Patrick Pilet

Patrick Pilet
Patrick Pilet, Le Mans drivers parade 2011
Nationality French
Born (1981-10-08) 8 October 1981
Auch, France
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Current teamPorsche Team Manthey
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number92
Championship titles
2018–2019, 2023
2018
2015
2015
2014
2007
2004		12 Hours of Sebring
24 Hours of Nürburgring
IMSA SportsCar Championship
Petit Le Mans
24 Hours of Daytona
Porsche Carrera Cup France
Formula Renault 2.0 France
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2009 –
TeamsIMSA Performance, Flying Lizard, Porsche GT Team, IDEC Sport, Graff, Vector Sport, RLR MSport
Best finish11th (2021)
Class wins0

Patrick Grégory Yoan Pilet[1] (born 8 October 1981) is a French professional racing driver. A long-serving Porsche works driver, he has won major sports car endurance races such as Nürburgring, Daytona, Sebring and Petit Le Mans, and finished on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Born in Auch, Gers, Pilet won the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 in 2004 and competed at the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup. In 2005 he switched to Formula Renault 3.5 Series, finishing 11th having missed three rounds. He drove full-time in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2006, but he finished 21st.

Pilet switched to sports car racing in 2007, and was crowned Porsche Carrera Cup France champion with IMSA Performance.

In 2009 and 2010, Pilet raced full-time for IMSA Performance at the International GT Open together with Raymond Narac in a Super GT class Porsche 911. He finished fifth in 2009 with six wins in 16 races and seventh in 2010 with four wins in 16 races. He finished second at the 24 Hours of Spa, also in an IMSA Performance Porsche with Narac, Patrick Long and Richard Lietz.

Pilet drove for Team Art Taste, a new Japanese Super GT team using Porsche 911 GT3R, in 2011 Super GT season.[2] Also, he raced full-time for IMSA Performance at the Le Mans Series, again with Porsche with Wolf Henzler as partner, collecting one podium.

In 2020, Pilet was due to drive for the factory Porsche GT Team from America, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team decided not to travel to Le Mans. Because of a crash of the IDEC car of Dwight Merriman which caused an injury, the team needed a new driver. Because Pilet was a reserve driver for Porsche, he was already in the mandatory bubble, and he stepped in to drive the IDEC Oreca 07.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2003 French Formula Renault 2000 ? 10 2 ? ? ? 178 2nd
2004 French Formula Renault 2000 Graff Racing 14 5 7 3 10 300 1st
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 9 1 0 1 1 102 9th
2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Jenzer Motorsport 7 0 0 0 0 43 11th
GD Racing 4 0 0 0 1
2006 Formula Renault 3.5 GD Racing 9 0 0 0 0 14 21st
Tech 1 Racing 6 0 0 0 0
2007 Porsche Carrera Cup France Graff Racing 14 4 2 0 9 181 1st
2008 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Flying Lizard Motorsports 11 0 0 2 5 139 5th
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Alegra Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2009 International GT Open - Super GT IMSA Performance Matmut 11 5 3 4 10 91 3rd
FIA GT Championship - GT2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Le Mans Series - GT2 5 0 0 0 2 19 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Wright Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 30 57th
2010 International GT Open - Super GT IMSA Performance Matmut 16 4 1 5 8 78 7th
Le Mans Series - GT2 5 0 0 0 1 47 10th
24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
American Le Mans Series - GT2 Flying Lizard Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 4 35th
Team Falken Tire 1 0 0 0 0
2011 Le Mans Series - LMGTE Pro IMSA Performance Matmut 5 0 0 1 1 27 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
American Le Mans Series - GT Flying Lizard Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 30 17th
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT The Racer's Group 1 0 0 0 0 16 108th
2012 World Endurance Championship (LMGTE) Felbermayr-Proton / Flying Lizard 3 1 0 0 2 133 3rd
2013 World Endurance Championship (LMGTE Pro) Porsche AG Team Manthey 8 0 0 0 5 109.5 4th
2014 World Endurance Championship (LMGTE Pro) Porsche AG Team Manthey 8 1 0 0 5 108.5 4th
2015 World Endurance Championship (LMGTE Pro) Porsche AG Team Manthey 7 1 0 0 5 100 6th

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points Ref
2005 Jenzer Motorsport ZOL
1
10 		ZOL
2
7 		MON
1
13 		VAL
1
6 		VAL
2
7 		LMS
1
8 		LMS
2
10 		BIL
1 		BIL
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		11th 43 [3]
GD Racing EST
1
7 		EST
2
8 		MNZ
1
4 		MNZ
2
3
2006 GD Racing ZOL
1
21† 		ZOL
2
Ret 		MON
1
13 		IST
1
Ret 		IST
2
7 		MIS
1
15 		MIS
2
12 		SPA
1
21† 		SPA
2
14 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		21st 14 [4]
Tech 1 Racing DON
1
13 		DON
2
14 		LMS
1
5 		LMS
2
7 		CAT
1
14 		CAT
2
19†

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2009 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac
Patrick Long 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 265 DNF DNF
2010 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac
Patrick Long 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 321 17th 5th
2011 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac
Nicolas Armindo 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Pro 		311 17th 5th
2012 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Spencer Pumpelly 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Am 		311 27th 4th
2013 Porsche AG Team Manthey Timo Bernhard
Jörg Bergmeister 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		315 16th 2nd
2014 Porsche Team Manthey Nick Tandy
Jörg Bergmeister 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		309 36th 7th
2015 Porsche Team Manthey Frédéric Makowiecki
Wolf Henzler 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		14 DNF DNF
2016 Porsche Motorsport Kévin Estre
Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		135 DNF DNF
2017 Porsche GT Team Richard Lietz
Frédéric Makowiecki 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		339 20th 4th
2018 Porsche GT Team Nick Tandy
Earl Bamber 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		334 27th 10th
2019 Porsche GT Team Nick Tandy
Earl Bamber 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		342 22nd 3rd
2020 IDEC Sport Jonathan Kennard
Kyle Tilley 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 363 15th 11th
2021 IDEC Sport Paul Lafargue
Paul-Loup Chatin 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 359 11th 6th
2022 IDEC Sport Paul Lafargue
Paul-Loup Chatin 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 12th 8th
2023 Graff Racing Giedo van der Garde
Roberto Lacorte 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 303 37th 16th
LMP2 Pro-Am 4th
2024 Vector Sport Ryan Cullen
Stéphane Richelmi 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 297 19th 5th
2025 RLR MSport Ryan Cullen
Michael Jensen 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 362 29th 12th
LMP2 Pro-Am 7th
Sources:[5][6]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2012 Team Felbermayr-Proton LMGTE Pro Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SEB
2 		SPA
1 		NC 0
Flying Lizard Motorsports LMGTE Am LMS
4 		SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA
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
2 		FUJ
11 		SHA
1 		BHR
5 		SÃO
2 		4th 108.5
2015 Porsche Team Manthey LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
7 		SPA LMS
Ret 		NÜR
2 		COA
2 		FUJ
2 		SHA
3 		BHR
1 		6th 100
2017 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS
3 		NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 15th 30
Sources:[5][7]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points
2009 IMSA Performance Matmut GT2 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 CAT
Ret 		SPA
6 		ALG
2 		NÜR
5 		SIL
3 		8th 19
2010 IMSA Performance Matmut GT2 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC
7 		SPA
5 		ALG
10 		HUN
3 		SIL
6 		5th 47
2011 IMSA Performance Matmut GTE Pro Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		IMO
5 		SIL
7 		EST
3 		6th 27
2021 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
8 		RBR
6 		LEC MNZ
9 		SPA
6 		ALG
7 		10th 30
2022 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
4 		IMO
5 		MNZ
1 		CAT
13 		SPA
Ret 		ALG
7 		6th 53
2024 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG
12 		ALG 27th 0
Source:[5]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 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 Pos. Points Ref
2014 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
1 		SEB
9 		LBH LGA WGL
5 		MOS IMS ELK VIR PET
5 		16th 140 [8]
CORE Autosport COA
5
2015 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
5 		SEB
5 		LBH
4 		LGA
3 		WGL
6 		MOS
1 		ELK
1 		VIR
1 		COA
3 		PET
1 		1st 315 [9]
2016 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
8 		SEB
10 		LBH
1 		LGA
8 		WGL
9 		MOS
8 		LIM
6 		ELK
7 		VIR
6 		COA
2 		PET
10 		8th 285 [10]
2017 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
2 		SEB
7 		LBH
6 		COA
4 		WGL
7 		MOS
7 		LIM
1 		ELK
8 		VIR
8 		LGA
3 		PET
6 		5th 295 [11]
2018 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
8 		SEB
1 		LBH
6 		MDO
6 		WGL
3 		MOS
4 		LIM
5 		ELK
5 		VIR
8 		LGA
8 		PET
1 		7th 299 [12]
2019 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
5 		SEB
1 		LBH
5 		MDO
3 		WGL
1 		MOS
3 		LIM
4 		ELK
7 		VIR
1 		LGA
8 		PET
6 		2nd 317 [13]
2020 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
13 		DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 35th 44 [14]
2022 KCMG GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3 		SEB
 LBH
 LGA
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
 24th 321 [15]
2023 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
5 		SEB
1 		LBH
3 		MON
3 		WGL
5 		MOS
2 		LIM
3 		ELK
4 		VIR
3 		IMS
4 		PET
2 		4th 3578 [16]
Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Patrick Grégory Yoan Pilet". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ "アートテイスト、ポルシェドライバーのピレを起用". as-web.jp(AUTOSPORT web). i-dea. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  3. ^ "2005 Formula Renault 3.5 results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "2006 Formula Renault 3.5 results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Patrick Pilet Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Patrick Pilet". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Patrick Pilet". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NAASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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