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 series such 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. That same year, he would 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 Leitz's class-winning No. 92 car at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans Not eligible for points.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete 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 GT3ITAESPMONGER USA USA FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA NC‡ 0‡ 2005 Tolimit Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 ITA ESP MON GER USA USA FRA GBR GER HUN ITA BEL 5th 130 2006 Tolimit Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 BHR ITA GER ESP MON GBR USA USA FRA GER HUN ITA 3rd 157 ‡ Not eligible for points.

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 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 GTEPro 312 16th 4th 2012 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb Wolf Henzler Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTEPro 184 DNF DNF 2013 Porsche AG Team Manthey Romain Dumas Marc Lieb Porsche 911 RSR GTEPro 315 15th 1st 2014 Porsche Team Manthey Marco Holzer Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR GTEPro 337 15th 3rd 2015 Porsche Team Manthey Michael Christensen Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 911 RSR GTEPro 327 30th 5th 2016 Dempsey-Proton Racing Michael Christensen Philipp Eng Porsche 911 RSR GTEPro 329 31st 8th 2017 Porsche GT Team Frédéric Makowiecki Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 RSR GTEPro 339 20th 4th 2018 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR GTEPro 343 16th 2nd 2019 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR GTEPro 342 21st 2nd 2020 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTEPro 335 31st 5th 2021 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTEPro 343 23rd 4th 2022 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTEPro 350 28th 1st 2023 Proton Racing Michael Fassbender Martin Rump Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTEAm 246 DNF DNF 2024 Manthey EMA Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) LMGT3 281 27th 1st 2025 Manthey 1st Phorm Ryan Hardwick Riccardo Pera Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) LMGT3 341 33rd 1st 2026 The Bend Manthey Riccardo Pera Yasser Shahin Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) LMGT3 330 45th 13thSources:

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 Points 2007 IMSA Performance Matmut GT2 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 MNZ VAL NÜR SPA SIL INT 17th 11 2008 IMSA Performance Matmut GT2 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 CAT MNZ SPA NÜR SIL 9th 15 2009 Team Felbermayr-Proton GT2 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 CAT SPA ALG NÜR SIL 1st 36 2010 Team Felbermayr-Proton GT2 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC SPA ALG HUN SIL 1st 87 2011 Team Felbermayr-Proton LMGTE Pro Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC SPA IMO SIL EST 3rd 44 2014 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 27th 0.5 2015 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 9th 45 2016 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 19th 8 2020 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 6th 47 2021 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 5th 61 2022 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 14th 35 2023 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 CAT LEC ARA SPA ALG ALG 13th 22 2026 Proton Competition LMGT3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 2nd* 43*Source: Season still in progress.

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 PointsRef 2014 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 15th 210 2015 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR COA PET 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 29th 22 2017 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB 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 SEB DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 15th 280 2022 Wright Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 47th 370 2025 Proton Competition GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 24th 477 2026 Manthey 1st Phorm GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 37th* 553*Source: Season still in progress.

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