Patrick Brian Long (born July 28, 1981) is an American professional racing driver. He has competed in Pirelli World Challenge and the FIA World Endurance Championship, as well as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.
Long is one of eighteen Porsche factory racing drivers, and the only American to hold that distinction.
Racing career Sports car racing
Following a successful career in karts and the open wheel ladder system, Thousand Oaks-born Long caught the eye of Red Bull, and was included in the inaugural Red Bull Formula 1 Driver Search. During that test, he came to the attention of Porsche, for whom he has driven — first as a Junior driver, then as a Factory driver, since 2003. Long has had notable success racing for Porsche, including class wins at all four sportscar "classics" - the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2005, 2007), the Rolex 24 At Daytona (2009), Petit Le Mans (2005, 2006, 2007) and the Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring (2005).
Long is a three-time American Le Mans Series driver's champion, winning the GT2/GT class in 2005, 2009 and 2010, and won the Pirelli World Challenge Driver's Championship in 2011 and 2017. Additionally, he was part of the driving trio that claimed the first international competition victory for the innovative Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid, in the 2010 1000 km of Zhuhai, China. From 2006 to 2008, Long drove for Penske Racing in a Porsche RS Spyder, culminating in an LMP2 class victory and second place overall at the 2008 Petit Le Mans.
In 2015, Long led the Dempsey-Proton team to success in the FIA World Endurance Championship, co-driving with Marco Seefried and Patrick Dempsey, notably scoring a second place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and helping secure Dempsey's first professional racing victory in the GTE-AM class at Fuji, in Japan.
For 2016, Long raced twin programs: again in the FIA WEC in No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR with Khaled Al Qubaisi and David Heinemeier Hansson, as well as a full-season attack on the Pirelli World Challenge with Wright Motorsports.
Long has also made two starts in the Australian V8 Supercar Series — in 2010 for Garry Rogers Motorsport Fujitsu Racing where he finished fourth and eleventh in the dual races at the Gold Coast, and in 2011 for Walkinshaw Bundaberg Racing where he finished fifth and seventeenth in dual races.
NASCAR Patrick has made starts in various NASCAR racing series, including one start in the Sprint Cup (Watkins Glen, 2012) where he finished 42nd due to brake issues, and one in Nationwide Series (2010, Road America) where he finished fourteenth after starting sixth leading two laps in a D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Toyota. Long also competed five races in K&N Pro Series East between 2009 and 2010, four races in ovals, where his best finish was fifth at Tri-County Motor Speedway but his most successful start came at road course: on June 6, 2009, Long was leading the K&N Pro Series' race at Watkins Glen on the last lap before being passed in the final turn. He also competed in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West just two weeks later, Long was in second place on the last lap of the K&N Pro Series West race at Infineon Raceway when he made contact with the leader (Joey Logano) who spun out. Although Long took the checkered flag first, he was stripped of the win by NASCAR due to contact and placed at the tail end of the lead lap. After the penalty, Long finished 23rd after having started on the pole. Later that season, he took a convincing first victory at Utah Motorsports Campus, in Salt Lake City. In 2010, Long won the NASCAR West event at Portland. He also was leading once again at Utah when a flat tire ended his day with three laps remaining. Long also competed in ovals, like Irwindale Speedway, Iowa Speedway and Phoenix in the West Series, between 2009 and 2010, but he finished fourth, fifteenth and eighteenth respectively. Long also attempted the 2012 race of K&N Pro Series West at Utah Motorsports Campus, but due to engine issues, he withdrew. Long also has one ARCA Racing Series start in 2009, where he took pole position and victory after led 46 of 67 laps at NJMP after a race long scrap with Parker Kligerman.
Personal life Long's younger brother, Kevin "Spanky" Long, is a professional skateboarder.
Motorsports career results 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2004 White Lightning Racing Jörg Bergmeister Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3-RS GT 327 10th 1st 2005 Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT2 331 11th 2nd 2006 Flying Lizard Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek Seth Neiman Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT2 309 18th 4th 2007 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Richard Lietz Porsche 911 GT3 RSR GT2 320 15th 1st 2008 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Richard Lietz Porsche 911 GT3 RSR GT2 26 DNF DNF 2009 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 GT3 RSR GT2 265 DNF DNF 2010 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 GT3 RSR GT2 321 17th 5th 2011 Flying Lizard Motorsports Jörg Bergmeister Lucas Luhr Porsche 911 GT3 RSR GTEPro 310 18th 6th 2012 Flying Lizard Motorsports Jörg Bergmeister Marco Holzer Porsche 911 GT3 RSR GTEPro 114 DNF DNF 2013 Dempsey Del Piero-Proton Patrick Dempsey Joe Foster Porsche 911 GT3 RSR GTEAm 305 28th 4th 2014 Dempsey Racing-Proton Patrick Dempsey Joe Foster Porsche 911 RSR GTEAm 329 24th 5th 2015 Dempsey-Proton Racing Patrick Dempsey Marco Seefried Porsche 911 RSR GTEAm 330 22nd 2nd 2016 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Khaled Al Qubaisi David Heinemeier Hansson Porsche 911 RSR GTEAm 330 28th 3rd 2017 Proton Competition Mike Hedlund Abdulaziz Al Faisal Porsche 911 RSR GTEAm 329 37th 9th 2018 Proton Competition Tim Pappas Spencer Pumpelly Porsche 911 RSR GTEAm 334 29th 4th 2019 Dempsey-Proton Racing Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Porsche 911 RSR GTEAm - WD WDSource:
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2015 Dempsey Racing-Proton LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 5th 131 2016 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 4th 130Source:
Rolex Sports Car Series results (key) YearTeamCarEngineClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank PointsRef 2004 The Racer's Group/Monster Cable Porsche 911 GT3 RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT DAY MIA PHX Doncaster Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 SGS MTT S6H DAY MOH WGI MIA VIR ALA FON 2005 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT DAY Aasco Motorsports MIA FON LAG MTT S6H DAY ALA WGI MOH PHX VIR MEX Essex Racing Crawford DP03 Ford 5.0 L V8 DP WGI 2006 Alex Job Racing Crawford DP03 Porsche 3.9 L Flat-6 DP DAY MEX MIA LBH VIR LAG PHX LRP S6H MOH DAY ALA WGI SON UTA 10th 359 2007 Alex Job Racing Crawford DP03 Porsche 3.9 L Flat-6 DP DAY MEX MIA VIR LAG S6H MOH DAY IOW ALA MON WGI SON UTA 7th 319 Synergy Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT LRP 2008 Alex Job Racing Crawford DP03 Porsche 3.9 L Flat-6 DP DAY Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT MIA MEX Synergy Racing VIR LAG LRP S6H MOH DAY ALA MON WGI SON NJY The Racer's Group UTA 2009 The Racer's Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT DAY VIR NJY LAG S6H MOH DAY ALA WGI MON UTA MIA 50th 35 2010 The Racer's Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT DAY MIA ALA VIR LRP S6H MOH DAY NJY WGI MON UTA 2011 Flying Lizard Motorsports Riley Mk. XI Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DP DAY MIA ALA VIR LRP S6H ELK LAG NJY WGI MON MOH 2012 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 GT DAY ALA MIA NJY DET MOH ELK Magnus Racing S6H IMS WGI MON LAG LRP 2013 Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT DAY COA ALA ATL DET MOH WGI IMS ELK KAN LAG LRP 5th 303
American Le Mans Series results (key) YearTeamCarEngineClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank PointsRef 2003 The Racer's Group Porsche 911 GT3 RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT SEB ATL SON TRO MOS ELK LAG MIA PET 2004 The Racer's Group Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT SEB MOH LRP SON POR MOS ELK PET LAG 2005 Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT2 SEB ATL MOH LRP SON POR ELK MOS PET LAG 2006 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 LMP2 SEB NC 0 Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT2 HOU MOH LRP UTA POR ELK MOS PET LAG 3rd 137 2007 Tafel Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GT2 SEB 17th 51 Flying Lizard Motorsports STP LBH HOU UTA LRP MOH ELK MOS DET Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 LMP2 PET LAG 20th 26 2008 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 LMP2 SEB STP LBH UTA LRP MOH ELK MOS DET PET LAG 5th 129 2009 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT2 SEB STP LBH UTA LRP MOH ELK MOS PET LAG 1st 181 2010 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT SEB LBH LAG UTA LRP MOH ELK MOS PET 1st 157 2011 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT SEB LBH LRP MOS MOH ELK BAL LAG PET 4th 106 2012 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT SEB LBH LAG LRP MOS MOH ELK BAL VIR PET 5th 111 2013 CORE Autosport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GT SEB LBH LAG LRP MOS ELK BAL COA VIR PET 11th 55
IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamCarEngineClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank PointsRef 2014 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTLM DAY SEB LBH LAG WGI MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 6th 303 2015 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTLM DAY SEB LGA LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR AUS PET 16th 80 2016 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTD DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR AUS PET 26th 52 2017 CORE Autosport Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTD DAY SEB LBH AUS BEL WGL MOS 29th 90 Alegra Motorsports LIM ELK VIR LAG Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing PET 2018 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTD DAY SEB MOH DET WGI MOS LRP ELK VIR LAG PET 7th 263 2019 Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTD DAY SEB MOH DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LAG PET 11th 193 2020 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTD DAY DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MOH CLT PET LGA SEB 2nd 284 2021 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTD DAY SEB MOH DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 4th 2943Source: † Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup and not the overall GTD Championship.
Blancpain GT World Challenge America results (key) YearTeamCarEngineClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points 2016 EFFORT Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R GT COA1 COA2 DNF STP1 STP2 LBH BAR1 BAR2 2nd 1629 Wright Motorsports MOS1 MOS2 LRP1 LRP2 ELK1 ELK2 MOH1 MOH2 UTA1 UTA2 SON1 SON2 LAG 2017 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R GT STP1 STP2 LBH VIR1 VIR2 DNF MOS LRP1 LRP2 DNF ELK1 ELK2 MOH1 MOH2 UTA1 UTA2 COA1 COA2 COA3 SON1 SON2 1st 365 2019 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R GT COA1 COA2 VIR1 VIR2 2 MOS1 MOS2 SON1 SON2 WGI1 WGI2 ELK1 ELK2 LVS1 LVS2 4th* 101*
* Season is still in progress.
V8 Supercar results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Final pos Points 2010 Garry Rogers MotorsportYMCR1YMCR2BHRR3BHRR4ADER5ADER6HAMR7HAMR8QLDR9QLDR10WINR11WINR12HDVR13HDVR14TOWR15TOWR16PHIR17BATR18SURR19SURR20SYMR21SYMR22SANR23SANR24SYDR25SYDR26 NC 0 + 2011 Walkinshaw RacingYMCR1YMCR2ADER3ADER4HAMR5HAMR6PERR7PERR8PERR9WINR10WINR11HDVR12HDVR13TOWR14TOWR15QLDR16QLDR17QLDR18PHIR19BATR20SURR21SURR22SYMR23SYMR24SANR25SANR26SYDR27SYDR28 58th 171