Bryce Miller
Bryce Miller (born July 26, 1982 in Honolulu ) is an American racing driver . He is the son of Paul Miller and nephew of his brother Kenper .
Racing career
Bryce Miller grew up in a motorsport environment. His father Paul drove sports car races and ran his own racing team with Paul Miller Racing . Uncle Kenper was also a racing driver and racing team owner. Kenper Miller finished third overall in the 1986 Le Mans 24-hour race in the Joest - Porsche 956 together with John Morton and George Follmer .
Bryce Miller started karting at the age of seven . By the age of 17 he won more than 60 karting races and was Grand National Karting Champion and East Coast Regional Karting Champion as a teenager . In 1998 he switched to monoposto racing and attended the University of Vermont alongside his racing activities . His first appearances were in 1998 in the Barber Dodge Pro Series and in 1999 in the F2000 National Championship . This championship, which Dan Wheldon won, he finished fifteenth. In 1999 he received an invitation from Porsche to take part in the elimination for the UPS Porsche Junior Team . It was not accepted into the support program for young drivers.
From the 2006 season, Bryce Miller only competed in GT and sports car races . He achieved his first successes with Farnbacher Racing . In 2007 he finished third in a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup in the final classification of the GT class of the Grand-Am Sports Car Series . In the following years he drove races in the American and European Le Mans Series , the International GT Open , the Blancpain Endurance Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship , where he finished second overall in the GTD class in 2014 .
He started twice in the Le Mans 24-hour race , but was not able to place in each case. At the 12-hour race at Sebring , the best positions in the final classification were 20th in 2013 and 2015 .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2010 | JMW Motorsport | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Rob Bell | Tim Sugden | failure | accident |
2011 | Felbermayr-Proton team | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | Abdulaziz Al Faisal | Nick Tandy | failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2008 | Farnbacher Loles | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | Dirk Werner | Marc Basseng | failure | accident |
2011 | Paul Miller Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | René Rast | Sascha Maassen | failure | Gearbox damage |
2012 | Paul Miller Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | Rob Bell | Sascha Maassen | Rank 23 | |
2013 | Paul Miller Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | Richard Lietz | Marco Holzer | Rank 20 | |
2014 | Paul Miller Racing | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Christopher Haase | Matt Bell | Rank 38 | |
2015 | Paul Miller Racing | Audi R8 LMS Grand-Am | Christopher Haase | Dion von Moltke | Rank 20 | |
2016 | Paul Miller Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Bryan Sellers | Madison Snow | Rank 26 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ F2000 National Championship 1999
- ↑ Grand-Am Sports Car Series 2007
- ↑ United SportsCar Championship 2014
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Miller, Bryce |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Honolulu |