1985 German Formula Three Championship
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The 1985 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1985 Deutsche Rennwagen Meisterschaft Formel 3) 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 24 March at Zolder and ended at Nürburgring on 22 September after fourteen rounds.
Josef Kaufmann Racing driver Volker Weidler clinched the championship title. He won races at Wunstorf, AVUS, Erding, Norisring, Zolder and Siegerland. Kris Nissen lost 33 points to Weidler and finished as runner-up, scoring the same number of wins as Weidler. Nissen's teammate Adrian Campos completed top-three in the drivers' standings. Eric Bachelart and Jari Nurminen were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.[1]
| Entry List[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds | |
 Malte Bongers Motorsport |
1 |  Jari Nurminen |
Ralt RT3/400 | Volkswagen | All | |
| 2 | Heikki Mustonen |
Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1–2 | ||
| Jörg van Ommen |
8–9 | |||||
| Frank Biela |
11 | |||||
| Volkswagen Motorsport |
4 |  Kris Nissen |
Ralt RT30/522 | Volkswagen | All | |
| 5 |  Adrian Campos |
Ralt RT30/529 | All | |||
 Team Lechner Racing School |
7 |  Alfonso Toledano |
Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1, 3 | |
| Walter Lechner |
2 | |||||
| Bartl Stadler |
5–6 | |||||
| Stefan Neuberger |
14 | |||||
| 8 | Uwe Schäfer |
Ralt RT3 | 2 | |||
| Willi Schuster |
6 | |||||
| Delia Stegemann |
Ralt RT30 | 14 | ||||
| 9 | Heinz Beissler |
Ralt RT3 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Ernst Franzmaier |
Ralt RT30 | 6 | |||
 Rolf Kuhn |
Ralt RT30 | 3 | ||||
| Ralf Rauh |
4 | |||||
| Toledano Racing |
7 | Alfonso Toledano |
Martini MK44/02 | Volkswagen | 10–11 | |
| Franz Tost |
9 | Franz Tost |
Ralt RT3/397 | Volkswagen | 2–4, 6–12, 14 | |
| Scuderia Teutonia |
11 | Günther Lüttecke |
March 803B | Toyota | 1–2 | |
| Franz Konrad |
Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 3–8 | |||
| Stefan Neuberger |
9 | |||||
| 12 | Franz Konrad |
Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 1–2 | ||
| Günther Lüttecke |
March 803B | Toyota | 3–4 | |||
| Karl-Heinz Wieschalla |
Anson SA4 | Volkswagen | 9 | |||
| Franz-Josef Prangemeier |
11, 13–14 | |||||
| Josef Kaufmann Racing |
14 | Volker Weidler |
Martini MK45/03 | Volkswagen | 1–12, 14 | |
| 15 | Bartl Stadler |
Martini MK45 | 7 | |||
| Alfonso de Vinuesa |
9, 11–14 | |||||
| Peter Wisskirchen |
16 | Peter Wisskirchen |
Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 1–5, 7–14 | |
| McGregor Racing Team |
17 | Rudi Seher |
Martini MK44 | Volkswagen | All | |
| 18 | Dieter Heinzelmann |
Anson SA4 | 2–9, 11–12, 14 | |||
| 18 | Sigi Betz |
13 | ||||
| 19 | Franz-Josef Prangemeier |
Anson SA4 | 3–5, 7, 9–10 | |||
| Artur Deutgen |
Anson SA4 | 6 | ||||
| 19 | Wilhelm F. Weber |
Ralt RT3 | All | |||
| 21 | Wilhelm F. Weber |
Ralt RT3 | 10–14 | |||
| 56 | Nicky Nufer |
Anson SA4 | 1–2 | |||
| Karl-Christian Lück |
20 | Karl-Christian Lück |
Ralt RT30 | Alfa Romeo | All | |
| Team Sonax Autopflege |
21 | Wilhelm F. Weber |
Ralt RT3/367 | Volkswagen | 1–4, 6–9 | |
| 22 | Thomas von Löwis |
Ralt RT3 | All | |||
| 27 | Uwe Teuscher |
March 813 | Toyota | 11–14 | ||
| Car Chic by MC+A Racing |
28 | Richard Hamann |
Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 1–9, 12–14 | |
| Hanspeter Kaufmann |
24 | Hanspeter Kaufmann |
Ralt RT3/398 | Volkswagen | 2–3, 7–9, 11, 13–14 | |
| Artur Deutgen |
25 | Artur Deutgen |
March 813 | Toyota | 1–4, 7, 11 | |
| Ford Autoveri Motorsport |
26 | Peter Katsarski |
Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–5, 7–8 | |
| Uwe Teuscher |
27 | Uwe Teuscher |
March 813 | Toyota | 1–2, 4–5, 7–8 | |
| Wolfgang Wendlinger |
29 | Wolfgang Wendlinger |
Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 1–4, 7, 9–12, 14 | |
| Derichs Rennwagen |
30 | Bruno Stanjek |
Derichs D385/02 | Toyota | 1–2 | |
| 31 | Manfred Zimmermann |
Derichs D385/01 | 1–2 | |||
| Bross Druck Chemie Racing |
33 | Alfonso Toledano |
Martini MK44/02 | Volkswagen | 12–13 | |
| 66 | "Pietro Spazzola" |
9 | ||||
| Otto Christmann |
34 | Otto Christmann |
Martini MK35 | Volkswagen | 4, 7–9, 11, 13–14 | |
| Wolfgang Kaufmann |
35 | Wolfgang Kaufmann |
Ralt RT3 | Alfa Romeo | 2–14 | |
| Fredy Eschenmoser |
36 | Fredy Eschenmoser |
Anson SA6 | Volkswagen | 8–9, 12, 14 | |
| Karl-Heinz Wenig |
37 | Karl-Heinz Wenig |
Martini MK39 | Volkswagen | 3–4, 8–11, 13–14 | |
| MSC Scuderia Mitwitz |
40 | Justin Sünkel |
Argo JM10 | Volkswagen | 2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12, 14 | |
| Alexander Seibold |
41 | Alexander Seibold |
Anson SA3 | Toyota | 7, 9 | |
| BS Racing |
45 | Altfrid Heger |
Ralt RT3/496 | Volkswagen | All | |
| 46 | Manuel Reuter |
Ralt RT3/467 | All | |||
| Placido-Daniel Pardo |
48 | Placido-Daniel Pardo |
Chevron B38/38–77–23 | Toyota | 3, 9 | |
 Belgian Volkswagen Club |
49 | Éric Bachelart |
Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 1, 11 | |
| 65 | Herve Roger |
Ralt RT3 | 11 | |||
| Arnold Wagner |
51 | Jürgen von Gartzen |
Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 2–3 | |
| Arnold Wagner |
5, 9 | |||||
| Klaus Koch |
52 | Klaus Koch |
March 813 | Alfa Romeo | 2–3, 9 | |
| MST Oberland |
53 | Beat Amacher |
Ralt RT3 | no data | 9 | |
| Formel Rennsport Club |
54 | Gianni Bianchi |
Ralt RT3/398 | Volkswagen | 8–9 | |
| 55 | Rudolf Weckmann |
Anson | 9 | |||
| 57 | Jo Zeller |
Ralt RT3/417 | Toyota | 1, 3, 9 | ||
| 59 | Ernst Thurnherr |
Ralt RT3/398 | Alfa Romeo | 14 | ||
| 63 | Urs Dudler |
Ralt RT3 | Toyota | 6 | ||
| Team Decorplast |
56 | Franz Hunkeler |
Martini MK42 | Alfa Romeo | 9 | |
 Serge Saulnier |
57 |  Joe Ris |
Martini Martini MK45 | Alfa Romeo | 14 | |
| Gerd Lünsmann |
58 | Gerd Lünsmann |
Ralt RT3/236 | Volkswagen | 4, 8–11 | |
| Bayern Motorsport |
59 | Uwe Schäfer |
Reynard 853} | Volkswagen | 3, 5–11, 14 | |
| Franz Theuermann |
60 | Franz Binder |
Ralt RT30/563 | Volkswagen | 4–8, 10 | |
| "Pierre Chauvet" |
9, 13 | |||||
 F3 Magazine & Sport |
61 | Christer Offason |
Ralt RT30/565 | Volkswagen | 10 | |
| Peter Deuscher |
62 | Peter Deuscher |
Ralt RT3 | Volkswagen | 9 | |
| Sportauto Nigrin Nachwuchsförderung |
63 | Markus Oestreich |
Martini MK45 | Volkswagen | 8 | |
| The Swedish Lions |
63 | Steven Andskaer |
Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 9 | |
| Jo Lindström Racing |
63 | Joakim Lindström |
Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 11 | |
| Equipe Carmignon |
64 | Gilles Lempereur |
Martini MK45 | Alfa Romeo | 11 | |
| Sachs Sporting |
65 | Udo Wagenhäuser |
no data | 8 | ||
Calendar
| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium |
Circuit Zolder | 24 March | XVI. AvD/MVBL "Bergischer Löwe" |
| 2 | Nürburg, West Germany |
Nürburgring | 7 April | XX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen |
| 3 | Hockenheim, West Germany |
Hockenheimring | 21 April | AvD Deutschland-Trophäe "Jim Clark Rennen" |
| 4 | Wunstorf, West Germany |
Wunstorf | 5 May | ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf |
| 5 | Berlin, West Germany |
AVUS | 12 May | ADAC-Avus-Rennen |
| 6 | Zeltweg, Austria |
Österreichring | 26 May | ADAC-Hessen-Cup — Preis des Aichfeldes |
| 7 | Erding, West Germany |
Erding | 9 June | 8. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding |
| 8 | Nuremberg, West Germany |
Norisring | 30 June | ADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg" |
| 9 | Hockenheim, West Germany |
Hockenheimring | 13 July | ADAC-1000-km-Rennen |
| 10 | Diepholz, West Germany |
Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 21 July | 18. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz |
| 11 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium |
Circuit Zolder | 18 August | 19. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
| 12 | Salzburg, Austria |
Salzburgring | 1 September | ADAC-Alpentrophäe |
| 13 | Siegerland, West Germany |
Siegerland Airport | 8 September | 8. ADAC-Siegerland-Flughafenrennen |
| 14 | Nürburg, West Germany |
Nürburgring | 22 September | XII. ADAC-Bilstein Super Sprint |