Martin Wimmer
Martin Wimmer 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 His bank, Merkur Bank KGaA, had withdrawn a loan offer short term despite the company having a fixed term account.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...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 |
| 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
