The le mans 24 hours is happening saturday and besides the racing cars, stargazers will get a tantalizing glimpse of brad pitt, patrick dempsey, keanu reeves, and jackie chan. Dempsey, along with porsche driver patrick long and patrick foster, raced in a porsche 911 gt3 rsr during the 2012 le mans 24 hours, placing fourth. Patrick dempsey is an american actor, best known for his role as neurosurgeon derek mcdreamy shepherd in greys anatomy, starring with ellen pompeo dr. Dempsey and codriver patrick long, a porsche test driver, led the. That line, which was uttered by steve mcqueen as michael delaney in the classic racing film le mans pretty much sums up patrick dempsey when it comes to. Actor patrick dempsey finally got on the podium at the 24 hours le mans.
Patrick dempsey finishes 2nd in 24 hours of le mans amateur race. American actor patrick dempsey is making a real fist of his other profession. In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as outbreak 1995 and. For patrick dempsey, the dream of competing in the 24 hours of le mans started before the hollywood actor even began his professional racing career. Oscarsbest picture winnersbest picture winnersgolden globesemmyssan diego comicconnew.
Fans worldwide have fallen in love with patrick dempsey on greys anatomy. Patrick dempsey, porsche team finish fourth at le mans. Patrick dempsey, race driver and star of abcs greys anatomy, will be featured in a fourpart documentary miniseries that traces his path to the 20 running of the 24 hours of le mans. Patrick dempsey finishes second in his class at the 24 hours of le. After leaving greys anatomy, actor patrick dempsey continued his strong 2015 sports car racing career with his first podium finish at the 24. Jun 08, 2015 raceractor patrick dempsey speaks with the racer channels marshall pruett about his preparations for the 2015 24 hours of le mans with porsche, his experience last month waving the green flag to. Wec patrick dempsey psyched for the 20182019 super season.
Not one but two editions of the 24 hours of le mans will figure on the competitors schedules for the super season that will kick off with the 6 hours of spafrancorchamps in may of 2018, and is set to come to a close in style with the 24 hours of le mans on june 16, 2019. In june, he finished second in his class at the 2015 edition of the grueling le mans 24hour endurance race, and he now plans to produce a television series about the dramas of the racetrack. Patrick dempsey finishes 2nd in 24 hours le mans amateur race. Actor patrick dempsey, better known to millions worldwide in his former role as. The next year, he made the difficult decision to retire from driving and devote more time to his family, though he remains active with dempsey. Reporters first found out about dempsey s greys anatomy ennui when he was promoting his velocity channel series patrick dempsey. Jun 14, 2015 patrick dempsey reacts on the podium after taking second place with his porsche 911 rsr in the lm gte am category during the le mans 24hour sportscar race in le mans, france, on sunday. Dempsey s last two 24 hours of le mans outings have come with proton, first in an older 997based porsche 911 gt3 rsr in 20 before the team added a second 991spec, new 911 rsr for 2014.
For patrick dempsey, porsche and le mans are even greater passions than his successful film and television career. Jun 23, 20 actor and driver patrick dempsey and his dempsey del piero racing team finished fourth in their class at the 24 hours of le mans. Life after death speeds up for patrick dempsey reuters. The team owned by patrick dempsey will however be joined by the german manufacturers works team at the 24 hours of le mans. The teams third man for the 24 hours of le mans was rookie austrian driver philipp eng, winner of both the german porsche carrera cup and porsche supercup in 2015. Patrick galen dempsey 4 born january, 19665 is an american actor and race car driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon dr. Actor patrick dempsey has finally managed to grab his first podium finish at le mans 24, finishing the 2015 race in second place in the amateur class in his fourth attempt, and the former greys. So when the actor left the show in 2015, viewers were understandably devastated and even. Founded in 2006, dempsey racing is a collection of motorsport enthusiasts and professionals with the intent of nurturing new talent alongside esteemed racing legends to the top worldwide echelons of the sport. Patrick dempsey is living the le mans dream le mans race.
Im already looking forward to 2015, and im proud to be able to contest the entire wec as well as le mans with a porsche, said patrick dempsey at the launch of the program on wednesday at the. Dempsey, who also competed at this years rolex 24 at daytona. Patrick galen dempsey born january, 1966 is an american actor and racecar driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon derek mcdreamy shepherd in greys anatomy. Prior to the 20 24 hours of le mans, dempsey declared that he would. The car, based on a 991generation porsche 911, is raceready from the factory. In his 4th start at the historic 24 hour race, patrick dempsey finishes 2nd in the gte am class. Racing le mans chronicles the actor as he prepares for the biggest race of his life. Patrick dempsey born january, 1966 is an american actor, best known for his role as neurosurgeon derek mcdreamy shepherd in greys anatomy, starring with ellen pompeo dr. Yes, that dempsey name really does belong to the american actor and onetime le mans racer, patrick dempsey, but of more significance is that one of the pilots of the winning number 77 car is just 18 years old, making julien andlauer of austria the youngestever driver to stand on the top step of a le mans. Patrick dempsey yes, the actor getting more serious. Dempsey, who has been racing sports cars competitively for years, took second.
Patrick galen dempsey born january, 1966 is an american actor, best known for his role as neurosurgeon derek mcdreamy shepherd in greys anatomy, starring with ellen pompeo dr. Patrick dempsey invested the fee from his first big cinema film cant buy me love in his first porsche a 1963 porsche 356 cabriolet. Jun 07, 2015 patrick dempsey races in 24 hours of le mans next weekend patrick dempsey runs into a few fans while on his way to canal plus on friday afternoon june 5 in paris, france. At le mans last year, the star of greys anatomy and the new bridget joness baby movie finished second in the. While his success on greys has allowed him to pursue his passion for racing, it was always racing for dempsey. Dempsey then retired the character after 11 seasons.
Patrick galen dempsey born january, 1966 is an american actor and racing driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon derek mcdreamy shepherd in greys anatomy, starring with ellen pompeo dr. News photos videos schedule results standings drivers teams motorsport tv motorsport jobs. The new, fourpart documentary series patrick dempsey. Actor patrick dempsey has finally managed to grab his first podium finish at le mans 24, finishing the 2015 race in second place in the amateur class in his. Patrick dempsey contests world endurance championship with. He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in the 1980s, including cant buy me love 1987 and loverboy 1989. For the fourth time in his career, dempsey will appear in the le mans 24 hours race in his porsche this weekend. With the two works cars failing to finish, the dempsey proton squad proved to be porsches best representative at le mans, placing eighth in. Patrick dempseys passion for precision in motorsports and.
Patrick dempsey net worth 2020 salary, house, cars, wiki. Ask le mans racer and actor patrick dempsey anything you want. Patrick dempsey encyclopedia wikia fandom powered by wikia. Racingracing homehome nascar homenascar home resultsresults. Wec patrick dempsey psyched for the 20182019 super. Le mans 24 hours 2015 with corvette racing gte pro class winners duration. Patrick dempsey races with porsche again autofluence. Greys anatomy fans launch petition to bring mcdreamy back. Actor patrick dempsey emotional after 1st podium finish at le. Dempsey and his codrivers competed with it in the 24h of le mans for a few years, achieving a best result of second in class in 2015. Raceractor patrick dempsey speaks with the racer channels marshall pruett about his preparations for the 2015 24 hours of le mans with porsche, his experience last month waving the green flag to.
Find everything in one place on patrick dempsey including their biography. In his fourth attempt at the greatest endurance race in the world, actor patrick dempsey finally finished on the podium of the 24 hours of le mans. In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such. Greys anatomy fans seething over death of mcdreamy. When this seasons world endurance championship gets underway in silverstone this weekend, the hollywood star will no longer be involved as a race driver but as coowner of the dempsey proton racing team. In fact, he may be more passionate about racing than acting.
Patrick dempsey finishes second in his class at the 24 hours. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting. Jun 18, 2016 the le mans 24 hours is happening saturday and besides the racing cars, stargazers will get a tantalizing glimpse of brad pitt, patrick dempsey, keanu reeves, and jackie chan. Shepherd in the medical drama greys anatomy, finally made it onto the le mans 24 hours podium on sunday.
The winning team completed 395 laps 5,382,82 kilometres. Patrick dempsey, heartthrob actor most recently seen on greys anatomy, will be driving a ferrari at this years le mans 24 hours. Porsche and le mans june 10, 2015 february 19, 2016 tim havermans 2278 views 24 hours of le mans, france, lmp1, wec as the most successful manufacturer in the history of the le mans 24hour race, porsche tackles the 83rd running of the worlds most famous long distance event on saturday with a record contingent. Patrick dempsey earns emotional podium finish 2015 24. In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film. Patrick dempsey has lived two charming but separate lives on film and television. At the wheel of the 470hp 911 rsr campaigned by dempsey proton racing, the american actor crossed the finish line in second in the gteam. Patrick dempsey quickly became synonymous with his greys anatomy character, dr. The average speed of the winning 919 hybrid was 224. Team owners invest in a passion for racing at le mans the. Actor patrick dempsey emotional after 1st podium finish at. Jun 15, 2015 actor patrick dempsey has finally managed to grab his first podium finish at le mans 24, finishing the 2015 race in second place in the amateur class in his fourth attempt, and the former greys. Motor racingle mans is mcdream come true for dempsey.
For the fourth time in his career, dempsey will appear in the le mans 24 hours race in his. Patrick galen dempsey born january, 1966 is an american actor and racecar driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon derek mcdreamy shepherd in greys anatomy, starring alongside ellen pompeo dr. Dempsey and his codrivers finished 29th overall and fourth inclass. Lmgte am teams at the 2017 le mans 24 hours dempseyproton. Jun 10, 2015 porsche, audi, corvette, ferrari, and aston at the 2015 le mans 24 hour. Patrick dempsey, brad pitt and keanu reeves in starpacked le. Patrick dempsey wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. For leading man patrick dempsey, this is the moment of truth.
This years race was only two laps short of the longest distance covered in le mans back in 2010. Jun 14, 2015 in his fourth attempt at the greatest endurance race in the world, actor patrick dempsey finally finished on the podium of the 24 hours of le mans. Actor patrick dempsey is taking part in the whole wec season 2015 with a porsche 911 rsr. At the 2015 24 hours of le mans, dempsey finished second in the lm gteam category, capping off several years of dedicated training, and reaching his most ambitious career goal.
Dempseys last two 24 hours of le mans outings have come with proton, first in an older 997based porsche 911 gt3 rsr in 20 before the team added a second 991spec, new 911 rsr for 2014. The highest top speed of a 919 hybrid in the race was 340,2 kmh and done by mark webber on saturday at 16. Dempsey racing arrives in france to tackle the nearimpossible goal they set for themselves a year ago, to compete in motorsports most grueling event, the 24 hours of le mans. A new golden age mark ewing senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. What patrick dempsey is doing in his first movie after greys. This summer, velocity follows patrick dempsey as he joins this elite group when he tackles the worlds oldest and most grueling automotive endurance race, frances 24 hours of le mans. Apr 05, 2012 patrick dempsey is bringing his passion for auto racing to television with a new documentary series. Jun 21, 20 dempsey will film a fourpart miniseries during his race at le mans the only allamerican trio will start seventh after thursday%27s qualifying he will pilot the no. Patrick dempsey scores second place at le mans with porsche. Patrick dempsey finishes second in his class at the 24. Lmgte am teams at the 2017 le mans 24 hours dempsey.
Jun 17, 2016 the son of bob sharp, a sixtime winner of the sports car club of america series, he grew up in racing, winning the indy racing league title in 1996 and the american le mans series in 2009. Porsche took their record 17th victory at the 83rd le mans 24 hours in just their second year since returning to the top prototype class after nick tandy, earl. Officially pitt is the main hollywood representative at the race, as he will be the one who will be waving the start flag, but according to people magazine, there is an. After debuting at the 2009 24 hours of le mans, dempsey returned to france four years later and competed in a porsche 997 gt3 rsr at the 20 24 hours of le mans endurance race. Raceractor patrick dempsey speaks with the racer channels marshall pruett about his preparations for the 2015 24 hours of le mans with. Life after death has only got faster for patrick dempsey. The greys anatomy star will produce road to le mans, a fourpart series about. Porsche, audi, corvette, ferrari, and aston at the 2015 le. Jun, 2016 like steve mcqueen and paul newman before him, patrick dempsey has combined a successful hollywood career with a decent turn as a racing driver. Porsche wins the 2015 24 hours of le mans autoblog.
He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in the 1980s. With the two works cars failing to finish, the dempseyproton squad proved to be porsches best representative at le mans, placing eighth in lmgte pro. Patrick dempsey feels magical being part of le mans race. Patrick dempsey, brad pitt and keanu reeves in starpacked.
Dempsey competed in his second 24 hours of le mans this year in a porsche 911 gt3 with patrick long and joe foster. Le mans american actor patrick dempsey is making a real fist of his other profession. Patrick dempsey and coowner italian superstar alessandro del piero join their team in. He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in his early 20s, including cant buy me love 1987 and loverboy 1989. Patrick dempsey yes, the actor getting more serious about. Hollywood and the 24 hours of le mans have a relationship that stretches back more than 40 years. Actor and driver patrick dempsey and his dempsey del piero racing team finished fourth in their class at the 24 hours of le mans. After leaving greys anatomy, actor patrick dempsey continued his strong 2015 sports car racing career with his first podium finish at the 24 hours of le mans on sunday. Jun 11, 2015 patrick dempsey feels magical being part of le mans race patrick dempsey is all smiles while signing autographs for fans at le mans circuit on tuesday june 9 in france. He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in. Sep 09, 2015 what patrick dempsey is doing in his first movie after greys anatomy sep. Dempsey said he had other film projects in the pipeline, as well as cable and. See more ideas about patrick dempsey, patrick dempsey racing and greys. The race was the third round and the premier event.
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