Bret Curtis


Birth Date:
12/13/1966
Birthplace:
Pennsylvania
Residence:
Valencia, Calif.
Team:
TRG
Race Starts:
10
Championships:
0
Wins:
1
Top 3 Finishes:
4
Fast Qualifier:
0
Fastest Lap:
0
Driver Bio:
Bret Curtis has worked his way through the IMSA development ladder since 2009 and is set for a variety of competitive levels in 2012. ... Debuted in GT Challenge class in 2009 and will move into prototype competition with Black Swan Racing and will race a Porsche at Le Mans for the first time in his career.
Driver History:
2012
At Sebring, helped debut Black Swan Racing Lola-Honda prototype with Tim Pappas/Jon Fogarty. Placed second in P2 after 298 laps. First prototype experience in ALMS. ... At Mazda Raceway Lagnua Seca, won first ALMS race of career in GT Challenge. Drove TRG Porsche with Jeroen Bleekemolen/Emilio di Guida. Won by 12 seconds over GMG entry.
2011
Sharing a car with James Sofronas and Jan Seyffarth in GTC, GMG Racing retires the car after 32 laps at Sebring. ... Accident on second lap takes No. 32 GMG Porsche out of Long Beach race. ...At Lime Rock, team gained the lead early in the race but later fell to a fifth-place finish. ...At Road America, the team climbed several spots for a fourth-place finish. ...At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, GMG climbed three spots for a fifth-place finish.
2010
At Sebring, started fifth and finished seventh with GMG Racing in the No. 32 Porsche 911 GT3 entry with Sofronas/Pilgrim. ... At Long Beach, started second and finished second in GTC. Started the race and handed over to Sofronas who finished the race on the bumper of the winner. ... At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, team owner Sofronas started the six-hour enduro in sixth place. Following a little contact with some GT and GTC cars, Curtis and Borcheller did not see seat time due to gearbox issues on lap 83. Finished in tenth place. ... At Miller Motorsports Park, after 14-mintues running, Curtis pulled into the pits due to a flat tire from contact with #23 AJR entry. Five minutes later, Curtis returned to the pits with suspension concerns. James Sofronas took it home to seventh in class. ... At Lime Rock Park, twenty-five minutes into the race. Curtis made contact with multiple GT and LMP entries caused rear end damage to the Porsche. Forced to serve stop plus 60 seconds penalty for working on the car during a closed pit. Sofronas took the driver`s seat nearly an hour into the race. Team finished fourth in class. ... At Mid-Ohio, Sofronas/Curtis steered the No. 32 GMG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to second in GTC class. ... At Road America, Curtis takes the lead in class in the first several minutes of the race. After 21 minutes running, Curtis comes in to look at gearbox issues. Five minutes later, the Porsche goes behind the wall. Just before the one-hour mark, the car retired due to gearbox failure. Sofronas never saw seat time. Finished eighth in class.
2009
At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, in first drive with the Series, finished fifth with co-driver James Sofronas in GT Challenge class.
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