2013 German Formula Three Championship

The 2013 ATS Formel 3 Cup was the 11th edition of the German F3 Cup (German Formula Three Championship) in motorsport. The season began on 27 April at Oschersleben and finished on 29 September at Hockenheim after nine race weekends, with 26 races – one race at the Nürburgring was cancelled – completed in total. The championship was dominated by Marvin Kirchhöfer in his debut year finishing with 25 podiums including 13 wins.

Teams and drivers Team Chassis Engine Driver Status Rounds Cup Class Lotus Dallara F311/002 VW Power Engine 1 Artem Markelov All Dallara F308/098 2 Emil Bernstorff All Dallara F308/099 3 Marvin Kirchhöfer All Dallara F308/096 4 Sheban Siddiqi All Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara F308/007 5 Gustavo Menezes All Dallara F308/006 12 Jordi Weckx 1–6, 9 Performance Racing Dallara F308/092 7 Roman Beregech 9 Dallara F310/002 8 John Bryant-Meisner All Dallara F308/092 9 Thomas Jäger 1–6 Dallara F308/020 10 Yannick Mettler 1–3 11 Tomasz Krzeminski 7–9 EuroInternational Dallara F308/057 13 Nabil Jeffri All Dallara F311/001 14 Aston Hare 1 ADM Motorsport Dallara F308/029 16 Matteo Cairoli All Dallara F308/014 17 Tomasz Krzeminski 1–3 18 Luca Iannacone 6 19 Nikita Zlobin 7–9 JBR Motorsport & Engineering Dallara F09/023 23 Nicolai Sylvest 7, 9 Trophy Class Aberer Motorsport Dallara F306/034 Volkswagen 51 Michael Aberer 5 52 Luca Iannacone 1–2 TTCmotorsport Dallara F305/002 Mercedes 4–5 Rennsport Rössler Dallara F305/024 OPC-Challenge 8 55 Jan Schwitter 3 Franz Wöss Racing Dallara F302/044 OPC-Challenge 52 Luca Iannacone 9 Dallara F305/062 57 Maximilian Hackl 1–7, 9 Dallara F305/040 58 Christopher Höher 7 Dallara F308/052 59 Stefan Neuburger 7 GU-Racing Dallara F305/034 OPC-Challenge 62 Freddy Killensberger All Dallara F308/074 Mercedes 63 Sebastian Balthasar All Dallara F305/030 Mercedes 64 Hubertus-Carlos Vier 1–5, 9 CR Racing Team Dallara F305/063 OPC-Challenge 66 Andreas Germann 2–9 Dallara F308/030 Mercedes 77 Christian Zeller 2–3, 5–6, 9 Dallara F305/011 Mercedes 85 Thomas Amweg 6, 9 Dallara F303/021 OPC-Challenge 88 Thomas Warken 2–3, 5 Dallara F303/006 Opel 99 Frank Debruyne 7, 9 Jo Zeller Racing Dallara F305/011 Mercedes 85 Thomas Amweg 3 Icon Status Rookie

Race calendar and results On 28 January 2013, the final version of the 2013 calendar was released with nine triple-header meetings. With the exception of a round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, all rounds took place on German soil. The series was part of the ADAC Masters Weekend package six times, with additional rounds in support of the 24 Hours Nürburgring, and Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters events at the Lausitzring and Oschersleben.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Secondary Class winner 1 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 27 April Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus : Sebastian Balthasar: Marvin Kirchhöfer: Marvin Kirchhöfer R2 Artem Markelov John Bryant-Meisner Performance Racing T: Sebastian BalthasarR: John Bryant-MeisnerDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R3 28 April Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer 2 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 11 May Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Freddy KillensbergerR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R2 Gustavo Menezes John Bryant-Meisner Performance Racing T: Freddy KillensbergerR: John Bryant-MeisnerDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R3 12 May Marvin Kirchhöfer Emil Bernstorff Emil Bernstorff Lotus T: Hubertus-Carlos VierR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer 3 R1 Nürburgring 18 May Emil Bernstorff Marvin Kirchhöfer Emil Bernstorff Lotus T: Hubertus-Carlos VierR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R2 Race cancelled R3 19 May Emil Bernstorff Emil Bernstorff Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Freddy KillensbergerR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer 4 R1 Sachsenring 8 June Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Hubertus-Carlos VierR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R2 Emil Bernstorff Emil Bernstorff Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R3 9 June Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer 5 R1 Lausitzring 15 June Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Emil Bernstorff Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R2 Emil Bernstorff Gustavo Menezes Van Amersfoort Racing T: Hubertus-Carlos VierR: Gustavo MenezesDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R3 16 June Marvin Kirchhöfer Artem Markelov Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer 6 R1 Nürburgring 3 August Emil Bernstorff Marvin Kirchhöfer Emil Bernstorff Lotus Thomas AmwegR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R2 Marvin Kirchhöfer Thomas Jäger Performance Racing T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Thomas JägerDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R3 4 August Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Freddy KillensbergerR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer 7 R1 Lausitzring 31 August Emil Bernstorff Marvin Kirchhöfer Artem Markelov Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R2 Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Freddy KillensbergerR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R3 1 September Emil Bernstorff Marvin Kirchhöfer Artem Markelov Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer 8 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 14 September Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R2 Marvin Kirchhöfer Emil Bernstorff Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R3 15 September Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer 9 R1 Hockenheimring 28 September Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus Thomas AmwegR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R2 Gustavo Menezes Gustavo Menezes Van Amersfoort Racing T: Thomas AmwegR: Gustavo MenezesDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer R3 29 September Marvin Kirchhöfer Emil Bernstorff Marvin Kirchhöfer Lotus T: Sebastian BalthasarR: Marvin KirchhöferDMSB: Marvin Kirchhöfer

Championship standings Cup Only cars released in 2008–2011 equipped with Volkswagen Power Engine are eligible for Cup standings. Points are awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL Race 1 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 3 2 Race 2 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 Race 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0 2

Pos Driver OSC1 SPA NÜR1 SAC LAU1 NÜR2 LAU2 OSC2 HOC Pts 1 Marvin Kirchhöfer 1 4 1 1 3 3 2 C 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 511 2 Artem Markelov 2 2 2 6 2 2 3 C 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 Ret 13 4 3 2 3 339 3 Emil Bernstorff 12 5 3 4 5 1 1 C 3 3 1 10 1 6 2 1 4 4 2 Ret 5 4 1 5 2 4 2 334 4 Gustavo Menezes 3 6 6 3 4 7 7 C 7 15† 7 3 5 1 4 4 8 3 4 4 4 3 7 2 5 1 4 241 5 6 1 4 2 1 4 4 C 4 DNS 8 Ret 6 5 7 5 6 Ret 5 Ret 3 2 4 3 4 5 5 215 6 Thomas Jäger 14 3 5 Ret 6 5 5 C 5 4 Ret Ret 4 2 6 6 1 5 117 7 Matteo Cairoli 7 8 Ret Ret 11 8 8 C 9 5 6 4 9 7 5 7 5 7 8 3 7 8 3 7 16† 7 7 112 8 Nabil Jeffri 9 10 9 7 7 19† 17 C 8 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 6 9 6 9 6 5 8 6 Ret DNS 79 9 Tomasz Krzeminski 5 7 11 9 8 9 9 C 10 6 5 6 5 6 6 Ret 10 6 69 10 Sebastian Balthasar 8 13 8 12 15 13 13 C 13 8 4 5 8 DSQ 10 9 9 Ret 7 Ret 8 7 8 9 15 14 11 54 11 Yannick Mettler 4 9 13 5 Ret 6 6 C 6 46 12 Jordi Weckx DNS DNS DNS 8 12 10 19 C 11 6 9 Ret 13 9 8 11 11 9 7 6 10 29 13 11 11 15 16 10 11 10 C 17 7 Ret 7 10 10 18 12 11 16 14 14 Freddy Killensberger 10 15 10 10 9 15 11 C 12 9 10 8 11 18 DNS 12 12 8 Ret 9 13 10 9 11 13 12 12 14 15 Nicolai Sylvest 12 7 11 9 8 9 11 16 Aston Hare Ret Ret 7 6 17 Thomas Amweg Ret C 16 8 10 12 10 9 13 6 18 Sheban Siddiqi 13 12 12 11 13 12 12 C 15 11 11 11 12 11 11 13 16 10 Ret DNS DNS 9 Ret 10 11 13 15 5 19 Maximilian Hackl Ret 14 14 13 14 14 15 C 18 10 12 9 Ret 14 12 14 13 11 Ret DNS DNS 14 20† DNS 3 20 Nikita Zlobin 10 8 10 Ret 10 12 Ret 15 14 3 21 Christopher Höher 11 10 12 0 22 Luca Iannaccone Ret 16 16 DNS DNS DNS 12 14 12 16 16 17 17 15 15 11 12 14 20 18 20 0 23 Andreas Germann Ret 18 17 20 C 21 13 13 13 17 17 15 16 14 14 14 13 14 12 11 13 18 17 17 0 24 Stefan Neuburger 13 11 15 0 25 Christian Zeller 14 17 18 18 C 20 14 12 13 15 17 13 17 16 18 0 26 Frank Debruyne 16 12 Ret 19 19 19 0 27 Thomas Warken 15 16 16 16 C 19 15 13 16 0 28 Jan Schwitter 14 C 14 0 29 Michael Aberer DNS 15 14 0 Guest driver ineligible for points Roman Beregech 8 Ret 8 0 Pos Driver OSC1 SPA NÜR1 SAC LAU1 NÜR2 LAU2 OSC2 HOC PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Trophy Only cars released in 2002–2011 without Volkswagen Power Engine are eligible for Trophy standings.

Pos Driver OSC1 SPA NÜR1 SAC LAU1 NÜR2 LAU2 OSC2 HOC Pts 1 Sebastian Balthasar 8 13 8 12 15 13 13 C 13 8 4 5 8 DSQ 10 9 9 Ret 7 Ret 8 7 8 9 15 14 11 415 2 Freddy Killensberger 10 15 10 10 9 15 11 C 12 9 10 8 11 18 DNS 12 12 8 Ret 9 13 10 9 11 13 12 12 339 3 Hubertus-Carlos Vier 11 11 15 16 10 11 10 C 17 7 Ret 7 10 10 18 12 11 16 226 4 Maximilian Hackl Ret 14 14 13 14 14 15 C 18 10 12 9 Ret 14 12 14 13 11 Ret DNS DNS 14 20† DNS 175 5 Andreas Germann Ret 18 17 20 C 21 13 13 13 17 17 15 16 14 14 14 13 14 12 11 13 18 17 17 157 6 Christian Zeller 14 17 18 18 C 20 14 12 13 15 17 13 17 16 18 111 7 Thomas Amweg Ret C 16 8 10 12 10 9 13 110 8 Luca Iannaccone Ret 16 16 DNS DNS DNS 12 14 12 16 16 17 11 12 14 20 18 20 95 9 Thomas Warken 15 16 16 16 C 19 15 13 16 62 10 Christopher Höher 11 10 12 44 11 Stefan Neuburger 13 11 15 31 12 Jan Schwitter 14 C 14 27 13 Frank Debruyne 15 12 Ret 19 19 19 26 14 Michael Aberer DNS 15 14 16 Pos Driver OSC1 SPA NÜR1 SAC LAU1 NÜR2 LAU2 OSC2 HOC Pts † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

SONAX Rookie-Pokal Rookie drivers are only eligible for the SONAX Rookie-Pokal title if they have not previously competed in more than two events of national or international Formula 3 championship and not aged 26 in 2012. Pos Driver OSC1 SPA NÜR1 SAC LAU1 NÜR2 LAU2 OSC2 HOC Pts 1 Marvin Kirchhöfer 1 4 1 1 3 3 2 C 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 516 2 Gustavo Menezes 3 6 6 3 4 7 7 C 7 15† 7 3 5 1 4 4 8 3 4 4 4 3 7 2 5 1 4 318 3 John Bryant-Meisner 6 1 4 2 1 4 4 C 4 DNS 8 Ret 6 5 7 5 6 Ret 5 Ret 3 2 4 3 4 5 5 283 4 Matteo Cairoli 7 8 Ret Ret 11 8 8 C 9 5 6 4 9 7 5 7 5 7 8 3 7 8 3 7 16† 7 7 194 5 Thomas Jäger 14 3 5 Ret 6 5 5 C 5 4 Ret Ret 4 2 6 6 1 5 167 6 Nabil Jeffri 9 10 9 7 7 19† 17 C 8 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 6 9 6 9 6 5 8 6 Ret DNS 157 7 Sebastian Balthasar 8 13 8 12 15 13 13 C 13 8 4 5 8 DSQ 10 9 9 Ret 7 Ret 8 7 8 9 15 14 11 128 8 Tomasz Krzeminski 5 7 11 9 8 9 9 C 10 6 5 6 5 6 6 Ret 10 6 128 9 Freddy Killensberger 10 15 10 10 9 15 11 C 12 9 10 8 11 18 DNS 12 12 8 Ret 9 13 10 9 11 13 12 12 82 10 Hubertus-Carlos Vier 11 11 15 16 10 11 10 C 17 7 Ret 7 10 10 18 12 11 16 62 11 Nicolai Sylvest 12 7 11 9 8 9 29 12 Nikita Zlobin 10 8 10 Ret 10 12 Ret 15 14 14 13 Aston Hare Ret Ret 7 10 14 Jan Schwitter 14 C 14 2 Pos Driver OSC1 SPA NÜR1 SAC LAU1 NÜR2 LAU2 OSC2 HOC Pts † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams Only the highest car from each team is eligible to teams' standings.