The 1999 German Formula Three Championship (german: 1999 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat

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formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Dallara and Martini which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 9 May at Sachsenring and ended at

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on 17 October after nine double-header rounds. Opel Team BSR driver

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became a champion. He clinched the title, winning six of 18 races. Marcel Fässler finished as runner-up with wins at Sachsenring, Oschersleben, and Hockenheim, losing 45 points to Albers.

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was victorious at

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, Oschersleben and finished third. The other race winners was Robert Lechner, Yves Olivier and Timo Scheider, who completed the top six in the drivers' championship.

Teams and drivers

Calendar

With the exception of round at Salzuburg in Austria, all rounds took place on German soil.

Results

Championship standings

Championship

Junior-Pokal (Rookie) standings

References

External links

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German Formula 3 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 to ...