Mathieu Jaminet

Mathieu Jaminet
Nationality	French
Born	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 27) Hayange, France
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Teams	Porsche GT Team, Wright Motorsports, Alegra Motorsports
Car number	912 (2018–2020)
Starts	5 (GT Le Mans)
Wins	0
Podiums	2
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	19th in 2019
Previous series
2017–2018 2017–2018 2016 2015–2016 2013 2012 2011 2010	ADAC GT Masters Pirelli World Challenge Porsche Supercup Porsche Carrera Cup France FFSA GT Championship Peugeot RCZ Cup France Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 F4 Eurocup 1.6
Championship titles
2018 2016 2012	ADAC GT Masters Porsche Carrera Cup France Peugeot RCZ Cup France

Mathieu Jaminet (born 24 October 1994) is a French racing driver. He is currently employed by Porsche as a factory driver and participates primarily in endurance racing, including the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, and the North American Endurance Championship within IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Career[]

Jaminet originally began pursuing a career in formula racing, participating in the F4 Eurocup 1.6 championship in 2010 and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship in 2011. Following this, he moved between several racing series over the next years before entering the Porsche Carrera Cup France championship in 2015. After finishing second in his debut season there, he was named a Porsche Junior Driver for the 2016 season. Jaminet won the Carrera Cup championship in 2016 and took third in the Porsche Supercup championship, prompting Porsche to promote him to a "Young Professional."^[1]

For 2017, Jaminet participated primarily in ADAC GT Masters, driving for KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard.^[2] He, along with teammate Michael Ammermüller, finished eight in the championship, including a win at the first race of the season. Jaminet also made appearances in other series, including a handful of starts in the Pirelli World Challenge, two starts in the GT Daytona class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, a participation in the 24 Hours of Spa.

Jaminet continued in ADAC GT Masters in 2018 ADAC GT Masters, this time driving for Precote Herberth Motorsport. He and teammate Robert Renauer won the championship, resulting in Jaminet earning more international race outings and a place on the North American Porsche GT Team to drive endurance races in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as a chance to drive the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[3]

For the 2020 season, Jaminet was promoted to a full Porsche factory driver.^[4] He continues to drive the North American endurance events with the Porsche GT Team, as well as participating in international GT3 events.

Personal life[]

Jaminet currently resides in Woippy, France.^[1]

Racing results[]

24 Hours of Le Mans[]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2019	Porsche GT Team	Sven Müller Dennis Olsen	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Pro	339	27th	7th

24 Hours of Daytona[]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2018	Wright Motorsports	Patrick Long Christina Nielsen Robert Renauer	Porsche 911 GT3 R	GTD	666	41st	20th
2019	Porsche GT Team	Earl Bamber Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 RSR	GTLM	570	12th	3rd
2020	Porsche GT Team	Earl Bamber Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTLM	786	14th	2nd

Bathurst 12 Hour[]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2019	Earl Bamber Motorsport	Romain Dumas Sven Müller	Porsche 911 GT3 R	APP	234	DNF	DNF
2020	Absolute Racing	Matt Campbell Patrick Pilet	Porsche 911 GT3 R	A-Pro	314	4th	4th

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship[]

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

* Season still in progress

References[]