Richard Lietz
| Richard Lietz | |||||||||||
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Lietz in 2016 | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1983 Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria | ||||||||||
| WEC career | |||||||||||
| Debut season | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Current team | Manthey 1st Phorm | ||||||||||
| Racing licence | FIA Platinum | ||||||||||
| Car number | 92 | ||||||||||
| Former teams | Team Felbermayr-Proton, Dempsey-Proton Racing | ||||||||||
| Starts | 87 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | ||||||||||
| 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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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. 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.