Jörg Bergmeister
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 Bergmeister at the 2014 Super GT Suzuka 1000km. | |
| Nationality | German |
|---|---|
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2002 – |
| Teams | Freisinger Motorsport, The Racer's Group, White Lightning Racing, Petersen Motorsports, Flying Lizard Motorsports |
| Best finish | 10th ([[2004-2019
24 Hours of Le Mans|2004-2019]]) |
| Class wins | 2 (2004, 2019) |
Jörg Bergmeister (born 13 February 1976, in Leverkusen) is a former racing driver from Germany and ambassador of Porsche.
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, Jörg 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
- 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
24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- 1976 births
- Living people
- German racing drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- People from Leverkusen
- Racing drivers from North Rhine-Westphalia
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- Supercars Championship drivers
- EFDA Nations Cup drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- Super GT drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers