Antony Warmbold
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 28 July 1978 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2001, 2003–2005 |
| Co-driver |  Gemma Price Damien Connolly Michael Orr |
| Teams | Ford |
| Rallies | 47 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 9 |
| First rally | 2000 Rally of Great Britain |
| Last rally | 2005 Rally Australia |
Antony Warmbold (born 28 July 1978) is a former German rally driver. He competed full-time in the World Rally Championship between 2003 and 2005, scoring seven points.
Warmbold is the son of former rally driver Achim Warmbold. Antony was co-driver for his father before switching to driving. In 2001, he contested three rounds of the World Rally Championship - two in a Toyota Corolla WRC and one in a Toyota Celica GT-Four.[1] In 2002, he took part in the European Rally Championship, finishing seventh in the standings.
For 2003, Warmbold completed a deal to use a Ford Focus RS WRC on 12 of the 14 rallies on the WRC calendar.[2] He scored a best finish of 11th on the first event of the season, the Monte Carlo Rally. In 2004 he entered all 16 rallies in a Focus, finishing eighth on Rally Turkey, Rally Japan and Rally d'Italia Sardegna. In 2005, he took part in all but one of the 16 rallies in a Focus RS WRC 04 entered by the Ford World Rally Team. He finished seventh three times; in Mexico, Italy and Spain. In 2006, Warmbold quit rallying after running out of funds.