title: Martin Wimmer
text: # Martin Wimmer
  
  Martin Wimmer (born 11 October 1957 in Munich) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He had his best year in 1985 when he won the German Grand Prix, and had two second places, finishing the 250cc season in fourth place behind Freddie Spencer, Anton Mang and Carlos Lavado.
  
  In 1987, Yamaha teamed him with Kevin Magee to win the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race. In 2009, he joined Ralf Waldmann in buying out the motorbike manufacturing company MZ, from the Hong Leong Group.
  
  He 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 His bank, Merkur Bank KGaA, had withdrawn a loan offer short term despite the company having a fixed term account.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:
  
  | Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  
  Points system from 1988 to 1992:
  
  | Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  
  (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
  
  | Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1980 | 250cc | Mitsui-Yamaha | NAT - | ESP - | FRA - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | FIN - | GBR - | CZE - | GER 9 | | | | | | 2 | 30th | 0 |
  | 1981 | 250cc | Mitsui-Yamaha | ARG 6 | | GER - | NAT 4 | FRA - | ESP 8 | | NED 8 | BEL - | RSM - | GBR 5 | FIN 10 | SWE 7 | CZE 8 | | 33 | 8th | 0 |
  | 1981 | 350cc | Mitsui-Yamaha | ARG - | AUT - | GER - | NAT - | | | YUG 10 | NED 9 | | | GBR 6 | | | CZE 8 | | 11 | 12th | 0 |
  | 1982 | 250cc | Mitsui-Yamaha | | | FRA 9 | ESP - | NAT - | NED 7 | BEL 7 | YUG - | GBR 1 | SWE 6 | FIN - | CZE 3 | RSM 4 | GER - | | 48 | 4th | 1 |
  | 1982 | 350cc | Mitsui-Yamaha | ARG - | AUT - | FRA 5 | | NAT 5 | NED - | | | GBR - | | FIN - | CZE - | | GER - | | 12 | 16th | 0 |
  | 1983 | 250cc | Mitsui-Yamaha | RSA 8 | FRA NC | NAT 4 | GER NC | ESP 3 | AUT 5 | YUG NC | NED 5 | BEL 6 | GBR 5 | SWE 10 | | | | | 45 | 6th | 0 |
  | 1984 | 250cc | Mitsui-Yamaha | RSA 12 | NAT 2 | ESP 13 | AUT 7 | GER 2 | FRA 9 | YUG 8 | NED 23 | BEL 16 | GBR 5 | SWE NC | RSM 4 | | | | 47 | 7th | 0 |
  | 1985 | 250cc | Lui-Yamaha | RSA 5 | ESP 2 | GER 1 | NAT NC | AUT 4 | YUG 4 | NED 2 | BEL 4 | FRA - | GBR - | SWE - | RSM - | | | | 69 | 4th | 1 |
  | 1986 | 250cc | Marlboro-Yamaha | ESP 4 | NAT 4 | GER 3 | AUT 2 | YUG NC | NED 5 | BEL 17 | FRA 6 | GBR 9 | SWE 12 | RSM 6 | | | | | 56 | 6th | 0 |
  | 1987 | 250cc | Marlboro-Yamaha | JPN 5 | ESP 1 | GER - | NAT - | AUT 10 | YUG 5 | NED 5 | FRA 10 | GBR 3 | SWE NC | CZE NC | RSM 5 | POR 3 | BRA NC | ARG NC | 61 | 8th | 1 |
  | 1988 | 250cc | Hein Gericke-Yamaha | JPN - | USA 17 | ESP 9 | EXP NC | NAT NC | GER 6 | AUT 12 | NED 9 | BEL NC | YUG - | FRA 11 | GBR 15 | SWE 10 | CZE 18 | BRA NC | 40 | 14th | 0 |
  | 1989 | 250cc | Hein Gericke-Aprilia | JPN 21 | AUS 13 | USA NC | ESP 8 | NAT 9 | GER NC | AUT 3 | YUG NC | NED 5 | BEL NC | FRA 12 | GBR 11 | SWE 8 | CZE - | BRA 15 | 62 | 10th | 0 |
  | 1990 | 250cc | Hein Gericke-Aprilia | JPN - | USA 10 | ESP 5 | NAT 6 | GER 9 | AUT 2 | YUG 3 | NED 8 | BEL NC | FRA 6 | GBR 9 | SWE 7 | CZE 6 | HUN 8 | AUS NC | 118 | 6th | 0 |
  | 1991 | 250cc | Lucky Strike-Suzuki | JPN 14 | AUS NC | USA 7 | ESP 8 | ITA 19 | GER 9 | AUT 13 | EUR 9 | NED 7 | FRA 10 | GBR 6 | RSM 9 | CZE 6 | VDM NC | MAL 5 | 89 | 9th | 0 |
  
  ### Suzuka 8 Hours results
  
  | Year | Team | Co-riders | Bike | Pos. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1987 | SHISEIDO TECH 21 RT | Kevin Magee | Yamaha YZF750 | 1st |
  