Dirk Werner
German Porsche factory racing driver
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Dirk Werner (born 25 May 1981 in Hannover, Lower Saxony)[1] is a German racing driver.
| Dirk Werner | |
|---|---|
Jörg Müller (left) and Dirk Werner (right) at the 1000 km of Zhuhai of the 2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 25 May 1981 |
| Debut season | 2004–present |
| Current team | Porsche GT Team |
| Racing licence | |
| Engine | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
Born in Hannover, Werner was 2007[2] and 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series champion for Farnbacher-Loles Racing driving a Porsche 911 and finished third in the GT Class in the 2011 American Le Mans Series season.[3] Werner has scored podiums various high level endurance races, including the 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours of Spa, 24 Hours of Nürburgring, 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans.
Since 2010, Werner is a BMW works driver, and has competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Le Mans Series and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in addition to the American Le Mans Series.
In 2012, Werner would become one of the six BMW drivers in its return to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters after two decades of absence.[4]
Racing record
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Farnbacher Racing | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA 7 |
ESP 4 |
MON 3 |
GER Ret |
USA 3 |
USA 2 |
FRA 5 |
GBR 3 |
GER 15 |
HUN 2 |
BEL 19† |
ITA 5 |
3rd | 194 |
| 2005 | MRS Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 | ITA | ESP | MON | GER 9 |
USA | USA | FRA | GBR | NC‡ | 0‡ | ||||
| Farnbacher Racing | GER 18† |
HUN | ITA 5 |
BEL 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Farnbacher Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 6 |
ITA 6 |
GER | ESP | MON | GBR | USA | USA | FRA | GER | HUN | ITA | 20th | 10 |
† — Did not finish the race but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Not eligible for points
24 Hours of Daytona results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | 683 | 12th | 3rd | ||
| 2007 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | 579 | 31st DNF |
14th DNF | ||
| 2008 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | 646 | 18th | 8th | ||
| 2009 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | 676 | 16th | 8th | ||
| 2012 | BMW M3 | GT | 691 | 27th | 16th | ||
| 2014 | BMW Z4 GTE | GTLM | 668 | 14th | 4th | ||
| 2015 | BMW Z4 GTE | GTLM | 725 | 5th | 2nd | ||
| 2016 | BMW M6 GTLM | GTLM | 721 | 11th | 5th |
Britcar 24 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Car No. | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | BMW Z4 M Coupé | 1 | GT3 | 596 | 1st | 1st | ||
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BMW M3 GT2 | GT2 | 53 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2011 | BMW M3 GT2 | GTE Pro |
276 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2017 | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro |
179 | DNF | DNF |
Complete DTM results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
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 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW Z4 GTE | BMW 4.4 L V8 | DAY 4 |
SEB 10 |
LBH | LAG | WGI | MOS | IND | ROA | VIR | AUS | PET 7 |
22nd | 76 | |
| 2015 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW Z4 GTE | BMW 4.4 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB 8 |
LBH 1 |
LGA 2 |
WGL 3 |
MOS 4 |
ELK 5 |
VIR 5 |
AUS 1 |
PET 4 |
2nd | 305 | ||
| 2016 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW M6 GTLM | BMW S63 4.4 L Twin Turbo V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB 2 |
LBH 5 |
LGA 9 |
WGL 3 |
MOS 4 |
LIM 7 |
ELK 8 |
VIR 5 |
AUS 4 |
PET 9 |
7th | 298 | |
| 2017 | Porsche GT Team | GTLM | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 2 |
SEB 7 |
LBH 6 |
AUS 4 |
WGL 7 |
MOS 7 |
LIM 1 |
ELK 8 |
VIR 8 |
LGA 3 |
PET 6 |
5th | 295 | |
| 2019 | Black Swan Racing | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 14 |
SEB |
MDO | DET | WGL 10 |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET |
41st | 38 | |