Patrick Lindsey

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Patrick Lindsey
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1982-04-22) April 22, 1982 (age 42)
Dallas, Texas
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Current team Dempsey-Proton Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number88
Former teams Team Project 1
Starts12
Wins2
Poles4
Fastest laps0
Best finish1st GTE Am in 2018-19

Patrick Lindsey (born April 22, 1982) is an American racing driver, team owner and businessman. Outside racing, he serves as president of the air transport company Mira Vista Aviation.

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Career

Lindsey's started his motorsport career in Bakersfield, California, where he used an old race truck in a drag race. In 2013, he drove together with his teammate Patrick Long in the Rolex Sports Car Series on a Porsche 997.

FIA World Endurance Championship

In the 2018-19 FIA WEC season, Lindsey drove for the Team Project 1 on a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. At the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, he raced alongside his teammates Jörg Bergmeister and Egidio Perfetti. [1] Lindsey, Bergmeister, and Perfetti won the 6 Hours of Fuji in the LMGTE Am category. [2] They also won the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans in the same category, clinching the LMGTE Am championship in the process. [3] [4]

Lindsey returned to the FIA WEC in 2022 season, representing Dempsey-Proton Racing. [5]

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Team Project 1 Flag of Norway.svg Egidio Perfetti
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am
33234th7th
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Team Project 1 Flag of Norway.svg Egidio Perfetti
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am
33431st1st
Sources: [6] [7]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678RankPoints
2018–19 Team Project 1 LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 SPA
9
LMS
3
SIL
3
FUJ
1
SHA
2
SEB
3
SPA
5
LMS
1
1st151
2022 Dempsey-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 SEB
10
SPA
9
LMS MNZ
6
FUJ
9
BHR
12
23rd14
Sources: [7] [8]

* Season still in progress.

IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key)

YearTeamClassCarEngine123456789101112RankPointsRef
2014 Park Place MotorsportsGTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
13
SEB
17
LGA
9
DET
18
WGL
18
MOS
2
IMS
10
ELK
10
VIR
17
COA
10
PET
13
20th173 [9]
2015 Park Place MotorsportsGTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
16
SIR
12
LGA
1
BEL
5
WGL
11
LIM
6
ELK
3
VIR
10
AUS
5
PET
1
5th266 [10]
2016 Park Place MotorsportsGTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
17
SEB
17
LGA
11
BEL
2
WGL
8
MOS
6
LIM
10
ELK
2
VIR AUS
5
PET
12
11th203 [11]
2017 Park Place MotorsportsGTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
24
SEB
6
LBH
4
AUS
8
BEL
9
WGL
8
MOS
9
LIM
1
ELK
2
VIR
10
LGA
3
PET
3
3rd298 [12]
2018 Park Place MotorsportsGTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
18
SEB
9
MOH BEL WGL
6
MOS LIM ELK
11
VIR LGA
2
PET 16th112 [13]
2019 Park Place MotorsportsGTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
7
SEB
6
MDO
DET
WGL
13
MOS
4
LIM
ELK
15
VIR
5
LAG
DNS
PET
15th137 [14]
Source: [7]


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Sporting positions
Preceded by FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
2018-19
With: Jörg Bergmeister & Egidio Perfetti
Succeeded by