Mathieu Jaminet

Mathieu Jaminet (born 24 October 1994) is a French racing driver competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Genesis Magma Racing. Jaminet was previously a long-time factory driver for Porsche and was twice an IMSA SportsCar champion, in 2022 in GTD Pro and 2025 in GTP.

Mathieu Jaminet (born 24 October 1994) is a French racing driver competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Genesis Magma Racing. Jaminet was previously a long-time factory driver for Porsche and was twice an IMSA SportsCar champion, in 2022 in GTD Pro and 2025 in GTP.

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." at the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour. For 2017, Jaminet participated primarily in ADAC GT Masters, driving for KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard. 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. at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. For the 2020 season, Jaminet was promoted to a full Porsche factory driver. He continues to drive the North American endurance events with the Porsche GT Team, as well as participating in international GT3 events. Beginning in 2023, Jaminet was selected as one of the drivers to pilot the Porsche 963 as part of Porsche's LMDh program. For 2023 and 2024, Jamient competed primarily in North America in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. For 2025, he was also selected to be part of Porshe's Hypercar team for the FIA World Endurance Championship. at the 2026 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. In 2026, Jaminet left Porsche to join Genesis Magma Racing on the Korean marque's FIA WEC debut.

Personal life

Jaminet resided in Differdange, Luxembourg until 2024, when he moved to Andorra la Vella.

Racing results

Career summary

† As Jaminet was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Complete ADAC GT Masters Results

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

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

References

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