The 1973 ADAC Preis der Formel 3 was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel 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 1 April at Nürburgring and ended at Mainz-Finthen on 9 September after five rounds.
Willi Deutsch became a champion. He won three races. Dieter Kern finished as runner-up. Thomas Betzler completed the top-three in the drivers' standings.
The scoring system for the Zolder stage was slightly different, with 15 points awarded to the winner Willi Deutsch, instead of 20 points.
Calendar All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Zolder round which held in Belgium. Round Location Circuit Date Supporting 1 Nürburg, West Germany Nürburgring 1 April VIII. ADAC 300 km Rennen um den "Good Year-Pokal" 2 Hockenheim, West Germany Hockenheimring 15 July ADAC-Südwestpokal-Rennen 3 Kassel-Calden, West Germany Kassel-Calden Circuit 19 August ADAC-Hessen-Preis 4 Zolder, Belgium Circuit Zolder 26 August 7. ADAC-Westfalen-Pokal Rennen 5 Mainz, West Germany Mainz-Finthen Airport 9 September 7. Rheinhessisches ADAC-Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
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 NÜR HOC KAS ZOL MAI Points 1 Willi Deutsch 1 1 1 175 2 Dieter Kern 2 2 5 253 3 Thomas Betzler 1 4 30 4 Sigi Hofmann 7 5 6 428 5 Erwin Derichs 6 5 7 821 6 Rudolf Dötsch 5 3 20 7 Günter Kölmel 8 4 717 8 Werner Schommers 215 9 Bernd Heuer 9 8 513 10 Heinz Lange 312 11 Josef Kremer 10 411 12 Erhard Miltz 9 68 13 Walter Neubauer 10 67 14 Gernot Lamby 6 6 15 Bernhard Brack 7 4 16 Willi Sommer 8 3 17 Harald Ertl 92 18 Carlo Breidenstein 101 Wolfgang Bülow 3 3 30 Ernst Maring 4 7 0 Pos Driver NÜR HOC KAS ZOL MAI PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
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