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Markus Winkelhock

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German racing driver

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Markus Winkelhock is a German racing automobile driver born in Stuttgart on June 13, 1980. He is male and speaks German. His father was Manfred Winkelhock, and he is related to Joachim Winkelhock. Winkelhock competed in auto racing, participating in five races. He recorded zero wins, zero pole positions, zero podium finishes, and zero points for his team.

He is the subject of five works listed in Crossref references. In music databases, he is categorized as a person associated with German audiobooks. He has one listener and one playcount on Last.fm. Additionally, he is referenced by 462 other encyclopedia articles in the Vinony graph.

Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Born
( 1980-06-13 ) 13 June 1980 (age 45) , Stuttgart , West Germany
Relatives
Manfred Winkelhock (father), Joachim Winkelhock (uncle), Thomas Winkelhock (uncle)
Nationality
German
Teams
Spyker
Entries
1 (1 start)
First entry
2007 European Grand Prix
Current team
Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom
Categorisation
FIA Platinum
Former teams
Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute
Best season finish in the championship s
9th in 2024
2011 12 2007 2006 2005 2004 2007 2010 20
FIA GT1 World Championship , Formula One , Porsche Supercup , Formula Renault 3.5 Series , DTM , Formula 3 Euro Series , Masters of Formula 3 , German F3 Championship , Formula Renault 2000 Italy , Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup , Formula Renault Germany , Formula König
2018 2017 2012
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Pro-Am , Intercontinental GT Challenge , FIA GT1 World Championship

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Markus
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Stuttgart
Languages spoken
German
Image
Markus Winkelhock (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1980-06-13
points for
0
number of wins
0
pole positions
0
podium finishes
0
number of matches played/races/starts
5
name in native language
Markus Winkelhock
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Encyclopedic overview

Markus Winkelhock ( German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁ.kʊs ˈvɪŋ.kl̩.hɔk]; born 13 June 1980) is a German professional racing driver. He made one Formula One start for Spyker at the 2007 European Grand Prix, where he led for several laps under heavy rain before retiring with hydraulic issues. As an Audi factory driver, Winkelhock raced in DTM, won the Nürburgring 24 Hours three times and was Intercontinental GT Challenge champion in 2017. He also won the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2012 driving a Mercedes.

He is the son of Manfred Winkelhock and nephew of Joachim Winkelhock, both of whom were Formula One drivers in the 1980s.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Markus Winkelhock” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.