Joachim Winkelhock

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Joachim Winkelhock
Joachim Winkelhock.jpg
Winkelhock in 2010
Born (1960-10-24) 24 October 1960 (age 63)
Waiblingen, West Germany
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

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 late 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 Motorsport 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.

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.

His first title was the 1993 British Touring Car Championship. There, 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, he joined Opel in the new Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, and in 2003 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 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
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1998		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
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