Richard Lietz (born 17 December 1983 in Waidhofen an der Ybbs)[1] is an Austrian professional racing driver and a Porsche Factory driver. He has competed in such series as American Le Mans Series, Formula 3 Euro Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series. He is also a multiple race-winner in Porsche Supercup. Lietz was overall series champion in the 2007 International GT Open season with Swiss driver Joël Camathias. He has won the GT2 class of the Le Mans Series twice, alongside German driver Marc Lieb in both in the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Richard Lietz | |||||||||||
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Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||
Born | Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria | 17 December 1983||||||||||
WEC career | |||||||||||
Debut season | 2012 | ||||||||||
Current team | Porsche GT Team | ||||||||||
Racing licence | FIA Platinum | ||||||||||
Car number | 91 | ||||||||||
Former teams | Team Manthey, Team Felbermayr-Proton, Dempsey-Proton Racing | ||||||||||
Starts | 83 | ||||||||||
Wins | 12 | ||||||||||
Poles | 9 | ||||||||||
Fastest laps | 4 | ||||||||||
Best finish | 1st in 2015 | ||||||||||
Championship titles | |||||||||||
2007 2009 2010 2015 | International GT Open Le Mans Series (GT2 class) Le Mans Series (GT2 class) World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers | ||||||||||
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Lietz won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona GT division driving a Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup with co-drivers Andy Lally, Rene Rast and team owner John Potter. He will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Team Felbermayr-Proton. In 2015 he was crowned World Endurance Champion for GT drivers. Winning the title in a factory Manthey Porsche.[2]
Racing record
editCareer summary
editComplete Formula 3 Euro Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
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2003 | HBR Motorsport | Dallara F302/030 | Opel | HOC 1 24 |
HOC 2 15 |
ADR 1 15 |
ADR 2 8 |
PAU 1 12 |
PAU 2 9 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 19 |
LMS 1 17 |
LMS 2 21 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 5 |
A1R 1 18 |
A1R 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 19 |
ZAN 2 17 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 12 |
MAG 1 7 |
MAG 2 Ret |
18th | 7 |
Source:[3] |
Partial Porsche Supercup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
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2004 | Tolimit Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA | ESP | MON | GER | USA | USA | FRA | GBR | GER 8 |
HUN 7 |
BEL 12 |
ITA 9 |
NC‡ | 0‡ |
2005 | Tolimit Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3 | ITA 6 |
ESP 8 |
MON 5 |
GER 8 |
USA 5 |
USA 7 |
FRA 1 |
GBR Ret |
GER 5 |
HUN 6 |
ITA 21 |
BEL 6 |
5th | 130 |
2006 | Tolimit Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 8 |
ITA 11 |
GER 2 |
ESP 22 |
MON 1 |
GBR 3 |
USA Ret |
USA 4 |
FRA 2 |
GER 1 |
HUN 4 |
ITA 5 |
3rd | 157 |
‡ Not eligible for points.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
editComplete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
editComplete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2014 | Porsche North America | GTLM | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 1 |
SEB 9 |
LBH 4 |
LGA 9 |
WGL 5 |
MOS 5 |
IMS 10 |
ELK 10 |
VIR | COA | PET | 15th | 210 | [6] | |
2015 | Porsche North America | GTLM | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY | SEB 5 |
LBH 8 |
LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | COA | PET 1 |
14th | 87 | [7] | ||
2016 | Porsche North America | GTLM | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | COA | PET 10 |
29th | 22 | [8] | |
2017 | Porsche GT Team | GTLM | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 6 |
SEB 8 |
LBH | COA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 21st | 48 | [9] | |
2021 | WeatherTech Racing | GTLM | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 6 |
SEB | DET | WGL | WGL | LIM | ELK | LGA | LBH | VIR | PET | 15th | 280 | [10] | |
2022 | Wright Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 1 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | 47th | 370 | [11] |
Source:[3] |
References
edit- ^ "Schlüsseldienst Wien zum Fixpreis ab 49€ - Jetzt Anrufen". Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Champion portrait Richard Lietz". Porsche Motorsport. 22 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Richard Lietz Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Richard Lietz". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Richard Lietz". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Richard Lietz – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Richard Lietz – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Richard Lietz – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Richard Lietz – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Richard Lietz – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Richard Lietz – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Richard Lietz career summary at DriverDB.com