Martin Wimmer

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Martin Wimmer
Martin Wimmer Japanese GP 1991.jpg
Martin Wimmer during the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix
NationalityGerman
Born (1957-10-11) 11 October 1957 (age 65)
Munich, West Germany
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1980 - 1991
First race 1980 250cc German Grand Prix
Last race 1991 250cc Malaysian Grand Prix
First win 1982 250cc British Grand Prix
Last win 1987 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Team(s) Yamaha
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
13331688693

Martin Wimmer (born 11 October 1957 in Munich) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He had his best year in 1985 when he won the German Grand Prix, and had two second places, finishing the 250cc season in fourth place behind Freddie Spencer, Anton Mang and Carlos Lavado. [1]

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In 1987, Yamaha teamed him with Kevin Magee to win the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race. [2] In 2009, he joined Ralf Waldmann in buying out the motorbike manufacturing company MZ, from the Hong Leong Group. [3]

He formed Motorenwerke Zschopau GmbH and ran it with the Investor Peter Ertel until September 2012, when he had to file for insolvency proceedings. His bank, Merkur Bank KGaA, had withdrawn a loan offer short term despite the company having a fixed term account. Currently there are several legal court proceedings. Wimmer published a book about the case in November 2014. The name of the book is: Der Fall MZ ... durch die Bank weg ...

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

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Points system from 1988 to 1992:

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

YearClassTeam123456789101112131415PointsRankWins
1980 250ccMitsui-Yamaha NAT
-		 ESP
-		 FRA
-		 YUG
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 FIN
-		 GBR
-		 CZE
-		 GER
9		230th0
1981 250ccMitsui-Yamaha ARG
6		 GER
-		 NAT
4		 FRA
-		 ESP
8		 NED
8		 BEL
-		 RSM
-		 GBR
5		 FIN
10		 SWE
7		 CZE
8		338th0
350ccMitsui-Yamaha ARG
-		 AUT
-		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 YUG
10		 NED
9		 GBR
6		 CZE
8		1112th0
1982 250ccMitsui-Yamaha FRA
9		 ESP
-		 NAT
-		 NED
7		 BEL
7		 YUG
-		 GBR
1		 SWE
6		 FIN
-		 CZE
3		 RSM
4		 GER
-		484th1
350ccMitsui-Yamaha ARG
-		 AUT
-		 FRA
5		 NAT
5		 NED
-		 GBR
-		 FIN
-		 CZE
-		 GER
-		1216th0
1983 250ccMitsui-Yamaha RSA
8		 FRA
NC		 NAT
4		 GER
NC		 ESP
3		 AUT
5		 YUG
NC		 NED
5		 BEL
6		 GBR
5		 SWE
10		456th0
1984 250ccMitsui-Yamaha RSA
12		 NAT
2		 ESP
13		 AUT
7		 GER
2		 FRA
9		 YUG
8		 NED
23		 BEL
16		 GBR
5		 SWE
NC		 RSM
4		477th0
1985 250ccLui-Yamaha RSA
5		 ESP
2		 GER
1		 NAT
NC		 AUT
4		 YUG
4		 NED
2		 BEL
4		 FRA
-		 GBR
-		 SWE
-		 RSM
-		694th1
1986 250ccMarlboro-Yamaha ESP
4		 NAT
4		 GER
3		 AUT
2		 YUG
NC		 NED
5		 BEL
17		 FRA
6		 GBR
9		 SWE
12		 RSM
6		566th0
1987 250ccMarlboro-Yamaha JPN
5		 ESP
1		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 AUT
10		 YUG
5		 NED
5		 FRA
10		 GBR
3		 SWE
NC		 CZE
NC		 RSM
5		 POR
3		 BRA
NC		 ARG
NC		618th1
1988 250ccHein Gericke-Yamaha JPN
-		 USA
17		 ESP
9		 EXP
NC		 NAT
NC		 GER
6		 AUT
12		 NED
9		 BEL
NC		 YUG
-		 FRA
11		 GBR
15		 SWE
10		 CZE
18		 BRA
NC		4014th0
1989 250ccHein Gericke-Aprilia JPN
21		 AUS
13		 USA
NC		 ESP
8		 NAT
9		 GER
NC		 AUT
3		 YUG
NC		 NED
5		 BEL
NC		 FRA
12		 GBR
11		 SWE
8		 CZE
-		 BRA
15		6210th0
1990 250ccHein Gericke-Aprilia JPN
-		 USA
10		 ESP
5		 NAT
6		 GER
9		 AUT
2		 YUG
3		 NED
8		 BEL
NC		 FRA
6		 GBR
9		 SWE
7		 CZE
6		 HUN
8		 AUS
NC		1186th0
1991 250ccLucky Strike-Suzuki JPN
14		 AUS
NC		 USA
7		 ESP
8		 ITA
19		 GER
9		 AUT
13		 EUR
9		 NED
7		 FRA
10		 GBR
6		 RSM
9		 CZE
6		 VDM
NC		 MAL
5		899th0

Suzuka 8 Hours results

YearTeamCo-ridersBikePos.
1987 Flag of Japan.svg SHISEIDO TECH 21 RT Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Magee Yamaha YZF750 1st

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References

  1. ↑ Martin Wimmer career statistics at MotoGP.com
  2. ↑ "1987 Suzuka 8 Hours results at Moto Racing Japan". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. ↑ Visordown.com news
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