Frédéric Makowiecki

Frédéric Makowiecki
Makowiecki in 2014.
Nationality	French
Born	(1980-11-22) 22 November 1980 Arras, France
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2012
Current team	Porsche AG Team Manthey
Former teams	Aston Martin Racing, Luxury Racing
Starts	8
Wins	2
Poles	6
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	1st in 2013
Previous series
2013 2010-2012 2006-09 2006, 08 2005, 07-08, 10 2003-04, 06-10 2000	Super GT FIA GT1 World Championship FIA GT3 FIA GT Championship FFSA GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup France French Formula Three

Frédéric Makowiecki (born 22 November 1980) is a French professional racing driver. He currently runs in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Porsche AG as a factory driver.

Career

After competing in karting, Arras-born Makowiecki raced in the French Formula Three Championship, finishing 4th in Class B.^[1]

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 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship, 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 2011. He continued with Luxury Racing for the beginning of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season, taking pole position at Le Mans in his final race with the team. He moved to Aston Martin Racing in 2013, claiming two wins for the team at the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas and the 6 Hours of Fuji. For the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season, 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 Suzuka Circuit.

Racing record

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Complete Super GT results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2011	Luxury Racing	Stéphane Ortelli Jaime Melo	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Pro	183	DNF	DNF
2012	Luxury Racing	Jaime Melo Dominik Farnbacher	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Pro	333	18th	2nd
2013	Aston Martin Racing	Bruno Senna Rob Bell	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	GTE Pro	252	DNF	DNF
2014	Porsche Team Manthey	Marco Holzer Richard Lietz	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Pro	337	15th	3rd
2015	Porsche Team Manthey	Patrick Pilet Wolf Henzler	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Pro	14	DNF	DNF

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

* Season still in progress.

References

External links

• Official website
• Frédéric Makowiecki career summary at DriverDB.com