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| Nationality | German |
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2002–2010 |
| Teams | Audi SportJoest,Audi Sport Goh, Champion Racing,Highcroft Racing |
| Best finish | 1st(2005,2006,2007) |
| Class wins | 3(2005,2006,2007) |
Marco Werner (born April 27, 1966) is a professional racer from Germany. Born inDortmund, he was the eighth driver to complete the informaltriple crown in endurance racing. In his early career, Werner finished runner-up in theFormula Opel Euroseries in 1989 and runner-up in theGerman F3 series in 1991 behindTom Kristensen. Having failed to graduate toFormula One, Werner switched tosports car racing andtouring car racing. Werner was a regular driver in theSTW andPorsche Supercup during the 1990s, but he found more success in the24 Hours of Daytona, which he won in 1995 in aKremer-Porsche.
In2001, Werner joinedAudi Sport Team Joest, and became a regular driver in theAmerican Le Mans Series. Werner won the24 Hours of Le Mans in 2005 with anAudi R8, and in2006 and2007 with anAudi R10. In2008, he co-drove the Audi R10 in theAmerican Le Mans Series withLucas Luhr to six overall victories and eight class wins, taking the LMP1 drivers title. After his last24 Hours of Le Mans participation in 2010, Werner became a regular participant inhistoric racing, winning the2022 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco Série G race (for 3-litre Formula One cars from 1981 to 1985), in aLotus 87B.[1]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dürkop Eurorent GmbH | Opel Astra GSi 16V Sedan | ZOL 1 Ret | ZOL 2 DNS | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 DNS | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | WUN 1 | WUN 2 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 DNS | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DIE 1 | DIE 2 | 20th | 1 | ||||||
| Linder Rennsport | BMW M3 Sport Evo | ALE 1 Ret | ALE 2 DNS | AVU 1 | AVU 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kissling Motorsport | Opel Omega 3000 24V Evo | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Team Phoenix | Audi A4 DTM 2006 | HOC | OSC 15 | LAU | BRH | NOR | MUG | ZAN | NÜR | CAT | HOC | 22nd | 0 | ||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lauderbach Motorsport | Opel Astra | AVU 14 | WUN Ret | ZOL 10 | ZAN 8 | ÖST 15 | SAL DNS | SPA 14 | NÜR 13 | 19th | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | AM-Holzer Motorsport | BMW 318is | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ÖST 1 | ÖST 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | SAL 1 | SAL 2 | AVU 1 | AVU 2 | NÜR 1 16 | NÜR 2 11 | 30th | 25 | ||||
| 1996 | Opel-Häusler Team Holzer | Opel Vectra | ZOL 1 Ret | ZOL 2 DNS | ASS 1 Ret | ASS 2 9 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 9 | SAC 1 8 | SAC 2 7 | WUN 1 6 | WUN 2 5 | ZWE 1 Ret | ZWE 2 Ret | SAL 1 Ret | SAL 2 DNS | AVU 1 3 | AVU 2 8 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 6 | 10th | 234 | ||
| 1997 | Team Honda Sport | Honda Accord | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 5 | ZOL 1 30 | ZOL 2 25 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 3 | SAC 1 Ret | SAC 2 DNS | NOR 1 8 | NOR 2 10 | WUN 1 5 | WUN 2 17 | ZWE 1 Ret | ZWE 2 Ret | SAL 1 10 | SAL 2 16 | REG 1 9 | REG 2 Ret | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 Ret | 19th | 170 |
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| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Audi Sport Team Joest | Michael Krumm Philipp Peter | Audi R8 | LMP900 | 372 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2003 |  Audi Sport Japan Team Goh | Seiji Ara Jan Magnussen | Audi R8 | LMP900 | 370 | 4th | 2nd |
| 2004 |  ADTChampion Racing |  JJ Lehto Emanuele Pirro | Audi R8 | LMP1 | 368 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2005 | ADTChampion Racing | Tom KristensenJJ Lehto | Audi R8 | LMP1 | 370 | 1st | 1st |
| 2006 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Frank BielaEmanuele Pirro | Audi R10 TDI | LMP1 | 380 | 1st | 1st |
| 2007 | Audi Sport North America | Frank BielaEmanuele Pirro | Audi R10 TDI | LMP1 | 369 | 1st | 1st |
| 2008 | Audi Sport North America | Frank BielaEmanuele Pirro | Audi R10 TDI | LMP1 | 367 | 6th | 6th |
| 2009 | Audi Sport North America | Lucas LuhrMike Rockenfeller | Audi R15 TDI | LMP1 | 104 | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Highcroft Racing |  David Brabham Marino Franchitti | HPD ARX-01C | LMP2 | 296 | 25th | 9th |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | InfineonTeam Joest | Frank BielaPhilipp Peter | Audi R8 | LMP900 | 367 | 1st | 1st | [5] |
| 2004 | ADTChampion Racing | Emanuele PirroJJ Lehto | Audi R8 | LMP1 | 345 | 2nd | 2nd | [6] |
| 2005 | ADTChampion Racing | JJ LehtoTom Kristensen | Audi R8 | LMP1 | 361 | 1st | 1st | [7] |
| 2006 | Audi Sport North America | Frank BielaEmanuele Pirro | Audi R10 TDI | LMP1 | 117 | DNF | DNF | [8] |
| 2007 | Audi Sport North America | Emanuele PirroFrank Biela | Audi R10 TDI | LMP1 | 364 | 1st | 1st | [9] |
| 2008 | Audi Sport North America | Lucas LuhrMike Rockenfeller | Audi R10 TDI | LMP1 | 333 | 6th | 2nd | [10] |
| 2009 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Lucas LuhrMike Rockenfeller | Audi R15 TDI | LMP1 | 381 | 3rd | 3rd | [11] |
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| Preceded by | Monaco Formula Three Race Winner 1992 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | American Le Mans Series champion 2003 withFrank Biela | Succeeded by Marco Werner J.J. Lehto |
| Preceded by Frank Biela Marco Werner | American Le Mans Series champion 2004 with: J.J. Lehto | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2005 with: JJ Lehto Tom Kristensen | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2006 with: Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007 with: Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | American Le Mans Series champion 2008 withLucas Luhr | Succeeded by |