RACING DRIVER

Manfred Winkelhock

1951 - 1985

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Manfred Winkelhock (6 October 1951 – 12 August 1985) was a German racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1980 and 1985. Born and raised in Waiblingen, Winkelhock was the older brother of Joachim and Thomas. Winkelhock participated in 56 Formula One Grands Prix for Arrows, ATS, Brabham and RAM, with a best finish of fifth at the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix. During the 1985 1000 km of Mosport, Winkelhock died following a single-vehicle collision with a concrete barrier, driving the Porsche 962C for Kremer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manfred Winkelhock is the 170th most popular racing driver (up from 186th in 2019), the 3,060th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,242nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Manfred Winkelhock ranks 170 out of 1,080. Before him are Olivier Gendebien, Raymond Sommer, Sandro Munari, Alan Stacey, Louis Rosier, and Johnny Cecotto. After him are Luigi Taveri, Stuart Lewis-Evans, Guy Edwards, Luigi Villoresi, Derek Warwick, and Karl Kling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Manfred Winkelhock ranks 189. Before him are Bernardo Atxaga, Jesse Ventura, Emmanuel Sanon, Martin Brest, Chrissie Hynde, and Ahron Daum. After him are Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, Dave Benton, Arkady Rotenberg, Ivars Godmanis, Stephen Bishop, and Bob Iger. Among people deceased in 1985, Manfred Winkelhock ranks 105. Before him are André Hunebelle, Henry Hansen, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Michel Audiard, Géza Toldi, and Sergei Yutkevich. After him are Kenny Clarke, William Stevenson, Ernest Nagel, Susanne Langer, Iosif Shklovsky, and Georgia Hale.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Manfred Winkelhock ranks 3,062 out of 7,253. Before him are Solomon Perel (1925), Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (1884), Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1870), Heinrich Schrader (1767), Justinus Kerner (1786), and Ferdinand Reich (1799). After him are Ewald Hering (1834), Christoph von Dohnányi (1929), Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1800), Friedrich Robert Helmert (1843), Wolfgang Preiss (1910), and Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Manfred Winkelhock ranks 15. Before him are Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1967), Rolf Stommelen (1943), Nico Hülkenberg (1987), Stefan Bellof (1957), Hans Herrmann (1928), and Nico Rosberg (1985). After him are Karl Kling (1910), Hans-Joachim Stuck (1951), Hermann Lang (1909), Hans Heyer (1943), Nick Heidfeld (1977), and Rudi Fischer (1912).

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