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 2010, Jörg drives for Flying Lizard Motorsports in the American Le Mans Series and the Le Mans 24 Hours and BMS Scuderia Italia in the FIA GT2 European Championship.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Lucas Luhr |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion 2000 |
Succeeded by Timo Bernhard |
| 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 |