title: 1977 German Formula Three Championship
text: # 1977 German Formula Three Championship
  
  The 1977 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1977 Formel 3 Meisterschaft der ONS) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held in Germany and in Belgium. 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 27 March at Nürburgring and ended at the same place on 2 October after eight rounds.
  
  Team Obermoser Jörg driver Peter Scharmann became a champion. He won race at Kassel-Calden. Rudolf Dötsch finished as runner-up, he had three race wins, but he haven't participated in the three races. Heinz Scherle completed the top-three in the drivers' standings with win at Diepholz Airfield Circuit. Bertram Schäfer and Werner Klein were the only other drivers who won a race in the season.
  
  ## Calendar
  
  All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Zolder rounds that were held in Belgium.
  
  | Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 27 March | XII. ADAC Goodyear 300 km Rennen |
  | 2 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 28 May | XXIII. ADAC 1000 km Rennen |
  | 3 | Wunstorf, West Germany | Wunstorf | 12 June | ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen Wunstorf |
  | 4 | Diepholz, West Germany | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 24 July | 10. ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Diepholz |
  | 5 | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Circuit Zolder | 14 August | 11. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokal-Rennen |
  | 6 | Kassel-Calden, West Germany | Kassel Airport | 21 August | ADAC-Hessen-Preis |
  | 7 | Ulm-Mengen, West Germany | Ulm-Mengen | 18 September | 12. ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Ulm-Mengen |
  | 8 | Nürburg, West Germany | Nürburgring | 2 October | IV. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint |
  
  ## Championship standings
  
  * Points are awarded as follows:
  
  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  | Pos | Driver | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | WUN | DIE | ZOL | KAS | ULM | NÜR3 | Points |
  | 1 | Peter Scharmann | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 99 |
  | 2 | Rudolf Dötsch | | 1 | | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
  | 3 | Heinz Scherle | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | | 5 | 3 | 71 |
  | 4 | Michael Korten | | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | 60 |
  | 5 | Bertram Schäfer | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | 55 |
  | 6 | Jochen Dauer | 4 | 3 | | | 5 | | 2 | 6 | 51 |
  | 7 | Werner Klein | | 6 | 1 | | 3 | 4 | | | 48 |
  | 8 | Thomas von Löwis | 7 | | 6 | 5 | | | 7 | 2 | 37 |
  | 9 | Alan Smith | | | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | | 23 |
  | 10 | Werner Fischer | 5 | | | 6 | | | 6 | | 20 |
  | 11 | Wolfgang Klein | | 7 | 3 | | 9 | | | | 18 |
  | 12 | Rudi Niggemeier | | 9 | 4 | | 8 | | | | 15 |
  | 13 | Wolfgang Locher | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 |
  | 14 | Peter Bonk | | | | 7 | | | | 5 | 12 |
  | 15 | Peter Kroeber | | | | | | | | 4 | 10 |
  | 16 | Walter Spitaler | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | 9 |
  | 17 | Helmut Bross | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 |
  | 18 | Bernd Heuer | | | | 8 | | | | | 3 |
  | 19 | Manfred Cassani | | | | 9 | | | | | 2 |
  | 20 | Peter Wisskirchen | 10 | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Pos | Driver | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | WUN | DIE | ZOL | KAS | ULM | NÜR3 | Points |
  | Colour | Result |
  | Gold | Winner |
  | Silver | Second place |
  | Bronze | Third place |
  | Green | Points finish |
  | Blue | Non-points finish |
  | Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
  | Purple | Retired (Ret) |
  | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
  | Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
  | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
  | White | Did not start (DNS) |
  | White | Withdrew (WD) |
  | White | Race cancelled (C) |
  | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
  | Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
  | Blank | Excluded (EX) |
  