1997 German Formula Three Championship
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The 1997 German Formula Three Championship () was the 23rd edition of the
German Formula Three Championship The German Formula Three Championship was the national Formula Three championship of Germany, and the former West Germany, from 1950 to 2002, then as Formel 3 until 2014. In 2003, the series had merged with the French Formula Three Championship ...
. It commenced on 26 April 1997 and ended on 15 October. Opel Team BSR driver
Nick Heidfeld Nick Lars Heidfeld (; born 10 May 1977) is a German former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Born and raised in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Heidfeld began competitive kart racing aged 11. He progressed to Formu ...
won the championship title after a title battle with Benetton RTL Junior's
Timo Scheider Timo Scheider (born 10 November 1978 in Lahnstein) is a German racing driver who competes in the FIA World Rallycross Championship for Münnich Motorsport. He won the DTM title in 2008 and 2009. Career Karting Like most other drivers, Scheider ...
.


Teams and drivers


Race calendar and results

* The series supported the
ADAC The ADAC, officially the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (), is Europe's largest automobile association. The ADAC is the largest wikt:Verein, ''verein'' (club) in Germany, with around 21 million members. Its headquarters are located i ...
events at all nine rounds. With the exception of round at Salzuburg in Austria, all rounds took place on German soil.


Championship standings


A-Class

*Points are awarded as follows:


B-Class

*Points are awarded as follows: † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


See also

*
1997 Masters of Formula 3 The 1997 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the seventh Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 3 August 1997. It was won by Tom Coronel, for TOM'S after he started from fourth place. Drivers and teams Format changes With a ...


References


External links

* {{German F3 Seasons German Formula Three Championship seasons
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