The 1979 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1979 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft)^[1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany. 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 Circuit Zolder and ended at Kassel-Calden on 7 October after seven rounds (the first Nürburgring round was cancelled due to snowfall).

Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team driver Michael Korten became a champion. He won races at Fassberg, Nürburgring and Kassel-Calden. Hans-Georg Bürger won race at Diepholz and finished as runner-up. Walter Lechner completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Ernst Maring, Thierry Boutsen and Michael Bleekemolen were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Entry List[3]
Team	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
AC Mayen	Konrad Heberer	Derichs D36/F3-76-01	BMW	1–2
Andy Wietzke	Andy Wietzke	Ralt RT1	Toyota	1–7
Armin Conrad	Armin Conrad	Argo JM1	Toyota	8
Auto Zeitung Nachwuchsförderung	Georg Bellof	Ralt RT3/168	Toyota	1–3, 5–8
Bernd Heuer	Bernd Heuer	Maco 376/M001	Ford	4
Bernd Wicks	Bernd Wicks	Chevron B38	Toyota	2–3, 5–7
Bertram Schäfer Racing	Harald Brutschin	Ralt RT1/122	Toyota	8
	Hans-Georg Bürger	Ralt RT1/49	Toyota	1–3, 5–8
	Heinrich Heintz	Ralt RT1/23	BMW	1–2, 4, 6–7
	Hannelore Werner	Ralt RT1/122	Toyota	7
Bose HiFi Racing Team	Urs Dudler	Ralt RT1	BMW	8
	Peter Kroeber	Derichs D37/F3-78-04	Toyota	All
Dietmar Flöer	Dietmar Flöer	March 712M/7	BMW	4
Ecurie Elf	Richard Dallest	Martini MK27	Toyota	2, 8
Ecurie Motul Nogaro	Philippe Streiff	Martini MK27	Toyota	2, 8
Egert Haglund	Egert Haglund	March 733	Toyota	2, 7
Ernst Maring	Ernst Maring	Maco 379/M024	Toyota	2–8
Formel Rennsport Club	Bruno Huber	Argo JM1/006-F3	Toyota	8
	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Chevron B38		6–7
	Marcus Simeon	March 783		4, 6, 8
	Fridolin Wettstein	Ralt RT1/59		5
	Marcel Wettstein			2, 6
	Jo Zeller	March 783/1		2, 8
Franz-Josef Kaiser	Franz-Josef Kaiser	Ralt RT1	Toyota	3
Frithjof Erpelding	Frithjof Erpelding	Derichs D37/F3-78-02	Toyota	7
Georg Florescu	Georg Florescu	Chevron	Toyota	2, 4
Gero Fleck	Gero Fleck	Ralt RT1	Toyota	7–8
Hans Kitsz	Hans Kitsz	Ralt RT1	Toyota	6
Hans-Jürgen Weber	Hans-Jürgen Weber	GRD	Ford	4
Helmut Bross Racing	Helmut Bross	Chevron B43	Toyota	All
Herbert Rostek	Herbert Rostek	Maco 377/M008	Toyota	3
Jägermeister Racing Team	Dieter Bohnhorst	Maco 376/M011	Toyota	1, 3
Jim Beam Team	Jo Gartner	Martini MK27	Renault	2, 6–8
	Willy Weiss	Ralt RT1	Toyota	6
Jörg Reto	Jörg Reto	Argo JM1	Toyota	7
Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team	Franz Konrad	Chevron B43	Toyota	6–7
	Michael Korten	March 783/29		1–3, 5–8
Konrad Racing	Franz Konrad	Chevron B43	Toyota	3, 8
Kurt Lotterschmid	Kurt Lotterschmid	Ralt RT1	Toyota	7
KWS Motorsport	Bernd Breil	March 753	BMW	4–8
	Franz Konrad	Chevron B43	Toyota	1–2
	Karl Schuchnig	Chevron B47		2, 5–6
	Jürgen Schlich	Chevron B38		1–2
	Alan Smith	Chevron B47/47–79–09		2, 5
Leo Andersson	Leo Andersson	Ralt RT1/37	Toyota	5
Lista Racing Team	Bruno Eichmann	Argo JM3	BMW	2, 5, 8
	Jürg Lienhard	March 793	Toyota	2, 8
Marlboro Valtellina Racing Team	Daniele Albertin	Ralt RT1	Toyota	2, 8
MCS Stuttgart	Reinhold Uhl	March 743/3	BMW	1–2, 4
Meltonian Racing	Bengt Trägardh	Ralt RT1/12	Toyota	6
Peter Cornand	Peter Cornand	Chevron B43	Toyota	2–6, 8
Peter Hoffmann	Peter Hoffmann	Ralt RT1/25	BMW	7
Peter Wicks	Peter Wicks	Chevron B38	Toyota	2–7
Peter Wisskirchen	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT1/137	Toyota	1–5, 7–8
Racing Team Holland	Arie Luyendijk	Argo JM3	Toyota	2, 8
The RMC Group	Kenny Acheson	March 793/13	Toyota	6–7
Roger Heavens Racing	Michael Bleekemolen	March 793/19	Toyota	2, 6, 8
	Thierry Boutsen	March 793		1–2, 6, 8
RT Gätmo Tuning	Michael Baumann	Eufra H18	Toyota	7
	Walter Lechner	March 783		All
	Jürgen Schlich	Chevron B38		6–8
	Willy Weiss	Ralt RT1		7–8
Sauber Racing	Beat Blatter	Lola T670	Toyota	8
	Max Welti	Lola T670		8
Scuderia Avus	Olaf Höhn	Derichs D37/F3-78-03	BMW	2, 4–6
Scuderia Colonia	Willi Hüsgen	Brabham BT28	BMW	1, 4
Schick Toyota Chilean Team	Eliseo Salazar	Ralt RT3/160	Toyota	6
Strike Ten Racing Team	Slim Borgudd	Ralt RT1/126	Toyota	2, 8
Thomas Holert	Thomas Holert	Maco 378/M017	Toyota	All
Thorbjörn Carlsson	Thorbjörn Carlsson	Ralt RT1/110	Toyota	2, 4
Volkswagen Motorsport – Spiess Tuning	Helmut Henzler	March 793	Volkswagen	2, 8
Walter Schöch Racing	Walter Schöch	Ralt RT1/45	Toyota	4

Calendar

All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Zolder rounds that were held in Belgium.

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Circuit Zolder	Michael Korten	Thierry Boutsen	Thierry Boutsen	Roger Heavens Racing
2	Nürburgring	The round was cancelled due to snowfall[4]
3	Fassberg Air Base	Hans-Georg Bürger	no data	Michael Korten	Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team
4	Wunstorf	no data	no data	Ernst Maring	Ernst Maring
5	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Hans-Georg Bürger	no data	Hans-Georg Bürger	Bertram Schäfer Racing
6	Circuit Zolder	Hans-Georg Bürger	Kenny Acheson	Michael Bleekemolen	Roger Heavens Racing
7	Nürburgring	Michael Korten	no data	Michael Korten	Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team
8	Kassel Airport	Michael Bleekemolen	Helmut Henzler	Michael Korten	Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team

Championship standings

• Points are awarded as follows:

Pos Driver ZOL1 NÜR1 FAS WUN DIE ZOL2 NÜR2 KAS Points 1 Michael Korten 2 C 1 3 6 1 1 105 2 Hans-Georg Bürger 3 C 4 1 2 6 Ret 73 3 Walter Lechner 7 C 2 3 11 4 8 8 62 4 Ernst Maring C 9 1 7 8 13 6 53 5 Helmut Bross 8 C 3 2 10 9 5 Ret 51 6 Georg Bellof 5 C Ret 5 Ret 3 14 38 7 Franz Konrad 6 C DNS 3 7 7 38 8 Peter Kroeber 4 C 10 12 4 Ret Ret DNS 25 9 Thomas Holert 15 C 6 7 9 14 14 13 24 10 Andy Wietzke DNS C 5 6 Ret 12 Ret 20 11 Peter Wisskirchen 10 C 7 5 Ret 12 Ret 17 12 Jürgen Schlich Ret C 13 4 Ret 15 13 Helmut Henzler C 10 8 14 Harald Brutschin 12 6 15 Peter Cornand C 8 Ret 13 Ret 16 6 16 Peter Wicks C Ret 9 Ret Ret 11 5 17 Walter Schöch 8 4 18 Heinrich Heintz 11 C 10 16 Ret 4 19 Konrad Heberer 9 C 3 20 Bernd Wicks C Ret Ret Ret 10 3 21 Uwe Reich 12 2 22 Willi Husgen DNS 11 1 Herbert Rostek 11 0 Reinhold Uhl 12 C Ret 0 Peter Bonk 13 Ret 0 Hans-Jürgen Weber 13 0 Dieter Bohnhorst 14 Ret 0 Bernd Breil Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 Franz-Josef Kaiser Ret 0 Georg Florescu C Ret 0 Dietmar Flöer Ret 0 Olaf Höhn C Ret Ret Ret 0 Bernd Heuer Ret 0 guest drivers ineligible to score points Michael Bleekemolen C 1 9 0 Thierry Boutsen 1 C Ret Ret 0 Slim Borgudd C 2 0 Kenny Acheson 3 2 0 Alan Smith C 2 0 Daniele Albertin C 3 0 Jo Gartner C 15 Ret 4 0 Thorbjörn Carlsson C 4 0 Jürg Lienhard C 5 0 Fridolin Wettstein 6 0 Hans Kitsz 7 0 Leo Andersson 8 0 Hanspeter Kaufmann Ret 9 0 Marcel Wettstein C 10 0 Karl Schuchnig C Ret 11 0 Jo Zeller C 11 0 Kurt Lotterschmid 15 0 Urs Dudler 15 0 Jörg Reto 16 0 Marcus Simeon Ret Ret DNQ 0 Bruno Eichmann C Ret Ret 0 Willy Weiss Ret Ret Ret 0 Gero Fleck Ret DNS 0 Arie Luyendijk C Ret 0 Eliseo Salazar Ret 0 Bengt Trägardh Ret 0 Hannelore Werner Ret 0 Frithjof Erpelding Ret 0 Peter Hoffmann Ret 0 Michael Baumann Ret 0 Egert Haglund C Ret 0 Richard Dallest C Ret 0 Philippe Streiff C Ret 0 Max Welti Ret 0 Bruno Huber Ret 0 Beat Blatter Ret 0 Armin Conrad Ret 0 Jean-Yves Simeni DNQ 0 Tryggve Grönvall C DNQ 0 Pos Driver ZOL1 NÜR1 FAS WUN DIE ZOL2 NÜR2 KAS 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

External links

• Official website (in English and German)