Patrick Pilet
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.
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 Patrick Pilet, Le Mans drivers parade 2011 | |||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||
| Born | October 8, 1981 Auch, France | ||||||||||
| Super GT career | |||||||||||
| Current team | Team Art Taste | ||||||||||
| Car number | 15 | ||||||||||
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| 2010 | International GT Open | ||||||||||
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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.[1] 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
| 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 | Graff Racing | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 181 | 1st |
| 2008 | American Le Mans Series | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 139 | 3rd |
| 2009 | International GT Open (Super GT) | IMSA Performance | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 91 | 3rd |
| 2010 | International GT Open (Super GT) | IMSA Performance | 16 | 1 | 5 | 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.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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 |
References
- "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.
External links
- Official website
- Patrick Pilet career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Loïc Duval |
Championnat de France Formule Renault 2.0 Champion 2004 |
Succeeded by Romain Grosjean |
| Preceded by Anthony Beltoise |
Porsche Carrera Cup France Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Anthony Beltoise |