| Nationality | French |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 8 October 1981 (age 45) |
| Birth place | Auch, France |
| Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
| Current series | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| Current team | Porsche Team Manthey |
| Car number | 92 |
| Titles | 12 Hours of Sebring 24 Hours of Nürburgring IMSA SportsCar Championship Petit Le Mans 24 Hours of Daytona Porsche Carrera Cup France Formula Renault 2.0 France |
| Title years | 2018–2019, 2023 2018 2015 2015 2014 2007 2004 |
| Subbox | yes |
|---|---|
| Years | – |
| Teams | IMSA Performance, Flying Lizard, Porsche GT Team, IDEC Sport, Graff, Vector Sport, RLR MSport |
| Best finish | 11th () |
| Class wins | 0 |
Patrick Grégory Yoan Pilet[1] (born 8 October 1981) is a French professional racing driver. A long-serving Porsche works driver, he has won major sports car endurance races such as Nürburgring, Daytona, Sebring and Petit Le Mans, and finished on the podium at the 24 Hours of 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, Pilet raced full-time for IMSA Performance at the International GT Open together with Raymond Narac in a Super GT class Porsche 911. He finished fifth in 2009 with six wins in 16 races and seventh in 2010 with four 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.
Pilet 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, Pilet was due to drive for the factory Porsche GT Team from America, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team decided not to travel to Le Mans. Because of a crash of the IDEC car of Dwight Merriman which caused an injury, the team needed a new driver. Because Pilet was a reserve driver for Porsche, he was already in the mandatory bubble, and he stepped in to drive the IDEC Oreca 07.
Racing record
Career summary
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
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 |
| 2024 | Vector Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | MUG 12 | ALG | 27th | 0 |
| Source:[5] | ||||||||||||
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship 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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEB 2 | SPA | LMS | SIL | SÃO | BHR | FUJ | SHA | 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 | |
| 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 IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
- ^ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Patrick Grégory Yoan Pilet" (in French). www.24h-en-piste.com. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2005 Formula Renault 3.5 results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "2006 Formula Renault 3.5 results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NAASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pilet – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.