Marco Werner

Marco Werner (born 27 April 1966) is a professional racer from Germany. Born in Dortmund, he was the eighth driver to complete the informal triple crown in endurance racing. In his early career, Werner finished runner-up in the Formula Opel Euroseries in 1989 and runner-up in the German F3 series in 1991 behind Tom Kristensen. Having failed to graduate to Formula One, Werner switched to sports car racing and touring car racing. Werner was a regular driver in the STW and Porsche Supercup during the 1990s, but he found more success in the 24 Hours of Daytona, which he won in 1995 in a Kremer-Porsche.

In 2001, Werner joined Audi Sport Team Joest, and became a regular driver in the American Le Mans Series. Werner won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2005 with an Audi R8, and in 2006 and 2007 with an Audi R10. In 2008, he co-drove the Audi R10 in the American Le Mans Series with Lucas Luhr to six overall victories and eight class wins, taking the LMP1 drivers title. After his last 24 Hours of Le Mans participation in 2010, Werner became a regular participant in historic racing, winning the 2022 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco Série G race (for 3-litre Formula One cars from 1981 to 1985), in a Lotus 87B.

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Ref 2003 Infineon Team Joest Frank Biela Philipp Peter Audi R8 LMP900 367 1st 1st 2004 ADT Champion Racing Emanuele Pirro JJ Lehto Audi R8 LMP1 345 2nd 2nd 2005 ADT Champion Racing JJ Lehto Tom Kristensen Audi R8 LMP1 361 1st 1st 2006 Audi Sport North America Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Audi R10 TDI LMP1 117 DNF DNF 2007 Audi Sport North America Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela Audi R10 TDI LMP1 364 1st 1st 2008 Audi Sport North America Lucas Luhr Mike Rockenfeller Audi R10 TDI LMP1 333 6th 2nd 2009 Audi Sport Team Joest Lucas Luhr Mike Rockenfeller Audi R15 TDI LMP1 381 3rd 3rd