The 1981 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1981 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft)^[1] 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 29 March at Nürburgring and ended at the same place on 20 September after eleven rounds.

Bertram Schäfer Racing driver Frank Jelinski had successfully defended his championship crown. He won races at Wunstorf, Erding and Nürburgring. Franz Konrad lost in the title battle just by three points. Stefan Bellof completed the top-three in the drivers standings with wins at Diepholz, Hockenheim and Siegerland. Peter Schindler and 1981 FIA European Formula 3 Championship driver Oscar Larrauri were the only other drivers who won race in the season.^[2]

• Points are awarded as follows:

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Pos Driver NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN ERD SAL NÜR3 DIE ZOL HOC SIE NÜR4 Points 1 Frank Jelinski 7 1 1 4 1 2 Ret 13 2 1 135 2 Franz Konrad 10 2 3 3 2 2 3 6 3 3 2 132 3 Stefan Bellof 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 1 13 124 4 Harald Brutschin 6 3 5 5 5 4 14 DNS 2 Ret 3 93 5 Peter Schindler Ret 1 1 1 60 6 „Umberto Calvo“ Ret 2 5 4 5 4 4 60 7 Josef Kaufmann 13 6 11 10 11 6 8 8 Ret 6 4 53 8 Uwe Teuscher 12 7 12 8 13 9 12 Ret 8 5 5 44 9 Günter Gebhardt 8 4 6 6 5 DNS 36 10 Andy Wietzke 15 7 7 7 10 5 Ret 6 33 11 Bernd Wicks 6 7 10 19 Ret 7 7 10 9 29 12 Manfred Hebben 17 14 9 19 9 8 11 9 12 11 11 17 13 Peter Katsarski DNQ 7 12 14 8 13 10 8 17 14 14 Rudi Seher 15 10 13 Ret Ret 9 15 Herve Roger DNQ 13 8 14 12 10 9 15 Ret 9 16 Helmut Bross 23 Ret 9 7 Ret 6 17 Thomas Holert 16 4 18 Jürgen Schlich 9 4 19 Jochen Dauer 8 4 20 Donald Bradway DNQ 16 10 Ret 18 11 16 9 Ret 22 4 21 Peter Wisskirchen 12 13 18 Ret 9 12 3 22 Jan Thoelke 18 15 2 23 Maurice Roger DNS 11 15 21 Ret DNS 17 DNS 19 2 24 Bernd Suckow DNQ 17 14 Ret 10 2 25 Gero Fleck 19 DSQ 12 1 26 Herbert Bürgmayr 11 15 11 1 Miguel Muniz-Rizo 16 12 DNS 0 Willi Hüsgen DNQ Ret 16 15 Ret 17 13 18 0 Peter Wicks 13 15 0 Ramon Gonzales Ret 13 0 Peter Cornand DNQ 20 16 21 20 14 Ret 21 0 Gerold Hirth DNQ 19 18 17 14 0 Karl Hasenbichler 24 16 Ret Ret 0 Thomas von Löwis 14 0 Helmut Kalenborn 15 0 Albert Hamper Ret 16 0 Edgar Pohl 16 0 Johann Eisenmann 20 17 0 Hans-Joachim Hösch Ret 17 0 Heinrich Heintz 21 21 19 18 20 0 Robert Treichler 18 Ret Ret 0 Marcus Simeon 18 Ret 0 Franz Oelmayer 20 19 0 Peter Kroeber 20 0 Harald Tonat Ret 22 22 22 DNS 0 Klaus Hansert Ret 0 Herbert Lingmann DNS 0 Heinz Hermann DNS 0 Rainer Lindeken DNS DNS 0 Henning Hagenbauer DNQ 0 Georg Lorenz DNQ 0 guest drivers ineligible to score points Oscar Larrauri 1 0 Philippe Alliot 2 0 Michael Bleekemolen 2 0 Didier Theys 11 3 0 Alain Ferté 3 0 Jean-Louis Schlesser 4 0 Thorbjörn Carlsson 4 4 0 Thomas Kaiser 5 6 0 Mauro Baldi 5 0 Hanspeter Kaufmann 12 6 7 0 Denis Morin 8 0 Fabio Mancini 9 0 Pierre-Alain Lombardi 11 0 Pascal Fabre 14 0 Fredy Eschenmoser 14 0 Ignazio Rizza 22 15 0 Jo Zeller Ret 0 Philippe Streiff Ret 0 Jakob Bordoli Ret 0 Emanuele Pirro Ret 0 Hubert de Spiegelaere Ret 0 Pos Driver NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN ERD SAL NÜR3 DIE ZOL HOC SIE NÜR4 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

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