Jörg Bergmeister
Bergmeister at the 2014 Super GT Suzuka 1000km.
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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 13 February 1976, in Leverkusen) is a professional racing driver from Germany.
His late father, Willi Bergmeister, owned 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 24 Hours of Le Mans and BMS Scuderia Italia in the FIA GT2 European Championship.
For 2012, Bergmeister will return with Flying Lizard Motorsports and co-driver Patrick Long.
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