Martin Wimmer

{{short description|German motorcycle racer}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox motorcycle rider | image = Martin Wimmer Japanese GP 1991.jpg |caption = Martin Wimmer during the [[1991 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|1991 Japanese Grand Prix]] |name = Martin Wimmer |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|10|11|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Munich]], [[West Germany]] |nationality = German |GP Active years = [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1980]] - [[1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1991]] |GP Teams = [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |GP Race Starts = 133 |GP Championships = |GP Race Wins = 3 |GP Podiums = 16 |GP Total Points = 693 |GP Poles = 8 |GP Fastest laps = 8 |GP First race = [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1980]] 250cc [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] |GP First win = [[1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1982]] 250cc [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] |GP Last win = [[1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1987]] 250cc [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]] |GP Last race = [[1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1991]] 250cc [[Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|Malaysian Grand Prix]] }}

'''Martin Wimmer''' (born 11 October 1957 in [[Munich]]) is a former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]] from [[Germany]]. He had his best year in [[1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1985]], when he won the [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]], and had two second places, finishing the 250cc season in fourth place behind [[Freddie Spencer]], [[Anton Mang]] and [[Carlos Lavado]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Martin+Wimmer |title=Martin Wimmer career statistics at MotoGP.com |access-date=2008-08-16 |archive-date=2020-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808085652/https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profile/profiles/Martin+Wimmer |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1987, [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] teamed Wimmer with [[Kevin Magee (motorcycle racer)|Kevin Magee]] to win the [[Suzuka 8 Hours]] [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance]] race.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/878h.html |title=1987 Suzuka 8 Hours results at Moto Racing Japan |access-date=2009-07-28 |archive-date=2008-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808113727/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/878h.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2009, he joined [[Ralf Waldmann]] in buying out the motorbike manufacturing company [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]], from the [[Hong Leong Group]].<ref>[http://www.visordown.com/motorcyclenews/view/waldmann_mz_buyout_confirmed/6607.html Visordown.com news]</ref>

Wimmer formed Motorenwerke Zschopau GmbH and ran it with the Investor Peter Ertel until September 2012, when he had to file for insolvency proceedings. His bank, [[Merkur Bank]] KGaA, had withdrawn a loan offer short term despite the company having a fixed term account. Currently, there are several legal court proceedings. Wimmer published a book about the case in November 2014. The name of the book is: Der Fall MZ ... durch die Bank weg ...

==Motorcycle Grand Prix Results== Points system from 1969 to 1987: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- | '''Position''' | width=20| 1 | width=20| 2 | width=20| 3 | width=20| 4 | width=20| 5 | width=20| 6 | width=20| 7 | width=20| 8 | width=20| 9 | width=20| 10 |- | '''Points''' | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |} Points system from 1988 to 1992: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- | '''Position''' | width=20| 1 | width=20| 2 | width=20| 3 | width=20| 4 | width=20| 5 | width=20| 6 | width=20| 7 | width=20| 8 | width=20| 9 | width=20| 10 | width=20| 11 | width=20| 12 | width=20| 13 | width=20| 14 | width=20| 15 |- | '''Points''' | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |}

([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Year ! Class ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! Points ! Rank ! Wins |- ! [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1980]] ! 250cc ! Mitsui-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - | [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] - | [[1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - | [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] - | [[1980 Dutch TT|NED]] - | [[1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] - | [[1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] - | [[1980 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - | [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 9 | | | | | | 2 ! 30th | 0 |- ! rowspan=2|[[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]] ! 250cc ! Mitsui-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]] 6 | | [[1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 4 | [[1981 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 8 | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Dutch TT|NED]] 8 | [[1981 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] - | [[1981 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 8 | | 33 ! 8th | 0 |- ! 350cc ! Mitsui-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]] - | [[1981 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] - | [[1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | [[1981 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Dutch TT|NED]] 9 | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 6 | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 8 | | 11 ! 12th | 0 |- ! rowspan=2|[[1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1982]] ! 250cc ! Mitsui-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 9 | [[1982 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] - | [[1982 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Dutch TT|NED]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 7 | [[1982 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] - |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[1982 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]''' 1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 6 | [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] - |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] 4 | [[1982 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | | 48 ! 4th | 1 |- ! 350cc ! Mitsui-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[1982 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]] - | [[1982 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 5 | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 5 | [[1982 Dutch TT|NED]] - | | | [[1982 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - | | [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] - | [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | | [[1982 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | | 12 ! 16th | 0 |- ! [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] ! 250cc ! Mitsui-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] NC |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1983 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Dutch TT|NED]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 10 | | | | | 45 ! 6th | 0 |- ! [[1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1984]] ! 250cc ! Mitsui-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] 12 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1984 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 7 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1984 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 Dutch TT|NED]] 23 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 16 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1984 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]'' 4 | | | | 47 ! 7th | 0 |- ! [[1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1985]] ! 250cc ! Lui-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] 5 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1985 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1985 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]'' 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1985 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]''' NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 4 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[1985 Dutch TT|NED]]'' 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 4 | [[1985 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - | [[1985 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - | [[1985 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] - | [[1985 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] - | | | | 69 ! 4th | 1 |- ! [[1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1986]] ! 250cc ! Marlboro-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''''[[1986 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]''''' 4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[1986 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]''' 4 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1986 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[1986 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]'' 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1986 Dutch TT|NED]]'' 5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1986 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 17 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[1986 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]''' 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''[[1986 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]''' 12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] 6 | | | | | 56 ! 6th | 0 |- ! [[1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1987]] ! 250cc ! Marlboro-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] 5 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1987 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]'' 1 | [[1987 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | [[1987 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Dutch TT|NED]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 10 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ''[[1987 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]'' 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] NC |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] 5 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1987 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] NC |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1987 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]''' NC | 61 ! 8th | 1 |- ! [[1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1988]] ! 250cc ! Hein Gericke-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[1988 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] - |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] 17 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Expo 92 motorcycle Grand Prix|EXP]] NC |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Dutch TT|NED]] 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] NC | [[1988 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 15 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1988 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] NC | 40 ! 14th | 0 |- ! [[1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1989]] ! 250cc ! Hein Gericke-[[Aprilia]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1989 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] 21 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1989 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1989 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] NC |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1989 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1989 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Dutch TT|NED]] 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1989 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 8 | [[1989 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] 15 | 62 ! 10th | 0 |- ! [[1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1990]] ! 250cc ! Hein Gericke-[[Aprilia]] | [[1990 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 9 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1990 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 2 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1990 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Dutch TT|NED]] 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1990 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix|HUN]] 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1990 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] NC | 118 ! 6th | 0 |- ! [[1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1991]] ! 250cc ! Lucky Strike-[[Suzuki]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1991 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1991 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] 19 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix|EUR]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Dutch TT|NED]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1991 Vitesse du Mans motorcycle Grand Prix|VDM]] NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] 5 | 89 ! 9th | 0 |- |}

===Suzuka 8 Hours results=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! Co-riders ! Bike ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} |- ! 1987 | {{flagicon|JPN}} SHISEIDO TECH 21 RT | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kevin Magee (motorcyclist)|Kevin Magee]] | [[Yamaha YZF750]] |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align="center"| 1st |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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