1997 German Formula Three Championship

Auto race November 2024 1997 German Formula Three Championship 1996 1998 The 1997 German Formula Three Championship (de 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.http://www.pitpass.com/src/drivers/heidfeld.php Biography Pitpass.com 19 February 2012 Teams and drivers 1997 Entry Listhttp://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1997/132 Fotos 1997 Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft formel3guide.com German 19 February 2012 Team No. Car number Driver Chassis Engine Status Rounds Class A CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team 1 DEU Timo Scheider Dallara 397/002 Opel Rookie All 2 DEU Dominik Schwager Dallara 397/045 1–5, 7–9 3 DEU Alexander Müller Dallara 397/023 Rookie All DEU Opel Team BSR 4 DEU Nick Heidfeld Dallara 397/049 Opel All 5 DEU Sascha Bert Dallara 397/029 All 6 BEL Tim Verbergt Dallara 397/003 All 7 CZE Tomáš Enge Dallara 397/030 Rookie All 22 DEU Andreas Scheld Dallara 397/003 8–9 DEU GM Jordan F3 Team 8 DEU Norman Simon Dallara 397/052 Opel Rookie All 9 DEU Steffen Widmann Dallara 397/054 1–3 DEU Josef Kaufmann Racing Martini MK73/05 Opel 5–9 12 DEU Wolf Henzler Martini MK73/02 All 14 POL Jarosław Wierczuk Martini MK73/01 1–7 36 DEU Tom Schwister 9 DEU Trella Motorsport 10 DEU Pierre Kaffer Dallara 396/012 Opel Rookie All SWE IPS Motorsport 16 SWE Johan Stureson Dallara 397/046 Opel All BEL JB Motorsport Boxy's Jeans 17 BEL Yves Olivier Dallara 397/007 Opel All GRC Tokmakidis Motorsport 18 NLD Tim Coronel Dallara 397/018 Opel Rookie 1–6 NLD Van Amersfoort Racing 20 BEL Bas Leinders Dallara 397/009 Opel Rookie All DEU GM Motorsport 21 DEU Tim Bergmeister Dallara 397/062 Opel 6–9 25 DEU Ronny Melkus Dallara 395/033 4 Dallara 397/054 5 Dallara 397/051 6–9 DEU KUG ELU Motorsport 22 DEU Andreas Scheld Dallara 397/051 Opel 1–5 DEU MKL F3 Racing 27 DEU Lucas Luhr Dallara 397/056 Opel All ITA Olympia Sport System 30 ITA Riccardo Moscatelli Dallara 397/057 Opel 6–8 CZE Leoš Prokopec 31 CZE Leoš Prokopec Dallara 397/047 Fiat 9 Class B CZE TKF Racing 50 ARG Luciano Crespi Dallara 396/022 Opel 1, 3–4 56 POL Marcin Biernacki 5, 7–8 59 POL Jarosław Wierczuk 9 CZE Chemopetrol Mus Team F3 Racing 51 CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký Dallara 396/023 Opel Rookie All GRC Tokmakidis Motorsport 55 DEU Michael Stelzig Dallara 395/071 Opel Rookie All 58 GRC Nikolaos Stremmenos Dallara 395/071 7–8 DEU GM Motorsport 52 DEU Michael Becker Dallara 395/062 Opel Rookie All 53 RUS Roman Truschev Dallara 395/033 1–2 Icon Class Rookie Rookie Race calendar and results The series supported the ADAC events at all nine rounds.http://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1997 Saison 1997 formel3guide.com German 19 February 2012 With the exception of round at Salzuburg in Austria, all rounds took place on German soil. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team B Class Winner 1 R1 Hockenheimring 26 April DEU Alexander Müller DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Opel Team BSR ARG Luciano Crespi R2 27 April DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Opel Team BSR DEU Michael Stelzig 2 R2 Nürburgring 24 May DEU Alexander Müller DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Timo Scheider CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký R2 24 May DEU Timo Scheider DEU Dominik Schwager DEU Wolf Henzler DEU Josef Kaufmann Racing CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký 3 R1 Sachsenring 14 June BEL Bas Leinders DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Timo Scheider CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký R2 15 June DEU Timo Scheider DEU Timo Scheider DEU Timo Scheider CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team ARG Luciano Crespi 4 R1 Norisring 28 June BEL Bas Leinders DEU Alexander Müller DEU Dominik Schwager CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team ARG Luciano Crespi R2 29 June DEU Dominik Schwager DEU Norman Simon DEU Dominik Schwager CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký 5 R1 Wunstorf 12 July DEU Wolf Henzler BEL Bas Leinders DEU Alexander Müller CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team POL Marcin Biernacki R2 13 July DEU Alexander Müller DEU Timo Scheider DEU Alexander Müller CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team DEU Michael Becker 6 R1 Zweibrücken 9 August DEU Wolf Henzler DEU Pierre Kaffer DEU Pierre Kaffer DEU Trella Motorsport DEU Michael Becker R2 10 August DEU Pierre Kaffer DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Wolf Henzler DEU Josef Kaufmann Racing CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký 7 R1 Salzburgring 23 August DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Timo Scheider DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Opel Team BSR DEU Michael Becker R2 24 August DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Opel Team BSR CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký 8 R1 Regio-Ring 5 September CZE Tomáš Enge DEU Norman Simon DEU Alexander Müller CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký R2 6 September DEU Alexander Müller DEU Norman Simon DEU Alexander Müller CHE Benetton RTL Junior Team DEU Michael Becker 9 R1 Nürburgring 4 October DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Opel Team BSR POL Jarosław Wierczuk R2 5 October DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Pierre Kaffer DEU Norman Simon DEU GM Jordan F3 Team CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký 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 B-Class Points are awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Driver HOC NÜR1 SAC NOR WUN ZWE SAL LAH NÜR2 Pts Class A 1 DEU Nick Heidfeld 1 1 2 3 2 6 Ret 8 12 4 5 4 1 1 2 2 1 2 224 2 DEU Timo Scheider 3 9 1 4 1 1 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 16 5 3 3 218 3 DEU Alexander Müller Ret Ret 3 2 4 Ret 15 7 1 1 7 6 11 11 1 1 5 5 147 4 DEU Wolf Henzler Ret 3 4 1 5 3 3 3 Ret Ret 3 1 7 4 3 Ret Ret Ret 144 5 DEU Norman Simon 16† Ret 9 5 15 15† Ret 6 Ret Ret 4 3 3 3 6 4 2 1 113 6 DEU Pierre Kaffer 5 Ret 8 8 9 5 6 10 4 Ret 1 Ret 5 6 7 7 4 4 103 7 BEL Bas Leinders 4 2 6 6 3 2 16† Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 6 Ret 4 3 9 11 100 8 DEU Sascha Bert 9 8 5 Ret 14 Ret 2 2 9 8 Ret 9 4 5 12 8 8 6 80 9 BEL Tim Verbergt 2 4 7 7 Ret Ret 4 5 5 6 6 Ret 13 10 72 10 DEU Dominik Schwager Ret 5 Ret 9 7 4 1 1 Ret 9 9 Ret 17† Ret Ret 14 68 11 DEU Ronny Melkus 8 Ret 2 2 14 7 DNS DNS 9 6 13 8 48 12 CZE Tomáš Enge 7 Ret 10 13 6 14† 14 Ret 10 7 9 Ret Ret 7 18† 9 6 12 30 13 DEU Steffen Widmann Ret 13 Ret 10 18† 9 7 5 11 5 12 9 10 Ret Ret 15 26 14 SWE Johan Stureson 10 Ret Ret DNS 8 12 7 9 6 11 15 Ret 8 8 13 Ret 7 Ret 26 15 BEL Yves Olivier 11 7 17 18† 17† 8 Ret 15 14† 10 10 8 Ret 13 Ret DNS 11 7 16 16 DEU Lucas Luhr 13 10 10 18 5 Ret 12 13 10 17 NLD Tim Coronel 8 6 13 12 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 16 12 10 18 ARG Luciano Crespi 6 Ret 13 10 9 Ret 9 19 DEU Andreas Scheld 18 Ret 11 17 10 7 11 11 Ret Ret Ret 14 14 9 7 20 DEU Tim Bergmeister 12 11 15 12 8 10 10 10 6 21 DEU Michael Stelzig 13 10 15 Ret 1 22 CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký 12 12 14 14 12 11 12 14 Ret Ret 19† 13 18 14 11 12 17 16 0 23 DEU Michael Becker 17 11 16 16 16 Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 18 14 14 Ret Ret 11 16 18 0 24 POL Jarosław Wierczuk 14 DNS 12 11 19† 13† 13 12 13† Ret 17 15† 16 16 15 19† 0 25 POL Marcin Biernacki 11 13 19 17 14 Ret 0 26 GRC Nikolaos Stremmenos 17 Ret Ret 13 0 27 ITA Riccardo Moscatelli Ret Ret Ret 15 15 15 0 28 RUS Roman Truschev 15 Ret Ret 15 0 29 DEU Tom Schwister 18 17 0 30 CZE Leoš Prokopec 19 Ret 0 Class B 1 CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký 12 12 14 14 12 11 12 14 Ret Ret 19† 13 18 14 11 12 17 16 111 2 DEU Michael Becker 17 11 16 16 16 Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 18 14 14 Ret Ret 11 16 18 83 3 ARG Luciano Crespi 6 Ret 13 10 9 Ret 33 4 POL Marcin Biernacki 11 13 19 17 14 Ret 30 5 DEU Michael Stelzig 13 10 15 Ret 19 6 POL Jarosław Wierczuk 14 DNS 12 11 19† 13† 13 12 13† Ret 17 15† 16 16 15 19† 13 7 GRC Nikolaos Stremmenos 17 Ret Ret 13 10 8 RUS Roman Truschev 15 Ret Ret 15 9 Pos Driver HOC NÜR1 SAC NOR WUN ZWE SAL LAH NÜR2 Pts Junior-Pokal (Rookie) standings Driver Points 1 DEU Timo Scheider 163 2 DEU Alexander Müller 116 3 BEL Bas Leinders 97 4 DEU Norman Simon 91 5 DEU Pierre Kaffer 90 6 CZE Tomáš Enge 62 7 NLD Tim Coronel 21 8 CZE Jaroslav Kostelecký 18 9 DEU Michael Becker 10 10 DEU Michael Stelzig 3Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest Lap † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. See also 1997 Masters of Formula 3 References External links http://www.formel3.de/index.php en de Category:German Formula Three Championship seasons Formula Three German Formula 3