1972 German Formula Three Championship

The 1972 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1972 ADAC Preis der Formel 3)[1] was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. 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 2 April at Nürburgring and ended at Zolder on 17 September after eight rounds.

Willi Sommer became a champion. He won three races. Manfred Mohr finished as runner-up, winning the season opener and the season finale. Dieter Kern completed the top-three in the drivers' standings with wins at Nürburgring and Hockenheimring. Jochen Mass was the only other driver who was able to win a race in the season.[2]

Calendar

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Round Location Circuit Date Supporting
1   Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 2 April VII. ADAC-300-km-Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal"
2   Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 27 May XVII. ADAC 1000 km Rennen
3   Salzburg, Austria Salzburgring 2 July ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen
4   Hockenheim, West Germany Hockenheimring 16 July ADAC Südwest-Pokal-Rennen "ADAC-Solitude-Rennen"
5   Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany Freiburg im Breisgau 6 August 32. ADAC-Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland
6   Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 13 August ADAC Rhein-Mosel-Preis "Mayener ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen"
7   Kassel-Calden, West Germany Kassel-Calden Circuit 20 August ADAC-Hessen-Preis
8   Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 17 September ADAC-Redlefsen-Super-Sprint

Championship standings

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  • 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
 
SAL
 
HOC
 
FRE
 
NÜR2
 
KAS
 
ZOL
 
Points
1   Willi Sommer 3 1 3 1 3 1 10 96
2   Manfred Mohr 1 2 3 2 5 3 1 94
3   Dieter Kern 1 1 3 2 3 79
4   Rudolf Dötsch 4 6 9 4 4 5 2 59
5   Willi Deutsch 3 5 6 5 7 2 4 59
6   Werner Schommers 4 2 2 40
7   Wolfgang Bülow 5 4 6 4 34
8   Ernst Maring 6 5 5 22
9   Jochen Mass 9 1 22
10   Rudi Schmidt 8 8 5 8 9 19
11   Bernhard Brack 7 6 6 8 19
12   Günter Kölmel 7 4 8 10 18
13   Paul Fischer 7 6 6 16
14   Hannelore Werner 2 15
15   Philipp Gantner 10 7 8 8
16   Josef Kremer 9 7 6
17   Hans Deffland 7 10 5
18   Erwin Derichs 7 4
19   Maximilian Plass 10 9 3
20   Felix Martin 8 3
21   Gerhard Greiner 8 3
22   Bernd Rack 9 2
23   Carlo Breidenstein 9 2
24   Thomas Betzler 9 2
25   Harald Ertl 10 1
26   Bruno Burg 10 1
27   Jorg Obermoser 10 1
Pos Driver NÜR1
 
NÜR2
 
SAL
 
HOC
 
FRE
 
NÜR3
 
KAS
 
ZOL
 
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

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  1. ^ "Saison 1972". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Formula 3 Germany 1972 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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