2005 German Formula Three Championship
The 2005 ATS Formel 3 Cup was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It was the third edition of the ATS F3 Cup. It commenced on 23 April at Oschersleben and ended on 9 October at the same place after nine double-header rounds.
Jo Zeller Racing driver Peter Elkmann clinched the championship title.[1] He collected six wins, to overcome his closest rival Michael Devaney by 49 points, who won five races. The third place went to Ho-Pin Tung, who was victorious at both the opening and final race of the season at Oschersleben. Seyffarth Motorsport Pascal Kochem didn't achieve a race win but had eight podiums and won the Rookie Cup. Frank Kechele, who completed the top-five, lost eight points to Kochem in both main and rookie standings. Other wins were shared between Martin Hippe, Ferdinand Kool and Jan Seyffarth, who clinched both the Trophy and Rookie titles.
Teams and drivers
All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.[2]
Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Status | Rounds | Cup Class | HS Technik Motorsport | 1 | Maxime Hodencq | F302/033 | Opel | R | 1 | Michael Devaney | F303/007 | | 2–9 | 2 | Martin Hippe | F303/026 | R | All | 33 | Harald Schlegelmilch | F302/033 | R | 8–9 | Jo Zeller Racing | 3 | Peter Elkmann | F302/073 | Opel | | All | JB Motorsport | 5 | Ferdinand Kool | F302/010 | Opel | R | All | 6 | Ho-Pin Tung | F302/072 | | All | FS Motorsport | 10 | Frank Kechele | F302/050 | Mercedes | R | 1–8 | 11 | Franz Schmöller | F302/050 | | All | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | Paul Meijer | F302/084 | Opel | R | 1 | Seyffarth Motorsport | 15 | Pascal Kochem | F302/012 | Mercedes | R | All | 16 | Roberth Kath | F302/032 | | 1–3 | Jan Seyffarth | | 8 | 17 | Jochen Nerpel | F303/015 | | 2–5 | 18 | Julian Theobald | F303/015 | Mercedes | R | All | 19 | Johannes Theobald | F302/032 | Mercedes | R | 1–3, 5–7, 9 | Leipert Motorsport | 20 | Norman Knop | F302/005 | Opel | R | All | 21 | Marcel Leipert | F302/060 | Renault | | 8 | 32 | Luca Iannaccone | F302/021 | | 8 | Rennsport Rössler | 22 | Manuel Taxacher | F303/022 | Opel | R | 2 | Thomas Rössler | | 5 | Franz Wöss Racing | 23 | Sven Barth | F302/087 | Opel | | 5 | Franz Wöss | | 8 | Christopher Kuntz | R | 9 | FBR | 24 | Frank Brendecke | F302/084 | Opel | | 1, 4 | Petutschnig Engineering | 25 | Christopher Wassermann | F303/022 | Opel | R | 1 | Prinz Schwadtke | 26 | Ronny Wechselberger | F302/040 | Opel | R | 4, 8 | Junior Racing Team | 26 | Michael Herck | F305/005 | Opel | | 1, 5 | Swiss Racing Team | 29 | Dominik Schraml | F302/011 | Opel | R | 1–7, 9 | 30 | Radi Müller | F302/061 | | 2, 4–6, 9 | Griffith's | 31 | Patrick d' Aubreby | F302/029 | Opel | | 2 | Corbetta Competizioni | 34 | Davide Valsecchi | F302/051 | Opel | | 7 | KFR Team F3 | 34 | Petr Samek | F302/044 | Opel | | 9 | Team Midland Euroseries | 36 | Frank Kechele | F302/044 | Toyota | R | 9 | Trophy Class | Edenbridge Racing | 38 | Lou Meng Cheong | F302/044 | Mugen-Honda | R | 6–7 | Performance Racing | 39 | Adam Langley-Khan | F302/048 | Mugen-Honda | | 4 | JMS Motorsport | 51 | Kevin Fank | F302/084 | Opel | | 1–7, 9 | 52 | Christer Jöns | F302/084 | Opel | R | 1–7, 9 | Franz Wöss Racing | 54 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | F399/072 | Opel | | 1–6 | 55 | Christopher Kuntz | F301/016 | R | 1–7 | Diego Romanini | | 9 | Rennsport Rössler | 57 | Luca Iannaccone | F301/031 | Opel | | 1–7, 9 | Jo Zeller Racing | 59 | Urs Rüttimann | F301/006 | Opel | | 2, 6 | 60 | Daniel Roider | F399/051 | | 2 | Christian Zeller | 61 | Christian Zeller | F300/050 | Opel | | 2 | Remy Striebig | 62 | Remy Striebig | F399/009 | Opel | | 2, 5 | Peter Hug | 63 | Peter Hug | F399/011 | Opel | | 2 | Leipert Motorsport | 64 | Tobias Blättler | F301/026 | Opel | | 5–7 | | |
Calendar
With the exception of round at TT Circuit Assen, all rounds took place on German soil.
Results
- Points are awarded as follows:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PP | FL |
10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP SECURED IN OVAL PREMIERE". Spiess Motorenbau GmbH. 28 August 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "STARTERLISTE 2005 RECARO FORMEL 3 CUP" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links
- Official website (in English and German)