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Markus Winkelhock

1980 - Today

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Markus Winkelhock (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁ.kʊs ˈvɪŋ.kl̩.hɔk]; born 13 June 1980) is a German professional racing driver. He is the son of Manfred Winkelhock and nephew of Joachim Winkelhock, both of whom were Formula One drivers in the 1980s. During his brief Formula One career he led the 2007 European Grand Prix for several laps before retiring with mechanical problems. Having switched to sports and touring car racing, he has also won the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2012 with team-mate Marc Basseng. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Markus Winkelhock is the 734th most popular racing driver (up from 742nd in 2024), the 5,716th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,715th in 2019) and the 58th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Markus Winkelhock ranks 734 out of 1,080. Before him are Narain Karthikeyan, Claudio Langes, Guy Tunmer, Gastón Mazzacane, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, and Frank Armi. After him are Lucio Cecchinello, Stephen South, Archie Scott Brown, Troy Ruttman, Susie Wolff, and Bill Aston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Markus Winkelhock ranks 278. Before him are Koichi Hirono, Alen Simonyan, Tomokazu Sugita, Salvador Cabañas, Dolph Ziggler, and Christopher Masterson. After him are T.I., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sophia Myles, Joo Sae-hyuk, Albert Pujols, and Mamiko Noto.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Markus Winkelhock ranks 5,720 out of 7,253. Before him are Christiane Paul (1974), Benno Fürmann (1972), Sebastian Fitzek (1971), Katrin Dörre-Heinig (1961), Serkan Çayoğlu (1987), Caroline Link (1964), and Joachim Mattern (1948). After him are Bernhard Glass (1957), Hans Bongartz (1951), Tony Martin (1985), Uwe Krupp (1965), and Markus Gisdol (1969).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Markus Winkelhock ranks 58. Before him are Rudolf Schoeller (1902), Willi Heeks (1922), Ernst Klodwig (1903), Theo Fitzau (1923), André Lotterer (1981), and Peter Broeker (1926). After him are Michael Bartels (1968), Ernst Loof (1907), John Cordts (1935), Frank Biela (1964), Dirk Raudies (1964), and Pascal Wehrlein (1994).

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