Joachim Winkelhock

Joachim Winkelhock (born 24 October 1960) is a German motor racing driver. He competed in and won German Formula Three before moving onto Formula One. Winkelhock would compete in the 1989 season of F1 with the Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives where he would fail to qualify for a race before being replaced mid season with driver Yannick Dalmas. After his brief stint in Formula One Winkelhock would later race in Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft until 2003. The height of Winkelhock's career was his 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans win for BMW. Winkelhock is part of a racing family with his late older brother Manfred Winkelhock, his younger brother, Thomas Winkelhock, and his nephew, son of Manfred, Markus Winkelhock all being racing drivers.

Career Winkelhock started in the one-make Renault 5 Cup in 1979, and in 1986 he won the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, but it would be almost a decade before he found his first major success, by winning the 1988 German Formula Three Championship as well as that year's F3 European Cup (at the unusually late age of 28). He progressed the following year to Formula One with the small French AGS team, who paired him with his future touring car rival Gabriele Tarquini; Winklehock's brief time in F1 was unsuccessful, failing to pre-qualify the car on seven occasions. His reputation however remained strong enough that he was subsequently hired by BMW Motorsport for German's premier touring car racing series the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, first for the Bigazzi and then Schnitzer teams. He finished sixth, seventh and eighth in the final standings and scored three wins in total during his three years in the series, as well as winning the 1990 and 1991 24 Hours of Nürburgring races for BMW and Schnitzer.

Winkelhock driving for BMW at Brands Hatch during the 1994 British Touring Car Championship season. When BMW exited the DTM at the end of 1992, Winkelhock moved with the manufacturer and Schnitzer to the British Touring Car Championship, where he and teammate Steve Soper dominated the first half of the 1993 season. The pair took seven wins from the first eight rounds (Winklehock four, Soper three). Although the second half of the year was more challenging for Winkelhock, seeing him earn only one more win, he was still eventually crowned champion. During his time in Britain, 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. thumb Winkelhock driving the OPC Team Phoenix Opel Astra at the Sachsenring during the 2002 DTM season.

In 2000, Winkelhock joined Opel in the new Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (a revived version of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, which had been defunct since 1995). In his first season in the new DTM, Winkelhock was competitive, winning at the Norisring and finishing fifth in the final standings. However, the collapse in Opel's fortunes in DTM after 2000 saw a consequent decline in Winkelhock's fortunes and after a 2003 season in which he only scored a single point, he announced his retirement from motor racing at the age of 43.

Winkelhock 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 Winkelhock.

A 2005 poll run by Motor Sport magazine voted Winkelhock the 16th greatest touring car driver ever. Winkelhock is nicknamed "Smokin' Jo".

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 AVU ZOL HOC ÖST SIE NÜR NÜR ZOL 2nd 98 1988 WTS Liqui Moly Equipe VW A ZOL HOC NÜR BRN HOC MAI NOR WUN SAL NÜR HUN HOC 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 Pts 1989 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH23B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 BRA SMR MON MEX USA CAN FRA 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 Linder Rennsport BMW 323i MNZ VAL DON PER BRN ZEL SAL NURRet SPA SIL ZOL MUG NC 0 1986 Ford Rennsport HWRT Tuning Ford Sierra XR4 TI MNZ DON HOC MIS AND BRN ZEL NÜR14 SPARet SIL NOG ZOL JAR9 ESTRet 69th 4 1987 Wolf Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth DON EST AND ZOLDNQ ZELDSQ IMO NC 0 Ford Sierra RS500 NOGRet

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 NURRet SPARet NC 0 Ford Sierra RS500 BNOovr:14cls:4† SILovr:9cls: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 Pts 1992 Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution S1 MNZ114 MNZ24 MAG1 MAG2 MUG1 MUG2 BIN1 BIN2 VAL1 VAL2 IMO1 IMO2 MIS1 MIS2 PER1 PER2 VAR1 VAR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 18th 10 1994 Scuderia Bigazzi BMW 318i MNZ110 MNZ29 VAL1 VAL2 MAG1 MAG2 BIN1 BIN2 MIS1 MIS2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 PER1 PER2 VAR1 VAR2 MUG1 MUG2 26th 3 1996 Scuderia Bigazzi BMW 320i MUG1 MUG2 MAG1 MAG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 BIN1 BIN2 MIS1 MIS2 IMO1 IMO2 PER1 PER2 PER1 PER2 VAR1 VAR2 VAL17 VAL217 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 Pts 1993 BMW Motorsport Team BMW 318i SIL1 DON1 SNE1 DON1 OUL1 BRH1 BRH2 PEM1 SIL1 KNO1 KNO2 OUL1 BRH1 THR1 DON1 DON2 SIL1 1st 163 1994 BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer BMW 318i THR1 BRH1 BRH2 SNE1 SIL1 SIL2 OUL1 DON1 DON2 BRH1 BRH2 SIL1 KNO1 KNO2 OUL1 BRH1 BRH2 SIL1 SIL2 DON1 DON2 6th 147 1996 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i DON1 DON2 BRH1 BRH2 THR1 THR2 SIL1 SIL2 OUL1 OUL2 SNE1 SNE2 BRH1 BRH2 SIL1 SIL2 KNO1 KNO2 OUL1 OUL2 THR1 THR2 DON1 DON2 BRH1 BRH2 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 Pts 1994 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318i AUT1 AUT2 SUG1 SUG2 TOK1 TOK2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MIN1 MIN2 AID1 AID2 TSU1 TSU2 SEN1 SEN2 FUJ1 FUJ2 10th 31 1995 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318i FUJ1 FUJ2 SUG1 SUG2 TOK1 TOK2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MIN1 MIN2 AID1 AID2 SEN1 SEN2 FUJ1 FUJ2 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 Pts 1994 BMW Team Bigazzi BMW 318i AVU WUN ZOL ZAN ÖST SAL SPA NÜR 13th 12 1995 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318is ZOL1 ZOL2 SPA1 SPA2 ÖST1 ÖST2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAL1 SAL2 AVU1 AVU2 NÜR1 NÜR2 1st 418 1997 BMW Motorsport Team Bigazzi BMW 320i HOC1 HOC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 NOR1 NOR2 WUN1 WUN2 ZWE1 ZWE2 SAL1 SAL2 REG1 REG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 2nd 644 1998 BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer BMW 320i HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 NOR1 NOR2 REG1 REG2 WUN1 WUN2 ZWE1 ZWE2 SAL1 SAL2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 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 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 318i FUJ1 FUJ2 MAC1 MAC2 SEN1 SEN2 WEL1 WEL2 CLD1 CLD2 CHE1 CHE2 1st ?

Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Co-driver Car Class Laps 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 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 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 1st1995 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