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Formula Three racing competition
East German Formula Three Championship
CategorySingle seaters
CountryEast Germany
Inaugural season1950
Folded1972
Drivers9
Teams9
ConstructorsMelkus, SEG
Engine suppliersFiat, Wartburg
Last Drivers' championHartmut Thaßler

The East German Formula Three Championship was the Formula Three racing competition in East Germany.

History

The series was created in 1950. Until 1958 engines' maximum capacity could not exceed 500ccm. Between 1960 and 1963 the championships were held according to the rules of Formula Junior, then Formula Three. Since 1963 there were also Leistungsklasse II (LK II), which was the 2nd class of the series. In 1972, the series was replaced by East German Formula Easter Championship but that year there was organized the last LK II season.

Champions

1967 Halle-Saale-Schleiferennen
Season Champion Team Car LK II champion
Formula Three
1950 Germany Richard Weiser MSG Eisenach Weiser Windsbraut-BMW not held
1951 Germany Werner Lehmann BSG Stern Luckenwalde Zimmermann not held
1952 Germany Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Bitterfeld Grün WGW-BMW not held
1953 Germany Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Bitterfeld Grün WGW-BMW
Scampolo 502-BMW 		not held
1954 Germany Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Bitterfeld Scampolo 502-BMW not held
1955 Germany Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Halle Scampolo 502-BMW not held
1956 Germany Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Halle Scampolo 502-BMW not held
1957 Germany Willy Lehmann BSG Einheit Halle Scampolo 502-BMW not held
1958 Germany Heinz Melkus MC Dresden Melkus Post-JAP not held
Formula Junior
1960 East Germany Heinz Melkus MC Post Dresden Melkus 60-Wartburg not held
1961 East Germany Willy Lehmann MC Halle Scampolo 502-Wartburg not held
1962 East Germany Willy Lehmann MC Halle SEG I-Wartburg not held
1963 East Germany Hans-Theo Tegeler MC Plauen Melkus 63-Wartburg East Germany Hans Roediger
Formula Three
1964 East Germany Max Byczkowski MC Kraftverkehr Grimma Melkus 64-Wartburg East Germany Peter Bretschneider
1965 East Germany Willy Lehmann MC Halle SEG II-Wartburg not held
1966 East Germany Willy Lehmann MC Halle SEG II-Wartburg not held
1967 East Germany Heinz Melkus MC Post Dresden Melkus 64-Wartburg East Germany Jürgen Käppler
1968 East Germany Heinz Melkus MC Post Dresden Melkus 64-Wartburg East Germany Manfred Berger
1969 East Germany Frieder Rädlein MC Lockwitzgrund Melkus 64-Wartburg East Germany Wolfgang Küther
1970 East Germany Klaus-Peter Krause MC Gotha Melkus 64-Wartburg East Germany Siegfried Bubenik
1971 East Germany Wolfgang Küther MC Betonwerke Dresden Melkus 64-Wartburg East Germany Lothar Wolf
1972 not held East Germany Hartmut Thaßler

References

  1. "Formel 3 Meister DDR". formel3guide.com.
  2. "Von der Nachkriegs-Formel II bis zur Formel Euro". ddr-formel1.de.
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