1992 German Formula Three Championship

The 1992 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1992 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 4 April at Zolder and ended at Hockenheim on 11 October after thirteen double-header rounds.

Opel Team WTS driver Pedro Lamy became the first and only Portuguese champion. He won eleven races and scored another seven podium finishes on his way to championship title. Marco Werner finished as runner-up, losing the title battle after the retirement from the penultimate race of the season. Sascha Maassen was victorious at Wunstorf and Alemannenring. Diogo Castro Santos and Philipp Peter completed the top-five in the drivers' championship. Michael Krumm and Jörg Müller were the other race winners. Christian Abt clinched the B-Cup championship title.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entry List^[2]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Class A
Volkswagen Motorsport	1	Diogo Castro Santos	Ralt RT36/950	Volkswagen	All
Volkswagen Motorsport	2	Sascha Maassen	Ralt RT36/956	Volkswagen	All
Beru Zündtechnik Racing Team — GM Motorsport	3	Marco Werner	Ralt RT36/980	Opel	All
Beru Zündtechnik Racing Team — GM Motorsport	4	Michael Krumm	Ralt RT36/926	Opel	All
ONS Nachwuchsteam — Bongers Motorsport	5	Jörg Müller	Reynard 923/014	Opel	All
Opel Team WTS	7	Markus Liesner	Reynard 923/008	Opel	All
Opel Team WTS	8	Pedro Lamy	Reynard 923/005	Opel	All
Vienna Racing Team	9	Peter Kox	Eufra 391/03	Mugen-Honda	4
Vienna Racing Team	9	Frank Krämer	Eufra 391/03	Mugen-Honda	6-8
Opel Team Schübel	11	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Dallara 392/046	Opel	All
Opel Team Schübel	12	Russell Ingall	Dallara 392/045	Opel	All
RSM Marko	14	Patrick Vallant	Reynard 923/010	Alfa Romeo	1-4, 6-13
	14	Marc Hessel	Reynard 923/010		5
	15	Claudia Hürtgen	Reynard 923/011		All
Jacques Isler Racing	16	Philipp Peter	Dallara 392/021	Alfa Romeo	All
	17	Jacques Isler	Dallara 392/039		1-2
	21	Peter Aslund			4-5
		Mercedes Stermitz			7-11
		Dino Lamby			12-13
AHS Motorsport	18	Martin Santner	Ralt RT36/984	Alfa Romeo	1-4, 7-8, 11-13
		Pekka Herva			5, 10
		Hilton Cowie			6
Nomag Racing	19	Franc ten Wolde	Van Diemen RF92	Mugen-Honda	1-6
Team KMS	22	Ruedi Schurter	Dallara 392/036	Opel	6-7
Team KMS	22	Danny Pfeil	Dallara 392/036	Opel	13
RC Motorsport	23	Mario Andrea Vismara	Dallara 392/028	Opel	12
RC Motorsport	24	Massimiliano Angelelli	Dallara 392/020	Opel	12
Class B
Beru Zündtechnik Racing Team — GM Motorsport	50	Frank Kremer	Ralt RT35/876	Opel	All
Abt Motorsport	51	Christian Abt	Ralt RT35/892	Volkswagen	All
Svend Hansen	52	Svend Hansen	Ralt RT33/802	Volkswagen	All
Tomas Karhanek	53	Tomas Karhanek	Reynard 913/006	Opel	5-6, 8
A&M Computer	54	Rene Wartmann	Dallara 391/038	Volkswagen	2-10
A&M Computer	54	Claudia Kreuzsaler	Dallara 391/038	Volkswagen	12-13
Thomas Wagner	60	Thomas Wagner	Reynard 873/061	Volkswagen	3, 5-6
Franz Binder	61	Franz Binder	Reynard 913/007	Opel	9, 12-13
Albrecht Trautzburg	62	Albrecht Trautzburg	Reynard 863/039	Volkswagen	10
H&R Spezialfedern — Lohmann Motorsport	63	Marian Hamprecht	Dallara 389/020	Volkswagen	10, 13
Team KMS	64	Thomas Bleiner	Dallara 391/011	Opel	6
		Hanspeter Kaufmann			7
		Rene Wartmann			11-13
MCM Motor Car Saxxon	65	Renato Prioli	Eufra 390/03	Opel	7
MCM Motor Car Saxxon	65	Guido Daccò	Eufra 390/03	Opel	10
Günter Aberer	66	Günter Aberer	Dallara 389/049	Volkswagen	10
Kurt Fischer	69	Kurt Fischer	Ralt RT34/818	Volkswagen	7-8, 12
Franz Wöss	70	Franz Wöss	Ralt RT35/884	Volkswagen	All
Josef Neuhauser	75	Josef Neuhauser	Reynard 903/014	Volkswagen	1-4, 7-8
Joachim Ryschka	77	Joachim Ryschka	Reynard 903/038	Volkswagen	1-4, 7-8, 10, 12
Fred Goddard Racing	78	Stephen Watson	Ralt RT34/859	Mugen-Honda	13
	79	Steven Arnold	Ralt RT35/870		13
	80	Hilton Cowie	Reynard 913/001		13

Calendar

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	4 April	XXIII. AvD "Bergischer Löwe"
1	R2	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	Circuit Zolder	5 April	XXIII. AvD "Bergischer Löwe"
2	R1	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	18 April	54. ADAC Eifelrennen
2	R2	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	19 April	54. ADAC Eifelrennen
3	R1	Wunstorf, Germany	Wunstorf	2 May	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
3	R2	Wunstorf, Germany	Wunstorf	3 May	ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
4	R1	Berlin, Germany	AVUS	9 May	ADAC-Avus-Rennen
4	R2	Berlin, Germany	AVUS	10 May	ADAC-Avus-Rennen
5	R1	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	16 May	ADAC Bilstein Supersprint
5	R2	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	17 May	ADAC Bilstein Supersprint
6	R1	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	23 May	AvD/MAC Rennsport-Festival
6	R2	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	25 May	AvD/MAC Rennsport-Festival
7	R1	Nuremberg, Germany	Norisring	27 June	ADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg"
7	R2	Nuremberg, Germany	Norisring	28 June	ADAC-Norisring-Trophäe "200 Meilen von Nürnberg"
8	R1	Brno, Czechoslovakia	Masaryk Circuit	11 July	Grand Prix Brno "AvD East/West Rennen Brünn""
8	R2	Brno, Czechoslovakia	Masaryk Circuit	12 July	Grand Prix Brno "AvD East/West Rennen Brünn""
9	R1	Diepholz, Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	15 August	25. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
9	R2	Diepholz, Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	16 August	25. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz
10	R1	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	22 August	ADAC Formel Festival
10	R2	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	23 August	ADAC Formel Festival
11	R1	Singen, Germany	Alemannenring	5 September	2. ADAC-Preis Singen
11	R2	Singen, Germany	Alemannenring	6 September	2. ADAC-Preis Singen
12	R1	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	19 September	ADAC Großer Preis der Tourenwagen
12	R2	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	20 September	ADAC Großer Preis der Tourenwagen
13	R1	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	10 October	DMV-Preis Hockenheim
13	R2	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	11 October	DMV-Preis Hockenheim

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	B Class Winner
1	R1	Circuit Zolder	Jörg Müller	Marco Werner	Marco Werner	GM Motorsport	Frank Kremer
1	R2	Circuit Zolder	Marco Werner	Jörg Müller	Michael Krumm	GM Motorsport	Svend Hansen
2	R1	Nürburgring	Philipp Peter	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Svend Hansen
2	R2	Nürburgring	Pedro Lamy	Sascha Maassen	Sascha Maassen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Christian Abt
3	R1	Wunstorf	Pedro Lamy	Marco Werner	Sascha Maassen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Christian Abt
3	R2	Wunstorf	Sascha Maassen	Jörg Müller	Michael Krumm	G+M Escom Motorsport	Svend Hansen
4	R1	AVUS	Philipp Peter	Marco Werner	Jörg Müller	Bongers Motorsport	Svend Hansen
4	R2	AVUS	Jörg Müller	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Frank Kremer
5	R1	Nürburgring	Marco Werner	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Christian Abt
5	R2	Nürburgring	Pedro Lamy	Marco Werner	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Christian Abt
6	R1	Hockenheimring	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Frank Kremer
6	R2	Hockenheimring	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Diogo Castro Santos	Volkswagen Motorsport	Frank Kremer
7	R1	Norisring	Diogo Castro Santos	Marco Werner	Diogo Castro Santos	Volkswagen Motorsport	Christian Abt
7	R2	Norisring	Diogo Castro Santos	Sascha Maassen	Diogo Castro Santos	Volkswagen Motorsport	Rene Wartmann
8	R1	Masaryk Circuit	Pedro Lamy	Diogo Castro Santos	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Rene Wartmann
8	R2	Masaryk Circuit	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Christian Abt
9	R1	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Marco Werner	Marco Werner	Marco Werner	GM Motorsport	Rene Wartmann
9	R2	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	Marco Werner	Michael Krumm	Marco Werner	GM Motorsport	Rene Wartmann
10	R1	Nürburgring	Marco Werner	Marco Werner	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Christian Abt
10	R2	Nürburgring	Pedro Lamy	Marco Werner	Marco Werner	GM Motorsport	Frank Kremer
11	R1	Alemannenring	Sascha Maassen	Sascha Maassen	Sascha Maassen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Christian Abt
11	R2	Alemannenring	Sascha Maassen	Marco Werner	Sascha Maassen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Christian Abt
12	R1	Nürburgring	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Christian Abt
12	R2	Nürburgring	Pedro Lamy	Marco Werner	Marco Werner	GM Motorsport	Christian Abt
13	R1	Hockenheimring	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Steven Arnold
13	R2	Hockenheimring	Pedro Lamy	Marco Werner	Pedro Lamy	Opel Team WTS	Steven Arnold

Championship standings

A-Class

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	ZOL		NÜR1		WUN		AVU		NÜR2		HOC1		NOR		BRN		DIE		NÜR3		SIN		NÜR4		HOC2		Points
1	Pedro Lamy	Ret	5	1	16	Ret	Ret	8	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	3	4	1	2	2	2	1	Ret	1	1	340
2	Marco Werner	1	3	3	1	5	1	2	9	2	2	Ret	Ret	2	3	5	10	1	1	2	1	Ret	5	2	1	Ret	13	293
3	Sascha Maassen	Ret	6	5	8	1	4	3	5	9	7	2	3	4	4	3	4	2	2	4	4	1	1	5	4	6	3	268
4	Diogo Castro Santos	4	2	Ret	3	3	7	Ret	Ret	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	4	12	6	3	DNS	DNS	4	3	Ret	16	229
5	Philipp Peter	3	4	2	4	16	6	Ret	3	7	9	11	9	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	5	Ret	4	7	DNS	3	2	168
6	Michael Krumm	2	1	Ret	6	6	2	Ret	8	6	6	4	6	20	10	8	7	6	3	5	8	4	9	6	Ret	Ret	4	158
7	Jörg Müller	8	Ret	15	2	Ret	3	1	Ret	Ret	8	6	4	7	5	11	8	Ret	6	Ret	6	DSQ	12	24	Ret	5	7	108
8	Wolfgang Kaufmann	11	Ret	4	5	10	5	5	2	5	4	Ret	7	9	11	Ret	13	12	Ret	9	9	3	3	11	DNS	11	Ret	102
9	Russell Ingall	16	8	Ret	9	DNS	9	4	4	8	5	Ret	Ret	16	8	4	5	Ret	DNS	3	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	6	2	Ret	95
10	Markus Liesner	6	7	16	11	9	10	6	6	Ret	11	5	15	10	7	9	15	Ret	8	8	Ret	Ret	DNS	9	5	4	Ret	66
11	Patrick Vallant	5	15	Ret	10	8	Ret	DNS	DNS			7	5	14	17	7	3	10	7	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	8	9	8	53
12	Claudia Hürtgen	7	Ret	6	7	13	11	Ret	12	4	10	14	8	Ret	15	Ret	9	DNS	DNS	10	7	6	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	10	45
13	Christian Abt	13	11	11	12	2	14	Ret	14	13	15	10	Ret	11	14	13	12	8	DSQ	11	11	5	6	10	7	Ret	Ret	38
14	Massimiliano Angelelli																							3	2			27
15	Svend Hansen	Ret	9	7	13	4	8	7	11	15	17	9	13	12	16	18	17	Ret	Ret	15	16	9	Ret	14	12	15	14	27
16	Frank Kremer	12	10	10	DNS	7	13	9	10	17	19	8	11	Ret	18	Ret	16	11	11	12	10	8	10	17	19	10	11	18
17	Rene Wartmann			17	14	12	DNS	10	13	14	16	Ret	12	Ret	12	12	14	7	9	14	13	DSQ	7	15	Ret	Ret	6	17
18	Steven Arnold																									7	5	12
19	Frank Krämer											Ret	10	6	9	10	11											10
20	Ruedi Schurter											13	14	8	13							7	11					7
21	Jacques Isler	9	Ret	8	Ret																							5
22	Franz Binder																	9	10					13	9	Ret	Ret	5
23	Franc ten Wolde	DNS	DNS	Ret	18	Ret	12	Ret	7	11	13	Ret	Ret															4
24	Danny Pfeil																									8	12	3
25	Josef Neuhauser	14	14	9	15	11	16	16	Ret					15	DNS	15	21			17	Ret			21	15			2
26	Stephen Watson																									16	9	2
27	Martin Santner	10	13	14	20	14	15	11	15					Ret	20	Ret	18	13	13			Ret	DNS	19	13	14	Ret	1
28	Marc Hessel									10	12																	1
29	Joachim Ryschka	15	12	12	17							12	Ret					Ret	14	19	17	10	Ret	18	14	13	15	1
30	Mario Andrea Vismara																							12	10			1
31	Dino Lamby																							23	11	12	18	0
32	Mercedes Stermitz													17	19	Ret	19	14	16	19	14	11	DNS					0
33	Pekka Herva									12	14									18	12							0
34	Tomas Karhanek									12	18	DNS	DNS			14	20											0
35	Franz Wöss			13	19									18	21	17	23	15	15					22	16	18	19	0
36	Hanspeter Kaufmann													13	Ret													0
37	Thomas Bleiner											15	16															0
38	Kurt Fischer													19	22	16	22							DNS	17			0
39	Guido Daccò																			16	15							0
40	Thomas Wagner					15	17			DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS															0
41	Marian Hamprecht																			21	18					17	17	0
42	Claudia Kreuzsaler																							20	18	19	20	0
43	Günter Aberer																			22	19							0
	Hilton Cowie											Ret	Ret													Ret	Ret	0
	Albrecht Trautzburg																			Ret	DNS							0
	Renato Prioli													DNQ	Ret													0
	Eugen Swoboda													DNQ	DNQ													0
	Peter Aslund							Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS																	0
	Peter Kox							Ret	Ret																			0
Pos	Driver	ZOL		NÜR1		WUN		AVU		NÜR2		HOC1		NOR		BRN		DIE		NÜR3		SIN		NÜR4		HOC2		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 1992 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ "STARTERLISTE 1992 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

External links

Official website (in English and German)

[1] "Formula 3 Germany 1992 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[2] "STARTERLISTE 1992 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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