Patrick Pilet
Patrick Pilet, Le Mans drivers parade 2011
NationalityFrance French
Born (1981-10-08) October 8, 1981 (age 42)
Auch, France
Super GT career
Current teamTeam Art Taste
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number15
Previous series
2010International GT Open
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2009 -
TeamsIMSA Performance
Best finish16th (2013)
Class wins0

Patrick Grégory Yoan Pilet[1] (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.

Pilet 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.[2] Also, he raced full-time for IMSA Performance at the Le Mans Series, again with Porsche with Wolf Henzler 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 Paul Lafargue 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

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2004 French Formula Renault 2000 1st
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Graff Racing 9 1 0 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 Graff Racing 14 4 2 0 9 181 1st
2008 American Le Mans Series Flying Lizard Motorsports 11 0 0 2 5 139 3rd
2009 International GT Open (Super GT) IMSA Performance 11 5 3 4 10 91 3rd
2010 International GT Open (Super GT) IMSA Performance 16 4 1 5 8 78 7th
2011 Super GT IMSA Performance 5 27 6th
2012 World Endurance Championship (LMGTE) Felbermayr-Proton / Flying Lizard 3 1 0 0 2 133 3rd
2013 World Endurance Championship (LMGTE Pro) Porsche AG Team Manthey 8 0 0 0 5 109.5 4th
2014 World Endurance Championship (LMGTE Pro) Porsche AG Team Manthey 8 1 0 0 5 108.5 4th
2015 World Endurance Championship (LMGTE Pro) Porsche AG Team Manthey 7 1 0 0 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 Ref
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 [3]
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 [4]
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.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2009 France IMSA Performance Matmut France Raymond Narac
United States Patrick Long 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 265 DNF DNF
2010 France IMSA Performance Matmut France Raymond Narac
United States Patrick Long 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 321 17th 5th
2011 France IMSA Performance Matmut France Raymond Narac
France Nicolas Armindo 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Pro 		311 17th 5th
2012 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Seth Neiman
United States Spencer Pumpelly 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Am 		311 27th 4th
2013 Germany Porsche AG Team Manthey Germany Timo Bernhard
Germany Jörg Bergmeister 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		315 16th 2nd
2014 Germany Porsche Team Manthey United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Germany Jörg Bergmeister 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		309 36th 7th
2015 Germany Porsche Team Manthey France Frédéric Makowiecki
Germany Wolf Henzler 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		14 DNF DNF
2016 Germany Porsche Motorsport France Kévin Estre
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		135 DNF DNF
2017 Germany Porsche GT Team Austria Richard Lietz
France Frédéric Makowiecki 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		339 20th 4th
2018 United States Porsche GT Team United Kingdom Nick Tandy
New Zealand Earl Bamber 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		334 27th 10th
2019 United States Porsche GT Team United Kingdom Nick Tandy
New Zealand Earl Bamber 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		342 22nd 3rd
2020 France IDEC Sport United Kingdom Jonathan Kennard
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 363 15th 11th
2021 France IDEC Sport France Paul Lafargue
France Paul-Loup Chatin 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 359 11th 6th
2022 France IDEC Sport France Paul Lafargue
France Paul-Loup Chatin 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 12th 8th
2023 France Graff Racing Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
Italy Roberto Lacorte 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 303 37th 16th
LMP2 Pro-Am 4th
Sources:[5][6]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2012 Team Felbermayr-Proton LMGTE Pro Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SEB
2 		SPA
1 		NC 0
Flying Lizard Motorsports LMGTE Am LMS
4 		SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA
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
2017 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS
3 		NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 15th 30
Sources:[5][7]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points
2009 IMSA Performance Matmut GT2 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 CAT
Ret 		SPA
6 		ALG
2 		NÜR
5 		SIL
3 		8th 19
2010 IMSA Performance Matmut GT2 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC
7 		SPA
5 		ALG
10 		HUN
3 		SIL
6 		5th 47
2011 IMSA Performance Matmut GTE Pro Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		IMO
5 		SIL
7 		EST
3 		6th 27
2021 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
8 		RBR
6 		LEC MNZ
9 		SPA
6 		ALG
7 		10th 30
2022 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
4 		IMO
5 		MNZ
1 		CAT
13 		SPA
Ret 		ALG
7 		6th 53
Source:[5]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Points Ref
2014 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
1 		SEB
9 		LBH LGA WGL
5 		MOS IMS ELK VIR PET
5 		16th 140 [8]
CORE Autosport COA
5
2015 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
5 		SEB
5 		LBH
4 		LGA
3 		WGL
6 		MOS
1 		ELK
1 		VIR
1 		COA
3 		PET
1 		1st 315 [9]
2016 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
8 		SEB
10 		LBH
1 		LGA
8 		WGL
9 		MOS
8 		LIM
6 		ELK
7 		VIR
6 		COA
2 		PET
10 		8th 285 [10]
2017 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
2 		SEB
7 		LBH
6 		COA
4 		WGL
7 		MOS
7 		LIM
1 		ELK
8 		VIR
8 		LGA
3 		PET
6 		5th 295 [11]
2018 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
8 		SEB
1 		LBH
6 		MDO
6 		WGL
3 		MOS
4 		LIM
5 		ELK
5 		VIR
8 		LGA
8 		PET
1 		7th 299 [12]
2019 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
5 		SEB
1 		LBH
5 		MDO
3 		WGL
1 		MOS
3 		LIM
4 		ELK
7 		VIR
1 		LGA
8 		PET
6 		2nd 317 [13]
2020 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
13 		DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 35th 44 [14]
2022 KCMG GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3 		SEB
 LBH
 LGA
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
 24th 321 [15]
2023 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
5 		SEB
1 		LBH
3 		MON
3 		WGL
5 		MOS
2 		LIM
3 		ELK
4 		VIR
3 		IMS
4 		PET
2 		4th 3578 [16]
Source:[5]


References

  1. ^ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Patrick Grégory Yoan Pilet". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ "アートテイスト、ポルシェドライバーのピレを起用". as-web.jp(AUTOSPORT web). i-dea. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  3. ^ "2005 Formula Renault 3.5 results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "2006 Formula Renault 3.5 results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Patrick Pilet Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Patrick Pilet". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Patrick Pilet". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NAASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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Sporting positions Preceded byLoïc Duval Championnat de France Formule Renault 2.0 Champion 2004 Succeeded byRomain Grosjean Preceded byAnthony Beltoise Porsche Carrera Cup France Champion 2007 Succeeded byAnthony Beltoise
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