He is one of the most successful sports car drivers in the world and one of the longest serving Porsche factory pilots. Of all the successes that Joerg Bergmeister has celebrated with Porsche, he is particularly proud of his victories at the famed long distance races. Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring, Nürburgring, Petit Le Mans, Spa – all of these classics are on list of successes of the tall blond racer from Langenfeld, Germany. He laid the foundation for his notable sports car racing career in Porsche’s one-make race series: In 2000, Bergmeister won the Carrera Cup Deutschland and went on to claim the 2001 Porsche Supercup title. This earned the passionate snowboarder a seat in the Porsche factory squad. His collection of accolades is impressive: In the USA, where he is as popular as he is back home in Germany, Bergmeister won the American Le Mans Series a record-breaking five times – in 2006 back-to-back with the Grand-Am Series: a feat that no other driver has managed so far.
Personal Info
Date of Birth: 13th February 1976
Place of Birth: Leverkusen (D)
Residence: Langenfeld (D)
Nationality: German
Marital Status: Single, 2 children
Height/Weight: 1.94 m/80 kg
Hobbies: Snowboarding
Twitter: @JBergmeister
Facebook: @joergbergmeisterporscheworksdriver
Jörg Bergmeister contests the 2018/2019 FIA WEC season with a 911 RSR run by the Project 1 customer squad.
The career of Jörg Bergmeister | |
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2018 | Porsche works driver |
FIA World Endurance Championship (1 win) | |
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | |
Nürburgring 24 Hours | |
2017 | Porsche works driver |
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | |
2016 | Porsche works driver |
2nd IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (ISCC) Detroit (GTD) | |
2nd ISCC Road America (GTD) | |
2nd ISCC Petit Le Mans (GTD) | |
2015 | Porsche works driver |
2nd Tudor United SportsCar Championship (TUSC) Watkins Glen (GTLM) | |
2nd TUSC Road America (GTLM) | |
2nd TUSC Virginia (GTLM) | |
2014 | Porsche works driver |
1st Sebring 12 Hours (GTLM) | |
6th FIA World Endurance Cup for GT drivers | |
2nd World Endurance Championship (WEC) Silverstone (GTE-Pro) | |
2nd WEC Spa (GTE-Pro) | |
2nd WEC Shanghai (GTE-Pro) | |
2013 | Porsche works driver |
2nd Le Mans 24 Hours (GT) | |
2nd World Endurance Championship (WEC) Bahrain (GT) | |
3rd WEC Sao Paulo, Fuji, Shanghai (GT) | |
6th World Endurance Cup for GT drivers | |
2012 | Porsche works drivers |
1st American Le Mans Series Lime Rock (GT) | |
2011 | Porsche works driver |
1st Nürburgring 24 Hours (GTH) | |
1st American Le Mans Series Laguna Seca (GT) | |
2010 | Porsche works driver |
1st American Le Mans Series (GT2), 4 wins | |
2nd Daytona 24 Hours (GT) | |
1st Spa 24 Hours (overall) 201 | |
2009 | Porsche works driver |
1st American Le Mans Series (GT2), 6 wins | |
1st Daytona 24 Hours (GT) | |
2008 | Porsche works driver |
1st American Le Mans Series (GT2), 3 wins | |
1st Sebring 12 Hours (ALMS, GT2) | |
2nd Petit Le Mans (ALMS, GT2) | |
2007 | Porsche works driver |
2nd American Le Mans Series (GT2), 3 wins | |
1st Petit Le Mans (ALMS, GT2) | |
1st Laguna Seca (Grand-Am, DP) | |
2006 | 1st Grand-Am Series (DP) |
1st American Le Mans Series (GT2), 3 wins | |
1st Petit Le Mans (ALMS, GT2) | |
2005 | 1st American Le Mans Series (GT2), 5 wins |
1st Sebring 12 Hours (GT2) | |
1st Petit Le Mans (GT2) | |
4th Grand-Am Series (DP) | |
2004 | Porsche works driver |
1st Le Mans 24 Hours (GT) | |
3rd American Le Mans Series (GT) | |
1st Petit Le Mans (ALMS, GT) | |
2nd Spa 24 Hours (N-GT) | |
2003 | Porsche works driver |
1st Daytona 24 Hours (overall) | |
2nd American Le Mans Series (GT) | |
1st Petit Le Mans (ALMS, GT) | |
2002 | Porsche works driver |
1st Daytona 24 Hours (GT) | |
4th American Le Mans Series (GT) | |
2001 | 1st Porsche Pirelli Supercup |
2nd Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland | |
2000 | 1st Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland |
6th Porsche Pirelli Supercup | |
1999 | 3rd Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland |
1998 | Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland |
1997 | 6th Formula Opel Euro Series |
1996 | 7th Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland (1 pole, 2 podiums) |
1995 | 2nd Formula Opel Challenge, Germany |
Formula Opel Euro Series | |
1994 | Formula Renault |
1993 | 1st Formula König (3 wins) |
1992 | 3rd Formula König |
1987-91 | Karting |