1977 German Formula Three Championship
# 1977 German Formula Three Championship

The 1977 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1977 Formel 3 Meisterschaft der ONS) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany and in Belgium. 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 27 March at Nürburgring and ended at the same place on 2 October after eight rounds.

Team Obermoser Jörg driver Peter Scharmann became a champion. He won race at Kassel-Calden. Rudolf Dötsch finished as runner-up, he had three race wins, but he haven't participated in the three races. Heinz Scherle completed the top-three in the drivers' standings with win at Diepholz Airfield Circuit. Bertram Schäfer and Werner Klein were the only other drivers who won a race in the season.

## Calendar

All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Zolder rounds that were held in Belgium.

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 27 March | XII. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen |
| 2 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 28 May | XXIII. ADAC 1000 km Rennen |
| 3 | Wunstorf, West Germany | Wunstorf | 12 June | ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf |
| 4 | Diepholz, West Germany | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 24 July | 10. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz |
| 5 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 14 August | 11. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
| 6 | Kassel-Calden, West Germany | Kassel Airport | 21 August | ADAC-Hessen-Preis |
| 7 | Ulm-Mengen, West Germany | Ulm-Mengen | 18 September | 12. ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Ulm-Mengen |
| 8 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 2 October | IV. ADAC-Bilstein-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 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | WUN | DIE | ZOL | KAS | ULM | NÜR3 | Points |
| 1 | Peter Scharmann | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 99 |
| 2 | Rudolf Dötsch | | 1 | | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| 3 | Heinz Scherle | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | | 5 | 3 | 71 |
| 4 | Michael Korten | | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | 60 |
| 5 | Bertram Schäfer | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | 55 |
| 6 | Jochen Dauer | 4 | 3 | | | 5 | | 2 | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | Werner Klein | | 6 | 1 | | 3 | 4 | | | 48 |
| 8 | Thomas von Löwis | 7 | | 6 | 5 | | | 7 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Alan Smith | | | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | | 23 |
| 10 | Werner Fischer | 5 | | | 6 | | | 6 | | 20 |
| 11 | Wolfgang Klein | | 7 | 3 | | 9 | | | | 18 |
| 12 | Rudi Niggemeier | | 9 | 4 | | 8 | | | | 15 |
| 13 | Wolfgang Locher | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 |
| 14 | Peter Bonk | | | | 7 | | | | 5 | 12 |
| 15 | Peter Kroeber | | | | | | | | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | Walter Spitaler | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | 9 |
| 17 | Helmut Bross | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 18 | Bernd Heuer | | | | 8 | | | | | 3 |
| 19 | Manfred Cassani | | | | 9 | | | | | 2 |
| 20 | Peter Wisskirchen | 10 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | WUN | DIE | ZOL | KAS | ULM | 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) |
