Manfred Winkelhock

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Manfred Winkelhock : biography

6 October 1951 – 12 August 1985

Manfred Winkelhock (6 October 1951 – 12 August 1985) was a German racing driver. Born in Waiblingen, he was the brother of Joachim Winkelhock and father of Markus Winkelhock, also both racing drivers.

Manfred Winkelhock flipped his F2 March at the very steep rise-and-fall Flugplatz corner on the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in 1980. 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 1982. As BMW became the team’s engine supplier in 1983, he qualified well on several occasions in 1983 and 1984, but the car was rarely reliable, so there were few results and a lot of accidents. 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 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.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship 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 Pos Pts
1978 Polifac BMW Junior Team March 782 BMW THR5 8th 11
March Racing Ltd HOC12 NÜRRet PAU8 MUG9 VAL4 ROU12 DON5 NOG7 PER9 MISRet HOC3
1979 Cassani Racing Ralt RT1 BMW SIL HOC THR NÜR3 VAL MUG PAU HOC ZAN PER MIS DON 16th 4
1980 ICI Racing Team March 802 BMW THRRet HOCRet NÜRRet VAL10 PAU8 SIL9 ZOL7 MUG10 ZAN10 PER3 MIS9 HOC7 13th 4
1981 Schäfer Racing Ralt RT2 BMW SIL HOC2 THRRet NÜRDSQ VAL MUG PAU PER 9th 12
Maurer Motorsport Maurer MM81 SPA5 DON3 MIS MAN

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1980 Warsteiner Arrows Arrows A3 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITADNQ CAN USA NC 0
1982 Team ATS ATS D5 Cosworth V8 RSA10 BRA5 USWRet SMRDSQ BELRet MONRet DETRet CANDNQ NED12 GBRDNQ FRA11 GERRet AUTRet SUIRet ITADNQ CPLNC 24th 2
1983 Team ATS ATS D6 BMW Straight-4 BRA16 USWRet FRARet SMR11 MONRet BELRet DETRet CAN9 GBRRet GERDNQ AUTRet NEDDSQ ITARet EUR8 RSARet NC 0
1984 Team ATS ATS D7 BMW Straight-4 BRAEX RSARet BELRet SMRRet FRARet MONRet CAN8 DETRet DAL8 GBRRet GERRet AUTDNS NEDRet ITADNS EUR NC 0
MRD International Brabham BT53 BMW Straight-4 POR10
1985 Skoal Bandit F1 Team RAM 03 Hart Straight-4 BRA13 PORNC SMRRet MONDNQ CANRet DETRet FRA12 GBRRet GERRet AUT NED ITA BEL EUR RSA AUS NC 0

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