael Bleekemolen	Ralt RT3/208	Toyota	8
Monopole Suze Weigel Racing	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3	Toyota	8–10
Monopole Suze Weigel Racing	Edgar Pohl	Ralt RT3	Toyota	11
Pascal Fabre	Pascal Fabre	Martini MK34	Alfa Romeo	1
Peter Cornand	Peter Cornand	Ralt RT1	Toyota	1–3, 5–6, 9–11
Peter Wicks	Peter Wicks	Chevron B38	Toyota	6, 11
Peter Wisskirchen	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT1/137	Toyota	2–3, 6–7, 10–11
RGA Sohler Ski Racing Team	Franz Oelmayer	Ralt RT1	BMW	4–5
Scuderia Calanda	Jakob Bordoli	Martini MK31/003	Toyota	1
Scuderia Colonia	Willi Hüsgen	Maco 376/M013	Toyota	1, 3, 6–11
Scuderia Teutonia	Franz Konrad	March 803B/1	Toyota	All
Scuderia Torino Corse	Oscar Larrauri	March 813/7	Toyota	1
Scuderia Torino Corse	Emanuele Pirro	Martini MK34	Toyota	1
Team Motor Presse Dienst MPD „Sport“	Bernd Wicks	Derichs D380/01	Toyota	3–11
Thomas Holert	Thomas Holert	March 803	Toyota	1
Thorbjörn Carlsson	Thorbjörn Carlsson	Ralt RT3/244	Toyota	2, 7
Total	Philippe Alliot	Martini MK34	Alfa Romeo	1
Ursula Ortmann — Ortmann Racing Team	Karl Hasenbichler	March 813/8	Toyota	2, 4, 6, 9
Victory Team Berlin	Peter Katsarski	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1, 3–5, 7–11
Walter Lechner Racing School	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT3	Toyota	11
	"Umberto Calvo"	Ralt RT3/220		1, 4–5, 7–10
	Peter Schindler	Ralt RT3/234		1–2, 5, 8

Calendar edit

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	29 March	XVI. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen
2	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	23 May	XXVII. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
3	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf Air Base	21 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
4	Erding, West Germany	Erding Air Base	5 July	4. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
5	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgring	12 July	9. ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen
6	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	19 July	ADAC-H.G.Bürger-Gedächtnisrennen — Preis von Luxembourg
7	Diepholz, West Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	26 July	14. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
8	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	23 August	15. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen"
9	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	6 September	ADAC-Hessen Cup"
10	Siegerland, West Germany	Siegerland Airport	13 September	4. ADAC Siegerland Flughafenrennen
11	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	20 September	VIII. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint

Results edit

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Nürburgring	Mauro Baldi	Oscar Larrauri	Oscar Larrauri	Scuderia Torino Corse
2	Nürburgring	Peter Schindler	Peter Schindler	Peter Schindler	Walter Lechner Racing School
3	Wunstorf Air Base	Stefan Bellof	Stefan Bellof	Frank Jelinski	Bertram Schäfer Racing
4	Erding Air Base	„Umberto Calvo“	Stefan Bellof	Frank Jelinski	Bertram Schäfer Racing
5	Salzburgring	Franz Konrad	no data	Peter Schindler	Walter Lechner Racing School
6	Nürburgring	Stefan Bellof	Stefan Bellof	Frank Jelinski	Bertram Schäfer Racing
7	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Stefan Bellof	Frank Jelinski	Stefan Bellof	Gelo Nachwuchs Racing Team
8	Circuit Zolder	Peter Schindler	Peter Schindler	Peter Schindler	Walter Lechner Racing School
9	Hockenheimring	Stefan Bellof	Stefan Bellof	Stefan Bellof	Gelo Nachwuchs Racing Team
10	Siegerland Airport	„Umberto Calvo“	Frank Jelinski	Stefan Bellof	Gelo Nachwuchs Racing Team
11	Nürburgring	Stefan Bellof	Harald Brutschin	Frank Jelinski	Bertram Schäfer Racing

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	NÜR1	NÜR2	WUN	ERD	SAL	NÜR3	DIE	ZOL	HOC	SIE	NÜR4	Points
1	Frank Jelinski	7		1	1	4	1	2	Ret	13	2	1	135
2	Franz Konrad	10	2	3	3	2	2	3	6	3	3	2	132
3	Stefan Bellof			2	4	3	3	1	4	1	1	13	124
4	Harald Brutschin	6	3	5	5	5	4	14	DNS	2	Ret	3	93
5	Peter Schindler	Ret	1			1			1				60
6	„Umberto Calvo“	Ret			2	5		4	5	4	4		60
7	Josef Kaufmann	13	6	11	10	11	6	8	8	Ret	6	4	53
8	Uwe Teuscher	12	7	12	8	13	9	12	Ret	8	5	5	44
9	Günter Gebhardt		8	4	6	6	5	DNS					36
10	Andy Wietzke				15	7	7	7	10	5	Ret	6	33
11	Bernd Wicks			6	7	10	19	Ret	7	7	10	9	29
12	Manfred Hebben	17	14	9	19	9	8	11	9	12	11	11	17
13	Peter Katsarski	DNQ		7	12	14		8	13	10	8	17	14
14	Rudi Seher	15	10		13	Ret				Ret			9
15	Herve Roger	DNQ	13	8	14	12	10	9	15	Ret			9
16	Helmut Bross		23	Ret	9						7	Ret	6
17	Thomas Holert	16											4
18	Jürgen Schlich		9										4
19	Jochen Dauer											8	4
20	Donald Bradway	DNQ	16	10	Ret	18	11		16	9	Ret	22	4
21	Peter Wisskirchen		12	13			18	Ret			9	12	3
22	Jan Thoelke	18	15										2
23	Maurice Roger	DNS	11	15	21	Ret	DNS		17	DNS		19	2
24	Bernd Suckow	DNQ	17	14							Ret	10	2
25	Gero Fleck	19		DSQ							12		1
26	Herbert Bürgmayr				11	15				11			1
	Miguel Muniz-Rizo					16	12	DNS					0
	Willi Hüsgen	DNQ		Ret			16	15	Ret	17	13	18	0
	Peter Wicks						13					15	0
	Ramon Gonzales						Ret	13					0
	Peter Cornand	DNQ	20	16		21	20			14	Ret	21	0
	Gerold Hirth	DNQ	19		18	17	14						0
	Karl Hasenbichler		24		16		Ret			Ret			0
	Thomas von Löwis											14	0
	Helmut Kalenborn						15						0
	Albert Hamper						Ret			16			0
	Edgar Pohl											16	0
	Johann Eisenmann					20	17						0
	Hans-Joachim Hösch			Ret	17								0
	Heinrich Heintz		21				21		19	18		20	0
	Robert Treichler		18						Ret	Ret			0
	Marcus Simeon								18			Ret	0
	Franz Oelmayer				20	19							0
	Peter Kroeber	20											0
	Harald Tonat			Ret	22	22	22	DNS					0
	Klaus Hansert			Ret									0
	Herbert Lingmann		DNS										0
	Heinz Hermann			DNS									0
	Rainer Lindeken						DNS			DNS			0
	Henning Hagenbauer	DNQ											0
	Georg Lorenz	DNQ											0
guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Oscar Larrauri	1											0
	Philippe Alliot	2											0
	Michael Bleekemolen								2				0
	Didier Theys	11							3				0
	Alain Ferté	3											0
	Jean-Louis Schlesser	4											0
	Thorbjörn Carlsson		4					4					0
	Thomas Kaiser		5					6					0
	Mauro Baldi	5											0
	Hanspeter Kaufmann								12	6		7	0
	Denis Morin	8											0
	Fabio Mancini	9											0
	Pierre-Alain Lombardi								11				0
	Pascal Fabre	14											0
	Fredy Eschenmoser								14				0
	Ignazio Rizza	22								15			0
	Jo Zeller	Ret											0
	Philippe Streiff	Ret											0
	Jakob Bordoli	Ret											0
	Emanuele Pirro	Ret											0
	Hubert de Spiegelaere								Ret				0
Pos	Driver	NÜR1	NÜR2	WUN	ERD	SAL	NÜR3	DIE	ZOL	HOC	SIE	NÜR4	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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References edit

^ "Saison 1981". formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "Formula 3 Germany 1981 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^ "STARTERLISTE 1981 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

External links edit

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[1] "Saison 1981". formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[2] "Formula 3 Germany 1981 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[3] "STARTERLISTE 1981 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

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