1986 German Formula Three Championship

The 1986 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1986 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) 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 18 May at Zolder and ended at Nürburgring on 21 September after eleven rounds.

Volkswagen Motorsport (Bertram Schäfer Racing) driver Kris Nissen clinched the championship title. He won races at Zolder, Hockenheim and had a hat-trick at Nürburgring. Hanspeter Kaufmann lost 44 points to Nissen and finished as runner-up with a win in the penultimate round at Salzburgring. Víctor Rosso won at Norisring and Österreichring. Bernd Schneider, Alfonso de Vinuesa and Gregor Foitek were the other race winners.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[2]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Josef Kaufmann Racing	1	Markus Oestreich	Martini MK49	Volkswagen	All
	2	Manuel Reuter	Martini MK49		1–5
	2	Otto Rensing	Martini MK49		4–5, 7–11
	45	Andy Bovensiepen	Martini MK45		11
Volkswagen Motorsport	3	Kris Nissen	Ralt RT30/614	Volkswagen	All
Volkswagen Motorsport	4	Peter Zakowski	Ralt RT30/608	Volkswagen	All
Malte Bongers Motorsport	5	Alfonso de Vinuesa	Reynard 863	Volkswagen	1–5, 7–8, 11
	5	Tomi Luhtanen	Reynard 863/040		9–10
	6	Hellmut Mundas	Martini MK45		2, 5
		Peter Elgaard	Martini MK45		4
		Dag Rosthe	Reynard 863		9
		Richard Hamann	Reynard 863		11
McGregor Racing Team	7	Sigi Betz	Martini MK44	Volkswagen	All
	8	Frank Schmickler	Ralt RT30		1–9, 11
	8	Dieter Heinzelmann	Ralt RT30		10
Werner Schröder Racing	9	Delia Stegemann	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1–4, 7–11
Werner Schröder Racing	9	Jürgen von Gartzen	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	7–8
Wolfgang Kaufmann	10	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	All
Squadra Foitek	11	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Dallara F386	Volkswagen	All
Squadra Foitek	38	Gregor Foitek	Dallara F386	Volkswagen	4–5, 7, 9
Bross Druck Chemie Racing	12	Alfonso Toledano	Reynard 863	Volkswagen	1–4, 6–7
		Henrik Larsen			8
		Stefan Neuberger			9, 11
		Pierre Bourque			10
	39	Richard Hamann	Reynard 863		1, 3–5, 7–10
	39	David Coyne	Reynard 863		6
	40	Stefan Neuberger	Reynard 853		1–6, 8
	40	Helmut Bross	Reynard 853		11
	50	Pierre Bourque	Reynard 863		9
Team Pernod	14	Thomas von Löwis	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1, 3–10
Team Pernod	14	Bruno Eichmann	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	11
Team Bössinger Tresorbauwerke	15	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1–4, 7–9, 11
	18	Wilhelm F. Weber	Ralt RT30/522		1, 3–4, 6–11
	19	Richard Hamann	Ralt RT30		2
Walter Lechner Racing School	16	Franz Abraham	Ralt RT30	Alfa Romeo	All
Sachs Sporting	17	Michael Kahnt	Ralt RT30	Alfa Romeo	4
Mönninghoff Racing Team	20	Artur Deutgen	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1–8, 11
Mönninghoff Racing Team	21	Franz-Josef Prangemeier	Ralt RT3/496	Volkswagen	1–5, 7–9, 11
Peter Katsarski	22	Peter Katsarski	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	4–5, 8–9
Otto Christmann	25	Otto Christmann	Martini MK35	Volkswagen	2–3, 7
Keusgen Racing Team	27	Gerd Lünsmann	Ralt RT30/529	Volkswagen	1–5, 7–9, 11
Ralf Rauh	30	Ralf Rauh	Martini MK45	Volkswagen	1–3
Schübel Rennsport Int.	31	Víctor Rosso	Dallara F386	Volkswagen	All
Schübel Rennsport Int.	32	Martin Ragginger	Dallara F386	Volkswagen	1–7, 9–10
Duckhams Oil Int.	33	Peter Elgaard	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	1–3, 5–11
Bernd Schneider	34	Bernd Schneider	Reynard 863/039	Volkswagen	All
Michael Roppes	35	Michael Roppes	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	All
SA Elevers-KTR Marlboro	41	Harald Huysman	Ralt RT30/650	Volkswagen	1–3, 7–8
UFD Racing Team	43	Karl-Heinz Wenig	Ralt RT3	Volkswagen	1, 3
Franz Theuermann	44	Franz Binder	Ralt RT30/563	Volkswagen	1, 6, 10
Adi Lechner	45	Adi Lechner	Martini	Volkswagen	4–6
David Price Racing	45	Paul Belmondo	Reynard 863	Alfa Romeo	8–9
	46	Fabien Giroix	Reynard 863	Alfa Romeo	8–9
	47	Andrew Ridgeley	Reynard 863	Volkswagen	8–9
Scuderia Teutonia	46	Mathias Arlt	Anson SA4	Volkswagen	1, 4, 11
HT Racing Sport	49	Hasse Thaung	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	All
OY Finlandia Racing	51	Sami Pensala	Ralt RT30	Volkswagen	7

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	18 May	20. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen
2	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf	8 June	ADAC Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
3	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	15 June	ADAC-Preis Hockenheim
4	Nuremberg, West Germany	Norisring	28 June	ADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg"
5	Erding, West Germany	Erding	6 July	9. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
6	Zeltweg, Austria	Österreichring	13 July	ADAC-Hessen-Cup — Preis des Aichfeldes
7	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	20 July	ADAC Truck Grand-Prix
8	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	17 August	ADAC/ACR-Grenzland-Preis
9	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	23 August	32. ADAC Kouros 1000 km Rennen
10	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgring	31 August	ADAC-Alpentrophäe
11	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	21 September	XIII. ADAC-Bilstein Super Sprint'

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Circuit Zolder	Kris Nissen	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport
2	Wunstorf	Alfonso Toledano	Víctor Rosso	Alfonso de Vinuesa	Malte Bongers Motorsport
3	Hockenheimring	Kris Nissen	Kris Nissen	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport
4	Norisring	Víctor Rosso	Manuel Reuter	Víctor Rosso	Schübel Rennsport Int.
5	Erding	Gregor Foitek	Gregor Foitek	Gregor Foitek	Squadra Foitek
6	Österreichring	Víctor Rosso	Víctor Rosso	Víctor Rosso	Schübel Rennsport Int.
7	Nürburgring	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Bernd Schneider	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport
8	Circuit Zolder	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider
9	Nürburgring	Kris Nissen	Tomi Luhtanen	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport
10	Salzburgring	Kris Nissen	Víctor Rosso	Hanspeter Kaufmann	Squadra Foitek
11	Nürburgring	Kris Nissen	Kris Nissen	Kris Nissen	Volkswagen Motorsport

Championship standings

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	ZOL1	WUN	HOC	NOR	ERD	ZEL	NÜR1	ZOL2	NÜR2	SAL	NÜR3	Points
1	Kris Nissen	1	8	1	Ret	2	6	1	12	1	2	1	139
2	Hanspeter Kaufmann	3	4	2	4	Ret	2	8	6	7	1	Ret	95
3	Víctor Rosso	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	1	2	2	3	3	Ret	94
4	Bernd Schneider	Ret	9	4	3	3	5	3	1	4	5	Ret	94
5	Wolfgang Kaufmann	2	10	Ret	2	15	7	Ret	Ret	6	4	2	66
6	Otto Rensing				5	8		11	3	2	7	5	50
7	Alfonso de Vinuesa	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	DNS		4	10			3	43
8	Markus Oestreich	4	Ret	7	DNQ	Ret	3	7	DNS	9	Ret	4	42
9	Gregor Foitek				7	1		5		10			33
10	Manuel Reuter	Ret	2	3	6	DNS							33
11	Frank Schmickler	5	6	DSQ	12	10	8	6	8	16		6	33
12	Martin Ragginger	8	3	8	9	9	9	10		Ret	DNS		25
13	Stefan Neuberger	6	Ret	Ret	8	4	Ret		11	8		17	22
14	Peter Zakowski	11	11	6	20	5	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	14
15	Tomi Luhtanen									5	6		14
16	Harald Huysman	7	Ret	Ret				9	5				14
17	Franz Abraham	15	5	Ret	13	7	12	Ret	DNS	18	DNS	Ret	12
18	David Coyne						4				DNS		10
19	Paul Belmondo								4	12			10
20	Artur Deutgen	Ret	17	Ret	11	6	10	Ret	19			10	8
21	Michael Roppes	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	11	DNS	16	7	14	9	Ret	8
22	Peter Elgaard	Ret	DNS	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	17	8	8	7
23	Ralf Rauh	Ret	7	Ret									4
24	Andy Bovensiepen											7	4
25	Thomas von Löwis	9		10	21	Ret	14	21	14	Ret	17		3
26	Henrik Larsen								9				2
27	Bruno Eichmann											9	2
28	Peter Wisskirchen	10	13	Ret	Ret			18	DNS	19		Ret	1
29	Franz Binder	12					13				10		1
	Wilhelm F. Weber	17		12	17		15	22	16	23	12	11	0
	Gerd Lünsmann	14	Ret	11	15	13		23	18	26		13	0
	Richard Hamann	13	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret		15		15	11	Ret	0
	Fabien Giroix								DNS	11			0
	Sigi Betz	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS		19	17	22	13	12	0
	Alfonso Toledano	Ret	Ret	Ret	14		16	12					0
	Hellmut Mundas		12			12							0
	Karl-Heinz Wenig	Ret		13									0
	Sami Pensala							13					0
	Hasse Thaung									13			0
	Franz-Josef Prangemeier	18	16	14	DNQ	14		20	DNS	Ret		14	0
	Otto Christmann		14	DNS				24					0
	Jürgen von Gartzen							14	DNS				0
	Dieter Heinzelmann										14		0
	Delia Stegemann	19	15	15	18			17	15	24	16	15	0
	Pierre Bourque									DNS	15		0
	Mathias Arlt	16			16							16	0
	Adi Lechner				DNQ	Ret	17						0
	Michael Kahnt				19								0
	Andrew Ridgeley								Ret	20			0
	Dag Rosthe									21			0
	Peter Katsarski				DNQ	DNS			Ret	25			0
	Helmut Bross											Ret	0
	Justin Sünkel		DNS		DNQ								0
	Stefan Oberndorfer	DNQ											0
	Gianni Bianchi				DNQ								0
Pos	Driver	ZOL1	WUN	HOC	NOR	ERD	ZEL	NÜR1	ZOL2	NÜR2	SAL	NÜR3	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

↑ "Formula 3 Germany 1986 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
↑ "STARTERLISTE 1986 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

External links

Official website (in English and German)

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[1] "Formula 3 Germany 1986 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[2] "STARTERLISTE 1986 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

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