The 1987 German Formula Three Championship (German : 1987 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 26 April at Nürburgring and ended at Zolder on 27 September after nine rounds.
Team Sonax Autopflege (Schübel Rennsport) driver Bernd Schneider dominated the championship. He won seven from eight races that he competed and clinched the title. Joachim Winkelhock lost 42 points to Schneider and finished as runner-up with win in the season finale at Zolder. Hanspeter Kaufmann won at AVUS . Víctor Rosso , Harald Huysman , Frank Biela , David Coyne, Tomi Luhtanen and Eric van de Poele were the other podium finishers.[1]
Entry List[2]
Team
Driver
Chassis
Engine
Rounds
Volkswagen Motorsport
1
Víctor Rosso
Ralt RT31/705
Volkswagen
All
2
Peter Zakowski
Ralt RT31/707
All
3
Hanspeter Kaufmann
Dallara F386
Volkswagen
All
23
Gianni Bianchi
Dallara F386/019
4
4
Bernd Schneider
Dallara F387
Volkswagen
1–8
Schübel Rennsport Int.
5
Csaba Kesjár
Dallara F387/014
Volkswagen
1–8
Frank Biela
Reynard 873
Volkswagen
All
Malte Bongers Motorsport
7
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Reynard 873/061
Alfa Romeo
1–5
8
Tomi Luhtanen
Reynard 873/094
Volkswagen
All
Nigrin Sportauto Nachwuchsförderung
9
Otto Rensing
Martini MK52/01
Volkswagen
All
10
Markus Oestreich
Martini MK52
4, 6–8
11
Sigi Betz
Reynard 863/030
Volkswagen
105
12
Martin Ludwig
Ralt RT30
1
Mönninghoff Racing
14
Frank Schmickler
Ralt RT31/711
Volkswagen
1–2, 4–8
32
Mercedes Stermitz
Ralt RT30
4
Delia Stegemann
Ralt RT31
8
15
David Coyne
Reynard 873
Volkswagen
1–4, 6–8
35
Werner Braun
Reynard 863
2
Helmut Bross
3
Franz Binder
7
43
Werner Braun
1
51
Franz Binder
5
16
Michael Roppes
Ralt RT31/701
Volkswagen
1–8
Peter Wisskirchen
17
Peter Wisskirchen
Reynard 873/045
Volkswagen
1–4, 6–8
Hartge Motorsport
19
Eric van de Poele
Ralt RT31
Volkswagen
1–4, 7–9
WTS Racing Team
20
Wilhelm F. Weber
Reynard 873
Volkswagen
1–4, 6–7
Ellen Lohr
8
Frank Schmickler
9
21
Joachim Winkelhock
Reynard 873
All
22
Patrick Jerome
Ralt RT30/522
1–3
Stefan Fricke
25
Stefan Fricke
Ralt RT30/529
Volkswagen
1–3
Gerd Lünsmann Racing
27
Gerd Lünsmann
Ralt RT31/710
Volkswagen
2–4, 6–7
Stefan Fricke
8–9
Gipimo Corse
30
Harald Huysman
Dallara F387
Alfa Romeo
All
Bamo Power Motorsport
33
Richard Hamann
Reynard 873/051
Volkswagen
1–7
39
Stefan Lohr
Reynard 853
4
Derichs Rennwagen
34
Gerhard Müller
Derichs D385/01
Toyota
2
MC Motorsport
34
Cathy Muller
Ralt RT31
Volkswagen
8
Sport Auto Racing
39
André Malherbe
Ralt RT31
Volkswagen
7
Ewald Gasper
40
Stefan Neuberger
Martini MK45
Volkswagen
1–2, 4
Serge Saulnier
41
Eric Bellefroid
Dallara F387
Alfa Romeo
7
Theo Kirchhoff
Theo Kirchhoff
Reynard
no data
1, 3
KTR
43
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Ralt RT31
Volkswagen
7
Johann Stelzer
Johann Stelzer
Reynard 863
Volkswagen
1, 5
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
AVU
ZOL1
HOC1
ZEL
SIE
NÜR2
NÜR3
ZOL2
Points
1
Bernd Schneider
1
13
1
1
1
1
1
1
140
2
Joachim Winkelhock
9
10
2
2
2
2
2
1
98
3
Hanspeter Kaufmann
3
1
3
Ret
2
7
Ret
4
7
77
4
Víctor Rosso
4
2
Ret
Ret
3
8
3
5
Ret
60
5
Otto Rensing
6
5
5
4
5
Ret
9
15
4
52
6
Harald Huysman
16
3
4
3
7
5
10
Ret
Ret
47
7
Frank Biela
2
14
9
Ret
9
6
6
16
2
46
8
Peter Zakowski
8
4
Ret
5
13
4
Ret
7
6
41
9
David Coyne
5
Ret
Ret
Ret
3
4
8
33
10
Tomi Luhtanen
10
6
6
15
14
Ret
Ret
3
5
33
11
Eric van de Poele
12
DNS
8
6
5
14
3
29
12
Michael Roppes
7
Ret
13
Ret
6
Ret
7
12
14
13
Wolfgang Kaufmann
13
9
7
7
8
13
14
Csaba Kesjár
11
12
14
11
4
10
12
10
12
15
Frank Schmickler
14
Ret
8
12
11
Ret
9
8
8
16
Cathy Muller
6
6
17
Markus Oestreich
Ret
9
8
Ret
5
18
Peter Wisskirchen
18
7
16
12
12
14
DNS
4
19
Gerhard Müller
8
3
20
Sigi Betz
17
11
12
9
15
2
21
Richard Hamann
15
Ret
10
10
11
Ret
13
2
22
Franz Binder
10
Ret
1
Eric Bellefroid
11
0
Ellen Lohr
11
0
Gianni Bianchi
13
0
Gerd Lünsmann
16
Ret
14
13
DNS
0
Stefan Fricke
Ret
17
17
13
Ret
0
Wilhelm F. Weber
20
15
15
Ret
DNS
DNS
0
André Malherbe
15
0
Johann Stelzer
Ret
16
0
Mercedes Stermitz
16
0
Werner Braun
Ret
Ret
17
0
Delia Stegemann
17
0
Stefan Lohr
18
0
Patrick Jerome
19
DNS
Ret
0
Martin Ludwig
21
0
Theo Kirchhoff
22
Ret
0
Stefan Neuberger
Ret
DNS
0
Helmut Bross
Ret
0
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Ret
0
Walter Zischg
DNS
0
Pos
Driver
NÜR1
AVU
ZOL1
HOC1
ZEL
SIE
NÜR2
NÜR3
ZOL2
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