| Dirk Werner | |
|---|---|
 Dirk Werner and Jörg Müller at the 1000 km of Zhuhai of the 2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 25 May 1981 |
| Debut season | 2004–present |
| Current team | Porsche GT Team |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Engine | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
Dirk Werner (born 25 May 1981 in Hannover, Lower Saxony)[1] is a German racing driver.
Born in Hannover, Werner was 2007[2] and 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series champion for Farnbacher-Loles Racing driving a Porsche 911 and finished third in the GT Class in the 2011 American Le Mans Series season.[3] Werner has scored podiums various high level endurance races, including the 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours of Spa, 24 Hours of Nürburgring, 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans.
Since 2010, Werner is a BMW works driver, and has competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Le Mans Series and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in addition to the American Le Mans Series.
In 2012, he would become one of the six BMW drivers in its return to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters after two decades of absence.[4]
- ^ "Dirk Werner". Racing Reference. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Dirk Werner". Gran-Am website. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ O'Leary, Jamie (13 January 2012). "Dirk Werner takes sixth and final seat in BMW's 2012 DTM line-up". Autosport. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Dirk Werner completes BMW driver lineup for the German DTM". Autoweek. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.