# Richard Lietz

Richard Lietz (born 17 December 1983 in Waidhofen an der Ybbs) 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.
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.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2007 | Le Mans Series – GT2 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17th |
| 2007 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2008 | Le Mans Series – GT2 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9th |
| 2008 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2009 | Le Mans Series – GT2 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1st |
| 2009 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2010 | Le Mans Series – GT2 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 1st |
| 2010 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2011 | Le Mans Series – GTE Pro | Team Felbermayr-Proton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 9th |
| 2011 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | Team Felbermayr-Proton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| 2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Team Felbermayr-Proton | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5.5 | 39th |
| 2013 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Porsche AG Team Manthey | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 4th |
| 2014 | United SportsCar Championship - GTLM | Porsche North America | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 15th |
| 2014 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Porsche Team Manthey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 3rd |
| 2015 | United SportsCar Championship - GTLM | Porsche North America | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 14th |
| 2015 | European Le Mans Series – LMGTE | Proton Competition | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 9th |
| 2015 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Porsche Team Manthey | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 145 | 1st |
| 2016 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | Porsche North America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 29th |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series – LMGTE | Proton Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19th |
| 2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 8th |
| 2017 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | Porsche GT Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 21st |
| 2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 145 | 2nd |
| 2018-19 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 3rd |
| 2019-20 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 7th |
| 2020 | European Le Mans Series – LMGTE | Proton Competition | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6th |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | WeatherTech Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 15th |
| 2021 | European Le Mans Series – LMGTE | Proton Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 5th |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 3rd |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Wright Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 370 | 47th |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 5th |
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series – LMGTE | Proton Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 14th |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series – LMGTE | Proton Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Proton Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 | Manthey EMA | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 2nd |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT3 | Manthey EMA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2024-25 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Manthey EMA | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Manthey 1st Phorm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th* |

### Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(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 |
| 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 |
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### Partial Porsche Supercup results

(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 |
| 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

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 2007 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Patrick Long | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 320 | 15th | 1st |
| 2008 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Patrick Long | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 26 | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 24 | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 338 | 11th | 1st |
| 2011 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GTE Pro | 312 | 16th | 4th |
| 2012 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GTE Pro | 184 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Porsche AG Team Manthey | Romain Dumas Marc Lieb | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 315 | 15th | 1st |
| 2014 | Porsche Team Manthey | Marco Holzer Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 337 | 15th | 3rd |
| 2015 | Porsche Team Manthey | Michael Christensen Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 327 | 30th | 5th |
| 2016 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Michael Christensen Philipp Eng | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 329 | 31st | 8th |
| 2017 | Porsche GT Team | Frédéric Makowiecki Patrick Pilet | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 339 | 20th | 4th |
| 2018 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 343 | 16th | 2nd |
| 2019 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 342 | 21st | 2nd |
| 2020 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Pro | 335 | 31st | 5th |
| 2021 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Pro | 343 | 23rd | 4th |
| 2022 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Pro | 350 | 28th | 1st |
| 2023 | Proton Racing | Michael Fassbender Martin Rump | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | LMGTE Am | 246 | DNF | DNF |
| 2024 | Manthey EMA | Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | LMGT3 | 281 | 27th | 1st |
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### Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
| 2007 | IMSA Performance Matmut | GT2 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | MNZ 6 | VAL Ret | NÜR 9 | SPA Ret | SIL 2 | INT | 17th | 11 |
| 2008 | IMSA Performance Matmut | GT2 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | CAT 3 | MNZ DSQ | SPA 6 | NÜR 3 | SIL Ret | | 9th | 15 |
| 2009 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | GT2 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | CAT 1 | SPA 1 | ALG 8 | NÜR 1 | SIL 7 | | 1st | 36 |
| 2010 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | GT2 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC 1 | SPA 1 | ALG 3 | HUN 1 | SIL 5 | | 1st | 87 |
| 2011 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | GTE Pro | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC Ret | SPA 8 | IMO 3 | SIL 3 | EST 2 | | 3rd | 44 |
| 2015 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL | IMO 2 | RBR 5 | LEC 4 | EST 8 | | 9th | 45 |
| 2016 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 6 | IMO | RBR | LEC | SPA | EST | 19th | 8 |
| 2020 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC 7 | SPA 4 | LEC DNS | MNZ 5 | ALG 4 | | 6th | 47 |
| 2021 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | CAT 6 | RBR 4 | LEC 8 | MNZ 7 | SPA 4 | ALG 2 | 5th | 61 |
| 2022 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | LEC 3 | IMO 7 | MNZ Ret | CAT 8 | SPA 7 | ALG 8 | 14th | 35 |
| 2023 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | CAT 8 | LEC 10 | ARA 3 | SPA Ret | ALG 9 | ALG 11 | 13th | 22 |
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### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
| 2012 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEB 2 | SPA 1 | LMS Ret | SIL 3 | SÃO 3 | BHR 3 | FUJ 1 | SHA 2 | | 39th | 5.5 |
| 2013 | Porsche AG Team Manthey | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 4 | SPA 5 | LMS 1 | SÃO 4 | COA 4 | FUJ 4 | SHA 6 | BHR 4 | | 4th | 123 |
| 2014 | Porsche Team Manthey | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 1 | SPA | LMS 2 | COA | FUJ 4 | SHA 2 | BHR 4 | SÃO 6 | | 3rd | 111 |
| 2015 | Porsche Team Manthey | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 2 | SPA 2 | LMS 5 | NÜR 1 | COA 1 | FUJ 4 | SHA 1 | BHR 5 | | 1st | 145 |
| 2016 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 9 | SPA 4 | LMS 6 | NÜR 6 | MEX 6 | COA 6 | FUJ 7 | SHA 6 | BHR 7 | 8th | 74 |
| 2017 | Porsche GT Team | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 3 | SPA 5 | LMS 3 | NÜR 2 | MEX 3 | COA 6 | FUJ 2 | SHA 2 | BHR 4 | 2nd | 145 |
| 2018–19 | Porsche GT Team | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SPA 4 | LMS 2 | SIL DSQ | FUJ 5 | SHA 2 | SEB 1 | SPA 8 | LMS 2 | | 3rd | 131 |
| 2019–20 | Porsche GT Team | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SIL 1 | FUJ 6 | SHA 3 | BHR 5 | COA 8 | SPA 5 | LMS 9 | BHR 2 | | 7th | 111 |
| 2021 | Porsche GT Team | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SPA 4 | ALG 4 | MNZ 3 | LMS 3 | BHR 2 | BHR 4 | | | | 3rd | 111 |
| 2022 | Porsche GT Team | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB 3 | SPA 5 | LMS 1 | MNZ | FUJ 4 | BHR 4 | | | | 5th | 115 |
| 2024 | Manthey EMA | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | QAT 15 | IMO 16 | SPA 1 | LMS 1 | SÃO 12 | COA 3 | FUJ 14 | BHR 5 | | 2nd | 105 |
| 2025 | Manthey 1st Phorm | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | QAT 12 | IMO | SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | | 12th* | 0* |
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### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2025 | Proton Competition | GTD Pro | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 10 | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | | | 10th* | 227* |
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$^*$ Season still in progress.