Frédéric Makowiecki
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| Frédéric Makowiecki | |
|---|---|
 Makowiecki at the 2024 6 Hours of Fuji | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 22 November 1980 Arras, France |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 5 |
| Former teams | Aston Martin Racing, Luxury Racing, Team Manthey, Porsche GT Team, Porsche Penske Motorsport |
| Starts | 56 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Poles | 10 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2014, 2017 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2010–2012 2006–09 2006, 08 2005, 07–08, 10 2003–04, 2006–2010 2000 | Super GT FIA GT1 World Championship FIA GT3 FIA GT Championship FFSA GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup France French Formula Three |
Frédéric Makowiecki (born 22 November 1980) is a French professional racing driver who currently competes as a factory driver for Porsche Motorsport in the Hypercar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[1]
Career
[edit]After competing in karting, Arras-born Makowiecki raced in the French Formula Three Championship, finishing 4th in Class B.[2]
In 2003, Makowiecki began competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup France, finishing 3rd in points in 2004 and 2009, and 2nd in 2006 and 2007. He won the title in 2010 with 6 victories, 11 podiums, and 3 poles.
Makowiecki finished 4th in the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship while driving for Hexis Racing AMR. He continued with the team in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship, drove for Marc VDS Racing Team in 2011, and rejoined Hexis for 2012.
Makowiecki joined Luxury Racing for the final year of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in 2011. He continued with Luxury Racing for the beginning of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season, taking pole position at Le Mans in his final race with the team. He moved to Aston Martin Racing in 2013, claiming two wins for the team at the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas and the 6 Hours of Fuji. For the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season, he drives for Porsche AG Team Manthey in the GTE-Pro class.
In 2013, Makowiecki co-drove with Naoki Yamamoto for Weider Dome Racing, taking the win at the 42nd International Pokka Sapporo 1000km at Suzuka Circuit.
Makowiecki has been a Porsche Motorsport factory driver since 2014. He won the 2018 and 2019 12 Hours of Sebring, and the 2018 and 2020 Petit Le Mans, and the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, always with a Porsche 911.
For the 2023 season, Makowiecki joined the Hypercar in the World Endurance Championship, driving a Porsche 963 alongside Dane Cameron and Michael Christensen.[3]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Formula 3 France - Class B | Griffith's | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 4th |
| Kanonloppet - Formula 3 | Nourry Compétition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th | |
| 2001 | French GT Championship - GT Cup | Nourry Compétition | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 284 | 2nd |
| 2002 | French GT Championship | Chateau Sport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 11th |
| 2003 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Tillie Compétition | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 9th |
| French GT Championship | Chateau Sport | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 32nd | |
| French GT Championship - GT Cup | Nourry Compétition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31st | |
| 2004 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Nourry Compétition | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 146 | 3rd |
| French GT Championship - GT Cup | CD Sport | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 352 | 1st | |
| 2005 | French GT Championship | MTO Mirabeau Compétition | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 6th |
| 2006 | French GT Championship | MTO Mirabeau, Racing Logistic | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | ? |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Nourry Compétition | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 128.5 | 2nd | |
| FIA GT3 European Championship | Racing Logistic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21st | |
| FIA GT Championship - GT1 | Nourry Compétition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2007 | French GT Championship | Larbre Compétition | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 160 | 5th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Nourry Compétition | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 155 | 2nd | |
| FIA GT3 European Championship | Hexis Racing | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10th | |
| 2008 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Larbre Compétition | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 111 | 4th |
| French GT Championship | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 8th | ||
| FIA GT Championship - GT1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Le Mans Series - LMGT1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6th | ||
| FIA GT3 European Championship | Hexis Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10th | |
| ADAC GT Masters | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2009 | French GT Championship - GT3 | AS Events | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17th |
| FIA GT3 European Championship | Hexis Racing AMR | 12 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 34 | 4th | |
| FIA GT Championship - GT2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15th | ||
| International GT Open - Pro-Am | Team AS Events | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18th | |
| 2010 | FIA GT1 World Championship | Hexis AMR | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 105 | 3rd |
| FIA GT3 European Championship | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 5th | ||
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Luxury Racing | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 202 | 1st | |
| International GT Open - GTS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16th | ||
| French GT Championship | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12th | ||
| 2011 | FIA GT1 World Championship | Marc VDS Racing Team | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 11th |
| Blancpain Endurance Series | Hexis AMR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 10th | |
| Le Mans Series - LMGTE Pro | Luxury Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| American Le Mans Series - GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| Speed EuroSeries | Springbox Concept | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 49th | |
| 2012 | FIA GT1 World Championship | Hexis Racing | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 144 | 2nd |
| City Challenge Baku - GT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| Blancpain Endurance Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15th | ||
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Luxury Racing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| Speed EuroSeries | Pegasus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 18th |
† Ineligible for points
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT1 World Championship results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hexis AMR | Aston Martin | ABU QR 7 |
ABU CR Ret |
SIL QR 1 |
SIL CR 2 |
BRN QR 8 |
BRN CR 9 |
PRI QR 11 |
PRI CR 9 |
SPA QR Ret |
SPA CR 5 |
NÜR QR Ret |
NÜR CR 7 |
ALG QR 10 |
ALG CR 6 |
NAV QR 9 |
NAV CR 2 |
INT QR 15 |
INT CR 13 |
SAN QR 1 |
SAN CR 1 |
3rd | 105 |
| 2011 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ford | ABU QR 1 |
ABU CR 8 |
ZOL QR 5 |
ZOL CR 8 |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
SAC QR 1 |
SAC CR Ret |
SIL QR NC |
SIL CR Ret |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
PRI QR 5 |
PRI CR 6 |
ORD QR 1 |
ORD CR 1 |
BEI QR |
BEI CR |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
11th | 69 |
| 2012 | Hexis Racing | McLaren | NOG QR DNS |
NOG CR Ret |
ZOL QR 4 |
ZOL CR 5 |
NAV QR 1 |
NAV QR 1 |
SVK QR 9 |
SVK CR 2 |
ALG QR 4 |
ALG CR 3 |
SVK QR 8 |
SVK CR Ret |
MOS QR 4 |
MOS CR 1 |
NUR QR Ret |
NUR CR 10 |
DON QR 1 |
DON CR 1 |
2nd | 144 |
Complete Super GT results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dome Racing | Honda HSV-010 GT | GT500 | OKA 5 |
FUJ 10 |
SEP 4 |
SUG Ret |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ 5 |
AUT 5 |
MOT 7 |
4th | 56 |
| 2014 | Dome Racing | Honda NSX Concept-GT | GT500 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG 8 |
FUJ 1 |
SUZ 3 |
BUR 5 |
MOT | 9th | 42 |
| 2019 | NDDP by B-Max Racing | Nissan GT-R | GT500 | OKA 4‡ |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ 9 |
CHA 6 |
FUJ 11 |
AUT 11 |
SUG 1 |
MOT DNS |
9th | 36 |
| Source:[4] | |||||||||||||
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
[edit]Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
[edit]- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (27 November 2023). "2024 FIA WEC Entry List Revealed". Dailysportscar. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3950/career/ Frédéric Makowiecki career statistics at Driver Database
- ^ James, Richard (17 December 2022). "Porsche clarifies driver lineups for IMSA and WEC". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Frédéric Makowiecki". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Frédéric Makowiecki – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Frédéric Makowiecki – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Frédéric Makowiecki – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Frédéric Makowiecki – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Frédéric Makowiecki – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Frédéric Makowiecki – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Frédéric Makowiecki – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Frédéric Makowiecki – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Frédéric Makowiecki – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Frédéric Makowiecki career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- 1980 births
- Sportspeople from Arras
- French racing drivers
- French Formula Three Championship drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- French people of Polish descent
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- Super GT drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Porsche Motorsports drivers
- Aston Martin Racing drivers
- Nismo drivers
- Rowe Racing drivers
- Larbre Compétition drivers
- Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
- B-Max Racing drivers
- Team Penske drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers
- Manthey Racing drivers
- Proton Competition drivers