Jörg Bergmeister (born 13 February 1976 in Leverkusen) is a former racing driver from Germany and an ambassador of Porsche.
| Jörg Bergmeister | |
|---|---|
 Bergmeister at the 2014 Super GT Suzuka 1000km. | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | February 13, 1976 Leverkusen, Germany |
| 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) |
His late father, Willi Bergmeister, owned a workshop and dealership where Michael Schumacher learned his trade as a car mechanic in the 1980s.
Since 1996, Jörg has raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup. In 2006 he won the Grand-American Rolex Series Championship. He also won the 2003 24 Hours of Daytona overall in a Porsche 911 GT3-RS. His most recent achievement is 1st place at the 24 Hours of Daytona in the GT Class with TRG.
He also won the Porsche 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 for Flying Lizard Motorsports in the American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans and BMS Scuderia Italia in the FIA GT2 European Championship.
Career edit
Career summary edit
- 2010 – 1st place ALMS GT Class Driver's Championship (Porsche 911 GT3-RSR)[1]
- 2010 – 1st place 24 Hour of Spa (Porsche 911 GT3-RSR)
- 2009 – 1st place ALMS GT2 Class Driver's Championship (Porsche 911 GT3-RSR)
- 2009 – 1st place GT Class 24 Hours of Daytona
- 2008 – 1st place ALMS GT2 Class Driver's Championship (Porsche 911 GT3-RSR)
- 2006 – 1st place ALMS GT2 Class Driver's Championship (Porsche 911 GT3-RSR)
- 2006 – 1st place Grand-Am Daytona Prototype Driver's Championship
- 2005 – 1st place ALMS GT2 Class Driver's Championship (Porsche 911 GT3-RSR), 4th Place Daytona Prototype Grand-Am
- 2004 – 1st place GT Class 24 Hours of Le Mans
- 2003 – 3rd place ALMS GT Class (Porsche 911 GT3-RS), 1st place 24 Hours of Daytona Overall win
- 2002 – 4th place ALMS Class (Porsche 911 GT3-RS), 1st place GT Class 24 Hours of Daytona
- 2001 – 2nd place Porsche Carrera Cup, 1st place Porsche Supercup
- 2000 – 1st place Porsche Carrera Cup, 6th place Porsche Supercup
- 1999 – 3rd place Porsche Carrera Cup
- 1998 – 9th place Porsche Carrera Cup
- 1997 – 6th place Formula Opel Euroseries
- 1996 – 7th place Porsche Carrera Cup
- 1995 – 2nd place Formula Opel
- 1994 – Deutsche Formula Renault Masterseries
- 1993 – 1st place Formula König
- 1992 – 3rd place Formula König
American Le Mans Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics 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.
24 Hours of Le Mans results edit
24 Hours of Daytona results edit
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics 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 4.0L Flat-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 4.0L Flat-6 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS | BHR 1 |
16th | 38 |
IMSA SportsCar Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics 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 4.0L Flat-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 4.0L Flat-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 4.0L Flat-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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References edit
- ^ "FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS" (PDF). American Le Mans Series. International Motor Sports Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2002 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2003 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2004 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2005 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2006 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2007 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2008 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2009 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2010 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2011 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2012 American Le Mans Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Jörg Bergmeister Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Referenece. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Jörg Bergmeister – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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