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| Jörg Bergmeister | |
|---|---|
 Bergmeister at the 2014 Super GTSuzuka 1000km. | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | (1976-02-13)February 13, 1976 (age 49) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2002–2019 |
| Teams | Freisinger Motorsport,The Racer's Group, White Lightning Racing, Petersen Motorsports,Flying Lizard Motorsports |
| Best finish | 10th (2004,2019) |
| Class wins | 2 (2004,2019) |
Jörg Bergmeister (born 13 February 1976 inLeverkusen) is a former racing driver fromGermany and an ambassador ofPorsche.
His late father, Willi Bergmeister, owned a workshop and dealership whereMichael Schumacher learned his trade as a car mechanic in the 1980s.
Since 1996, Jörg has raced in thePorsche Carrera Cup. In 2006 he won the Grand-American Rolex Series Championship. He also won the 200324 Hours of Daytona overall in aPorsche 911 GT3-RS. His most recent achievement is 1st place at the 24 Hours of Daytona in the GT Class withTRG.
He also won thePorsche Supercup in 2001, and the German Cup in 2000. He is one of the tallest sport car drivers at 6'4". He also has a degree in economics. As of 2010, he drives forFlying Lizard Motorsports in theAmerican Le Mans Series and the24 Hours of Le Mans andBMS Scuderia Italia in theFIA GT2 European Championship.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Porsche AG Team Manthey | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 7 | SPA Ret | LMS 2 | SÃO 3 | COA 9 | FUJ 3 | SHA 3 | BHR 2 | 6th | 99.5 |
| 2014 | Porsche Team Manthey | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 2 | SPA 2 | LMS 11 | COA 4 | FUJ 4 | SHA 2 | BHR 4 | SÃO 6 | 6th | 99 |
| 2015 | Porsche Team Manthey | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL | SPA | LMS 7 | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 18th | 12 |
| 2018–19 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0LFlat-6 | SPA 9 | LMS 3 | SIL 3 | FUJ 1 | SHA 2 | SEB 3 | SPA 5 | LMS 1 | 1st | 151 |
| 2019–20 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0LFlat-6 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS | BHR 1 | 16th | 38 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Porsche North America | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTLM | DAY 9 | SEB 1 | LBH | LAG | WGI | MOS | IMS | ELK | VIR | COA 11 | PET 5 | 18th | 107 | [16] | |
| 2015 | Porsche North America | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | GTLM | DAY 7 | SEB 7 | LBH 8 | LGA 3 | WGL 2 | MOS 7 | ELK 2 | VIR 2 | AUS 5 | PET 8 | 6th | 276 | [17] | ||
| 2016 | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0LFlat-6 | GTD | DAY 17 | SEB 17 | LGA 11 | BEL 2 | WGL 8 | MOS 6 | LIM 10 | ELK 2 | VIR | AUS 5 | PET 12 | 11th | 203 | [18] | |
| 2017 | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0LFlat-6 | GTD | DAY 24 | SEB 6 | LBH 4 | AUS 8 | BEL 9 | WGL | MOS 9 | LIM 1 | ELK 2 | VIR 10 | LGA 3 | PET 3 | 10th | 275 | [19] |
| 2018 | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0LFlat-6 | GTD | DAY 18 | SEB 9 | MOH | BEL | WGL 6 | MOS | LIM | ELK 11 | VIR | LGA 2 | PET | 16th | 112 | [20] | |
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion 2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Porsche Supercup champion 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Rolex Sports Car Series DP Champion 2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers 2018–19 With:Patrick Lindsey &Egidio Perfetti | Succeeded by |
