Manfred Winkelhock


Manfred Winkelhock was a German racing driver. He is the older brother of Joachim Winkelhock and father of Markus Winkelhock, who are both also racing drivers. He participated in 56 Formula One Grands Prix between 1980 and 1985, driving for Arrows, ATS, Brabham and RAM Racing, with a best finish of fifth at the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Racing career

Born in Waiblingen on 6 October 1951, Manfred Winkelhock was the older brother of Joachim Winkelhock. He began racing in Formula Two in 1978 and survived a major crash at Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit, when he flipped his March at the very steep rise-and-fall Flugplatz corner. Winkelhock's first attempt at qualifying for a Formula One Grand Prix race was in Italy, when he stood in for the injured Jochen Mass at Arrows. He was able to land a drive with ATS in. As BMW became the team's engine supplier in, he qualified well on several occasions in 1983 and, but the car was rarely reliable, so there were few results and a lot of accidents.
His son, Markus Winkelhock, is also a racing driver.

Death

At the same time he was a regular sports car and touring car driver, winning the 1000km Monza with Marc Surer in 1985. He was killed in the summer of 1985 when he crashed heavily at turn 2 at Mosport Park of Bowmanville near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, during the Budweiser 1000 km World Endurance Championship event, driving a Porsche 962C for Kremer Racing with co-driver Marc Surer.
At the time of Winkelhock's death, he was a driver for the Skoal Bandit sponsored RAM Racing team in Formula One, though it had been a frustrating season with a best finish of 12th in the 1985 French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard. His death saw him replaced by Northern Irish driver Kenny Acheson, though lack of money saw the team fold before the end of the season.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112PosPts
Polifac BMW Junior TeamMarch 782BMWTHR
5		8th11
March Racing LtdMarch 782BMWHOC
12		NÜR
Ret		PAU
8		MUG
9		VAL
4		ROU
12		DON
5		NOG
7		PER
9		MIS
Ret		HOC
3		8th11
Cassani RacingRalt RT1BMWSILHOCTHRNÜR
3		VALMUGPAUHOCZANPERMISDON16th4
ICI Racing TeamMarch 802BMWTHR
Ret		HOC
Ret		NÜR
Ret		VAL
10		PAU
8		SIL
9		ZOL
7		MUG
10		ZAN
10		PER
3		MIS
9		HOC
7		13th4
Schäfer RacingRalt RT2BMWSILHOC
2		THR
Ret		NÜR
DSQ		VALMUGPAUPER9th12
Maurer MotorsportMaurer MM81BMWSPA
5		DON
3		MISMAN9th12

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
1980Warsteiner ArrowsArrows A3Cosworth DFV V8ARGBRARSAUSWBELMONFRAGBRGERAUTNEDITA
DNQ		CANUSANC0
1982Team ATSATS D5Cosworth DFV V8RSA
10		BRA
5		USW
Ret		SMR
DSQ		BEL
Ret		MON
Ret		DET
Ret		CAN
DNQ		NED
12		GBR
DNQ		FRA
11		GER
Ret		AUT
Ret		SUI
Ret		ITA
DNQ		CPL
NC		24th2
1983Team ATSATS D6BMW M12 L4tBRA
16		USW
Ret		FRA
Ret		SMR
11		MON
Ret		BEL
Ret		DET
Ret		CAN
9		GBR
Ret		GER
DNQ		AUT
Ret		NED
DSQ		ITA
Ret		EUR
8		RSA
Ret		NC0
1984Team ATSATS D7BMW M12 L4tBRA
EX		RSA
Ret		BEL
Ret		SMR
Ret		FRA
Ret		MON
Ret		CAN
8		DET
Ret		DAL
8		GBR
Ret		GER
Ret		AUT
DNS		NED
Ret		ITA
DNS		EURNC0
1984MRD InternationalBrabham BT53BMW M12 L4tPOR
10		NC0
1985Skoal Bandit F1 TeamRAM 03Hart 415T L4tBRA
13		POR
NC		SMR
Ret		MON
DNQ		CAN
Ret		DET
Ret		FRA
12		GBR
Ret		GER
Ret		AUTNEDITABELEURRSAAUSNC0