Lechner Racing

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Founded1975
Founder(s) Walter Lechner
Base Faistenau, Austria
Team principal(s)Robert Lechner
Walter Lechner Jr.
Current series Porsche Supercup
Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup France
International GT Open
Former series World Sportscar Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
GT4 European Series
German Formula Three Championship
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Teams'
Championships
Porsche Supercup
2005 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
2014 2018 2019
Porsche Carrera Cup France
2020
Drivers'
Championships
Porsche Supercup
2005: Alessandro Zampedri
2010: René Rast
2011: René Rast
2012: René Rast
2014: Earl Bamber
2015: Philipp Eng
2016: Sven Müller
2017: Michael Ammermüller
2018: Michael Ammermüller
2019: Michael Ammermüller
2018: Thomas Preining
2019: Julien Andlauer
Porsche Carrera Cup France

2020: Jaxon Evans

Lechner Racing, formerly known as Walter Lechner Racing is an auto racing team based in Austria. It is also known as the Lechner Racing School. Lechner Racing has established the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East and organizes the series as a subcontractor of Porsche AG.

Contents

History

Sports car racing

Walter Lechner Racing competed in the Interserie in the 1990s and developed their own car in conjunction with Reynard Motorsport, the Lechner Spyder SC91. Since then, the team has actively competed in the Porsche Supercup series since 2003. [1] They won their first Teams' Championship title in 2005 and two more followed in 2007 and 2008. In 2005, the team won both trophies as Alessandro Zampedri collected the Drivers' Championship with a win at the Circuit de Catalunya. Drivers such as Richard Westbrook, Damien Faulkner, Danny Watts and Patrick Huisman have also driven for the team over the years and were successful, winning many races. In 2009 the team failed to win a race, although Štefan Rosina came in third place in the overall drivers' standings. Furthermore, in 2011 Lechner Racing achieved a great success by claiming Double Pole and Double Podium during the Porsche Carrera World Cup with more than 100 cars participating. Since 2009, Lechner Racing is to appointed contractor of the Porsche AG to organize the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East which is running in Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Former Series Results

ADAC Formula 4

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2015 Tatuus F4-T014 Flag of Austria.svg Florian Janits 120000037thN/A
Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Kratz60000050th
Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Lenerz60000035th
Flag of Austria.svg Max Hofer30000051st
2016 Tatuus F4-T014 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Brandt230000032nd5th
Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Preining 242206180.54th
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Waldeherr1800002816th†
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marylin Niederhauser80000045th
2017 Tatuus F4-T014 Flag of Germany.svg Richard Wagner210000025th8th
Flag of Austria.svg Mick Wishofer 210000123rd
Flag of Russia.svg Artem Petrov 1010025615th†

† Shared results with other Team

Italian F4 Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2016 Tatuus F4-T014 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Brandt20000042ndNC
Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Preining 30000037th

Timeline

Current series
Porsche Supercup 2003–present
Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East 2009–present
Porsche Carrera Cup France 2020–present
Former series
German Formula Three Championship 1978–1979, 1981–1986, 1988–1989
World Sportscar Championship 1987–1989
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 2000–2001
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2004, 2009, 2012, 2014–2016, 2018–2019
International GT Open 2013–2018, 2020–2021
GT4 European Series 2014, 2018
ADAC Formula 4 2015–2017
Italian Formula 4 Championship 2016
Intercontinental GT Challenge 2020

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References

  1. "Teams — Walter Lechner Racing School". racecam.de. racecam GmbH. Retrieved January 21, 2014.