Frédéric Makowiecki

Frédéric Makowiecki (born 22 November 1980), nicknamed Fred Mako, is a French professional racing driver who currently competes as a factory driver for Alpine Endurance Team in the Hypercar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Career

After competing in karting, Arras-born Makowiecki raced in the French Formula Three Championship, finishing fourth in Class B.

In 2003, Makowiecki began competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup France, finishing third in points in 2004 and 2009, and second in 2006 and 2007. He won the title in 2010 with six victories, 11 podiums, and three poles.

Makowiecki finished fourth 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.

Racing record

Career summary

† Ineligible for points* Season still in progress.

Complete GT1 World Championship 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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points 2010 Hexis AMR Aston Martin ABUQR7 ABUCRRet SILQR1 SILCR2 BRNQR8 BRNCR9 PRIQR11 PRICR9 SPAQRRet SPACR5 NÜRQRRet NÜRCR7 ALGQR10 ALGCR6 NAVQR9 NAVCR2 INTQR15 INTCR13 SANQR1 SANCR1 3rd 105 2011 Marc VDS Racing Team Ford ABUQR1 ABUCR8 ZOLQR5 ZOLCR8 ALGQR ALGCR SACQR1 SACCRRet SILQRNC SILCRRet NAVQR NAVCR PRIQR5 PRICR6 ORDQR1 ORDCR1 BEIQR BEICR SANQR SANCR 11th 69 2012 Hexis Racing McLaren NOGQRDNS NOGCRRet ZOLQR4 ZOLCR5 NAVQR1 NAVQR1 SVKQR9 SVKCR2 ALGQR4 ALGCR3 SVKQR8 SVKCRRet MOSQR4 MOSCR1 NURQRRet NURCR10 DONQR1 DONCR1 2nd 144

Complete Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2016 Manthey Racing Jörg Bergmeister Michael Christensen Richard Lietz Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) SP9 100 DNF DNF 2017 Manthey Racing Romain Dumas Richard Lietz Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) SP9 27 DNF DNF 2018 Manthey Racing Richard Lietz Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) SP9 135 1st 1st 2019 Manthey Racing Richard Lietz Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) SP9 61 DNF DNF 2021 Frikadelli Racing Team Maxime Martin Dennis Olsen Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) SP9 54 DNF DNF 2022 Manthey Racing Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) SP9 22 DNF DNF 2023 Manthey EMA Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Thomas Preining Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9 62 DNF DNF