1974 German Formula Three Championship
# 1974 German Formula Three Championship

The 1974 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1974 ADAC Preis der Formel 3) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conformed to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 5 May at Neubiberg and ended at Nürburgring on 8 September after ten rounds.

Willi Deutsch was the champion, winning four races and 137 points. Dieter Kern finished as runner-up, winning five races and 135 points. Ernst Maring completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Harald Ertl was the only other driver who was able to win a race in the season.

## Calendar

All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Salzburg round which were held in Austria.

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Munich, West Germany | Neubiberg Air Base | 5 May | 7. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen München-Neubiberg |
| 2 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 18 May | XX. ADAC 1000 km Rennen |
| 3 | Salzburg, Austria | Salzburgring | 26 May | ADAC-Bavaria-Rennen |
| 4 | Wunstorf, West Germany | Wunstorf | 9 June | ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf |
| 5 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 16 June | IX. ADAC-300-km-Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal" |
| 6 | Hockenheim, West Germany | Hockenheimring | 14 July | ADAC-Südwestpokal-Rennen |
| 7 | Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany | Freiburg im Breisgau | 28 July | ADAC-Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland |
| 8 | Kassel-Calden, West Germany | Kassel Airport | 18 August | ADAC-Hessen-Preis |
| 9 | Mainz, West Germany | Mainz-Finthen Airport | 1 September | 8. Rheinhessisches ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen |
| 10 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 7 September | ADAC-Redlefsen-Super-Sprint |

## Championship 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 | NEU | NÜR1 | SAL | WUN | NÜR2 | HOC | FRE | KAS | MAI | NÜR3 | Points |
| 1 | Willi Deutsch | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 137 |
| 2 | Dieter Kern | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 4 | 135 |
| 3 | Ernst Maring | 3 | | | 3 | | 3 | 6 | | 2 | 2 | 72 |
| 4 | Rudolf Dötsch | 2 | | | | 3 | | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 59 |
| 5 | Harald Ertl | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | 4 | 1 | 57 |
| 6 | Heinz Lange | | 3 | | | | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 54 |
| 7 | Hans Hargarten | | 8 | 2 | 4 | | 8 | | 6 | 5 | 7 | 49 |
| 8 | Manfred Leppke | | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 33 |
| 9 | Josef Kremer | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 31 |
| 10 | Bernhard Brack | 6 | | | | | 4 | | 5 | 8 | | 27 |
| 11 | Werner Fischer | 5 | 5 | | | | | 5 | | | | 24 |
| 12 | Ingo Hopp | | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | | | 20 |
| 13 | Walter Neubauer | 4 | 10 | | 8 | 8 | | | | | | 17 |
| 14 | Erwin Derichs | | | | | 5 | | 7 | | 9 | | 17 |
| 15 | Kurt Pfunder | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 12 |
| 16 | Steve Farnsworth | | | | 5 | | | | 8 | | | 11 |
| 17 | Günter Kölmel | | 9 | | | 7 | 7 | | | 10 | | 11 |
| 18 | Franz Baumann | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 19 | Bernd Heuer | 7 | | | | | 10 | | | | | 5 |
| 20 | Gernot Lamby | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 4 |
| 21 | Horst Floth | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 22 | Carlo Breidenstein | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 23 | Gerhard Greiner | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Erhard Miltz | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 2 |
| 25 | Dietmar Floer | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 26 | Günter Holker | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | NEU | NÜR1 | SAL | WUN | NÜR2 | HOC | FRE | KAS | MAI | NÜR3 | Points |
| 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
