Patrick Dempsey’s journey to the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours race has successfully arrived at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Dempsey (right) and co-driver Joe Foster (center) have shifted gears, manufacturers, cars, engines and classes along the way due to the ever changing international motorsport’s landscape.

The Discovery Channel group has been following Dempsey’s progress for a documentary series titled “Road to Le Mans,” set to release in the U.S. later this summer.

Now comes the fun part, driving the GTE-AM #77 Dempsey Del Piero Proton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in practice and the race.

Dempsey and Foster have added some serious star power with the arrival of Porsche factory co-driver Patrick Long.  Long (left) is a three-time ALMS GT champion and has a pair of wins at Le Mans, all with Porsche.