Manfred Winkelhock
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| Manfred Winkelhock | |
 Winkelhock racing at the Nürburgring |
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| Nationality |  German |
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| World Championship Career | |
| Active years | 1980, 1982 - 1985 |
| Team(s) | Arrows, ATS, RAM |
| Races | 56 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1980 Italian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1985 German Grand Prix |
Manfred Winkelhock (October 6, 1951 in Waiblingen - August 12, 1985 in Bowmanville, Canada) was a German auto racing driver.
Most people know Manfred Winkelhock as the man who flipped his F2 March at the Nürburgring in 1980. Winkelhock's first attempt at qualifying for a Formula One Grand Prix race was in Italy in 1980 when he stood in for the injured Jochen Mass at Arrows. With the support of BMW he landed a drive with ATS in 1982 but the car was rarely reliable and although he qualified well on several occasions 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 near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, during the Budweiser 1000 km World Sportscar Championship event, driving a customer Porsche 956.
His brother Joachim Winkelhock later tried to become a Formula One driver with the AGS team, but never managed to qualify for a race, although he enjoyed a successful career in touring car racing.
In 2000, his son Markus Winkelhock emerged as a frontrunner in the German Formula 3 Championship. In 2004, Markus Winkelhock started in the German DTM in an AMG-Mercedes CLK. In 2006, he was the third driver for Midland F1 Racing at several Grand Prix weekends.
[edit] Complete Formula One Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Team | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Arrows | ARG |
BRA |
SAF |
USAW |
BEL |
MON |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
DUT |
ITA DNQ |
CAN |
USA |
Arrows | - | 0 | ||
| 1982 | ATS | RSA 10 |
BRA 5 |
USAW Ret |
SMR DSQ |
BEL Ret |
MON Ret |
USAE Ret |
CAN DNQ |
DUT 12 |
GBR DNQ |
FRA 11 |
GER Ret |
AUT Ret |
SWI Ret |
ITA DNQ |
LAS NC |
ATS | 22nd | 2 |
| 1983 | ATS | BRA 16 |
USAW Ret |
FRA Ret |
SMR 11 |
MON Ret |
BEL Ret |
USAE Ret |
CAN 9 |
GBR Ret |
GER DNQ |
AUT Ret |
DUT DSQ |
ITA Ret |
EUR 8 |
RSA Ret |
ATS | - | 0 | |
| 1984 | ATS | BRA EX |
RSA Ret |
BEL Ret |
SMR Ret |
FRA Ret |
MON Ret |
CAN 8 |
USAE Ret |
USA 8 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
AUT DNS |
DUT Ret |
ITA DNS |
EUR |
POR 10 |
Brabham | - | 0 |
| 1985 | RAM | BRA 13 |
POR NC |
SMR Ret |
MON DNQ |
CAN Ret |
USA Ret |
FRA 12 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
AUT |
DUT |
ITA |
BEL |
EUR |
RSA |
AUS |
RAM | - | 0 |
