Proton Competition

Proton Competition
Founded1996
BaseUmmendorf
Team principal(s)Christian Ried
Current seriesFIA World Endurance Championship
European Le Mans Series
IMSA Sportscar Championship
GT World Challenge Europe
Former seriesBPR Global GT Series
FIA GT Championship
Asian Le Mans Series
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
Le Mans Series
Current drivers Christopher Mies
Dennis Olsen
Frédéric Vervisch
Gianmaria Bruni
Alessio Picariello
Ryan Hardwick
Giammarco Levorato
Corey Lewis
Ben Barker
Zacharie Robichon
Mikkel O. Pedersen
Giorgio Roda
Matteo Cairoli
Macéo Capietto
Jonas Ried
René Binder
Bent Viscaal
Julien Andlauer
Matteo Cressoni
Claudio Schiavoni
Neel Jani
Harry Tincknell
Nicolás Pino
Nicolás Varrone
Teams'
Championships
5 (LMS 2009, 2010, ILMC 2010) GT2, (ELMS 2018, 2020, 2023) GTE
Drivers'
Championships
3 (LMS 2009, 2010) GT2, (ELMS 2020) GTE
Websitehttp://proton-competition.com

Proton Competition (also formerly racing as Dempsey-Proton Racing or Team Felbermayr-Proton) is a German auto racing team based in Ummendorf, Baden-Württemberg. It was founded by Gerold Ried, and is currently owned by his son Christian Ried. The team currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship with a customer Porsche 963 and a factory-supported Ford Mustang GT3. It also competes in the European Le Mans Series with the Oreca 07 and the Porsche 911. They also have a racing program in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing with a customer Porsche 963 and a factory-supported Ford Mustang GT3 and prepare Porsche 911s for the Iron Dames program.