Joachim Winkelhock
Winkelhock in 2010
Born (1960-10-24) 24 October 1960 (age 63)
Waiblingen, West Germany
NationalityGermany German
RelativesManfred Winkelhock (brother)
Thomas Winkelhock (brother)
Markus Winkelhock (nephew)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1989
TeamsAGS
Entries7 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last entry1989 French Grand Prix

Joachim Winkelhock (born 24 October 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.

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.

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.

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 German Formula Three results

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

Year Entrant Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Pts
1987 WTS Racing Team VW A NÜR
9 		AVU
10 		ZOL
2 		HOC
2 		ÖST SIE
2 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
2 		ZOL
1 		2nd 98
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 		1st 164

Complete Formula One results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC 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 NC 0

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Pts
1984 West Germany Linder Rennsport BMW 323i MNZ VAL DON PER BRN ZEL SAL NUR
Ret 		SPA SIL ZOL MUG NC 0
1986 West Germany 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 		69th 4
1987 West Germany Wolf Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth DON EST AND ZOL
DNQ 		ZEL
DSQ 		IMO NC 0
Ford Sierra RS500 NOG
Ret

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos. Pts
1986 BMW Isert BMW 325i ZOL HOC
Ret 		NÜR
Ret 		AVU
DNS 		MFA
17 		WUN
6 		NÜR
8 		ZOL
Ret 		NÜR
6 		17th 39
1987 Wolf Racing Ford Sierra XR4 TI HOC
Ret 		ZOL
11 		NÜR
22 		AVU
10 		MFA
Ret 		NOR
Ret 		NÜR WUN 23rd 28
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 		34th 13
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 		6th 119
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 		7th 101
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 		8th 110
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 		5th 113
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 		16th 12
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 		13th 3
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 		15th 1

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1987 West Germany Wolf Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth MNZ JAR DIJ NUR
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		NC 0
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)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos. 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 		18th 10
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 		26th 3
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 		23rd 4

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)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pos. 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 		1st 163
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 		6th 147
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 		5th 158

Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. 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 		10th 31
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 		9th 41

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos. Pts
1994 BMW Team Bigazzi BMW 318i AVU WUN ZOL ZAN ÖST
5 		SAL SPA NÜR
7 		13th 12
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 		1st 418
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 		2nd 644
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 		6th 405

Complete Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
1994 Germany 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

Year Team Co-driver Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
1993 Australia Diet Coke BMW Race Team Australia Paul Morris BMW M3 A 146 15th 15th

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1998 Germany Team BMW Motorsport Italy Pierluigi Martini
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto 		BMW V12 LM LMP1 43 DNF DNF
1999 Germany BMW Motorsport Italy Pierluigi Martini
France Yannick Dalmas 		BMW V12 LMR LMP 365 1st 1st

Macau Grand Prix Guia Race results

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

References

  1. ^ "Jo Winkelhock Calls It A Day". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Joachim Winkelhock would put his money on Audi". dtm.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Winkelhock - Unser Team". winkelhock.de. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Top 20 tin-top drivers". motorsportmagazine.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

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