Joachim Winkelhock


Joachim Winkelhock 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.
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. 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.
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.
He runs his family's Waiblingen-based truck-crane and towing business, occasionally getting personally involved in recovering crashed trucks.
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.

Racing record

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516Pts
1989Automobiles Gonfaronnaises SportivesAGS JH23BFord Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8BRA
DNPQ		SMR
DNPQ		MON
DNPQ		MEX
DNPQ		USA
DNPQ		CAN
DNPQ		FRA
DNPQ		GBRGERHUNBELITAPORESPJPNAUSNC0

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pts
1986BMW IsertBMW 325iZOLHOC
Ret		NÜR
Ret		AVU
DNS		MFA
17		WUN
6		NÜR
8		ZOL
Ret		NÜR
6		17th39
1987Wolf RacingFord Sierra XR4 TIHOC
Ret		ZOL
11		NÜR
22		AVU
10		MFA
Ret		NOR
Ret		NÜRWUN23rd28
1987Wolf RacingFord Sierra RS 500 CosworthDIE
14		SAL23rd28
1989AMG Motorenbau GmbHMercedes 190 E 2.5-16 EvoZOL
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
1990Bigazzi M TeamBMW M3 Sport EvoZOL
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
1991M Team Team SchnitzerBMW M3 Sport EvolutionZOL
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
1992M Team Team SchnitzerBMW M3 Sport EvolutionZOL
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
2000Team HolzerOpel Astra V8 CoupéHOC
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
2001Team HolzerOpel Astra V8 CoupéHOC
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
2002OPC Team PhoenixOpel Astra V8 CoupéHOC
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
2003OPC EuroteamOpel Astra V8 CoupéHOC
16		ADR
9		NÜR
10		LAU
11		NOR
8		DON
10		NÜR
13		A1R
14		ZAN
15		HOC
Ret		15th1

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Pts
1993BMW Motorsport TeamBMW 318iSIL
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
1994BMW Motorsport Team SchnitzerBMW 318iTHR
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
1996BMW Team SchnitzerBMW 320iDON
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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718Pts
1994BMW Team SchnitzerBMW 318iAUT
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
1995BMW Team SchnitzerBMW 318iFUJ
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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pts
1994BMW Team BigazziBMW 318iAVUWUNZOLZANÖST
5		SALSPANÜR
7		13th12
1995BMW Team SchnitzerBMW 318isZOL
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
1997BMW Motorsport Team BigazziBMW 320iHOC
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
1998BMW Motorsport Team SchnitzerBMW 320iHOC
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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Macau Grand Prix Guia Race results