The 1981 German Formula Three Championship (german: 1981 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat

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formula racing cars held across Europe. 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 29 March at

Nürburgring The is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Formula One, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around t ...

and ended at the same place on 20 September after eleven rounds.

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driver Frank Jelinski had successfully defended his championship crown. He won races at Wunstorf, Erding and Nürburgring. Franz Konrad lost in the title battle just by three points. Stefan Bellof completed the top-three in the drivers standings with wins at Diepholz, Hockenheim and

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. Peter Schindler and

1981 FIA European Formula 3 Championship The 1981 FIA European Formula 3 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. The championship consisted of 14 rounds across the continent. The season was won by Italian Mauro Baldi, with Alain Ferté second and ...

driver

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were the only other drivers who won race in the season.

Teams and drivers

Calendar

Results

Championship standings

*Points are awarded as follows:

References

External links

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