Patrick Pilet (born October 8, 1981) is a French professional racing driver. He has competed in major sports car endurance races like the

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, 12 Hours of Sebring and

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. 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

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champion with IMSA Performance. In 2009 and 2010 he raced full-time for IMSA Performance at the

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together with Raymond Narac in a Super GT class Porsche 911. He finished 5th in 2009 with 6 wins in 16 races and 7th in 2010 with 4 wins in 16 races. He finished second at the 24 Hours of Spa, also in an IMSA Performance Porsche with Narac,

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and

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. He drove for Team Art Taste, a new Japanese Super GT team using Porsche 911 GT3R, in 2011 Super GT season. Also, he raced full-time for IMSA Performance at the

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, again with Porsche with

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as partner, collecting one podium. In 2020 Patrick would drive for Porsche GT Team from America, but due Covid 19 the team decided not to travel to Le Mans. Because of a crash of the IDEC car of

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which caused an injury, the team needed a new driver. Because Patrick was a reserve driver for Porsche he was already in the mandatory bubble, he stepped in the IDEC Oreca 07.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilet, Patrick 1981 births Living people People from Auch French racing drivers Italian Formula Renault 1.6 drivers Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 drivers French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers American Le Mans Series drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers FIA GT Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers International GT Open drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Sportspeople from Gers Porsche Motorsports drivers Graff Racing drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers Tech 1 Racing drivers KCMG drivers Rowe Racing drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers 24H Series drivers