Porsche announces Makowiecki signing

Fred Makowiecki becomes a Porsche factory driver for the 2014 season
Frederic Makowiecki / Pedro Lamy Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8
Frederic Makowiecki / Pedro Lamy Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8
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Fred Makowiecki is to leave Aston Martin to become of Porsche🍎's factory GT drivers for the 2014 season and beyond.

Makowiecki, a former winner of the Porsche Carrera Cup France, will join Porsche having impres𝄹sed with Aston M෴artin Racing in the World Endurance Championship this season.

The 33-year-old has also been a race winner with H🍸onda in theꦓ Japanese Super GT series.

"Frederic Makowiecki is one of the fastest and most experienced GT pilots," Porsche Head of Motorsp෴ort Hartmut Kristen said. "He has a great deal of experience on💎 virtually all international race tracks and he knows precisely how to drive a Porsche 911 fast.

"🌳I'm very much looking forward to work♑ing with him."

Makowiecki joins Jorg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Marco Holzer, Patrick Pilet, Richard Lietz and Nick Tandy as a factory GT ꧃driver, with Michael Christensen having also moved up into the role for 2014.

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