# Joachim Winkelhock

Joachim Winkelhock (born 24 October 1960) is a German motor racing driver.
The younger brother of the late Manfred Winkelhock, Winkelhock was born in Waiblingen, near Stuttgart. The youngest brother, Thomas Winkelhock, and Manfred's son Markus Winkelhock are also racing drivers.

## Career

Winkelhock started in the one-make Renault 5 Cup in 1979 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 7 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 6th, 7th and 8th 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.
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 7 wins from the first 8 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.
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 5th 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.
He 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 Joachim 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 9 | AVU 10 | ZOL 2 | HOC 2 | ÖST | SIE 2 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 2 | ZOL 1 | | | | 2nd | 98 |
| 1988 | WTS Liqui Moly Equipe | VW | A | ZOL 1 | HOC 1 | NÜR 1 | BRN 3 | HOC Ret | MAI 2 | NOR C | WUN 1 | SAL 5 | NÜR 2 | HUN 2 | HOC Ret | 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 | WDC | Pts |
| 1989 | Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives | AGS JH23B | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | BRA DNPQ | SMR DNPQ | MON DNPQ | MEX DNPQ | USA DNPQ | CAN DNPQ | FRA DNPQ | 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 | NUR Ret | SPA | SIL | ZOL | MUG | | | NC | 0 |
| 1986 | Ford Rennsport HWRT Tuning | Ford Sierra XR4 TI | MNZ | DON | HOC | MIS | AND | BRN | ZEL | NÜR 14 | SPA Ret | SIL | NOG | ZOL | JAR 9 | EST Ret | 69th | 4 |
| 1987 | Wolf Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | DON | EST | AND | ZOL DNQ | ZEL DSQ | IMO | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1987 | Wolf Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | | | | | | | NOG Ret | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |

### Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1986 | BMW Isert | BMW 325i | ZOL | HOC Ret | NÜR Ret | AVU DNS | MFA 17 | WUN 6 | NÜR 8 | ZOL Ret | NÜR 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 39 |
| 1987 | Wolf Racing | Ford Sierra XR4 TI | HOC Ret | ZOL 11 | NÜR 22 | AVU 10 | MFA Ret | NOR Ret | NÜR | WUN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 28 |
| 1987 | Wolf Racing | Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth | | | | | | | | | DIE 14 | SAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 28 |
| 1989 | AMG Motorenbau GmbH | Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | MFA 1 | MFA 2 | AVU 1 | AVU 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 DNS | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 Ret | DIE 1 | DIE 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | | | 34th | 13 |
| 1990 | Bigazzi M Team | BMW M3 Sport Evo | ZOL 1 7 | ZOL 2 12 | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 4 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 Ret | AVU 1 24 | AVU 2 Ret | MFA 1 Ret | MFA 2 Ret | WUN 1 5 | WUN 2 2 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 Ret | NOR 1 26 | NOR 2 DNS | DIE 1 4 | DIE 2 1 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 4 | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 9 | | | 6th | 119 |
| 1991 | M Team Team Schnitzer | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | ZOL 1 8 | ZOL 2 Ret | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 17 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 3 | AVU 1 8 | AVU 2 6 | WUN 1 1 | WUN 2 2 | NOR 1 11 | NOR 2 Ret | DIE 1 DSQ | DIE 2 5 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 Ret | ALE 1 Ret | ALE 2 4 | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 15 | BRN 1 6 | BRN 2 Ret | DON 1 7 | DON 2 6 | 7th | 101 |
| 1992 | M Team Team Schnitzer | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | ZOL 1 Ret | ZOL 2 9 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 4 | WUN 1 10 | WUN 2 Ret | AVU 1 5 | AVU 2 Ret | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 7 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 11 | NOR 1 1 | NOR 2 2 | BRN 1 Ret | BRN 2 6 | DIE 1 6 | DIE 2 9 | ALE 1 Ret | ALE 2 Ret | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 5 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 3 | 8th | 110 |
| 2000 | Team Holzer | Opel Astra V8 Coupé | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 6 | OSC 1 2 | OSC 2 2 | NOR 1 1 | NOR 2 4 | SAC 1 Ret | SAC 2 19 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 19 | LAU 1 C | LAU 2 C | OSC 1 NC | OSC 2 Ret | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 5 | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 2 | | | | | | | 5th | 113 |
| 2001 | Team Holzer | Opel Astra V8 Coupé | HOC QR Ret | HOC CR DNS | NÜR QR 19 | NÜR CR 13 | OSC QR 21 | OSC CR 17 | SAC QR 15 | SAC CR Ret | NOR QR 6 | NOR CR 4 | LAU QR Ret | LAU CR 14 | NÜR QR 16 | NÜR CR 13 | A1R QR 16 | A1R CR 9 | ZAN QR Ret | ZAN CR DNS | HOC QR Ret | HOC CR DNS | | | | | 16th | 12 |
| 2002 | OPC Team Phoenix | Opel Astra V8 Coupé | HOC QR 16 | HOC CR 10 | ZOL QR 18 | ZOL CR 17 | DON QR Ret | DON CR DNS | SAC QR 5 | SAC CR 5 | NOR QR 6 | NOR CR Ret | LAU QR 7 | LAU CR 6 | NÜR QR 13 | NÜR CR 15 | A1R QR 9 | A1R CR 19 | ZAN QR 15 | ZAN CR 10 | HOC QR 9 | HOC CR 7 | | | | | 13th | 3 |
| 2003 | OPC Euroteam | Opel Astra V8 Coupé | HOC 16 | ADR 9 | NÜR 10 | LAU 11 | NOR 8 | DON 10 | NÜR 13 | A1R 14 | ZAN 15 | HOC Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 1 |

### 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 | NUR Ret | SPA Ret | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1987 | Wolf Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | | | | | | BNO ovr:14 cls:4† | SIL ovr:9 cls:2† | BAT | CLD | WEL | FJI | NC | 0 |
† 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1992 | Schnitzer Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | S1 | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 4 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | BIN 1 | BIN 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | PER 1 | PER 2 | VAR 1 | VAR 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 18th | 10 |
| 1994 | Scuderia Bigazzi | BMW 318i | | MNZ 1 10 | MNZ 2 9 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | BIN 1 | BIN 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | PER 1 | PER 2 | VAR 1 | VAR 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | 26th | 3 |
| 1996 | Scuderia Bigazzi | BMW 320i | | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | BIN 1 | BIN 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | PER 1 | PER 2 | PER 1 | PER 2 | VAR 1 | VAR 2 | VAL 1 7 | VAL 2 17 | 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1993 | BMW Motorsport Team | BMW 318i | SIL 1 2 | DON 1 Ret | SNE 1 5 | DON 1 1 | OUL 1 1 | BRH 1 1 | BRH 2 Ret | PEM 1 1 | SIL 1 4 | KNO 1 3 | KNO 2 DNS | OUL 1 1 | BRH 1 20 | THR 1 14 | DON 1 5 | DON 2 3 | SIL 1 8 | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 163 |
| 1994 | BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer | BMW 318i | THR 1 3 | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 7 | SNE 1 Ret | SIL 1 14 | SIL 2 14 | OUL 1 8 | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 8 | BRH 1 8 | BRH 2 7 | SIL 1 1 | KNO 1 Ret | KNO 2 11 | OUL 1 1 | BRH 1 1 | BRH 2 1 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 DNS | DON 1 4 | DON 2 3 | | | | | | 6th | 147 |
| 1996 | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW 320i | DON 1 8 | DON 2 13 | BRH 1 3 | BRH 2 1 | THR 1 12 | THR 2 1 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 Ret | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 Ret | SNE 1 5 | SNE 2 1 | BRH 1 6 | BRH 2 2 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 Ret | KNO 1 5 | KNO 2 5 | OUL 1 6 | OUL 2 4 | THR 1 Ret | THR 2 6 | DON 1 7 | DON 2 6 | BRH 1 DNS | BRH 2 3 | 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1994 | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW 318i | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | TOK 1 8 | TOK 2 4 | SUZ 1 Ret | SUZ 2 Ret | MIN 1 | MIN 2 | AID 1 | AID 2 | TSU 1 | TSU 2 | SEN 1 | SEN 2 | FUJ 1 3 | FUJ 2 2 | 10th | 31 |
| 1995 | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW 318i | FUJ 1 7 | FUJ 2 Ret | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | TOK 1 | TOK 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | MIN 1 11 | MIN 2 5 | AID 1 15 | AID 2 Ret | SEN 1 1 | SEN 2 2 | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 7 | | | 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1994 | BMW Team Bigazzi | BMW 318i | AVU | WUN | ZOL | ZAN | ÖST 5 | SAL | SPA | NÜR 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 12 |
| 1995 | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW 318is | ZOL 1 6 | ZOL 2 5 | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 1 | ÖST 1 1 | ÖST 2 Ret | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 14 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 6 | SAL 1 1 | SAL 2 1 | AVU 1 2 | AVU 2 1 | NÜR 1 13 | NÜR 2 2 | | | | | 1st | 418 |
| 1997 | BMW Motorsport Team Bigazzi | BMW 320i | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 2 | ZOL 1 2 | ZOL 2 2 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 Ret | SAC 1 1 | SAC 2 1 | NOR 1 1 | NOR 2 1 | WUN 1 2 | WUN 2 3 | ZWE 1 2 | ZWE 2 5 | SAL 1 4 | SAL 2 2 | REG 1 7 | REG 2 1 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 2 | 2nd | 644 |
| 1998 | BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer | BMW 320i | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 3 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 7 | SAC 1 9 | SAC 2 2 | NOR 1 10 | NOR 2 5 | REG 1 Ret | REG 2 Ret | WUN 1 10 | WUN 2 11 | ZWE 1 2 | ZWE 2 2 | SAL 1 13 | SAL 2 16 | OSC 1 4 | OSC 2 3 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 10 | 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 | FUJ 1 3 | FUJ 2 2 | MAC 1 1 | MAC 2 1 | SEN 1 C | SEN 2 C | WEL 1 1 | WEL 2 Ret | CLD 1 C | CLD 2 C | CHE 1 C | CHE 2 C | 1st | ? |

### Complete Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Team | Co-driver | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 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 | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 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 | Pos. |
| 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 | 1st |
| 1995 | 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 |