🇧🇪 Bert Longin

Bert Longin is an established professional racing driver competing in multiclass endurance championships. A Bronze-graded driver in the FIA system, he races shared-car GT machinery in the 24H Series for HAAS RT, piloting Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and GT3 cars across a field that mixes amateurs with full professionals. His primary indexed record spans the FIA GT Championship from 2000 to 2009, where he drove for Selleslagh Racing Team.[1]

Over his 14 seasons of racing, Longin has accumulated 84 starts, 7 wins and 20 podiums. He took 5 wins and 18 podiums across his nine seasons in the FIA GT Championship, finishing third in the championship standings in his final season in 2009. In the 24H Series, where he has been active since 2021, he has won twice from four starts. His record in shared-car endurance racing reflects the reality of team efforts; his contributions must be read against those of his co-drivers.[2]

Longin races in company with entry-level and full professionals. Andrea Bertolini, a three-time FIA GT Championship winner and Gold-graded driver with 170 starts in top-tier GT and prototype series, has been a regular opponent; Longin typically finishes behind him. Against Fabio Babini, a Platinum-graded driver who has raced extensively in the FIA GT Championship and Le Mans Cup, the two are closely matched. Longin has beaten established professionals including 1992 Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell once during his career.