Great news for Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche and their fans! With teams dropping Porsche from their programs and moving to Ferrari (Tafel), BMW (Rahal Letterman), Ford (Team Trans Sport).. we hope know the Lizard’s can take it to them!
Patrick Pilet from France joins the ranks of Porsche works drivers for the 2008 season. With Pilet, the number of pilots driving for the Stuttgart sportscar manufacturer increases to eleven. The 26-year-old from Le Chesnay close to Paris will contest the American Le Mans Series for the Flying Lizard team and drive a Porsche GT3 RSR. Pilet is the reigning champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup France which he won in his inaugural season of 2007.“Patrick Pilet is a great talent and fits Porsche perfectly. I got my first positive impression of him in the Porsche Carrera Cup France. While testing the GT3 RSR he immediately convinced me with his fast times and quick learning,” says head of Porsche Motorsport Hartmut Kristen.
Pilet’s career began in karting. In 1999 he took home the French vice-championship and secured third place in the European championship. In 2001 Pilet won the feeder French Formula France and was 2004 champion of the Formula Renault France. In 2005 and 2006 Pilet contested the Formula Renault 3.5.
- Porsche AG
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