1966 German Formula 3
No Championship, but races to this formula were held
24th April 1966 - Halle-Saale-Schleife
Halle - 79.8 km (2.66 km x 30 laps)
1 Willy Lehmann SEG-Wartburg 40m19.1
2 Hans Roediger Melkus-Wartburg 30
3 Siegfried Leutert SEG-Wartburg 30
4 Frieder Rädlein Melkus-Wartburg 29
5 Manfred Bretschneider Melkus-Wartburg 29
6 Jürgen Käppler SEG-Wartburg 29
Fastest Lap: Willy Lehmann, 1m17.1 (124.206 kph)
Heat 1: 1 Leutert
Heat 2: 1 Melkus
1st May 1966 - Flugplatzrennen Trier
Trier - 51.3 km (1.90 km x 27 laps)
1 Dieter Lanzerath Lotus-Ford 34 27m10.0
2 Dieter Bohnhorst Brabham-Ford BT16 27
3 Emil Knecht Lotus-Ford 41 27
29th May 1966 - 100 Meilen von Hockenheim - Formel 3
Hockenheimring short course - 65.85 km (2.634 km x 25 laps)
1 Kurt Ahrens Brabham-Ford BT18 34m38.6
2 Dieter Wipperfürth Brabham-Ford 25
3 Karl von Wendt Lotus-Ford 35 24
4 Dieter Braun Lola-Ford -
5 Franz Graf Graf-Simca -
6 Fritz Kallenberger Brabham-Ford BT18 -
7 Stefan Gelmar Lotus-Ford -
8 Heinrich Brendt Cooper-DKW -
5th June 1966 - Autobahnring Bautzen
Bautzen - 58.4 km (2.92 km x 20 laps)
1 Heinz Melkus Melkus-Wartburg 33m35.9
2 Hans Roediger Melkus-Wartburg 20
3 Peter Findeisen Melkus-Wartburg 20
4 Willy Lehmann SEG-Wartburg 20
5 Siegfried Scholz SEG-Wartburg 19
6 Frieder Rädlein Melkus-Wartburg 19
Fastest Lap: Heinz Melkus, 1m38.1 (107.147 kph)
19th June 1966 - Flugplatzrennen Mainz-Finthen
Mainz-Finthen - 63.0 km (2.10 km x 30 laps)
1 Kurt Ahrens Brabham-Ford BT18 31m55.2
2 Karl von Wendt Lotus-Ford 35 30
3 James Eatherley Cooper-BMC T72 30
4 Heinrich Brendt Cooper-DKW 30
26th June 1966 - Internationales DMV Avus-Rennen
Avus - 83.0 km (8.30 km x 10 laps)
1 Kurt Ahrens Brabham-Ford BT18 26m12.1
2 Jochen Neerpasch Lotus-Ford 35 10
3 Manfred Mohr Brabham-Ford BT15 10
4 Roger Brash Brabham-Ford BT18 10
5 Martin Stephani Brabham-Ford BT15 10
6 Fred McLean Brabham-Ford BT18 10
7 Dieter Bohnhorst Brabham-Ford BT16 10
8 Paul Deetens Brabham-Ford BT15 10
9 Fritz Kallenberger Brabham-Ford BT18 10
10 Hughes de Fierlant Cooper-Ford T83 10
Pole Position: Jochen Neerpasch
17th July 1966 - Sachsenring Rennen
Sachsenring - 103.368 km (8.614 km x 12 laps)
1 Kurt Ahrens Brabham-Ford BT18 39m01.6
2 Patrick Dal Bo Pygmee-Ford MDB 12
3 Leo Mattila Cooper-Ford T76 12
4 Willy Lehmann SEG-Wartburg 12
5 Jerzy Jankowski RAK-Skoda 12
6 Eric Offenstaedt Pygmee-Ford MDB 12
7 Frieder Rädlein Melkus-Wartburg 11
8 Joachim Willmann SEG-Wartburg 11
9 Hans Roediger Melkus-Wartburg 11
10 Peter Findeisen Melkus-Wartburg 11
Fastest Lap: Kurt Ahrens, 3m12.2 (161.344 kph)
Pole Position: Kurt Ahrens
24th July 1966 - Großer Preis für Tourenwagen - Formel 3 Rennen
Hockenheimring - 101.52 km (6.768 km x 15 laps)
1 Kurt Ahrens Brabham-Ford BT18 15 laps
2 Pierre-Yves Gaggio Brabham-Ford BT15 15
3 Jochen Neerpasch Lotus-Ford 35 15
4 Karl von Wendt Lotus-Ford 35 15
5 Dieter Bohnhorst Brabham-Ford BT16 15
6 Hughes de Fierlant Cooper-Ford T83 -
7 Sven Fürstenhoff Brabham-Ford BT15 -
8 Rene Fiesler Brabham-Ford -
9 Emil Knecht Lotus-Ford 41 -
10 Natalie Goodwin Brabham-Ford BT18 -
14th August 1966 - Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf
Wunstorf
1 Mauro Bianchi Alpine-Renault A310 -
2 Jochen Neerpasch Lotus-Ford 35 -
3 Dieter Bohnhorst Brabham-Ford BT16 -
4 Fritz Kallenberger Brabham-Ford BT18 -
5 Roland Binder Lotus-Ford 27 -
6 Dieter Bentz Brabham-Ford BT15 -
7 Dieter Lanzerath Lotus-Ford 34 -
8 Dieter Braun Lola-Ford -
9 Karl Starke Lola-Ford Mk.3 -
14th August 1966 - Schleizer Dreieck
Schleiz - 91.572 km (7.631 km x 12 laps)
1 Ulf Svensson Brabham-Ford BT15 37m38.3
2 Willy Lehmann SEG-Wartburg 11
3 Frieder Rädlein Melkus-Wartburg 11
4 Heinz Melkus Melkus-Wartburg 11
5 Peter Findeisen Melkus-Wartburg 11
6 Vaclav Bobek Skoda 1000 MB 11
Fastest Lap: Jürg Dubler (Brabham) 3m04.7 (148.736 kph)
Pole Position: Ulf Svensson, 3m06.0
14th August 1966 - Schleizer Dreieck: Race 2 "Pokal der Freundschaft"
Schleiz - 7.631 km (7.631 km x 10 laps)
1 Jerzy Jankowski RAK-Ford 33m52.9
2 Willy Lehmann SEG-Wartburg 10
3 Heinz Melkus Melkus-Wartburg 10
4 Vaclav Bobek Sr Skoda 1000 MB 10
5 Peter Findeisen Melkus-Wartburg 10
6 Miroslav Fousek Skoda 1000 MN 10
Fastest Lap: Jerzy Jankowski, 3m19.9 (137.427 kph)
28th August 1966 - Internationales ADAC Avus-Rennen
Avus - 83.0 km (8.30 km x 10 laps)
1 Kurt Ahrens Brabham-Ford BT18 10 laps
2 Dieter Bohnhorst Brabham-Ford BT16 10
3 Hughes de Fierlant Cooper-Ford T83 10
4 Dieter Bentz Brabham-Ford BT15 10
5 Cliff Haworth Brabham-Ford BT16 10
6 Charles McCarty Brabham-Ford BT15 10
7 Manfred Mohr Brabham-Ford BT15 10
8 Dieter Lanzerath Lotus-Ford 34 10
9 Tim Cash Merlyn-Ford Mk.9 10
10 Günter Schramm Cooper-Ford T59 10
18th September 1966 - Autobahnspinne Dresden
Dresden-Hellerau - 106.0 km (5.30 km x 20 laps)
1 Dieter Bohnhorst Brabham-Ford BT16 50m19.0
2 Frieder Rädlein Melkus-Wartburg 20
3 Siegfried Leutert SEG-Wartburg 20
4 Manfred Bretschneider Melkus-Wartburg 19
5 Herbert Armstroff Melkus-Wartburg 19
6 Klaus Mende SEG-Wartburg 19
7 Hans Roediger SEG-Wartburg 19
Fastest Lap: Dieter Bohnhorst Brabham, 2m28.7 (128.309 kph)