AGS JH23B Cosworth V8 F1 GP Monaco 1989
€89.95
| Einzelnummer | Yes |
|---|---|
| Fahrername | Joachim Winkelhock |
| Limitierung | 300 |
| Material | Resin |
| Maßstab | 1:43 |
| Modellgröße | 10.00 |
| Produkttyp | F |
| Shopprofil | 3 |
| Manufacturer | Spark |
| Manufacturer no. | RS1711 |
| Product no. | 20-41711 |
AGS JH23B Cosworth V8 F1 GP Monaco 1989
Raceland Gold Edition made by Spark. Exclusive model.
Pre-qualification trauma
Joachim Winkelhock's attempt to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Manfred in Formula 1 was somewhat ill-fated in 1989. Four years after his brother's tragic death in Group C at Canadian Mosport Joachim set out to gain a foothold in Formula 1. But 1989 was the worst possible year for a newcomer, with 39 entered drivers battling it out in pre-qualifying and qualifying for just 26 permanent starting places on the grid. AGS was one of 20 teams that had registered for the 1989 World Championship. It was a horrific start when during testing for the season opener in Brazil, Philippe Streiff suffered a terrible accident in the AGS JH23b after a rear suspension failure and was left paraplegic ever since.
Fast Gabriele Tarquini became Winkelhock’s new team mate and in his first six races the Italian proved that the small French team's car was quite competitive, at least early in the season. While Tarquini qualified regularly and even scored a championship point for AGS in Mexico, the talented German failed to qualify in all seven pre-qualifying session attempts. As a result, the colours of his German oil sponsor Liqui Moly were only briefly visible in Monaco as well during the one-hour pre-qualifying session on Friday morning. After the French Grand Prix, Jockel's short F1 career was over and the Swabian successfully turned his attention to touring car racing, where he became a legend as Smoking Jo in the BTCC.