1996 German Formula Three Championship

The 1996 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1996 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was the 22nd edition of the German Formula Three Championship. It commenced on 14 April 1996 and ended on 13 October. Italian driver Jarno Trulli won the title with six wins for the Swiss Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula.[1]

1996 German Formula Three Championship
Previous: 1995 Next: 1997

Teams and drivers
1996 Entry List[2]
Team No. Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds
Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula 1 Jarno Trulli A Dallara 396 Opel All
2 Tim Bergmeister A Dallara 396 1–5
Rui Águas A 6–8
Opel Team BSR 3 Nick Heidfeld A Dallara 395 Opel All
4 Marcel Tiemann A Dallara 396 All
5 Arnd Meier A Dallara 395 All
Marko RSM 6 Rui Águas A Dallara 395 Alfa Romeo 1–2
7 Oliver Tichy A Dallara 395 1–2
Opel Team GM Motorsport 8 Manuel Gião A Dallara 396 Opel All
9 Sascha Bert A Dallara 395 1–7
10 Steffen Widmann A Dallara 395 All
Josef Kaufmann Racing 11 Wolf Henzler A Martini MK73 Opel All
Abt & Trella Motorsport 14 Tobias Schlesinger A Dallara 395 Opel 7–8
15 Christian Menzel A Dallara 395 All
16 Dirk Müller A Dallara 395 2–5
Hofmann Motorsport 14 Gianantonio Pacchioni A Dallara 395 Opel 3–5
16 Dirk Müller A Dallara 395 6
17 Emmanuel Clérico A Dallara 395 2–6
Tokmakidis Motorsport 18 Max Wilson A Dallara 395 Opel 1–2
Rui Águas A 3–5
Tim Bergmeister A 6–7
Jarosław Wierczuk A 8
19 John Barlow A Dallara 395 1
Markus Friesacher A 2–5
Richard Westbrook A 6–8
Parma Motorsport 21 Markus Friesacher A Dallara 396 Alfa Romeo 1
22 Vincent Vosse A Dallara 396 1–2
25 Tim Verbergt A Dallara 395 Fiat 6–8
Prema Powerteam 23 André Couto A Dallara 396 Fiat All
24 Max Wilson A Dallara 395 3–6
MB Racing/Autoclub Excelsior 25 Tim Wergebt A Dallara 395 Fiat 1–5
Westwood Racing 30 Klaus Graf A Dallara 395 Toyota 1–4
TKF Racing 50 Philipp Sager B Dallara 394 Opel 1–7
51 Dominik Schwager B Dallara 394 1-5
Luciano Crespi B 6–8
IPS Motorsport 52 Johan Stureson B Dallara 394 Opel All
Franz Wöss Racing 53 Jarosław Wierczuk B Dallara 393 Opel 1–7
Georg Holzer B Dallara 396 Alfa Romeo 8
54 Tobias Schlesinger B Dallara 393 Opel 1–5
Christoph Fuchs B Dallara 396 Alfa Romeo 8
63 Florian Schnitzenbaumer B Dallara 396 8
Divinol Oils 55 Mario Münch B Dallara 394 Opel All
JB Racing 56 Yves Olivier B Dallara 394 Opel All
Grand Prix Foundation 60 Dietmar Frischmann B Dallara 393 Fiat 2–3
Ingo Gerstl 65 Ingo Gerstl B Dallara 393 Opel 6
Icon Class
A A
B B

Race calendar and results
  • The series supported the International Touring Car Championship at seven rounds, with additional round at the European Grand Prix. With the exception of round at Magny-Cours in France, all rounds took place on German soil.
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team B Class Winner
1 R1 Hockenheimring 13 April Jarno Trulli not recorded[3] Jarno Trulli Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula Dominik Schwager
R2 14 April Jarno Trulli Jarno Trulli Jarno Trulli Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula Dominik Schwager
2 R Nürburgring 27 April Jarno Trulli Arnd Meier Arnd Meier Opel Team BSR Johan Stureson
3 R1 Nürburgring 11 May Rui Águas Nick Heidfeld Dirk Müller Abt & Trella Motorsport Yves Olivier
R2 12 May Dirk Müller Rui Águas Marcel Tiemann Opel Team BSR Johan Stureson
4 R1 Norisring 22 June Rui Águas Marcel Tiemann Rui Águas Tokmakidis Motorsport Dominik Schwager
R2 23 June Rui Águas Rui Águas Jarno Trulli Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula Dominik Schwager
5 R1 Diepholz Airfield Circuit 6 July Jarno Trulli Wolf Henzler Max Wilson Prema Powerteam Dominik Schwager
R2 7 July Max Wilson Emmanuel Clérico Jarno Trulli Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula Dominik Schwager
6 R1 Nürburgring 31 August Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Opel Team BSR Johan Stureson
R2 1 September Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Opel Team BSR Johan Stureson
7 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 14 September Jarno Trulli Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Opel Team BSR Johan Stureson
R2 15 September Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Arnd Meier Opel Team BSR Yves Olivier
8 R1 Hockenheimring 12 October Jarno Trulli Rui Águas Jarno Trulli Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula Johan Stureson
R2 13 October Jarno Trulli Nick Heidfeld Jarno Trulli Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula Johan Stureson

Championship standings

A-Class Standings
  • 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 HOC1 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR DIE NÜR3 MAG HOC2 Pts
1 Jarno Trulli 1 1 4 6 5 3 1 3 1 2 2 11 5 1 1 206
2 Arnd Meier 3 Ret 1 2 6 4 Ret 5 2 4 4 2 1 3 6 159
3 Nick Heidfeld 6 Ret 2 4 4 Ret 3 Ret 11 1 1 1 2 17 4 138
4 Marcel Tiemann 2 Ret 3 3 1 2 2 6 8 NC Ret 12 7 4 8 115
5 Manuel Gião 5 Ret 7 5 11 7 5 7 5 3 3 5 3 11 7 92
6 Rui Águas 14 9 DNS Ret 7 1 4 9 14 8 7 3 11 2 2 87
7 Christian Menzel 7 4 6 7 2 5 20† 16 9 5 5 16 10 7 3 82
8 Dominik Schwager 4 2 14 14 20† 8 6 8 4 47
9 Steffen Widmann Ret 10 5 10 12 11 7 DNS 12 7 6 4 4 18 Ret 44
10 Max Wilson 13 5 15 19 Ret Ret 19† 1 6 17 Ret 34
11 Wolf Henzler 10 3 9 11 Ret 12 8 13 10 12 12 6 Ret 5 Ret 33
12 Dirk Müller Ret 1 3 16 Ret 18 13 DNS DNS 32
13 André Couto Ret 11 8 16 21† 10 12 4 3 15 14 10 17 12 Ret 27
14 Tim Verbergt 12 13 Ret 13 8 9 10 Ret Ret 14 16 7 6 8 5 27
15 Emmanuel Clérico 12 8 18† 15† 9 2 7 DNS DNS 24
16 Johan Stureson Ret 17 11 21 10 13 DNS 15 18 6 9 8 Ret 9 9 16
17 Tim Bergmeister 11 6 Ret 15 Ret DNQ DNQ DNS DNS 9 8 14 13 11
18 Sascha Bert 15 8 10 Ret 9 14 11 14 16 13 10 9 Ret 9
19 Oliver Tichy 8 7 DNS 7
20 Yves Olivier 16 16 20 9 19† Ret 18 17 19 10 Ret 13 8 13 10 7
21 Richard Westbrook 11 11 17 12 6 13† 6
22 Gianantonio Pacchioni 12 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 6
23 Luciano Crespi 18 15 19 9 10 Ret 3
24 Klaus Graf 9 14 13 18 DNS Ret 14 2
25 Markus Friesacher Ret 18 18 20 16 17 16 10 15 1
26 Mario Münch 18 12 16 17 14 18 13 11 Ret 16 13 19 Ret DSQ DSQ 0
27 Florian Schnitzenbaumer 14 11 0
28 Tobias Schlesinger Ret 19 17 Ret 13 19† 15 12 17 15 14 Ret Ret 0
29 Georg Holzer 19† 12 0
30 Philipp Sager 21† 15 22 23 15 Ret 17 Ret 20 19 17 20 15 0
31 Jarosław Wierczuk 17 Ret 19 24† 22† DNQ DNQ Ret 21 20 18 Ret 16 15 Ret 0
32 Dietmar Frischmann 21 22 17 0
33 Christoph Fuchs 17 Ret 0
34 Vincent Vosse 19 20 23 0
35 Ingo Gerstl 21 19 0
36 John Barlow 20 21 0
Pos Driver HOC1 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR DIE NÜR3 MAG HOC2 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
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.

B-Class Standings
  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
9 6 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver HOC1 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR DIE NÜR3 MAG HOC2 Pts
1 Johan Stureson Ret 17 11 21 10 13 DNS 15 18 6 9 8 Ret 9 9 81
2 Dominik Schwager 4 2 14 14 20† 8 6 8 4 66
3 Yves Olivier 16 16 20 9 19† Ret 18 17 19 10 Ret 13 8 13 10 58
4 Mario Münch 18 12 16 17 14 18 13 11 Ret 16 13 19 Ret DSQ DSQ 50
5 Tobias Schlesinger Ret 19 17 Ret 13 19† 15 12 17 15 14 Ret Ret 27
6 Philipp Sager 21† 15 22 23 15 Ret 17 Ret 20 19 17 20 15 26
7 Luciano Crespi 18 15 19 9 10 Ret 26
8 Jarosław Wierczuk 17 Ret 19 24† 22† DNQ DNQ Ret 21 20 18 Ret 16 15 Ret 13
9 Florian Schnitzenbaumer 14 11 7
10 Georg Holzer 19† 12 4
11 Dietmar Frischmann 21 22 17 4
12 Christoph Fuchs 17 Ret 2
13 Ingo Gerstl 21 19 1
Pos Driver HOC1 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR DIE NÜR3 MAG HOC2 Pts

See also

References
  1. "30 Years of Formula 3 history". formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. "Fotos 1996 Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft". formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. "RENNSPORTFESTIVAL – 1.LAUF DM" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2010.

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