The 1982 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1982 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars 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 28 March at Nürburgring and ended at Kassel-Calden on 3 October after ten rounds.

Volkswagen Motorsport driver John Nielsen became first Danish champion of the German Formula Three Championship. He dominated the championship, finishing ahead of all of his championship rivals in all seven races he was able to finish. His main title rival Bruno Eichmann had only won race at Salzburgring which wasn't attended by Nielsen. Gerhard Berger completed the top-three in the drivers standings. Franz Konrad was the only other driver who won race in the season.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entry List[2]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Bertram Schäfer Racing	1	Bruno Eichmann	Ralt RT3/299	Toyota	All
	2	Kris Nissen	Ralt RT3/214		6–7
Euroracing	1	Oscar Larrauri	Euroracing 101/2	Alfa Romeo	1, 10
	2	Emanuele Pirro	Euroracing 101/1		1, 10
SAR	2	Dieter Heinzelmann	Ralt RT3	Toyota	3
Produktiv Fachmessen Prenner von Prikranyi	3	Theodor Erhard	March	Toyota	3
Konrad Racing	3	Franz Konrad	March 803B/1	Toyota	5–10
Equipe Serge Saulnier	3	Didier Theys	Martini MK37	Alfa Romeo	1, 10
Druck Chemie — Partner der Druckindustrie	4	Helmut Bross	Ralt RT3/214	Toyota	1–2, 4, 8–10
		Harald Brutschin			5
	5	Henning Hagenbauer	Ralt RT3		2
Jac Nellemann	4	Henri Ronnberg	March 813	Toyota	4–7
Maurice Roger	5	Maurice Roger	Chevron B47/47–79–02	Toyota	8–9
	26	Herve Roger			10
Anson Racing Cars	5	Claudio Langes	Anson SA3C/004	Toyota	1
Total	6	Alain Ferté	Martini MK37	Alfa Romeo	1
	7	Philippe Alliot	Martini MK37		1
EMCO Motorsport Austria	6	Walter Lechner	Ralt RT3	Toyota	3
Scuderia Calanda	6	Jakob Bordoli	Martini MK31/003	Toyota	1, 10
Nicky Nufer	7	Nicky Nufer	Ralt RT3/202	Toyota	All
Josef Kaufmann Racing	7	Arie Luyendijk	Martini MK31	Toyota	8–9
	8	Josef Kaufmann	Martini MK34/016		1–7, 9–10
	9	Gerhard Berger	Martini MK37	Alfa Romeo	All
Neil Trundle Racing	7	Enrique Benamo	Ralt RT3	Toyota	10
Formel Rennsport Club	8	Jo Zeller	Ralt RT3/234	Toyota	1, 10
	11	Bruno Huber	Argo JM1/006-F3		5, 10
	35	Jürg-Pascal Vogt	Martini MK37		5
	36	Hanspeter Kaufmann	March 803		2
Bruno Corradi	9	Bruno Corradi	Ralt RT3	Alfa Romeo	10
Uwe Teuscher	10	Uwe Teuscher	March 793	Toyota	4–9
Ake Jansson	11	Ake Jansson	Ralt RT3	Toyota	9
Royal Corps of Transport Racing with Mendel	12	Bob Birrell	March 813/6	Toyota	7
Erwin Derichs	12	Jürgen Endres	Derichs D380/01	Toyota	9
EMSC Bitburg	14	Manfred Hebben	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–3, 6, 8–10
Peter Katsarski	15	Peter Katsarski	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1–8
Rudi Seher	16	Rudi Seher	March 793	Toyota	2, 4–6, 10
Leo Andersson	16	Leo Andersson	Ralt RT3/197	Toyota	7
Duscholux Racing Team	17	Donald Bradway	March 813	Alfa Romeo	1–9
Penthouse Racing Team	18	Thomas von Löwis	March 813	Alfa Romeo	All
Peter Wisskirchen	19	Peter Wisskirchen	Ralt RT3	Toyota	All
Sinziger Mineralbrunnen	20	Bernd Suckow	Chevron B47	Toyota	1–2, 6, 8–9
	25	Heinrich Heintz	Ralt RT1/23	Toyota	1, 6, 8–10
Jan Thoelke	21	Jan Thoelke	Argo JM10	Toyota	1, 3, 5–10
Scuderia Colonia	23	Willi Hüsgen	Maco 376/M013	Toyota	6, 9
Ignazio Rizza	26	Ignazio Rizza	March 743/3	BMW	2, 9
Pierre-Alain Lombardi	27	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	Ralt RT3/174	Toyota	1
Ursula Ortmann — Ortmann F3 Team	27	Karl Hasenbichler	March 813/8	Toyota	1, 3–5
Vesuvio Racing	27	Roberto Ravaglia	Dallara F382	Alfa Romeo	1, 10
	44	Paolo Giangrossi	Ralt RT3/283		1
Hubert Grün	28	Hubert Grün	March	BMW	5, 9
Ecurie La Meute	29	Louis Maulini	March 803/12	Toyota	1
Trivellato Racing Team	29	Giulio Regosa	Dallara F382	Alfa Romeo	10
	40	Claudio Langes	Dallara F382		10
Volkswagen Motorsport	30	John Nielsen	Ralt RT3/281	Volkswagen	1–2, 4–10
Team Maredo Steak&Salat	31	Hans-Peter Pandur	Ralt RT3	Toyota	All
Sachs Sporting	33	Michael Kahnt Sachs Sporting	Ralt RT3	Toyota	2
Karl-Heinz Soll	33	Karl-Heinz Soll	Ralt RT1	Toyota	4
Rudi Seher	33	Erich Leitner	Chevron B43	Toyota	5
Henning Hagenbauer	36	Henning Hagenbauer	Ralt RT3	Toyota	1, 3–4
MSV Osann-Monzel	36	Arnold Wagner	Ralt RT1		6, 9
Thorbjörn Carlsson	41	Thorbjörn Carlsson	Ralt RT3/244	Toyota	1

Calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	28 March	XVII. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen
2	Hockenheim, West Germany	Hockenheimring	3 April	AvD Deutschland-Trophäe "Jim Clark Rennen"
3	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgring	23 May	10. ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen
4	Wunstorf, West Germany	Wunstorf	6 June	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
5	Erding, West Germany	Erding	4 July	5. ADAC-Flugplatz-Rennen Erding
6	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	18 July	ADAC-H.G.Bürger-Gedächtnisrennen — Preis von Luxembourg
7	Diepholz, West Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	1 August	15. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
8	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	22 August	16. ADAC Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen"
9	Nürburg, West Germany	Nürburgring	26 September	IX. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint'
10	Kassel, West Germany	Kassel Airport	3 October	ADAC-Hessen-Preis

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Nürburgring	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Oscar Larrauri	Euroracing
2	Hockenheimring	Bruno Eichmann	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
3	Salzburgring	Bruno Eichmann	Bruno Eichmann	Bruno Eichmann	Bertram Schäfer Racing
4	Wunstorf	Bruno Eichmann	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
5	Erding	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
6	Nürburgring	John Nielsen	Franz Konrad	Franz Konrad	Konrad Racing
7	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
8	Circuit Zolder	Bruno Eichmann	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport
9	Nürburgring	John Nielsen	Franz Konrad	Franz Konrad	Konrad Racing
10	Kassel Airport	Oscar Larrauri	Oscar Larrauri	Emanuele Pirro	Euroracing

Championship standings

• Points are awarded as follows:

Pos Driver NÜR1 HOC SAL WUN ERD NÜR2 DIE ZOL NÜR3 KAS Points 1 John Nielsen 3 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 Ret 4 140 2 Bruno Eichmann Ret 2 1 2 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 8 110 3 Gerhard Berger 16 6 4 3 5 Ret 10 3 4 9 83 4 Josef Kaufmann 12 3 3 7 Ret 2 9 3 15 78 5 Franz Konrad 6 1 7 8 1 11 63 6 Hans-Peter Pandur 23 Ret 5 5 9 3 3 4 6 Ret 59 7 Helmut Bross 14 4 4 7 2 12 57 8 Thomas von Löwis 21 10 6 16 4 Ret 5 5 8 10 52 9 Peter Wisskirchen 22 12 8 6 8 4 6 6 7 16 45 10 Rudi Seher 9 10 3 12 Ret 18 11 Peter Katsarski Ret 7 7 12 7 7 Ret Ret 18 12 Manfred Hebben 19 11 Ret Ret Ret DNS 5 18 17 13 Henning Hagenbauer 17 5 12 14 16 14 Walter Lechner 2 15 15 Uwe Teuscher 11 Ret 5 11 Ret DNS 11 16 Donald Bradway DNQ Ret Ret 15 13 9 13 10 Ret 7 17 Nicky Nufer DNQ 13 10 9 15 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 18 Karl Hasenbichler 20 9 17 Ret 6 19 Jan Thoelke 24 Ret Ret 11 DNS 9 Ret Ret 4 20 Jürgen Endres 9 2 21 Willi Husgen 13 10 1 Hubert Grün 15 11 0 Dieter Heinzelmann 11 0 Heinrich Heintz DNQ 14 14 13 Ret 0 Bernd Suckow DNQ DNS Ret 13 DNS 0 Karl-Heinz Soll 13 0 Erich Leitner 14 0 Michael Kahnt Ret 0 Theodor Erhard Ret 0 Harald Brutschin Ret 0 Erich Rostek DNS 0 Erwin Derichs DNS 0 Herbert Rostek DNS 0 Jürgen Kurze DNS 0 Arnold Wagner DNS Ret 0 Wolfgang Simon DNQ 0 Karl Schäfer DNQ DNS 0 Harald Tonat DNQ 0 Urs Dudler DNQ DNS 0 Jean-Pierre Trachsel DNQ 0 Herbert Lingmann DNQ DNS 0 guest drivers ineligible to score points Emanuele Pirro 4 1 0 Oscar Larrauri 1 Ret 0 Jo Zeller 13 2 0 Alain Ferté 2 0 Enrique Benamo 3 0 Henri Ronnberg 7 11 6 4 0 Didier Theys 5 6 0 Philippe Alliot 6 0 Roberto Ravaglia 7 7 0 Kris Nissen 8 9 0 Paolo Giangrossi 8 0 Hanspeter Kaufmann 8 0 Claudio Langes 9 5 0 Thorbjörn Carlsson 10 0 Jürg-Pascal Vogt 10 0 Jakob Bordoli 11 14 0 Maurice Roger 11 12 0 Leo Andersson 11 0 Bruno Huber 12 17 0 Arie Luyendijk 12 Ret 0 Bruno Corradi 13 0 Pierre-Alain Lombardi 14 0 Ake Jansson 14 0 Bob Birrell 15 0 Louis Maulini 18 0 Herve Roger 19 0 Ignazio Rizza Ret DNS 0 Giulio Regosa Ret 0 Alexandre Neefs DNS 0 Pos Driver NÜR1 HOC SAL WUN ERD NÜR2 DIE ZOL NÜR3 KAS 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