Horst Felbermayr, Jr.

Horst Rainer Felbermayr Jr. (born 30 November 1970) is an Austrian businessman and racing driver set to compete in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series for Proton Competition.

Business ventures and personal life Since 2015, Felbermayr has been the CEO of the construction and transport company, which was founded by his grandfather Franz in 1942. His late father Horst Sr. raced with him at the 24 Hours of Le Mans multiple times, while his children Horst Felix and Emma are also racing drivers.

Career Felbermayr made his car racing debut in 1997, racing for Augustin Motorsport in the GT1 class of the FIA GT Championship. but scored his best result of seventh at the A1 Ring in 2000 driving a Chrysler Viper GTS-R for Chamberlain Motorsport. During this period, Felbermayr also raced at the 24 Hours of Daytona for Porsche-affiliated Proton Competition in 2000 and 2001 in the GTO and GTS classes, respectively.

The following year, Felbermayr returned to the 24 Hours of Daytona with RWS Motorsport in the GT class, before returning to the team for select appearances in the N-GT class of the FIA GT Championship, in which he finished second at Oschersleben and Donington Park. Felbermayr then remained in the N-GT class for the following two seasons, as he made select appearances for Proton Competition and JVG Racing in both seasons, taking a best result of fifth at the 2004 Spa 24 Hours for the former.

Joining Seikel Motorsport to race in the GT2 class of the Le Mans Endurance Series for 2005, Felbermayr scored a pair ot third-place finishes at Monza and Istanbul Park to finish fourth in points. During 2005, Felbermayr also raced at the Spa 24 Hours for Proton Competition, in which he finished third in the GT2 class. Remaining with the team for 2007, Felbermayr mainly raced in the Le Mans Series, in which he scored a best result of fourth at Valencia to finish 16th in the GT2 standings. During 2007, Felbermayr also raced for the same team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as a one-off appearance in the FIA GT Championship at Bucharest, in which he finished third in GT2.

Felbermayr's No. 88 Proton Competition Porsche at the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Continuing with Proton for 2008, Felbermayr took a best result of third at Spa, which helped him end the year 14th in the GT2 standings. In parallel, Felbermayr raced in the Radical European Masters for Rübig Motorsport, in which he took the SR3 title with two wins to his name. during which he returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, before only racing at the French enduro and the 1000 km of Hungaroring the following year. In 2011, Felbermayr made his full-time return to the Le Mans Series in the then-new LMGTE Am class, scoring a lone win at Le Castellet and a podium at Estoril to finish third in points. During 2011, Felbermayr also made his fourth appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the same team.

After spending 2012 on the sidelines, Felbermayr raced at the 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring in both 2013 and 2014 for Proton in LMGTE, as well as his debut in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the latter year for Car Collection Motorsport in the SP9 class. Following another year on the sidelines, Felbermayr returned to Car Collection Motorsport as it began fielding an Audi R8 LMS, partaking in select races of the 24H Series and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Returning to the team for a part-time schedule in the 24H Series for 2017, Felbermayr scored an overall win at the 12 Hours of Imola alongside Max Edelhoff, Toni Forné and Dimitri Parhofer. In 2018, Felbermayr returned to Car Collection Motorsport to race at the 12 Hours of Imola, as making a one-off appearance in the GT4 European Series at the Nürburgring for Reiter.

Felbermayr made a GT2 cameo at the Red Bull Ring in 2022 in a KTM X-Bow.

Returning to Proton for 2019, Felbermayr only raced in the season-opening 4 Hours of Le Castellet of the European Le Mans Series in LMGTE. The following year, Felbermayr returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, racing for Proton in LMGTE Am alongside Michele Beretta and Max van Splunteren. In 2021, Felbermayr returned to KTM-affiliated Reiter Engineering to race in the GTX class of the 24H GT Series, scoring wins at Mugello, Le Castellet and Barcelona to secure runner-up honors in the class standings. Felbermayr then joined RLR MSport to race in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series the following year, as well as select rounds of the Le Mans Cup. During 2022, Felbermayr also made a one-off appearance in the GT2 European Series for KTM True Racing at the Red Bull Ring, where he finished on the Pro-Am podium in both races.

Felbermayr racing for RLR MSport in LMP3 at the 2022 Road to Le Mans.

Remaining in LMP3 competition for 2023, Felbermayr returned to RLR MSport to once again race in the European Le Mans Series, in which he took a best result of fourth twice and ended the year seventh in points. Felbermayr then switched to the Le Mans Cup and Reiter Engineering for the following year, taking a best result of seventh at Algarve but wasn't eligible for points as he was a guest driver. Continuing with the team in the series for 2025, Felbermayr was joined by his son Horst Felix as they raced in the LMP3 Pro-Am class, taking a best class result of fifth at Barcelona to end the year 13th in points. During 2025, Felbermayr also returned to Proton Competition to compete in the final two rounds of that year's European Le Mans Series in LMGT3.

At the end of 2025, Felbermayr remained with Proton to race in the LMP2 class of the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series, scoring a best result of fifth in race two at Sepang to end the season 15th in points. Felbermayr stayed with the team for the rest of 2026, to race in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the European Le Mans Series.

Racing record Racing career summary

† As Felbermayr was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2007 Seikel Motorsport Philip Collin Horst Felbermayr Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 68 DNF DNF 2009 IMSA Performance Matmut Team Felbermayr-Proton Horst Felbermayr Michel Lecourt Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 102 DNF DNF 2010 Team Felbermayr-Proton Horst Felbermayr Miro Konôpka Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 304 24th 8th 2011 Proton Competition Horst Felbermayr Christian Ried Porsche 997 GT3-RSR LMGTE Am 199 DNF DNF 2020 Proton Competition Michele Beretta Max van Splunteren Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 330 38th 12th 2026 Proton Competition Horst Felix Felbermayr Lorenzo Fluxá Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 354 28th 14th LMP2 Pro-Am 6th

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

† As Felbermayr was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)