Bertram Schäfer (born 18 March 1946, in

Bitburg Bitburg (; ; ) is a city in Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate approximately 25 km (16 mi.) northwest of Trier and 50 km (31 mi.) northeast of Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg city. The American Spangdahlem Air Base i ...

) is a German racing driver. He won 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 ...

in 1976 and 1978. He also raced at the

Norisring The Norisring is a street circuit in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as a motorcycle racing venue in 1947 and named in a 1950 competition to win a light motorcycle, the track became known as a sports car racing venue in the 19 ...

for one round of the

Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup was a one-make racing series by Volkswagen based in Germany, which used the Volkswagen Scirocco model. The first season was in 2010, having replaced the previous ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup which had run since 2004. It was ...

in 2010. Bertram Schafer became the owner of Bertram Schäfer Racing, a successful

European F3 Championship The FIA Formula 3 European Championship was a European Formula Three (F3) auto racing competition, organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). After one season of the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy, the FIA revived th ...

team. In 2002, he was one of the judges at Red Bull’s Formula One Driver Search program.

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External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schafer, Bertram 1946 births Living people German racing drivers People from Bitburg Racing drivers from Rhineland-Palatinate Motorsport team owners German Formula Three Championship drivers