1997 German Formula Three Championship

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]

1997 German Formula Three Championship
Previous: 1996 Next: 1998

Teams and drivers
1997 Entry List[2]
Team No. Driver Class Chassis Engine Status Rounds
Benetton RTL Junior Team 1 Timo Scheider A Dallara 397/002 Opel R All
2 Dominik Schwager A Dallara 397/045 1–5, 7–9
3 Alexander Müller A Dallara 397/023 R All
Opel Team BSR 4 Nick Heidfeld A Dallara 397/049 Opel All
5 Sascha Bert A Dallara 397/029 All
6 Tim Verbergt A Dallara 397/003 All
7 Tomáš Enge A Dallara 397/030 R All
22 Andreas Scheld A Dallara 397/003 8–9
GM Jordan F3 Team 8 Norman Simon A Dallara 397/052 Opel R All
9 Steffen Widmann A Dallara 397/054 1–3
Josef Kaufmann Racing A Martini MK73/05 Opel 5–9
12 Wolf Henzler A Martini MK73/02 All
14 Jarosław Wierczuk A Martini MK73/01 1–7
36 Tom Schwister A 9
Trella Motorsport 10 Pierre Kaffer A Dallara 396/012 Opel R All
IPS Motorsport 16 Johan Stureson A Dallara 397/046 Opel All
JB Motorsport Boxy´s Jeans 17 Yves Olivier A Dallara 397/007 Opel All
Tokmakidis Motorsport 18 Tim Coronel A Dallara 397/018 Opel R 1–6
55 Michael Stelzig B Dallara 395/071 R All
58 Nikolaos Stremmenos B Dallara 395/071 7–8
Van Amersfoort Racing 20 Bas Leinders A Dallara 397/009 Opel R All
GM Motorsport 21 Tim Bergmeister A Dallara 397/062 Opel 6–9
25 Ronny Melkus A Dallara 395/033 4
Dallara 397/054 5
Dallara 397/051 6–9
52 Michael Becker B Dallara 395/062 R All
53 Roman Truschev B Dallara 395/033 1–2
KUG ELU Motorsport 22 Andreas Scheld A Dallara 397/051 Opel 1–5
MKL F3 Racing 27 Lucas Luhr A Dallara 397/056 Opel All
Olympia Sport System 30 Riccardo Moscatelli A Dallara 397/057 Opel 6–8
Leoš Prokopec 31 Leoš Prokopec A Dallara 397/047 Fiat 9
TKF Racing 50 Luciano Crespi B Dallara 396/022 Opel 1, 3–4
56 Marcin Biernacki B 5, 7–8
59 Jarosław Wierczuk B 9
Chemopetrol Mus Team F3 Racing 51 Jaroslav Kostelecký B Dallara 396/023 Opel R All
Icon Class
A A
B B
R Rookie

Race calendar and results
  • The series supported the ADAC events at all nine rounds.[3] 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 Alexander Müller Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Opel Team BSR Luciano Crespi
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 24 August Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Opel Team BSR Jaroslav Kostelecký
8 R1 Lahr 5 September Tomáš Enge Norman Simon Alexander Müller Benetton RTL Junior Team Jaroslav Kostelecký
R2 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
R2 5 October Nick Heidfeld Pierre Kaffer Norman Simon GM Jordan F3 Team Jaroslav Kostelecký

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 HOC NÜR1 SAC NOR WUN ZWE SAL LAH NÜR2 Pts
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
Pos Driver HOC NÜR1 SAC NOR WUN ZWE SAL LAH NÜR2 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 HOC NÜR1 SAC NOR WUN ZWE SAL LAH NÜR2 Pts
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

Junior-Pokal (Rookie) standings
Driver Points
1 Timo Scheider 163
2 Alexander Müller 116
3 Bas Leinders 97
4 Norman Simon 91
5 Pierre Kaffer 90
6 Tomáš Enge 62
7 Tim Coronel 21
8 Jaroslav Kostelecký 18
9 Michael Becker 10
10 Michael Stelzig 3

See also

References
  1. "Biography". Pitpass.com. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. "Fotos 1997 Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft". formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. "Saison 1997" (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 19 February 2012.

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