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| Frédéric Makowiecki | |
|---|---|
 Makowiecki at the2024 6 Hours of Fuji | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | (1980-11-22)22 November 1980 (age 45) Arras, France |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | Alpine Endurance Team |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 36 |
| Former teams | Aston Martin Racing,Luxury Racing,Team Manthey,Porsche GT Team,Porsche Penske Motorsport |
| Starts | 64 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Poles | 10 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | 2nd in2014,2017 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2010–2012 2006–09 2006, 08 2005, 07–08, 10 2003–04, 2006–2010 2000 | Super GT FIA GT1 World Championship FIA GT3 FIA GT Championship FFSA GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup France French Formula Three |
Frédéric Makowiecki (born 22 November 1980), nicknamedFred Mako, is a French professional racing driver who currently competes as afactory driver forAlpine Endurance Team in theHypercar category of theFIA World Endurance Championship.[1]
After competing inkarting,Arras-born Makowiecki raced in theFrench Formula Three Championship, finishing 4th in Class B.[2]
In 2003, Makowiecki began competing in thePorsche Carrera Cup France, finishing 3rd in points in 2004 and 2009, and 2nd in 2006 and 2007. He won the title in 2010 with 6 victories, 11 podiums, and 3 poles.
Makowiecki finished 4th in the2009 FIA GT3 European Championship while driving forHexis Racing AMR. He continued with the team in the2010 FIA GT1 World Championship, drove forMarc VDS Racing Team in 2011, and rejoined Hexis for 2012.
Makowiecki joinedLuxury Racing for the final year of theIntercontinental Le Mans Cup in2011. He continued with Luxury Racing for the beginning of the2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season, taking pole position atLe Mans in his final race with the team. He moved toAston Martin Racing in2013, claiming two wins for the team at the6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas and the6 Hours of Fuji. For the2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season, he drives forPorsche AG Team Manthey in the GTE-Pro class.
In 2013, Makowiecki co-drove withNaoki Yamamoto for WeiderDome Racing, taking the win at the 42nd InternationalPokka Sapporo 1000km atSuzuka Circuit.
Makowiecki has been aPorsche Motorsport factory driver since 2014. He won the 2018 and 201912 Hours of Sebring, and the 2018 and 2020Petit Le Mans, and the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, always with a Porsche 911.
For the 2023 season, Makowiecki joined theHypercar in theWorld Endurance Championship, driving aPorsche 963 alongsideDane Cameron andMichael Christensen.[3]
† Ineligible for points
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hexis AMR | Aston Martin | ABU QR 7 | ABU CR Ret | SIL QR 1 | SIL CR 2 | BRN QR 8 | BRN CR 9 | PRI QR 11 | PRI CR 9 | SPA QR Ret | SPA CR 5 | NÜR QR Ret | NÜR CR 7 | ALG QR 10 | ALG CR 6 | NAV QR 9 | NAV CR 2 | INT QR 15 | INT CR 13 | SAN QR 1 | SAN CR 1 | 3rd | 105 |
| 2011 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ford | ABU QR 1 | ABU CR 8 | ZOL QR 5 | ZOL CR 8 | ALG QR | ALG CR | SAC QR 1 | SAC CR Ret | SIL QR NC | SIL CR Ret | NAV QR | NAV CR | PRI QR 5 | PRI CR 6 | ORD QR 1 | ORD CR 1 | BEI QR | BEI CR | SAN QR | SAN CR | 11th | 69 |
| 2012 | Hexis Racing | McLaren | NOG QR DNS | NOG CR Ret | ZOL QR 4 | ZOL CR 5 | NAV QR 1 | NAV QR 1 | SVK QR 9 | SVK CR 2 | ALG QR 4 | ALG CR 3 | SVK QR 8 | SVK CR Ret | MOS QR 4 | MOS CR 1 | NUR QR Ret | NUR CR 10 | DON QR 1 | DON CR 1 | 2nd | 144 |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dome Racing | Honda HSV-010 GT | GT500 | OKA 5 | FUJ 10 | SEP 4 | SUG Ret | SUZ 1 | FUJ 5 | AUT 5 | MOT 7 | 4th | 56 |
| 2014 | Dome Racing | Honda NSX Concept-GT | GT500 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG 8 | FUJ 1 | SUZ 3 | BUR 5 | MOT | 9th | 42 |
| 2019 | NDDP [ja] byB-Max Racing | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 4‡ | FUJ 6 | SUZ 9 | CHA 6 | FUJ 11 | AUT 11 | SUG 1 | MOT DNS | 9th | 36 |
| Source:[4] | |||||||||||||
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Porsche Carrera Cup France Champion 2010 | Succeeded by |
