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Jörg Bergmeister (born 13 February 1976, in Leverkusen) is a former racing driver from Germany and an ambassador of
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. 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
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overall in a
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. 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
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and BMS Scuderia Italia in the FIA GT2 European Championship.


Career

* 2010 – 1st place
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GT Class Driver's Championship ( Porsche 911 GT3-RSR) * 2010 – 1st place 24 Hour of Spa ( Porsche 911 GT3-RSR) * 2009 – 1st place
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GT2 Class Driver's Championship ( Porsche 911 GT3-RSR) * 2009 – 1st place GT Class
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* 2008 – 1st place
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GT2 Class Driver's Championship ( Porsche 911 GT3-RSR) * 2006 – 1st place
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GT2 Class Driver's Championship ( Porsche 911 GT3-RSR) * 2006 – 1st place Grand-Am Daytona Prototype Driver's Championship * 2005 – 1st place
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GT2 Class Driver's Championship ( Porsche 911 GT3-RSR), 4th Place Daytona Prototype Grand-Am * 2004 – 1st place GT Class
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* 2003 – 3rd place
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GT Class (Porsche 911 GT3-RS), 1st place
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Overall win * 2002 – 4th place
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Class (Porsche 911 GT3-RS), 1st place GT Class
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* 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
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Masterseries * 1993 – 1st place Formula König * 1992 – 3rd place Formula König


24 Hours of Le Mans results


Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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References


External links


Bergmeister company
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