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
Championship standings
- Points are awarded as follows:
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
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| 20
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15
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12
|
10
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8
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
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| Pos
|
Driver
|
NÜR1
|
NÜR2
|
SAL
|
HOC
|
FRE
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NÜR2
|
KAS
|
ZOL
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Willi Sommer
|
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
|
| 2
|
Manfred Mohr
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
2
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
|
| 3
|
Dieter Kern
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
3
|
79
|
| 4
|
Rudolf Dötsch
|
4
|
6
|
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
|
| 5
|
Willi Deutsch
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
|
| 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 classification
|
| Blue |
Non-points classification
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Retired, not classified (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
|
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