Nationality German Podiums 0 Children Markus Winkelhock Wins 0 Active years 1980 | Championships 0 Role Racing driver Entries 56 (47 starts) Name Manfred Winkelhock Siblings Joachim Winkelhock | |
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Born 6 October 1951Waiblingen, Germany ( 1951-10-06 ) Spouse Martina Winkelhock (m. ?–1985) Similar People Markus Winkelhock, Joachim Winkelhock, Stefan Bellof, Francois Hesnault, Rolf Stommelen | ||
Manfred winkelhock tribute
Manfred Winkelhock (6 October 1951 – 12 August 1985) was a German racing driver. He participated in 56 Formula One Grands Prix (with 47 starts) between 1980 and 1985, driving for Arrows, ATS, Brabham and RAM Racing, with a best finish of fifth at the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix.
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- Manfred winkelhock tribute
- Near fatal f2 racing crash manfred winkelhock
- Racing career
- Complete European Formula Two Championship results
- Complete Formula One results
- References
Near fatal f2 racing crash manfred winkelhock
Racing career
Born in Waiblingen on 6 October 1951, Manfred Winkelhock was the older brother of Joachim Winkelhock. He began racing in Formula Two in 1978 and survived a major crash at Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit, when he flipped his March at the very steep rise-and-fall Flugplatz corner. 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 of 1985 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.
At the time of Winkelhock's death, he was a driver for the Skoal Bandit sponsored RAM Racing team in Formula One, though it had been a frustrating season with a best finish of 12th in the 1985 French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard. His death saw him replaced by Northern Irish driver Kenny Acheson, though lack of money saw the team fold before the end of the 1985 season.
His son, Markus Winkelhock, is also a racing driver.
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One results
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