Bret Curtis

The Prospeed Compétiton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR driven by Sean Edwards , Bret Curtis and Abdulaziz Al Faisal at the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours

Bret Curtis (born December 13, 1966 ) is an American entrepreneur and racing car driver .

Entrepreneur

Bret Curtis is a steel trader worldwide. He is the owner and managing director of Spectra Resources Corporation , which he founded in 2002, and United Steel Supply, which he established in 2007 .

Racing career

Bret Curtis has been a racing driver since 2009. He drove in the American Le Mans Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship . In Europe he competed in the 24-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps and the 24-hour race of Le Mans . He made his Le Mans debut in 2012 in the Porsche 997 GT3 RSR from Prospeed Competition. His partners were Abdulaziz Al Faisal and Sean Edwards . The race ended prematurely after an engine failure on the Porsche. In his second assignment in 2017 , he reached 44th place overall.

His greatest success in motorsport to date was second overall at the Bathurst 12 Hours of 2012 . He has also achieved three class wins in his races so far.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2012	Prospeed Compétiton	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Abdulaziz Al Faisal	Sean Edwards	failure	Engine failure
2017	Scuderia Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE	Alessandro Balzan	Christina Nielsen	Rank 44

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2010	GMG Racing	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Andy Pilgrim	James Sofronas	Rank 26
2011	Spectra Resources GMG Racing	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Jan Seyffarth	James Sofronas	failure	mechanics
2012	Black Swan Racing	Lola B11 / 80	Tim Pappas	John Fogarty	Rank 28
2016	Turner Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	Jens Klingmann	Ashley Freiberg	Rank 21

Web links

• Official website of Spectra Resources Corporation
• United Steel Supply official website
• Bret Curtis at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bathurst 12 Hour Race