Personal information | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | 28 July 1978 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2001, 2003–2005 |
Teams | Ford |
Rallies | 46 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 9 |
First rally | 2001 Rally de Portugal |
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.
Antony 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 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.