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Driver Details | ||
Nationality | ![]() | |
P.o.B. | ![]() | |
D.o.B. | 24 October 1960 | |
Début | ![]() | |
Best | 5th (2000) | |
Previous Teams | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
DTM Career | ||
Total Entries | 67 (63 Starts) | |
No. | 4; 3; 8; 16 | |
Wins | Points | Poles |
1 | 129 | 2 |
Fastest Laps | 1 | |
Podiums | 5 | |
First Win | ![]() |
Joachim Winkelhock (born 24 October 1960 in Waiblingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a German former racing driver, who competed in the DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship between 2000 and 2003.[1] A former Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft entrant and uncle of former DTM racer Markus Winkelhock, Winkelhock would claim one victory during his DTM career, before retiring from motorsport at the end of the 2003 season aged 43.[2]
Winkelhock would be one of the founding drivers for the revived DTM, as Opel signed him to help spearhead their entry, placing him alongside Uwe Alzen at Team Holzer.[3] The German racer would become a regular point scorer during the season, and would claim his sole DTM victory at the Norisring en-route to fifth in the Championship.[4]
Retained by Opel for 2001, Winkelhock would keep his place at Team Hozler, but would get a new teammate in the form of Timo Scheider.[5] A more disappointing sophomore season would follow for the elder German, claiming just two points finishes across the season to leave him down in sixteenth in the Championship.[6]
Phoenix Racing hired Winkelhock for the 2002 season, placing him alongside Manuel Reuter who had been Opel's strongest driver to that point.[7] However, it would be another miserable season for Winkelhock, as the German racer again only claimed a handful of points en-route to thirteenth in the Championship.[8]
Opel hence opted to move Winkelhock to the customer Euroteam for the 2003 season, with the veteran racer acting as a coach for Jeroen Bleekemolen in the Dutchman's rookie season.[1] Yet, for the third season in a row Winkelhock would be outscored by his teammate, and duly opted to call time on his racing career after claiming fifteenth in the Championship.[2]
Background[]
Winkelhock began his career following in the footsteps of elder brother Manfred Winkelhock, before entering his first racing series in 1981.[9] After a single campaign Winkelhock would move into the German Formula 3 Championship in 1983, although he would only complete one race.[9] Winkelhock would subsequently take time away from racing after the death of his brother in an accident at the 1000km of Monza.[9]
Formulae Fast-track: 1986 - 1989[]
Winkelhock returned to racing in 1986, combining a run to the Championship in the Porsche 944 Turbo Cup with a partial campaign in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, finishing seventeenth.[9] For 1987 Winkelhock would compete in several races in various F3 Championships, the World Touring Car Championship and the Meisterschaft, and would end the season as runner-up in the German F3 Championship.[9] For 1988 Winkelhock would follow decide to focus entirely on F3 racing, and duly claimed the German F3 title, as well as taking the F3 European cup title.[9]
His F3 success earned Winkelhock the attention of AGS in Formula One, although the team had a very slow car compared to the rest of the field.[9] Indeed, after failing to pre-qualify for the first seven races, Winkelhock would leave the team, and would instead spend the rest of 1989 driving for a factory Mercedes in the Meisterschaft, albeit without much success.[9]
Meisterschaft and Touring: 1990 - 1996[]
For 1990 Winkelhock was signed as a factory driver for BMW, and duly secured victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hours with the Bavarian marque, while also claiming sixth in the Meisterschaft.[9] A similar campaign for Winkelhock would follow in 1991, with a second straight N24 win preceeding a run to seventh in the Meisterschaft.[9] In 1992 Winkelhock would be removed from BMW's endurance programme, although he did continue in the Meisterschaft, claiming eighth in the Championship.[9] He would also claim victory in Pukekohe 500 in Australia, while also compete in Italian Touring Cars.[9]
For 1993 BMW moved Winkelhock to the British Touring Car Championship, where the German racer quickly emerged as a fan favourite with the moniker "Smokin' Jo" due to his smoking habit.[9] His reputation was further enhanced by claiming the BTCC title in 1993, leading to BMW placing him in the Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship for 1994.[9] Winkelhock also won that Championship title, with further appearances in the Japanese Touring Car Championship and FIA Touring Car World Cup with the BMW squad.[9]
1995 saw Winkelhock claim the Championship title in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Cup, among other exploits in JTCC and the Touring Car World Cup.[9] A return to the BTCC would follow in 1996, with Winkelhock running to fifth in the Championship for BMW, while also running in the ISTCC for a third year without great success.[9]
A BMW Legend: 1997 - 1999[]
Winkelhock returned to BMW's endurance programme in 1997, with the German racer claiming second at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, while also claiming second in the German Supertouring Championship.[9] 1998 saw Winkelhock make his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, retiring early on, combined with a run to sixth in German STC.[9] Victory at the 1999 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans would then seal Winkelhock's status as a BMW racing legend, with the German racer also representing the marque in the American Le Mans Series.[9]
DTM History[]
Full DTM Record[]
Joachim Winkelhock's full results from his 63 starts in the DTM are outlined in a series of tables below.
DTM Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Joachim Winkelhock during their DTM career:
Joachim Winkelhock's Overall DTM Record | ||||||
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Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
2000 | ![]() |
4 | Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 | 5th | 113 | ![]() |
2001 | ![]() |
3 | Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 | 16th | 12 | File:WIN 01 Livery.png |
2002 | ![]() |
8 | Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 | 13th | 3 | ![]() |
2003 | ![]() |
16 | Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 | 15th | 1 | ![]() |
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Joachim Winkelhock's full DTM record:
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||
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5th | 113 | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||
10th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | Ret | 19th | 9th | 19th | CAN | CAN | NC | Ret | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |||||
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16th | 12 | ||||||||||
Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | Q | F | |||
Ret | DNS | 19th | 13th | 21st | 17th | 15th | Ret | 6th | 4th | Ret | 14th | 16th | 13th | 16th | 9th | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | |||
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13th | 3 | ||||||||||
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16th | 10th | 18th | 17th | Ret | DNS | 5th | 5th | 6th | Ret | 7th | 6th | 13th | 15th | 9th | 19th | 15th | 10th | 9th | 7th | |||
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15th | 1 | ||||||||||
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16th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 8th | 10th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Ret |
Results Key | ||||
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Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
7th | Points Scorer | NC | Not Classified | |
Italics | Fastest Lap | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
16th | Non-points finish | † | Non-Championship Race | |
Bold | Pole Position | 3 | Points for Qualifying |
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2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2000 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
24h Service AMG-Mercedes • Abt Sportsline I • Abt Sportsline II • D2 AMG-Mercedes • Euroteam • Opel Team Holzer I • Opel Team Holzer II • Opel Team Irmscher • Opel Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Thomas Jäger • 3 Uwe Alzen • 4 Joachim Winkelhock • 5 Klaus Ludwig • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Michael Bartels • 9 Laurent Aïello • 10 Christian Abt • 11 Éric Hélary • 12 Christian Menzel • 14/24 Pedro Lamy • 15/42 Darren Turner • 16 Stefano Modena • 17 Timo Scheider • 18 Marcel Tiemann • 19 Peter Dumbreck • 20 Kris Nissen • 21 James Thompson • 23 Roland Asch |
Races |
Rennsport-Festival 1 • Rennsport-Festival 2 • ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 1 • ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 • Sachsenring 1 • Sachsenring 2 • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 1 • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 2 • ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 1 • ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 2 • Eifelrennen 1 • Eifelrennen 2 • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 1 • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 2 |
Cancelled Races |
2000 Lausitzring Race |
Related Content |
1996 ITCC Season • 2001 DTM Season |
2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2001 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
D2 AMG-Mercedes • Eschmann AMG-Mercedes • Mamerow Racing Team • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer I • OPC Team Holzer II • OPC Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Service 24h AMG-Mercedes • Team Abt Sportsline • Team Abt Sportsline Junior • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Peter Dumbreck • 3 Joachim Winkelhock • 4 Timo Scheider • 5 Uwe Alzen • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Yves Olivier • 9 Bernd Mayländer/Marcel Tiemann • 10 Patrick Huisman • 11 Michael Bartels • 14 Thomas Jäger • 15 Christijan Albers • 16 Alain Menu • 17 Hubert Haupt • 18 Christian Abt • 19 Laurent Aïello/Kris Nissen • 20 Peter Mamerow • 22 Mattias Ekström • 23 Martin Tomczyk • 24 Pedro Lamy • 42 Darren Turner |
Races |
Rennsport-Festival QR • Rennsport-Festival FR • Eifelrennen QR • Eifelrennen FR • Oschersleben QR • Oschersleben FR • Sachsenring QR • Sachsenring FR • Norisring QR • Norisring FR • Lausitzring QR • Lausitzring FR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen QR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen FR • Spielberg QR • Spielberg FR • Zandvoort QR • Zandvoort FR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim QR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim FR |
Related Content |
2000 DTM Season • 2002 DTM Season |
2002 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
CEB/OASE AMG-Mercedes • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer • OPC Team Phoenix • Original Teile AMG-Mercedes • Service 24h AMG-Mercedes • Team Abt • Team Abt Sportsline • Team Abt Sportsline Junior • Vodafone AMG-Mercedes • Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Bernd Schneider • 2 Jean Alesi • 3 Laurent Aïello • 4 Karl Wendlinger • 5 Uwe Alzen • 6 Marcel Fässler • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Joachim Winkelhock • 9 Mattias Ekström • 10 Christian Abt • 11 Thomas Jäger • 12 Peter Dumbreck • 14 Timo Scheider • 15 Michael Bartels • 16 Marcel Tiemann/Bernd Mayländer • 17 Patrick Huisman • 18 Alain Menu • 19 Yves Olivier • 23 Martin Tomczyk • 24 Stefan Mücke • 31 Johnny Cecotto • 42 Christijan Albers • 43 JJ Lehto • 44 Éric Hélary |
Races |
ADAC-Preis Hockenheim QR • ADAC-Preis Hockenheim FR • Zolder QR • Zolder FR • Donington Park QR • Donington Park FR • Sachsenring QR • Sachsenring FR • Norisring QR • Norisring FR • Lausitzring QR • Lausitzring FR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen QR • Großer Preis der Tourenwagen FR • Spielberg QR • Spielberg FR • Zandvoort QR • Zandvoort FR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim QR • DMV-Preis Hockenheim FR |
Related Content |
2001 DTM Season • 2003 DTM Season |
2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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Manufacturers |
Abt-Audi • AMG-Mercedes • Opel |
Car/engine |
Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 • Audi 4.0l V8 • AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 • AMG 4.0l V8 • Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2003 • Opel 4.0l V8 |
Teams |
AMG-Mercedes • ARTA AMG-Mercedes • Hasseröder Abt-Audi • OPC Euroteam • OPC Team Holzer • OPC Team Phoenix • Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes • PlayStation 2 Red Bull Abt-Audi • S Line Audi Junior Team • Service 24h AMG-Mercedes • Vodafone/Express Service AMG-Mercedes |
Drivers |
1 Laurent Aïello • 2 Christian Abt • 3 Bernd Schneider • 4 Christijan Albers • 5 Mattias Ekström • 6 Karl Wendlinger • 7 Manuel Reuter • 8 Alain Menu • 9 Marcel Fässler • 10 Jean Alesi • 11 Thomas Jäger • 12 Bernd Mayländer • 14 Martin Tomczyk • 15 Peter Terting • 16 Joachim Winkelhock • 17 Jeroen Bleekemolen • 18 Timo Scheider • 19 Peter Dumbreck • 20 Katsutomo Kaneishi • 24 Patrick Huisman/Gary Paffett • 42 Stefan Mücke |
Races |
Hockenheim Opening • Adria • Nürburgring I • Lausitzring • Norisring • Donington Park • Nürburgring II • Spielberg • Zandvoort • Hockenheim Finale |
Related Content |
2002 DTM Season • 2004 DTM Season |
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