Joachim Winkelhock
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| Joachim Winkelhock | |
|---|---|
Nationality  German |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1989 |
| Teams | AGS |
| Races | 7 (0 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1989 French Grand Prix |
Joachim Winkelhock (born October 24, 1960), is a German motor racing driver.
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.
After the death of his brother interrupted his career in 1985, he resumed later on, winning the 1988 German Formula Three championship as well as that year's European Cup, at the unusually high age of 28. The next year was less successful, as he tried Formula One with the small AGS team. Failing to pre-qualify on 7 occasions, Winkelhock then linked up with BMW in touring car racing and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft.
He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1990 and 1991 with a BMW M3 entered by Schnitzer Motorsport.
His first title was the 1993 British Touring Car Championship. There, he was also commonly known as Smokin' Jo, for his cigarette 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 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.
In 2000, he joined Opel in the new Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, and in 2003 he announced his retirement from motor racing at the age of 43.
He runs his family's Waiblingen-based truck-crane and towing business, occasionally getting personally involved in recovering crashed trucks.
A special edition of the BMW M5 (E34) has been made in honor of Joachim Winkelhock.
[edit] Thomas Winkelhock
When racing in the MINI (BMW) challenge before the 2006 24 Hours Nürburgring, Thomas rolled his car several times, somersaulting in the air, somewhat similar to his eldest brother's crash decades earlier. With modern safety improvements having changed motorsport in the 21 years since that crash, Thomas escaped with a broken collarbone.
[edit] Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Yr | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives | AGS JH23B | Cosworth V8 | BRA DNPQ |
SMR DNPQ |
MON DNPQ |
MEX DNPQ |
USA DNPQ |
CAN DNPQ |
FRA DNPQ |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
POR |
ESP |
JPN |
AUS |
- | 0 |
[edit] External links
- Personal website
- Winkelhock at ChicaneF1
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bernd Schneider |
German Formula Three champion 1988 |
Succeeded by Karl Wendlinger |
| Preceded by Tim Harvey |
British Touring Car Champion 1993 |
Succeeded by Gabriele Tarquini |
| Preceded by Charles Kwan |
Guia Race winner 1994 |
Succeeded by Kelvin Burt |
| Preceded by Steve Soper |
Guia Race winner 1998 |
Succeeded by Michael Bartels |
| Preceded by Laurent Aïello Allan McNish Stéphane Ortelli |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1999 Pierluigi Martini Yannick Dalmas Joachim Winkelhock |
Succeeded by Frank Biela Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro |
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