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LE MANS: Porsche Names Factory WEC Drivers
Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, Romain Dumas, Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Pilet, Timo Bernhard to drive factory 991 GTE-Pro entries in FIA WEC...
Porsche's nine-driver factory roster will grow to ten for 2013 with the addition of Nick Tandy. (Photo: Porsche)
Porsche will head into next year's FIA World Endurance Championship with a star-studded lineup for its attack on the GTE-Pro category.
The German manufacturer announced Thursday its driver pairings for the pair of factory 991-based Porsche 911 RSRs, to be run by Porsche AG Team Manthey.
After teaming for two wins in this year's inaugural World Championship with Team Felbermayr-Proton, Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz will continue in the WEC, alongside a second season-long 911 for Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Pilet. Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard will join the two pairings for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.
While Dumas and Bernhard are currently only scheduled to do one race in the factory GTE machines, it's believed the duo will be at the core of the development of Porsche's new LMP1 contender, which will begin on-track testing sometime next year.
As for the remaining factory drivers, Wolf Henzler and Marco Holzer will contest the American Le Mans Series with Team Falken Tire and Paul Miller Racing, respectively, while Patrick Long's full-time assignment has yet to be confirmed. The American, however, will kick off the 2013 season at Daytona, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car for Park Place Racing.
Porsche also confirmed Thursday the addition of Nick Tandy as a 10th factory pilot for 2013. The 28-year-old Englishman, who won this year's Porsche Cup, is expected to continue racing in the International GT Open next year.
"A big dream has come true. I'm absolutely thrilled," Tandy said. "Ever since I first drove a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup it was clear to me that there could be nothing better than to become a works pilot for Porsche. It's great that Porsche recognized what I have achieved so far and that they included me in the factory pilot family. I'll do everything to merit this trust."
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
The German manufacturer announced Thursday its driver pairings for the pair of factory 991-based Porsche 911 RSRs, to be run by Porsche AG Team Manthey.
After teaming for two wins in this year's inaugural World Championship with Team Felbermayr-Proton, Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz will continue in the WEC, alongside a second season-long 911 for Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Pilet. Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard will join the two pairings for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.
While Dumas and Bernhard are currently only scheduled to do one race in the factory GTE machines, it's believed the duo will be at the core of the development of Porsche's new LMP1 contender, which will begin on-track testing sometime next year.
As for the remaining factory drivers, Wolf Henzler and Marco Holzer will contest the American Le Mans Series with Team Falken Tire and Paul Miller Racing, respectively, while Patrick Long's full-time assignment has yet to be confirmed. The American, however, will kick off the 2013 season at Daytona, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car for Park Place Racing.
Porsche also confirmed Thursday the addition of Nick Tandy as a 10th factory pilot for 2013. The 28-year-old Englishman, who won this year's Porsche Cup, is expected to continue racing in the International GT Open next year.
"A big dream has come true. I'm absolutely thrilled," Tandy said. "Ever since I first drove a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup it was clear to me that there could be nothing better than to become a works pilot for Porsche. It's great that Porsche recognized what I have achieved so far and that they included me in the factory pilot family. I'll do everything to merit this trust."
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
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