Achim Warmbold

Achim Warmbold (born 17 July 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 Austrian Alpine Rally events.

Nationality West German

Born (1941-07-17) 17 July 1941 (age 84)
Duisburg, Germany

Active years1973–75, 1978–86, 2000

Co-driver John Davenport
Jean Todt
Hanno Menne
Claes Billstam
Hans Sylvan
Willi-Peter Pitz
Philippe Alessandrini
Horst Rausch
Piero Sodano
Pierre Alessandrini
Bernhard Schmidt
Gerhard Kischkel
Matthias Feltz
"Biche"
Antony Warmbold

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Achim Warmbold

Personal information
Nationality	West German
Born	(1941-07-17) 17 July 1941 (age 84) Duisburg, Germany
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1973–75, 1978–86, 2000
Co-driver	John Davenport Jean Todt Hanno Menne Claes Billstam Hans Sylvan Willi-Peter Pitz Philippe Alessandrini Horst Rausch Piero Sodano Pierre Alessandrini Bernhard Schmidt Gerhard Kischkel Matthias Feltz "Biche" Antony Warmbold
Teams	Alpine-Renault, Lancia, Audi, Mazda
Rallies	27
Championships	0
Rally wins	2
Podiums	2
Stage wins	15
Total points	87
First rally	1973 Rallye de Portugal
First win	1973 Rally of Poland
Last win	1973 Österreichische Alpenfahrt
Last rally	2000 Rally GB

Close

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.

Achim Warmbold was also team manager of Mazda Rallye Team Europe during the Gr. B RX-7 programme. Warmbold also participated some rallies with that car.