Personal information | |
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Nationality | West German |
Born | Duisburg, Germany | 17 July 1941
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1973–75, 1978–86, 2000 |
Co-driver | John Davenport Jean Todt Hanno Menne Claes Billstam Hans Sylvan Willi-Peter Pitz Philippe Alessandrini Horst Rausch Piero Sodano Pierre Alessandrini Bernhard Schmidt Gerhard Kischkel Matthias Feltz "Biche" Antony Warmbold |
Teams | Alpine-Renault, Lancia, Audi, Mazda |
Rallies | 27 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 2 |
Podiums | 2 |
Stage wins | 15 |
Total points | 87 |
First rally | 1973 Rallye de Portugal |
First win | 1973 Rally of Poland |
Last win | 1973 Österreichische Alpenfahrt |
Last rally | 2000 Rally GB |
Achim Warmbold (born 17 July 1941) is a German former rally driver. He won the West German Rally Championship in 1971 and 1980, and scored two outright victories during the inaugural World Rally Championship season in 1973 at the Rally of Poland and Austrian Alpine Rally events.
Aside from his first WRC race, his co-driver throughout the 1973 and 1974 seasons was Jean Todt, who was to enjoy his greatest success as a World Championship-winning team manager in rallying, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Formula One.
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