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.
| 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 | 46 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 9 |
| First rally | 2001 Rallye de Portugal |
| Last rally | 2005 Rally Australia |
Career
editAntony 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 he 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.
WRC results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Anthony Warmbold | Toyota Corolla WRC | MON | SWE | POR Ret |
ESP | ARG | CYP | FIN 50 |
NZL | ITA | FRA | AUS | GBR | NC | 0 | ||||
| Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | GRE Ret |
KEN | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | AW Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 02 | MON 11 |
SWE 30 |
TUR | NZL 20 |
ARG 11 |
GRE 13 |
CYP Ret |
GER 19 |
FIN Ret |
AUS 14 |
ITA | FRA 14 |
ESP Ret |
GBR 13 |
NC | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Ford Motor Co | Ford Focus RS WRC 02 | MON Ret |
MEX 9 |
NZL 19 |
25th | 3 | |||||||||||||
| M-Sport | SWE 15 |
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| Anthony Warmbold | CYP Ret |
GRE 9 |
TUR 8 |
ARG 9 |
FIN Ret |
GER 13 |
JAP 8 |
GBR 10 |
ITA 8 |
FRA 20 |
ESP 13 |
AUS 14 | ||||||||
| 2005 | BP Ford World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | MON 10 |
SWE 11 |
MEX 7 |
NZL 11 |
ITA 7 |
CYP Ret |
TUR 9 |
GRE Ret |
ARG 12 |
FIN Ret |
GER | GBR 12 |
JAP 9 |
FRA 13 |
ESP 7 |
AUS Ret |
18th | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Driver profile - Antony Warmbold". eWRC-results.com. eWRC.cz. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "Ford signs Warmbold". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 November 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2011.