1996 German Formula Three Championship

1996 German Formula Three Championship

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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]

Teams and drivers

1996 Entry List^[2] Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Rounds Class A   Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula 1   Jarno Trulli Dallara 396 Opel All 2   Tim Bergmeister Dallara 396 1–5   Rui Águas 6–8   Opel Team BSR 3   Nick Heidfeld Dallara 395 Opel All 4   Marcel Tiemann Dallara 396 All 5   Arnd Meier Dallara 395 All   Marko RSM 6   Rui Águas Dallara 395 Alfa Romeo 1–2 7   Oliver Tichy Dallara 395 1–2   Opel Team GM Motorsport 8   Manuel Gião Dallara 396 Opel All 9   Sascha Bert Dallara 395 1–7 10   Steffen Widmann Dallara 395 All   Josef Kaufmann Racing 11   Wolf Henzler Martini MK73 Opel All   Abt & Trella Motorsport 14   Tobias Schlesinger Dallara 395 Opel 7–8 15   Christian Menzel Dallara 395 All 16   Dirk Müller Dallara 395 2–5   Hofmann Motorsport 14   Gianantonio Pacchioni Dallara 395 Opel 3–5 16   Dirk Müller Dallara 395 6 17   Emmanuel Clérico Dallara 395 2–6   Tokmakidis Motorsport 18   Max Wilson Dallara 395 Opel 1–2   Rui Águas 3–5   Tim Bergmeister 6–7   Jarosław Wierczuk 8 19   John Barlow Dallara 395 1   Markus Friesacher 2–5   Richard Westbrook 6–8   Parma Motorsport 21   Markus Friesacher Dallara 396 Alfa Romeo 1 22   Vincent Vosse Dallara 396 1–2 25   Tim Verbergt Dallara 395 Fiat 6–8   Prema Powerteam 23   André Couto Dallara 396 Fiat All 24   Max Wilson Dallara 395 3–6   MB Racing/Autoclub Excelsior 25   Tim Wergebt Dallara 395 Fiat 1–5   Westwood Racing 30   Klaus Graf Dallara 395 Toyota 1–4 Class B   TKF Racing 50   Philipp Sager Dallara 394 Opel 1–7 51   Dominik Schwager Dallara 394 1-5   Luciano Crespi 6–8   IPS Motorsport 52   Johan Stureson Dallara 394 Opel All   Franz Wöss Racing 53   Jarosław Wierczuk Dallara 393 Opel 1–7   Georg Holzer Dallara 396 Alfa Romeo 8 54   Tobias Schlesinger Dallara 393 Opel 1–5   Christoph Fuchs Dallara 396 Alfa Romeo 8 63   Florian Schnitzenbaumer Dallara 396 8   Divinol Oils 55   Mario Münch Dallara 394 Opel All   JB Racing 56   Yves Olivier Dallara 394 Opel All   Grand Prix Foundation 60   Dietmar Frischmann Dallara 393 Fiat 2–3   Ingo Gerstl 65   Ingo Gerstl Dallara 393 Opel 6 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 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 B-Class 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 Class A 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 Class B 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 Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) 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. See also 1996 Masters of Formula 3 References . formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010. "Fotos 1996 Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft". formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2010. (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2010. External links Official website (in English and German)