Frédéric Makowiecki (born 22 November 1980) is a French professional racing driver who currently competes as a factory driver for Alpine Endurance Team in the Hypercar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Career

After competing in karting,

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-born Makowiecki raced in the French Formula Three Championship, finishing 4th in Class B.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3950/career/ Frédéric Makowiecki career statistics at Driver Database In 2003, Makowiecki began competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup France, finishing 3rd in points in 2004 and 2009, and 2nd in 2006 and 2007. He won the title in 2010 with 6 victories, 11 podiums, and 3 poles. Makowiecki finished 4th in the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship while driving for Hexis Racing AMR. He continued with the team in the

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, drove for Marc VDS Racing Team in 2011, and rejoined Hexis for 2012. Makowiecki joined Luxury Racing for the final year of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in

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. He continued with Luxury Racing for the beginning of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season, taking pole position at

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in his final race with the team. He moved to Aston Martin Racing in

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, claiming two wins for the team at the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas and the 6 Hours of Fuji. For the

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, he drives for Porsche AG Team Manthey in the GTE-Pro class. In 2013, Makowiecki co-drove with Naoki Yamamoto for Weider Dome Racing, taking the win at the 42nd International Pokka Sapporo 1000km at

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. Makowiecki has been a Porsche Motorsport factory driver since 2014. He won the 2018 and 2019

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, and the 2018 and 2020

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, and the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, always with a Porsche 911. For the 2023 season, Makowiecki joined the Hypercar in the World Endurance Championship, driving a Porsche 963 alongside Dane Cameron and Michael Christensen.

Racing record

Career summary

† Ineligible for points
^* Season still in progress.

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Complete Super GT results

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

^* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

References

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