Editing Manfred Winkelhock (section)

==Death==
At the same time he was a regular [[sports car racing|sports car]] and [[touring car racing|touring car]] driver, winning the [[1000km Monza]] with [[Marc Surer]] in 1985. He was killed in the summer of 1985 when he crashed heavily at the fearsome Turn 2 at [[Mosport|Mosport Park]] of [[Bowmanville]] near [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, during the [[1985 1000 km of Mosport|Budweiser 1000&nbsp;km]] [[World Sportscar Championship|World Endurance Championship]] event, driving a [[Porsche 962]]C for [[Kremer Racing]] with co-driver [[Marc Surer]]. The crash was Sunday, 11 August and he succumbed to injuries the next day<ref>[[Associated Press]] wire story. Title "West German racer dies at Toronto. Accessed 29 August 2021. Link: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19850810&id=6pQgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_2cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1485,2017867</ref> while at the [[Sunnybrook Hospital|Sunnybrook Medical Center]] in Toronto.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-14-sp-2840-story.html|title=Controversy Erupts Over Death of Race Driver|date=August 14, 1985|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 26, 2020}}</ref> 

At the time of Winkelhock's death, he was a driver for the [[Skoal tobacco|Skoal Bandit]] sponsored [[RAM Racing]] team in Formula One, though it had been a frustrating season with a best finish of 12th in the [[1985 French Grand Prix]] at [[Paul Ricard Circuit|Paul Ricard]]. His death saw him replaced by Northern Irish driver [[Kenny Acheson]], though lack of money saw the team fold before the end of the {{f1|1985}} season.
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