Joachim_Winkelhock
Joachim Winkelhock
German racing driver (born 1960)
Joachim Winkelhock (born 24 October 1960) is a German motor racing driver.
Joachim Winkelhock | |
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Winkelhock in 2010 | |
| Born | (1960-10-24) 24 October 1960 (age 63) |
| Nationality |  German |
| Relatives | Manfred Winkelhock (brother) Thomas Winkelhock (brother) Markus Winkelhock (nephew) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1989 |
| Teams | AGS |
| Entries | 7 (0 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1989 French Grand Prix |
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 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.
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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]
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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]
Complete German Formula Three results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 | Linder Rennsport |
BMW 323i | MNZ | VAL | DON | PER | BRN | ZEL | SAL | NUR Ret |
SPA | SIL | ZOL | MUG | NC | 0 | ||
| 1986 | 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 | 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)
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 | 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)
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Co-driver | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |  Diet Coke BMW Race Team |
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 | Team BMW Motorsport |
 Pierluigi Martini Johnny Cecotto |
BMW V12 LM | LMP1 | 43 | DNF | DNF |
| 1999 | BMW Motorsport |
Pierluigi Martini 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 | Team Schnitzer |
BMW M3 Sport Evolution | Group A Division 2 | - | - | 3rd |
| 1991 | Watson’s Team Schnitzer |
BMW M3 Sport Evolution | DTM | - | - | DNF |
| 1992 | Mobil 1 Team Schnitzer |
BMW M3 Sport Evolution | DTM | - | - | 2nd |
| 1993 | Watson’s Team Schnitzer |
BMW 318i | FIA Class 2 | - | - | 2nd |
| 1994 | San Miguel Team Schnitzer |
BMW 318is | FIA Class 2 | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| 1995 | BMW Team Schnitzer |
BMW 318is | FIA Class 2 | 1st | DNF | - |
| 1996 | BMW Team Bigazzi |
BMW 320i | FIA Class 2 | 1st | DNF | - |
| 1997 | BMW Team Bigazzi |
BMW 320i | FIA Class 2 | DNF | 3rd | - |
| 1998 | BMW Team Schnitzer |
BMW 320i | FIA Class 2 | 1st | 1st | 1st |
- "Jo Winkelhock Calls It A Day". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- "Joachim Winkelhock would put his money on Audi". dtm.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- "Winkelhock - Unser Team". winkelhock.de. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- "Top 20 tin-top drivers". motorsportmagazine.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- Personal website
- Winkelhock at ChicaneF1
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Inaugural |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Champion 1987 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Steve Kempton |
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 Winner 1998 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1999 With: Pierluigi Martini & Yannick Dalmas |
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