Achim Warmbold

WRC driver


Name = Achim Warmbold
Caption =
Nationality = flagicon|West Germany West German
Years = 1973–75, 1978–86, 2000
Teams = Alpine-Renault, Lancia, Audi
Races = 27
Championships = 0
Wins = 2
Podiums = 2
Stagewins = 15
Points = 87
First race = 1973 Rallye de Portugal
First win = 1973 Rajd Polski
Last win = 1973 Österreichische Alpenfahrt
Last race = 2000 Network Q Rally of Great Britain

Achim Warmbold (born July 17 1941) is a German former rally driver. He won the West German Rally Championship in 1971 and 1980, and scored two outright victories during the inaugural World Rally Championship season in 1973 at the Rally of Poland and Alpine Rally events.

Aside from his first WRC race, his co-driver throughout the 1973 and 1974 seasons was Jean Todt, who was to enjoy his greatest success as a World Championship-winning team manager in rallying, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Formula One.

External links

* [http://www.juwra.com/warmbold_achim.html Profile of Achim Warmbold and list of results] , World Rally Archive
* [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=profile&driverid=371 Profile of Achim Warmbold and list of results] , Rallybase.nl