1997_German_Formula_Three_Championship

1997 German Formula Three Championship

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The 1997 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1997 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was the 23rd edition of the German Formula Three Championship. It commenced on 26 April 1997 and ended on 15 October. Opel Team BSR driver Nick Heidfeld won the championship title after a title battle with Benetton RTL Junior's Timo Scheider.^[1]

Championship standings

B-Class

Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6
9	6	4	3	2	1

More information Pos, Driver ...

Pos	Driver	HOC		NÜR1		SAC		NOR		WUN		ZWE		SAL		LAH		NÜR2		Pts
Class A
1	Nick Heidfeld	1	1	2	3	2	6	Ret	8	12	4	5	4	1	1	2	2	1	2	224
2	Timo Scheider	3	9	1	4	1	1	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	16	5	3	3	218
3	Alexander Müller	Ret	Ret	3	2	4	Ret	15	7	1	1	7	6	11	11	1	1	5	5	147
4	Wolf Henzler	Ret	3	4	1	5	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	3	1	7	4	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	144
5	Norman Simon	16†	Ret	9	5	15	15†	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	4	3	3	3	6	4	2	1	113
6	Pierre Kaffer	5	Ret	8	8	9	5	6	10	4	Ret	1	Ret	5	6	7	7	4	4	103
7	Bas Leinders	4	2	6	6	3	2	16†	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	6	Ret	4	3	9	11	100
8	Sascha Bert	9	8	5	Ret	14	Ret	2	2	9	8	Ret	9	4	5	12	8	8	6	80
9	Tim Verbergt	2	4	7	7	Ret	Ret	4	5	5	6	6	Ret	13	10					72
10	Dominik Schwager	Ret	5	Ret	9	7	4	1	1	Ret	9			9	Ret	17†	Ret	Ret	14	68
11	Ronny Melkus							8	Ret	2	2	14	7	DNS	DNS	9	6	13	8	48
12	Tomáš Enge	7	Ret	10	13	6	14†	14	Ret	10	7	9	Ret	Ret	7	18†	9	6	12	30
13	Steffen Widmann	Ret	13	Ret	10	18†	9			7	5	11	5	12	9	10	Ret	Ret	15	26
14	Johan Stureson	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	8	12	7	9	6	11	15	Ret	8	8	13	Ret	7	Ret	26
15	Yves Olivier	11	7	17	18†	17†	8	Ret	15	14†	10	10	8	Ret	13	Ret	DNS	11	7	16
16	Lucas Luhr											13	10	10	18	5	Ret	12	13	10
17	Tim Coronel	8	6	13	12	11	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	12							10
18	Luciano Crespi	6	Ret			13	10	9	Ret											9
19	Andreas Scheld	18	Ret	11	17	10	7	11	11	Ret	Ret					Ret	14	14	9	7
20	Tim Bergmeister											12	11	15	12	8	10	10	10	6
21	Michael Stelzig	13	10	15	Ret															1
22	Jaroslav Kostelecký	12	12	14	14	12	11	12	14	Ret	Ret	19†	13	18	14	11	12	17	16	0
23	Michael Becker	17	11	16	16	16	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	12	18	14	14	Ret	Ret	11	16	18	0
24	Jarosław Wierczuk	14	DNS	12	11	19†	13†	13	12	13†	Ret	17	15†	16	16			15	19†	0
25	Marcin Biernacki									11	13			19	17	14	Ret			0
26	Nikolaos Stremmenos													17	Ret	Ret	13			0
27	Riccardo Moscatelli											Ret	Ret	Ret	15	15	15			0
28	Roman Truschev	15	Ret	Ret	15															0
29	Tom Schwister																	18	17	0
30	Leoš Prokopec																	19	Ret	0
Class B
1	Jaroslav Kostelecký	12	12	14	14	12	11	12	14	Ret	Ret	19†	13	18	14	11	12	17	16	111
2	Michael Becker	17	11	16	16	16	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	12	18	14	14	Ret	Ret	11	16	18	83
3	Luciano Crespi	6	Ret			13	10	9	Ret											33
4	Marcin Biernacki									11	13			19	17	14	Ret			30
5	Michael Stelzig	13	10	15	Ret															19
6	Jarosław Wierczuk	14	DNS	12	11	19†	13†	13	12	13†	Ret	17	15†	16	16			15	19†	13
7	Nikolaos Stremmenos													17	Ret	Ret	13			10
8	Roman Truschev	15	Ret	Ret	15															9
Pos	Driver	HOC		NÜR1		SAC		NOR		WUN		ZWE		SAL		LAH		NÜR2		Pts

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

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

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1997_German_Formula_Three_Championship

1997 German Formula Three Championship

Teams and drivers

Race calendar and results

Championship standings

A-Class

B-Class

Junior-Pokal (Rookie) standings

See also

References

External links

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Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	B Class Winner
1	R1	Hockenheimring	26 April	Alexander Müller	Nick Heidfeld	Nick Heidfeld	Opel Team BSR	Luciano Crespi
1	R2	Hockenheimring	27 April	Nick Heidfeld	Nick Heidfeld	Nick Heidfeld	Opel Team BSR	Michael Stelzig
2	R2	Nürburgring	24 May	Alexander Müller	Nick Heidfeld	Timo Scheider	Benetton RTL Junior Team	Jaroslav Kostelecký
2	R2	Nürburgring	24 May	Timo Scheider	Dominik Schwager	Wolf Henzler	Josef Kaufmann Racing	Jaroslav Kostelecký
3	R1	Sachsenring	14 June	Bas Leinders	Nick Heidfeld	Timo Scheider	Benetton RTL Junior Team	Jaroslav Kostelecký
3	R2	Sachsenring	15 June	Timo Scheider	Timo Scheider	Timo Scheider	Benetton RTL Junior Team	Luciano Crespi
4	R1	Norisring	28 June	Bas Leinders	Alexander Müller	Dominik Schwager	Benetton RTL Junior Team	Luciano Crespi
4	R2	Norisring	29 June	Dominik Schwager	Norman Simon	Dominik Schwager	Benetton RTL Junior Team	Jaroslav Kostelecký
5	R1	Wunstorf	12 July	Wolf Henzler	Bas Leinders	Alexander Müller	Benetton RTL Junior Team	Marcin Biernacki
5	R2	Wunstorf	13 July	Alexander Müller	Timo Scheider	Alexander Müller	Benetton RTL Junior Team	Michael Becker
6	R1	Zweibrücken	9 August	Wolf Henzler	Pierre Kaffer	Pierre Kaffer	Trella Motorsport	Michael Becker
6	R2	Zweibrücken	10 August	Pierre Kaffer	Nick Heidfeld	Wolf Henzler	Josef Kaufmann Racing	Jaroslav Kostelecký
7	R1	Salzburgring	23 August	Nick Heidfeld	Timo Scheider	Nick Heidfeld	Opel Team BSR	Michael Becker
7	R2	Salzburgring	24 August	Nick Heidfeld	Nick Heidfeld	Nick Heidfeld	Opel Team BSR	Jaroslav Kostelecký
8	R1	Regio-Ring	5 September	Tomáš Enge	Norman Simon	Alexander Müller	Benetton RTL Junior Team	Jaroslav Kostelecký
8	R2	Regio-Ring	6 September	Alexander Müller	Norman Simon	Alexander Müller	Benetton RTL Junior Team	Michael Becker
9	R1	Nürburgring	4 October	Nick Heidfeld	Nick Heidfeld	Nick Heidfeld	Opel Team BSR	Jarosław Wierczuk
9	R2	Nürburgring	5 October	Nick Heidfeld	Pierre Kaffer	Norman Simon	GM Jordan F3 Team	Jaroslav Kostelecký