last update: October 8, 2024
Nowadays, Flying Lizard is a customer racing team that competes in many series with different brands such as Aston Martin and Lamborghini. The team made its debut in the American Le Mans Series scene in 2004, becoming a Porsche factory-supported team in 2007, racing in the GT categories.
2005 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. One of the new Porsche teams is Flying Lizards. The American teams have taken over from the Euopeans as leading teams in GT2. The Lizards finished 3rd in class at their Le Mans debut.
#80 Johannes Van Overbeek (USA) / Lonnie Pechnik (USA) / Seth Neiman (USA) – 13th / 3rd in GT2
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (996) – 3.6 liter Porsche M96.70 flat-6, approx. 430 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z5S693062
- AB Signature Series #08 / 50 on a signed metal plate (resin)
- and SPARK S1904 (resin)
2007 Sebring 12h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. In 2007, the Porsche 996 was traded for the new 997. This factory supported car from the Flying Lizards finishes 2nd in GT2 class during the 12 hour race at Sebring 2007. The Risi Comptizione Ferrari 430 defeats the Porsche after a very hard battle in the last lap in which the cars touch multiple times and the race is decided in the very last corner!
#45 Johannes Van Overbeek (USA) / Jörg Bergmeister (D) / Marc Lieb (D) – 13th overall / 2nd in GT2
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) – 3.8 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6 approx. 450 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z7S799913
- MINICHAMPS MC400 776445 (diecast)
2007 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. The Flying Lizard Le Mans entry is a real Art Car. The livery is designed by the famous artist Troy Lee, who is very well known for his helmets and motocross designs. It didn’t bring the Lizards luck, they retired with a broken gearbox.
#80 Johannes Van Overbeek (USA) / Seth Neiman (USA) / Jörg Bergmeister (D) – DNF
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) – 3.8 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6 approx. 450 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z7S799913
- SPARK S1904 (resin)
2009 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. 2009 Was a year to forget for Porsche. The Porsches were quicker than arch rival Ferrari in qualifying, but in the race it all went wrong. This Flying Lizard entry crashed early in the morning, while in 4th position in class. The only 911 that managed to finish was the slow Chinese entry that wasn’t even classified.
#80 Seth Neiman (USA) / Jörg Bergmeister (D) / Darren Law (USA) – DNF
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) – 3.8 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6 approx. 470 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z7S799913
- MINICHAMPS MC400 096980 (diecast)
2011 Daytona 24h, Riley-Porsche MkXI. Jörg Bergmeister, factory driver for Porsche, put this Flying Lizard Riley-Porsche on pole position for this year’s Daytona 24h race. Unfortunately it had tot retire after it caught fire. The Flying Lizard Riley uses the latest version of the traditional flat 6 Porsche engine and not the V8 that propelled last year’s winner.
#45 Jörg Bergmeister (D) / Seth Neiman (USA) / Johannes van Overbeek (USA) / Patrick Long (USA) – DNF / fire
Riley Mk XI – 4.0 liter Porsche M97.80 flat-6, approx. 490 hp. Continental tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Riley #029
- SPARK Flying Lizard (resin)
2011 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. In 2011 GT’s competed in two categories; GTE-Pro for works teams and professional drivers and GTE-Am for gentleman drivers and / or older cars. Flying Lizard entered two cars, one in each category. The beautiful cars – the livery was again designed by Troy Lee – were not successful. The GTE-Pro entry finished only 6th in its class that was won by one of the Corvettes. The GTE-Am retired.
#80 Jörg Bergemeister (D) / Lucas Luhr (D) / Patrick Long (USA) – 8th overall / 6th in GTE Pro
#81 Darren Law (USA) / Seth Neiman (USA) / Spencer Pumpelly (USA) – DNF
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) – 4.0 liter Porsche M96.80 flat-6 approx. 490 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnrs. #Z7S799913B & #Z7S799912
- SPARK S3419 & S3423 (resin)
2012 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GTR RSR ‘wide body’. In 2012, Flying Lizard Motorsports again entered two cars, one in each category. This one is a wide body in the GT Pro category, the last RSR update on the 997 series. It was less competitive than expected, it qualified behind the team mates that used the older RSR type and it also failed to finish.
#80 Jörg Bergmeister (D) / Lucas Luhr (D) / Patrick Long (USA) – DNF
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR ‘wide body’ (997) – 4.0 liter Porsche M96.80 flat-6 approx. 490 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #ZCS799912
- SPARK S3731
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