Le mans driver lineup finalised for the two dempsey. In the world of sports car racing, the 24 hours of le mans stands alone as the pinnacle event, a race that every driver hopes of one day winning, or at least being able to get to the podium. Why the mercedes clrs kept taking off at le mans 1999. This year we are delighted to have elected patrick dempsey as spirit of le mans. Patrick dempsey racing career profile driver database. In 2015, patrick led the dempsey proton team to success in the fia world endurance championship, codriving with marco seefried and patrick dempsey, notably scoring a 2ndplace finish at the 24 hours of le mans and helping secure dempsey s first professional racing victory in the gteam class at fuji, in japan. Throughout his racing career, dempsey has scored nine podiums, two of which were high profile races rolex 24, sebring 12 hours and petit le mans at road atlanta. Patrick s father was born with the surname schlossnagle, and later took his own stepfathers surname, dempsey. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. Patrick dempsey talks tag heuer, racing hollywood reporter. Founded in 2006, dempsey racing is a collection of motorsport enthusiasts and professionals with the intent of nurturing new talent alongside esteemed racing legends to. Wec 2015 24 hours of le mans results wec race results. Patrick dempsey has lived two charming but separate lives on film and television. Racing racing home home nascar home nascar home results results.
Follow your favorite team and drivers progress with daily updates. Actor patrick dempsey talks about world endurance racing. Along with four starts at le mans between 2009 and 2015, dempsey competed in a total of 68 races between grandam, alms and the recently formed hybrid of the two. Dempsey must strike a balance between being on the greys anatomy set and on the track. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting. He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in the 1980s, including cant buy me. Lmp2 saw a packed and varied grid go in to battle right from the green flag.
For the fourth time in his career, dempsey will appear in the le mans 24 hours race in his porsche this weekend. Patrick galen dempsey born january, 1966 is an american actor and racecar driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon derek mcdreamy shepherd in greys anatomy, starring alongside ellen pompeo dr. For the fourth time in his career, dempsey will appear in the le mans 24 hours race in his. Racing proton competition christian ried wec khaled al qubaisi klaus bachler porsche 911 gt3 rsr 24 heures du mans 20 ried patrick dempsey abu dhabi proton racing patrick long roda wec 2017 wec 20182019 2014 ruberti wec 2016 kcmg 2015 marco seefried elms 2018 silverstone spafranchorchamps elms 2017 elms 2019. Together with the experienced porsche works driver patrick long, who also lives in california, he takes part in all eight wec races of the 2015 season in a porsche 911 rsr.
In 2015, patrick led the dempsey proton team to success in the fia world endurance championship, codriving with marco seefried and patrick dempsey, notably scoring a 2ndplace finish at the 24 hours of le mans and helping secure dempsey s first professional racing. Patrick dempsey hasnt slowed down since leaving greys anatomy. Jun 07, 2015 patrick dempsey races in 24 hours of le mans next weekend patrick dempsey runs into a few fans while on his way to canal plus on friday afternoon june 5 in paris, france. Raceractor patrick dempsey speaks with the racer channels. The 2015 le mans 24 hours was a classic race culminating in a stunning 12 by porsches 919 hybrids, as car number 19 in future livery driven by nico huelkenberg, earl bamber and brit nick tandy. Patrick dempsey feels magical being part of le mans race. Patrick dempsey places second in le mans race making his. Patrick dempsey finishes second in his class at the 24 hours of le. Patrick dempsey has withdrawn from racing in the 2016 world endurance championship and le mans in order to focus on family and acting career. Actor and race car driver patrick dempsey walks through the grid before his race during lone star le mans on september 19, 2015 in circuit of the americas in. Patrick dempsey usa all results racing sports cars. Wec patrick dempsey psyched for the 20182019 super season. Actor patrick dempsey emotional after 1st podium finish at.
It was the watch steve mcqueen wore in 1971s le mans. Actor patrick dempsey finally got on the podium at the 24 hours le mans endurance race, finishing second in the gte amateur category on. Le mans american actor patrick dempsey is making a real fist of his other profession. Patrick dempsey and the porsche 911 rs he raced at le mans last year. Actor patrick dempsey finally got on the podium at the 24 hours le mans endurance race, finishing second in the gte amateur category on sunday. The allure of the race has proved strong for celebrities over the years too, with a fair. Us actor and porsche 911 driver patrick dempsey poses during a press conference before the 83rd le mans 24hour endurance race, on june 12, 2015, in le mans, western france. The race track once again belongs to tag heuer and hollywood.
His dedication and enthusiasm have earned him the 2019 spirit of le mans award. That line, which was uttered by steve mcqueen as michael delaney in the classic racing film le mans pretty much sums up patrick dempsey when it comes to racing. Triple porsche at the fia wec 6h of shanghai by porsche. Racing le mans chronicles the actor as he prepares for the biggest race of his life. Sports car racing archives list of results of patrick dempsey usa all results login rsc home drivers patrick dempsey all results. Browse through 2015 wec 24 hours of le mans results, statistics, rankings and championship standings.
Dempsey s departure from the abc drama shocked fans in april. Dec 16, 2019 in 2014, more than 40 years after steve mcqueen starred in the classic racing film le mans wearing a tag heuer monaco chronograph on his wrist, dempsey signed a longterm partnership with the luxury swiss watchmaker. Patrick dempseys passion for precision in motorsports and. Jun 11, 2015 patrick dempsey feels magical being part of le mans race patrick dempsey is all smiles while signing autographs for fans at le mans circuit on tuesday june 9 in france. Le mans, france after nearly four full days of prerace promotion and traditional le mans pageantry, patrick dempsey racing is ready for le mans. Racing le mans, which follows the greys anatomy actor as he attempts to win or place at the iconic race, has that great kind of restraint. Patrick dempsey at the 24 hours of le mans 2014 in the new racing season, dempsey is exchanging the white doctors overall for a white porsche racing suit even more frequently.
Dempsey and codriver patrick long, a porsche test driver, led the. Heuer promoted the dempsey racing teams achievements in a new advertising campaign featuring the actor and the iconic timepieces. Dempsey and his codrivers competed with it in the 24h of le mans for a few years, achieving a best result of second in class in 2015. Hollywood and the 24 hours of le mans have a relationship that stretches back more than 40 years. Interview with hollywood star and race driver patrick dempsey. Jun 17, 2016 brian laban reports from le mans with his thoughts ahead of this years running of the greatest motor race in the world. Dempsey racing arrives in france to tackle the nearimpossible goal they set for themselves a year ago, to compete in motorsports most grueling event, the 24 hours of le mans. Patrick dempsey came in second place in the le mans gte amateur race on sunday, according to espn news. When this seasons world endurance championship gets underway in silverstone this weekend, the hollywood star will no longer be involved as a race driver but as coowner of the dempsey proton racing team. Actor, entertainer, television actor, film producer, film director. The actor and longtime racing enthusiast came in second sunday in the 24 hours of le mans race. Again in a filmstar stylie, each plaque carries the winning drivers hand and footprints. Dempsey, who has been racing sports cars competitively for years, took second. Patrick dempsey feels magical being part of le mans race patrick dempsey is all smiles while signing autographs for fans at le mans circuit on tuesday june 9 in france.
Jun 23, 20 actor and driver patrick dempsey and his dempsey del piero racing team finished fourth in their class at the 24 hours of le mans. Jun 12, 2015 american actor patrick dempsey is making a real fist of his other profession. Patrick dempsey scores second place at le mans with porsche. Patrick dempsey is an alist celebrity with a successful acting career, so why does he want to become a race car driver. Patrick dempsey, heartthrob actor most recently seen on greys anatomy, will be driving a ferrari at this years le mans 24 hours. Porsche dempsey del pieroproton porsche 997 gt3rsr. Patrick dempsey races in 24 hours of le mans next weekend. Dempsey proton racing was formed when patrick dempsey joined up with german team proton competition and it finished sixth at the 24 hours of le mans in 2017.
A poor showing at the le mans test day then led to a withdrawal from the 100km of spa. Patrick dempsey racing ready for 2014 le mans le mans, france after nearly four full days of pre race promotion and traditional le mans pageantry, patrick dempsey racing is ready for le mans. Jun 12, 2014 le mans, france after nearly four full days of prerace promotion and traditional le mans pageantry, patrick dempsey racing is ready for le mans. He formed the dempsey racing team to compete in the american le mans series. Jun 14, 2016 audi usaflickr the 24 hours of le mans isnt just a special race, its a legendary one. American actor patrick dempsey is making a real fist of his other profession.
In fact, he may be more passionate about racing than acting. Le mans has been for many years a multiclass race but often what or other of those classes produces either a race of ultimate attrition or else somewhat processional affair. Dempsey waves to the crowd at the 2015 indianapolis 500 where he served as the honorary starter. Dempsey, who has a professional auto racing team based in georgia, will be both owner and driver at the 24hour endurance race in june. Actor patrick dempsey takes starring role in le mans 24. Derek shepherd in greys anatomy talks about how he we went from acting to world endurance racing, and how it. The new, fourpart documentary series patrick dempsey. Patrick dempsey, the star of hit us drama greys anatomy, found a new leading role sunday, a podium finish in the le mans 24 hours race which became something of a tearjerker. The 49yearold racer, who remains focused with his team dempsey proton racing and whose codrivers are compatriot patrick long and germanys marco seefried, will take to the track in his porsche number 77 with the race beginning on june. Patrick dempsey spirit of le mans 2019 aco automobile. Jun 08, 2015 raceractor patrick dempsey speaks with the racer channels marshall pruett about his preparations for the 2015 24 hours of le mans with porsche, his experience last month waving the green flag to. This summer, velocity follows patrick dempsey as he joins this elite group when he tackles the worlds oldest and most grueling automotive endurance race, frances 24 hours of le mans. Not one but two editions of the 24 hours of le mans will figure on the competitors schedules for the super season that will kick off with the 6 hours of spafrancorchamps in may of 2018, and is set to come to a close in style with the 24 hours of le mans on june 16, 2019. Patrick galen dempsey born january, 1966 is an american actor and racecar driver, best.
Patrick dempsey to take a break from racing after career season. Every time i look at it, i see the faces of the people who crafted it, says patrick dempsey, unbuckling and handing over his. It is entering two cars in the world championship this year. The car retired with engine problems after 96 laps. Driving a panoz gts race car in the panoz gt pro racing series. Le mans 2015 24 hours of le mans results le mans race. The story of le mans 2015 in 24 photographs car magazine. Porsche wins the 2015 24 hours of le mans autoblog. His dempsey proton racing porsche squad ended 2015 sixth in the gteam standings. The car, based on a 991generation porsche 911, is raceready from the factory.
More than 40 years after the legendary king of hollywood, steve mcqueen, starred in the iconic film le mans with the monaco on his wrist, tag heuer has hit the asphalt again, this time teaming up with patrick dempsey. At the wheel of the 470hp 911 rsr campaigned by dempsey proton racing, the american actor crossed the finish line in second in the gteam. For leading man patrick dempsey, this is the moment of truth. Click on the race name to see the results of that race.
Hollywood leading man patrick dempsey has set himself an enormous goal, to compete at the most prestigious race in motorsports, the 24 hours of le mans. As 2015 winners, porsche have opted to start 2016 with race. After leaving greys anatomy, actor patrick dempsey continued his strong 2015 sports car racing career with his first podium finish at the 24 hours of le mans on sunday. Patrick dempsey to take a break from racing after career. T he 2016 24 hours of le mans the 84th running since the race first took. Life after death speeds up for patrick dempsey living. Dempsey has now set his sights on le mans, and the first step is fielding an lmp2 in selected american le mans series races, including the petit le mans on october 20 th. The list of legendary actorsturnedracers is as short as it is iconic.
The 5 best 24 hours of le mans movies digital trends. Le mans itself followed, and two cars completed only 6 races laps, all much slower than the top lmp1s. Patrick dempsey and the growing resumea look at actorrace. Patrick dempsey races with porsche again autofluence. Patrick dempsey is living the le mans dream le mans race. Dempsey withdraws from racing to focus on family and. American actor patrick dempsey will appear in the le mans 24 hours race in his porsche for the fourth time in his career. Patrick dempsey racing the fia world endurance championship 2015 by porsche. Dempsey, who also competed at this years rolex 24 at daytona. This is a dream come true for the former star of greys anatomy. Browse through 2015 wec 24 hours of le mans results, statistics, rankings and. Browse through 2015 le mans 24 hours of le mans results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. Aug 21, 20 patrick dempsey is an alist celebrity with a successful acting career, so why does he want to become a race car driver.
Founded in 2006, dempsey racing is a collection of motorsport enthusiasts and professionals with the intent of nurturing new talent alongside esteemed racing legends to the top worldwide echelons of the sport. Not only is it the pinnacle of endurance motor sport, le mans is a cultural phenomenon ranging back 93. Patrick dempsey finishes 2nd in 24 hours le mans amateur race. Patrick dempsey and coowner italian superstar alessandro del piero join their team in. Patrick dempsey news and views about people around the world. Patrick dempsey hopes to follow newman and other hollywood. Patrick dempsey, porsche team finish fourth at le mans. Patrick dempsey on his love for watches and his passion.
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