 Bergmeister at the 2008 Petit Le Mans. |
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| Nationality |  German |
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 2002 - |
| Teams | Freisinger Motorsport, The Racer's Group, White Lightning Racing, Petersen Motorsports, Flying Lizard Motorsports |
| Best finish | 10th (2004) |
| Class wins | 1 (2004) |
Jörg Bergmeister (born February 13, 1976 in Leverkusen) is a race car driver from Germany.
His father, Willi Bergmeister, owns 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 2007, Jörg drives for Flying Lizard Motorsports in the American Le Mans Series and the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Career
- 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 GT 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 Pirelli 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
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Patrick Huisman |
Porsche Supercup champion 2001 |
Succeeded by Stéphane Ortelli |
| Preceded by Max Angelelli Wayne Taylor |
Rolex Sports Car Series DP Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty |
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