1977 German Formula Three Championship

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The 1977 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1977 Formel 3 Meisterschaft der ONS)[1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany and in Belgium. 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 27 March at Nürburgring and ended at the same place on 2 October after eight rounds.

Team Obermoser Jörg driver Peter Scharmann became a champion. He won race at Kassel-Calden. Rudolf Dötsch finished as runner-up, he had three race wins, but he haven't participated in the three races. Heinz Scherle completed the top-three in the drivers' standings with win at Diepholz Airfield Circuit. Bertram Schäfer and Werner Klein were the only other drivers who won a race in the season.[2]

Calendar[edit]

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

Round Location Circuit Date Supporting
1 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 27 March XII. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen
2 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 28 May XXIII. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
3 Wunstorf, West Germany Wunstorf Air Base 12 June ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf
4 Diepholz, West Germany Diepholz Airfield Circuit 24 July 10. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
5 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 14 August 11. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen
6 Kassel-Calden, West Germany Kassel-Calden Circuit 21 August ADAC-Hessen-Preis
7 Ulm-Mengen, West Germany Ulm-Mengen 18 September 12. ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Ulm-Mengen
8 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 2 October IV. ADAC-Bilstein-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 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN DIE ZOL KAS ULM NÜR3 Points
1 Austria Peter Scharmann 3 2 2 3 2 1 4 99
2 West Germany Rudolf Dötsch 1 6 5 1 1 74
3 West Germany Heinz Scherle 2 5 7 1 7 5 3 71
4 West Germany Michael Korten 8 5 2 4 3 3 60
5 West Germany Bertram Schäfer 1 1 2 55
6 West Germany Jochen Dauer 4 3 5 2 6 51
7 West Germany Werner Klein 6 1 3 4 48
8 West Germany Thomas von Löwis 7 6 5 7 2 37
9 United Kingdom Alan Smith 8 4 10 6 8 23
10 West Germany Werner Fischer 5 6 6 20
11 West Germany Wolfgang Klein 7 3 9 18
12 West Germany Rudi Niggemeier 9 4 8 15
13 West Germany Wolfgang Locher 9 4 12
14 West Germany Peter Bonk 7 5 12
15 West Germany Peter Kroeber 4 10
16 West Germany Walter Spitaler 6 10 9 9
17 West Germany Helmut Bross 8 3
18 West Germany Bernd Heuer 8 3
19 West Germany Manfred Cassani 9 2
20 West Germany Peter Wisskirchen 10 1
Pos Driver NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN DIE ZOL KAS ULM 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 1977". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Formula 3 Germany 1977 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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