Joachim Winkelhock

Joachim Winkelhock (born 24 October 1960) is a German motor racing driver.

Joachim Winkelhock
Winkelhock in 2010
Born (1960-10-24) 24 October 1960
Waiblingen, West Germany
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality German
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

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.

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]

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)

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 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 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

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 Schnitzer BMW 320i FIA Class 2 1st DNF -
1997 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i FIA Class 2 DNF 3rd -
1998 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. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. "Top 20 tin-top drivers". motorsportmagazine.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural		 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Champion
1987		 Succeeded by
Roland Asch
Preceded by
Steve Kempton		 FIA European Formula Three Cup
Winner
1988		 Succeeded by
Gianni Morbidelli
Preceded by
Bernd Schneider		 German Formula 3 Championship
Champion
1988		 Succeeded by
Karl Wendlinger
Preceded by
Tim Harvey		 British Touring Car Championship
Champion
1993		 Succeeded by
Gabriele Tarquini
Preceded by
Charles Kwan		 Guia Race
Winner
1994		 Succeeded by
Kelvin Burt
Preceded by
Johnny Cecotto		 Super Tourenwagen Cup
Champion
1995		 Succeeded by
Emanuele Pirro
Preceded by
Steve Soper		 Guia Race
Winner
1998		 Succeeded by
Michael Bartels
Preceded by
Laurent Aïello
Allan McNish
Stéphane Ortelli		 Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1999
With: Pierluigi Martini & Yannick Dalmas		 Succeeded by
Frank Biela
Tom Kristensen
Emanuele Pirro
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