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) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pts 1993 Dürkop Eurorent GmbH Opel Astra GSi 16V Sedan ZOL1Ret ZOL2DNS HOC1Ret HOC2DNS NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN1 WUN2 NÜR1Ret NÜR2DNS NOR1 NOR2 DON1 DON2 DIE1 DIE2 20th 1 Linder Rennsport BMW M3 Sport Evo ALE1Ret ALE2DNS AVU1 AVU2 Kissling Motorsport Opel Omega 3000 24V Evo HOC111 HOC210 2007 Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM 2006 HOC OSC15 LAU BRH NOR MUG ZAN NÜR CAT HOC 22nd 0
Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup 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 Pts 1994 Lauderbach Motorsport Opel Astra AVU14 WUNRet ZOL10 ZAN8 ÖST15 SALDNS SPA14 NÜR13 19th 4 1995 AM-Holzer Motorsport BMW 318is ZOL1 ZOL2 SPA1 SPA2 ÖST1 ÖST2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAL1 SAL2 AVU1 AVU2 NÜR116 NÜR211 30th 25 1996 Opel-Häusler Team Holzer Opel Vectra ZOL1Ret ZOL2DNS ASS1Ret ASS29 HOC111 HOC29 SAC18 SAC27 WUN16 WUN25 ZWE1Ret ZWE2Ret SAL1Ret SAL2DNS AVU13 AVU28 NÜR19 NÜR26 10th 234 1997 Team Honda Sport Honda Accord HOC16 HOC25 ZOL130 ZOL225 NÜR12 NÜR23 SAC1Ret SAC2DNS NOR18 NOR210 WUN15 WUN217 ZWE1Ret ZWE2Ret SAL110 SAL216 REG19 REG2Ret NÜR114 NÜR2Ret 19th 170
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Audi Sport Team Joest Michael Krumm Philipp Peter Audi R8 LMP900 372 3rd 3rd Audi Sport Japan Team Goh Seiji Ara Jan Magnussen Audi R8 LMP900 370 4th 2nd ADT Champion Racing JJ Lehto Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 LMP1 368 3rd 3rd ADT Champion Racing Tom Kristensen JJ Lehto Audi R8 LMP1 370 1st 1st Audi Sport Team Joest Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Audi R10 TDI LMP1 380 1st 1st Audi Sport North America Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Audi R10 TDI LMP1 369 1st 1st Audi Sport North America Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Audi R10 TDI LMP1 367 6th 6th Audi Sport North America Lucas Luhr Mike Rockenfeller Audi R15 TDI LMP1 104 DNF DNF Highcroft Racing David Brabham Marino Franchitti HPD ARX-01C LMP2 296 25th 9th
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
References
External links Marco Werner official site