Achim Warmbold (born 17 July 1941) is a

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former rally driver. He won the West German Rally Championship in 1971 and 1980, and scored two outright victories during the inaugural

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season in 1973 at the

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and Austrian Alpine Rally events. Aside from his first WRC race, his co-driver throughout the 1973 and 1974 seasons was

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, who was to enjoy his greatest success as a World Championship-winning team manager in rallying, the

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and

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. 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.

External links

Profile of Achim Warmbold and list of results
World Rally Archive
Profile of Achim Warmbold and list of results
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