Patrick Pilet
Quick Facts
Biography
Patrick Pilet (born October 8, 1981) is a French professional racing driver. He has competed in major sports car endurance races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours of Spa, 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans.
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.
Plet switched to sports car racing in 2007, and was crowned Porsche Carrera Cup France champion with IMSA Performance.
In 2009 and 2010 he raced full-time for IMSA Performance at the International GT Open 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, Patrick Long and Richard Lietz.
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 Le Mans Series, again with Porsche with Wolf Henzler as partner, collecting one podium.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Poles | FLaps | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | French Formula Renault 2000 | 1st | |||||||
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Graff Racing | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 9th | |
| 2005 | Formula Renault 3.5 | Jenzer Motorsport / GD Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 11th |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 3.5 | GD Racing / Tech 1 Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21st |
| 2007 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | IMSA Performance | 1st | ||||||
| 2009 | International GT Open (Super GT) | IMSA Performance | 11 | 5 | 10 | 91 | 3rd | ||
| 2010 | International GT Open (Super GT) | IMSA Performance | 16 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 7th | ||
| 2011 | Super GT | IMSA Performance | 5 | 27 | 6th | ||||
| 2012 | World Endurance Championship (LMGTE) | Felbermayr-Proton / Flying Lizard | 3 | 1 | 2 | 133 | 3rd | ||
| 2013 | World Endurance Championship (LMGTE Pro) | Porsche AG Team Manthey | 8 | 0 | 5 | 99.5 | 6th | ||
| 2014 | World Endurance Championship (LMGTE Pro) | Porsche AG Team Manthey | 8 | 1 | 5 | 108.5 | 4th | ||
| 2015 | World Endurance Championship (LMGTE Pro) | Porsche AG Team Manthey | 7 | 1 | 5 | 100 | 6th |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jenzer Motorsport | ZOL 1 10 | ZOL 2 7 | MON 1 13 | VAL 1 6 | VAL 2 7 | LMS 1 8 | LMS 2 10 | BIL 1 | BIL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | 11th | 43 | ||||
| GD Racing | EST 1 7 | EST 2 8 | MNZ 1 4 | MNZ 2 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | GD Racing | ZOL 1 21† | ZOL 2 Ret | MON 1 13 | IST 1 Ret | IST 2 7 | MIS 1 15 | MIS 2 12 | SPA 1 21† | SPA 2 14 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | 21st | 14 | ||||||
| Tech 1 Racing | DON 1 13 | DON 2 14 | LMS 1 5 | LMS 2 7 | CAT 1 14 | CAT 2 19† |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Patrick Long | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 265 | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Patrick Long | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 321 | 17th | 5th |
| 2011 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GTE Pro | 311 | 17th | 5th |
| 2012 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GTE Am | 311 | 27th | 4th |
| 2013 |  Porsche AG Team Manthey | Timo Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 315 | 16th | 2nd |
| 2014 | Porsche Team Manthey |  Nick Tandy Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 309 | 36th | 7th |
| 2015 | Porsche Team Manthey | Frédéric Makowiecki Wolf Henzler | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 14 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Porsche Motorsport | Kévin Estre Nick Tandy | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Pro | 135 | DNF | DNF |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEB 2 | SPA 1 | 3rd† | 133† | ||||||
| Flying Lizard Motorsports | LMGTE Am | LMS 4 | SIL | SÃO | BHR | FUJ | FUJ | NC | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | Porsche AG Team Manthey | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 7 | SPA Ret | LMS 2 | SÃO 3 | COA 9 | FUJ 3 | SHA 3 | BHR 2 | 6th | 99.5 |
| 2014 | Porsche Team Manthey | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 2 | SPA 2 | LMS 11 | COA 2 | FUJ 11 | SHA 1 | BHR 5 | SÃO 2 | 4th | 108.5 |
| 2015 | Porsche Team Manthey | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 7 | SPA | LMS Ret | NÜR 2 | COA 2 | FUJ 2 | SHA 3 | BHR 1 | 6th | 100 |
† There was no drivers championship that year, the result indicates rank in the LMGTE Pro Trophy.