Joachim Winkelhock

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Joachim Winkelhock
Joachim Winkelhock.jpg
Winkelhock in 2010
Born (1960-10-24) 24 October 1960 (age 63)
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg German
Relatives Manfred Winkelhock (brother)
Thomas Winkelhock (brother)
Markus Winkelhock (nephew)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1989
Teams AGS
Entries7 (0 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last entry 1989 French Grand Prix

Joachim Winkelhock (born 24 October 1960) is a German motor racing driver.

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The younger brother of the late Manfred Winkelhock, Winkelhock was born in Waiblingen, near Stuttgart. The youngest brother, Thomas Winkelhock, and Manfred's son Markus Winkelhock are also racing drivers.

Career

Winkelhock started in the one-make Renault 5 Cup in 1979 but it would be almost a decade before he found his first major success, by winning the 1988 German Formula Three Championship as well as that year's F3 European Cup (at the unusually late age of 28). He progressed the following year to Formula One with the small French AGS team, who paired him with his future touring car rival Gabriele Tarquini; Winklehock's brief time in F1 was unsuccessful, failing to pre-qualify the car on 7 occasions. His reputation however remained strong enough that he was subsequently hired by BMW Motorsport for German's premier touring car racing series the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, first for the Bigazzi and then Schnitzer teams. He finished 6th, 7th and 8th in the final standings and scored three wins in total during his three years in the series, as well as winning the 1990 and 1991 24 Hours of Nürburgring races for BMW and Schnitzer.

Winkelhock driving for BMW at Brands Hatch during the 1994 British Touring Car Championship season. DSC00029 (32867872318).jpg
Winkelhock driving for BMW at Brands Hatch during the 1994 British Touring Car Championship season.

When BMW exited the DTM at the end of 1992 Winkelhock moved with the manufacturer and Schnitzer to the British Touring Car Championship, where he and teammate Steve Soper dominated the first half of the 1993 season. The pair took 7 wins from the first 8 rounds (Winklehock four, Soper three). Although the second half of the year was more challenging for Winkelhock, seeing him earn only one more win, he was still eventually crowned champion. During his time in Britain, he was also commonly known as Smokin' Jo for his cigarette smoking habit. Winkelhock's next win was the 1994 Asia Pacific Touring Car Championship, and in 1995 he won the German Supertouring Championship (STW). He also triumphed in the 1995 Spa 24 Hours, and the 1994 and 1998 Macau Grand Prix's Guia touring car races. His last success for BMW came at the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, which he won driving the BMW V12 LMR prototype run by Schnitzer Motorsport. [1]

Winkelhock driving the OPC Team Phoenix Opel Astra at the Sachsenring during the 2002 DTM season. Joachim Winkelhock DTM(ThKraft).jpg
Winkelhock driving the OPC Team Phoenix Opel Astra at the Sachsenring during the 2002 DTM season.

In 2000, Winkelhock joined Opel in the new Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (a revived version of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, which had been defunct since 1995). In his first season in the new DTM Winkelhock was competitive, winning at the Norisring and finishing 5th in the final standings. However, the collapse in Opel's fortunes in DTM after 2000 saw a consequent decline in Winkelhock's fortunes and after a 2003 season in which he only scored a single point, he announced his retirement from motor racing at the age of 43. [2]

He runs his family's Waiblingen-based truck-crane and towing business, occasionally getting personally involved in recovering crashed trucks. [3]

A special edition of the BMW M5 has been made in honor of Joachim Winkelhock.

A 2005 poll run by Motor Sport magazine voted Winkelhock the 16th greatest touring car driver ever. [4]

Racing record

Complete German Formula Three results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantEngineClass123456789101112DCPts
1987 WTS Racing Team VW A NÜR
9
AVU
10
ZOL
2
HOC
2
ÖST SIE
2
NÜR
2
NÜR
2
ZOL
1
2nd98
1988 WTS Liqui Moly Equipe VW A ZOL
1
HOC
1
NÜR
1
BRN
3
HOC
Ret
MAI
2
NOR
C
WUN
1
SAL
5
NÜR
2
HUN
2
HOC
Ret
1st164

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDC Pts
1989 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH23B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 BRA
DNPQ
SMR
DNPQ
MON
DNPQ
MEX
DNPQ
USA
DNPQ
CAN
DNPQ
FRA
DNPQ
GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS NC0

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPts
1984 Flag of Germany.svg Linder Rennsport BMW 323i MNZ VAL DON PER BRN ZEL SAL NUR
Ret
SPA SIL ZOL MUG NC0
1986 Flag of Germany.svg Ford Rennsport HWRT Tuning Ford Sierra XR4 TI MNZ DON HOC MIS AND BRN ZEL NÜR
14
SPA
Ret
SIL NOG ZOL JAR
9
EST
Ret
69th4
1987 Flag of Germany.svg Wolf Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth DON EST AND ZOL
DNQ
ZEL
DSQ
IMO NC0
Ford Sierra RS500 NOG
Ret

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pos.Pts
1986 BMW Isert BMW 325i ZOL HOC
Ret
NÜR
Ret
AVU
DNS
MFA
17
WUN
6
NÜR
8
ZOL
Ret
NÜR
6
17th39
1987 Wolf Racing Ford Sierra XR4 TI HOC
Ret
ZOL
11
NÜR
22
AVU
10
MFA
Ret
NOR
Ret
NÜR WUN 23rd28
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth DIE
14
SAL
1989 AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo ZOL
1
ZOL
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
MFA
1
MFA
2
AVU
1
AVU
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

DNS
HOC
1

6
HOC
2

Ret
DIE
1
DIE
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
34th13
1990 Bigazzi M Team BMW M3 Sport Evo ZOL
1

7
ZOL
2

12
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

4
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

Ret
AVU
1

24
AVU
2

Ret
MFA
1

Ret
MFA
2

Ret
WUN
1

5
WUN
2

2
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

Ret
NOR
1

26
NOR
2

DNS
DIE
1

4
DIE
2

1
NÜR
1

6
NÜR
2

4
HOC
1

13
HOC
2

9
6th119
1991 M Team Team Schnitzer BMW M3 Sport Evolution ZOL
1

8
ZOL
2

Ret
HOC
1

3
HOC
2

17
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

3
AVU
1

8
AVU
2

6
WUN
1

1
WUN
2

2
NOR
1

11
NOR
2

Ret
DIE
1

DSQ
DIE
2

5
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

Ret
ALE
1

Ret
ALE
2

4
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

15
BRN
1

6
BRN
2

Ret
DON
1

7
DON
2

6
7th101
1992 M Team Team Schnitzer BMW M3 Sport Evolution ZOL
1

Ret
ZOL
2

9
NÜR
1

9
NÜR
2

4
WUN
1

10
WUN
2

Ret
AVU
1

5
AVU
2

Ret
HOC
1

11
HOC
2

7
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

11
NOR
1

1
NOR
2

2
BRN
1

Ret
BRN
2

6
DIE
1

6
DIE
2

9
ALE
1

Ret
ALE
2

Ret
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

5
HOC
1

4
HOC
2

3
8th110
2000 Team Holzer Opel Astra V8 Coupé HOC
1

10
HOC
2

6
OSC
1

2
OSC
2

2
NOR
1

1
NOR
2

4
SAC
1

Ret
SAC
2

19
NÜR
1

9
NÜR
2

19
LAU
1

C
LAU
2

C
OSC
1

NC
OSC
2

Ret
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

5
HOC
1

3
HOC
2

2
5th113
2001 Team Holzer Opel Astra V8 Coupé HOC
QR

Ret
HOC
CR

DNS
NÜR
QR

19
NÜR
CR

13
OSC
QR

21
OSC
CR

17
SAC
QR

15
SAC
CR

Ret
NOR
QR

6
NOR
CR

4
LAU
QR

Ret
LAU
CR

14
NÜR
QR

16
NÜR
CR

13
A1R
QR

16
A1R
CR

9
ZAN
QR

Ret
ZAN
CR

DNS
HOC
QR

Ret
HOC
CR

DNS
16th12
2002 OPC Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé HOC
QR

16
HOC
CR

10
ZOL
QR

18
ZOL
CR

17
DON
QR

Ret
DON
CR

DNS
SAC
QR

5
SAC
CR

5
NOR
QR

6
NOR
CR

Ret
LAU
QR

7
LAU
CR

6
NÜR
QR

13
NÜR
CR

15
A1R
QR

9
A1R
CR

19
ZAN
QR

15
ZAN
CR

10
HOC
QR

9
HOC
CR

7
13th3
2003 OPC Euroteam Opel Astra V8 Coupé HOC
16
ADR
9
NÜR
10
LAU
11
NOR
8
DON
10
NÜR
13
A1R
14
ZAN
15
HOC
Ret
15th1

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011DCPoints
1987 Flag of Germany.svg Wolf Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth MNZ JAR DIJ NUR
Ret
SPA
Ret
NC0
Ford Sierra RS500 BNO
ovr:14
cls:4†
SIL
ovr:9
cls:2†
BAT CLD WEL FJI

† Not eligible for series points

Complete Italian Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314151617181920Pos.Pts
1992 Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution S1 MNZ
1

14
MNZ
2

4
MAG
1
MAG
2
MUG
1
MUG
2
BIN
1
BIN
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
MIS
1
MIS
2
PER
1
PER
2
VAR
1
VAR
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
18th10
1994 Scuderia Bigazzi BMW 318i MNZ
1

10
MNZ
2

9
VAL
1
VAL
2
MAG
1
MAG
2
BIN
1
BIN
2
MIS
1
MIS
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
MUG
1
MUG
2
PER
1
PER
2
VAR
1
VAR
2
MUG
1
MUG
2
26th3
1996 Scuderia Bigazzi BMW 320i MUG
1
MUG
2
MAG
1
MAG
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
BIN
1
BIN
2
MIS
1
MIS
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
PER
1
PER
2
PER
1
PER
2
VAR
1
VAR
2
VAL
1

7
VAL
2

17
23rd4

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races 1996 only) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Pos.Pts
1993 BMW Motorsport Team BMW 318i SIL
1

2
DON
1

Ret
SNE
1

5
DON
1

1
OUL
1

1
BRH
1

1
BRH
2

Ret
PEM
1

1
SIL
1

4
KNO
1

3
KNO
2

DNS
OUL
1

1
BRH
1

20
THR
1

14
DON
1

5
DON
2

3
SIL
1

8
1st163
1994 BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer BMW 318i THR
1

3
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

7
SNE
1

Ret
SIL
1

14
SIL
2

14
OUL
1

8
DON
1

Ret
DON
2

8
BRH
1

8
BRH
2

7
SIL
1

1
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

11
OUL
1

1
BRH
1

1
BRH
2

1
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

DNS
DON
1

4
DON
2

3
6th147
1996 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i DON
1

8
DON
2

13
BRH
1

3
BRH
2

1
THR
1

12
THR
2

1
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

Ret
OUL
1

1
OUL
2

Ret
SNE
1

5
SNE
2

1
BRH
1

6
BRH
2

2
SIL
1

5
SIL
2

Ret
KNO
1

5
KNO
2

5
OUL
1

6
OUL
2

4
THR
1

Ret
THR
2

6
DON
1

7
DON
2

6
BRH
1

DNS
BRH
2

3
5th158

Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718Pos.Pts
1994 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318i AUT
1
AUT
2
SUG
1
SUG
2
TOK
1

8
TOK
2

4
SUZ
1

Ret
SUZ
2

Ret
MIN
1
MIN
2
AID
1
AID
2
TSU
1
TSU
2
SEN
1
SEN
2
FUJ
1

3
FUJ
2

2
10th31
1995 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318i FUJ
1

7
FUJ
2

Ret
SUG
1
SUG
2
TOK
1
TOK
2
SUZ
1
SUZ
2
MIN
1

11
MIN
2

5
AID
1

15
AID
2

Ret
SEN
1

1
SEN
2

2
FUJ
1

Ret
FUJ
2

7
9th41

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pos.Pts
1994 BMW Team Bigazzi BMW 318i AVU WUN ZOL ZAN ÖST
5
SAL SPA NÜR
7
13th12
1995 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318is ZOL
1

6
ZOL
2

5
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

1
ÖST
1

1
ÖST
2

Ret
HOC
1

6
HOC
2

14
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

6
SAL
1

1
SAL
2

1
AVU
1

2
AVU
2

1
NÜR
1

13
NÜR
2

2
1st418
1997 BMW Motorsport Team Bigazzi BMW 320i HOC
1

4
HOC
2

2
ZOL
1

2
ZOL
2

2
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

Ret
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

1
NOR
1

1
NOR
2

1
WUN
1

2
WUN
2

3
ZWE
1

2
ZWE
2

5
SAL
1

4
SAL
2

2
REG
1

7
REG
2

1
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

2
2nd644
1998 BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer BMW 320i HOC
1

3
HOC
2

3
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

7
SAC
1

9
SAC
2

2
NOR
1

10
NOR
2

5
REG
1

Ret
REG
2

Ret
WUN
1

10
WUN
2

11
ZWE
1

2
ZWE
2

2
SAL
1

13
SAL
2

16
OSC
1

4
OSC
2

3
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

10
6th405

Complete Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112DCPoints
1994 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318i FUJ
1

3
FUJ
2

2
MAC
1

1
MAC
2

1
SEN
1

C
SEN
2

C
WEL
1

1
WEL
2

Ret
CLD
1

C
CLD
2

C
CHE
1

C
CHE
2

C
1st ?

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCo-driverCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
1993 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Diet Coke BMW Race Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris BMW M3 A14615th15th

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1998 Flag of Germany.svg Team BMW Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto
BMW V12 LM LMP143DNFDNF
1999 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini
Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas
BMW V12 LMR LMP3651st1st

Macau Grand Prix Guia Race results

YearTeamCarClassHeat 1Heat 2Pos.
1990 Flag of Germany.svg Team Schnitzer BMW M3 Sport Evolution Group A Division 2--3rd
1991 Flag of Germany.svg Watson’s Team Schnitzer BMW M3 Sport Evolution DTM--DNF
1992 Flag of Germany.svg Mobil 1 Team Schnitzer BMW M3 Sport Evolution DTM--2nd
1993 Flag of Germany.svg Watson’s Team Schnitzer BMW 318i FIA Class 2 --2nd
1994 Flag of Germany.svg San Miguel Team Schnitzer BMW 318is FIA Class 2 1st1st1st
1995 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318is FIA Class 2 1stDNF-
1996 Flag of Italy.svg BMW Team Bigazzi BMW 320i FIA Class 2 1stDNF-
1997 Flag of Italy.svg BMW Team Bigazzi BMW 320i FIA Class 2 DNF3rd-
1998 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i FIA Class 2 1st1st1st

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Champion

1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA European Formula Three Cup
Winner

1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by German Formula 3 Championship
Champion

1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Touring Car Championship
Champion

1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by Guia Race
Winner

1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by Super Tourenwagen Cup
Champion

1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by Guia Race
Winner

1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1999
With: Pierluigi Martini & Yannick Dalmas
Succeeded by