Research notes
Bernhard Demmer is German and a seasoned endurance racing operations manager. He previously served as FIA WEC Team Manager at Manthey-Racing (a Porsche customer team), and from 2023 was WEC General Manager at Porsche Penske Motorsport, operating the Porsche 963 LMDh. In 2025 he joined WRT and currently serves as Programme Director for the BMW M Team WRT Hypercar and GTP programmes, overseeing the operation of the BMW M Hybrid V8 in both WEC and IMSA, responsible for transatlantic engineering and data collaboration. Education: University of Cologne (2002-2008).