Jörg Bergmeister Explained

Jörg Bergmeister
Nationality: German
Birth Date:13 February 1976
Birth Place:Leverkusen, West Germany
Racing Licence: FIA Platinum
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Team(S):Freisinger Motorsport, The Racer's Group, White Lightning Racing, Petersen Motorsports, Flying Lizard Motorsports
Best Finish:10th
Class Wins:2

Jörg Bergmeister (born 13 February 1976 in Leverkusen) is a former racing driver from Germany and an 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, 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

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2002American Le Mans Series - GTAlex Job Racing10161864th
2003American Le Mans Series - GTAlex Job Racing9341043rd
2004American Le Mans Series - GTAlex Job Racing8461324th
2005American Le Mans Series - GT2Petersen MotorsportsWhite Lightning Racing10591791st
2006American Le Mans Series - GT2Petersen MotorsportsWhite Lightning Racing10361471st
2007American Le Mans Series - GT2Flying Lizard Motorsports12371703rd
2008American Le Mans Series - GT2Flying Lizard Motorsports11491871st
2009American Le Mans Series - GT2Flying Lizard Motorsports10661811st
2010American Le Mans Series - GT2Flying Lizard Motorsports9451571st
2011American Le Mans Series - GTFlying Lizard Motorsports9131064th
2012American Le Mans Series - GTFlying Lizard Motorsports10141115th
2013FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE ProPorsche AG Team Manthey800599.56th
2014United Sports Car Championship - GTLMPorsche North America41110718th
FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE ProPorsche Team Manthey8003996th
2015United Sports Car Championship - GTLMPorsche North America10052766th
FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE ProPorsche Team Manthey100001218th
2016IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDPark Place Motorsports1000420311th
2017IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDPark Place Motorsports1110427510th
2018IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDPark Place Motorsports5000111216th
2018-19FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE AmTeam Project 182061511st
2019-20FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE AmTeam Project 11113816th

American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

!Year!Team!Class!Make!Engine!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!10!11!12!!Points!Ref
2002Alex Job RacingGTPorsche 911 GT3-RSPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6SEB
9†
SON
3
MID
2
AME
1
WAS
3
TRO
2
MOS
6
MON
7
MIA
2
PET
DNF
4th186[2]
2003Alex Job RacingGTPorsche 911 GT3-RSPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6SEB
5
ATL
1
SON
2
TRO
DNF
MOS
1
ELK
13
LAG
9
MIA
6†
PET
1
3rd104[3]
2004Alex Job RacingGTPorsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6SEBMDO
2
LRP
10
SON
1
POR
4
MOS
1
ELK
1
PET
1
LAG
2
4th132[4]
2005Petersen Motorsports
White Lightning Racing
GT2Porsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6SEB
1
ATL
3
MDO
2
LRP
2
SON
2
POR
8
ELK
1
MOS
1
PET
1
LAG
1
1st179[5]
2006Petersen Motorsports
White Lightning Racing
GT2Porsche 911 GT3-RSRPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6SEB
7
HOU
4
MDO
7
LRP
1
UTA
2
POR
2
ELK
1
MOS
6
PET
1
LAG
2
1st147[6]
2007Flying Lizard MotorsportsGT2Porsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6SEB
2
STP
2
LBH
9
HOU
2
UTA
2
LRP
1
MDO
1
ELK
5
MOS
5
DET
DNF
PET
1
LAG
4
3rd170[7]
2008Flying Lizard MotorsportsGT2Porsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6SEB
1
STP
9
LBH
2
UTA
1
LRP
1
MDO
3
ELK
2
MOS
3
DET
1
PET
2
LAG
10
1st187[8]
2009Flying Lizard MotorsportsGT2Porsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SEB
STP
LBH
UTA
LRP
MDO
ELK
MOS
PET
LAG
1st181[9]
2010Flying Lizard MotorsportsGTPorsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SEB
LBH
LAG
UTA
LRP
MDO
ELK
MOS
PET
1st157[10]
2011Flying Lizard MotorsportsGTPorsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SEB
LBH
LRP
MOS
MDO
ELK
BAL
LAG
PET
4th106[11]
2012Flying Lizard MotorsportsGTPorsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SEB
LBH
LAG
LRP
MOS
MDO
ELK
BAL
VIR
PET
5th111[12]
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

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLaps
Freisinger Motorsport Romain Dumas
Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RSGT32117th2nd
The Racer's Group Kevin Buckler
Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3-RSGT30420th5th
White Lightning Racing Patrick Long
Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RSGT32710th1st
Petersen Motorsports
White Lightning Racing
Patrick Long
Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3-RSRGT233111th2nd
White Lightning Racing
Krohn Racing
Nic Jönsson
Tracy Krohn
Porsche 911 GT3-RSRGT2148DNFDNF
Flying Lizard Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek
Seth Neiman
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRGT2124DNFDNF
Flying Lizard Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek
Seth Neiman
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRGT228932nd6th
Flying Lizard Motorsports Darren Law
Seth Neiman
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRGT2194DNFDNF
Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Darren Law
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRGT261DNFDNF
Flying Lizard Motorsports Lucas Luhr
Patrick Long
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRGTE
Pro
31018th6th
Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Marco Holzer
Porsche 997 GT3-RSRGTE
Pro
114DNFDNF
Porsche AG Team Manthey Patrick Pilet
Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 RSRGTE
Pro
31516th2nd
Porsche Team Manthey Patrick Pilet
Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 RSRGTE
Pro
30936th7th
Porsche Team Manthey Richard Lietz
Michael Christensen
Porsche 911 RSRGTE
Pro
32730th5th
Porsche Motorsport Earl Bamber
Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSRGTE
Pro
140DNFDNF
Team Project 1 Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti
Porsche 911 RSRGTE
Am
33234th7th
Team Project 1 Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti
Porsche 911 RSRGTE
Am
33431st1st

24 Hours of Daytona results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLaps
2002 The Racer's Group Kevin Buckler
Michael Schrom
Timo Bernhard
Porsche 996 GT3-RSGT6697th1st
2003 The Racer's Group Kevin Buckler
Michael Schrom
Timo Bernhard
Porsche 996 GT3-RSGT6951st1st
2004 The Racer's Group/Monster Cable Kevin Buckler
Timo Bernhard
Patrick Long
Porsche 996 GT3-RSGT49414th5th
2005 Krohn Racing/The Racer's Group Max Papis
Oliver Gavin
Riley Mk XIDP65316th10th
2006 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Niclas Jönsson
Colin Braun
Riley Mk XIDP7175th5th
2007 Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Romain Dumas
Patrick Long
Crawford DP03DP61518th12th
2008 Team Seattle/Farnbacher Loles Racing Eric Lux
Leh Keen
Sascha Maassen
Wolf Henzler
Porsche 997 GT3 CupGT58033rd19th
2009 The Racer's Group Justin Marks
Andy Lally
R. J. Valentine
Patrick Long
Porsche 997 GT3 CupGT6959th1st
2010 The Racer's Group/Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Seth Neiman
Johannes van Overbeek
Porsche 997 GT3 CupGT7039th2nd
2011 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Seth Neiman
Johannes van Overbeek
Riley Mk. XIDP65422nd
DNF
13th
DNF
2012 Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports Patrick Long
Seth Neiman
Mike Rockenfeller
Porsche 997 GT3 CupGT70626th15th
2013 The Racer's Group Dominik Farnbacher
Ben Keating
Kuno Wittmer
Porsche 911 GT3 CupGT62231st20th
2014 Porsche North America Patrick Long
Michael Christensen
Porsche 911 RSRGTLM48954th
DNF
9th
DNF
2015 Porsche North America Earl Bamber
Frédéric Makowiecki
Michael Christensen
Porsche 911 RSRGTLM58131st
DNF
7th
DNF
2016 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey
Matt McMurry
Norbert Siedler
Porsche 911 GT3 RGTD52441st17th
2017 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey
Matt McMurry
Norbert Siedler
Porsche 911 GT3 RGTD10251st
DNF
24th
DNF
2018 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey
Tim Pappas
Norbert Siedler
Porsche 911 GT3 RGTD67540th18th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678RankPoints
2013Porsche AG Team MantheyLMGTE ProPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SIL
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
6th99.5
2014Porsche Team MantheyLMGTE ProPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SIL
SPA
LMS
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
SÃO
6th99
2015Porsche Team MantheyLMGTE ProPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6SILSPALMS
NÜRCOAFUJSHABHR18th12
2018–19Team Project 1LMGTE AmPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0L Flat-6SPA
LMS
SIL
FUJ
SHA
SEB
SPA
LMS
1st151
2019–20Team Project 1LMGTE AmPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0L Flat-6SILFUJSHABHRCOASPALMSBHR
16th38

IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarEngineClass123456789101112RankPointsRef
2014Porsche North AmericaPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6GTLMDAY
SEB
COA
PET
18th107[13]
2015Porsche North AmericaPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6GTLMDAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS
ELK
VIR
AUS
PET
6th276[14]
2016Park Place MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0L Flat-6GTDDAY
SEB
LGA
BEL
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIRAUS
PET
11th203[15]
2017Park Place MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0L Flat-6GTDDAY
SEB
LBH
AUS
BEL
WGLMOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
10th275[16]
2018Park Place MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0L Flat-6GTDDAY
SEB
MOHBELWGL
MOSLIMELK
VIRLGA
PET16th112[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS. American Le Mans Series. International Motor Sports Association. 7 October 2010. PDF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101015144257/http://americanlemans.com/files/results/2010/2010%20Points.pdf. 15 October 2010.
  2. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2002 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  3. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2003 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  4. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2004 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  5. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2005 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  6. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2006 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  7. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2007 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  8. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2008 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  9. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2009 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  10. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2010 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  11. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2011 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  12. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2012 American Le Mans Results . 9 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  13. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results . 8 February 2024 . Racing-Referenece . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  14. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results . 8 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  15. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 8 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  16. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 8 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  17. Web site: Jörg Bergmeister – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 8 February 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.