Heinz-Josef Bermes is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Team Prosport Performance Porsche. Bermes has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,665 ranks Bermes 5122th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2014-04-26 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 10 | P6 | −186 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +106 | Spa-Francorchamps 2004 | FIA GT Championship | P11 |
| +94 | Spa-Francorchamps 2008 | FIA GT Championship | P13 |
| +4 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2011 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Team Prosport Performance Porsche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −186 | 3,665 |
| 2012 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | MSC Adenau e.V. im ADAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −211 | 3,851 |
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #382 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −105 | 4,062 |
| 2008 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +94 | 4,167 |
| 2005 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −83 | 4,073 |
| 2004 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +2,806 | 4,156 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Jens Riemer | 2,378 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 David Ackermann | 2,253 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Dieter Weidenbrück | 2,202 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Eugen Sing | 1,887 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Bertin Sing | 1,884 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael Bartels | 5,967 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Marc Lieb | 5,647 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇧🇪 Bert LonginFIA Bronze | 5,500 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇧🇪 Kurt Mollekens | 5,387 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇦🇹 Karl WendlingerFIA Gold | 5,353 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇮🇹 Alex CaffiHigher-rated | 6,073 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇯🇵 Bertrand BaguetteFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 5,857 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇪 Jerome d'AmbrosioHigher-rated | 5,781 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,112 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Keller | ARCA Menards West | 3,667 |
| 5,113 | 🇨🇭 Tiziano Carugati | 24H Series | 3,667 |
| 5,114 | 🏳️ Vinicius Margiota | Stock Light | 3,667 |
| 5,115 | 🇺🇸 Christian Elder | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,666 |
| 5,116 | 🏳️ Dimitri Dimakos | PCA Club Racing | 3,666 |
| 5,117 | 🇮🇹 Franco Bertoli | FIA GT Championship | 3,666 |
| 5,118 | 🇮🇹 Gianluca Roda | WEC | 3,666 |
| 5,119 | 🇩🇪 Julian Theobald | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,666 |
| 5,120 | 🇳🇱 Max Braams | 24H Series | 3,666 |
| 5,121 | 🇮🇹 Michele Merendino | 24H Series | 3,666 |
| 5,122 | 🇩🇪 Heinz-Josef Bermes | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,665 |
| 5,123 | 🇳🇱 Mervyn Kool | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,665 |
| 5,124 | 🇬🇧 Rob Barff | 24H Series | 3,665 |
| 5,125 | 🇺🇸 Sam Paley | Zenith Racing Series | 3,665 |
| 5,126 | 🇫🇷 Willyam GOSSELIN | Le Mans Cup | 3,665 |
| 5,127 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Dupe | Formula Regional European | 3,664 |
| 5,128 | 🇫🇷 Augustin BERNIER | Road to Le Mans | 3,664 |
| 5,129 | 🇭🇺 Bence Boldizs | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 3,664 |
| 5,130 | 🇫🇷 Christophe CRESP | Road to Le Mans | 3,664 |
| 5,131 | 🇺🇸 Connor Bloum | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,664 |
| 5,132 | 🇬🇧 Hector Hurst | FIA Formula 3 European | 3,664 |
Heinz-Josef Bermes is an entry-level professional racing driver whose career centred on shared-car endurance racing in Germany. His indexed racing spans from 2004 to 2014, competing in the FIA GT Championship and the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Mühlner Motorsport and Team Prosport Performance Porsche, driving GT4 and production-based machinery in multiclass fields.[1]
Across eight starts, Bermes took one win in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and one podium finish. His most productive period came in the Langstrecken-Serie between 2011 and 2014, where he contested five races for Team Prosort Performance Porsche. Earlier, he made three starts in the FIA GT Championship for Mühlner Motorsport between 2004 and 2008, finishing in the company of established professionals; he beat 2004 FIA GT Champion Fabrizio Gollin once and Bert Longin, a Bronze-graded professional with 80 FIA GT starts, once across those campaigns.[2]
In regular competition, Bermes raced most often against Jens Riemer, a competitive amateur and two-time Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie V5 champion with 54 starts in that series, and David Ackermann, another competitive amateur with 74 Langstrecken-Serie starts, finishing closely matched with both over their shared outings.