Swiss · Baar, Switzerland · Born 8 December 1983Swiss racing driver who won the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours and two consecutive FIA World Endurance Championships with Porsche's factory LMP1 team.
Neel Jani was born in Baar, Switzerland in 1983 to an Indian father and Swiss mother. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 with Porsche alongside Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb. He won the FIA World Endurance Championship. His combination of simulator expertise — he was Porsche's primary simulator driver — with exceptional race pace made him the most technically versatile endurance driver of his generation. He holds the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record in an electric car (2016). He later competed in Formula E.
Le Mans 24 Hours winner and FIA WEC champion with Porsche
How They Played
Precise and consistent endurance racing specialist
Lasting Impact
First Swiss driver to win Le Mans, key Porsche LMP1 era driver
Career Honours
- Le Mans 24 Hours 2016
- FIA WEC Champion
- Porsche factory driver
Swiss Athletes