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Markus Winkelhock is listed as a Formula One driver and racing automobile driver. Markus Winkelhock was born in Stuttgart, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany on June 13, 1980. The age as of 2026 is 46.
My Take
Markus Winkelhock is my favorite kind of motorsport footnote: a driver whose entire Formula One career is a single start, yet it produced something almost no full-time champion ever managed. At the 2007 European Grand Prix, gambling on the rain, he pitted early for wet tyres and suddenly led the field by a huge margin before a hydraulic failure ended his day. I find that strangely poetic. One race, one lead, then gone. Coming from a German racing family in Stuttgart, he carried real lineage, and I respect that he kept building a solid sports car career afterward instead of chasing a seat that was never coming.
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- Name (English)
- Markus Winkelhock
- Name (Japanese)
- マルクス・ヴィンケルホック
- Reading
- まるくす・ゔぃんけるほっく
- Born
- June 13, 1980 (age 46)
- Origin
- Stuttgart, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany
- Occupation
- Formula One driver / racing automobile driver
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Markus Winkelhock born?
Born June 13, 1980 (age 46).
Where is Markus Winkelhock from?
Markus Winkelhock is from Stuttgart, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany.
What does Markus Winkelhock do?
Markus Winkelhock works as Formula One driver, racing automobile driver.
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