Lucas Luhr (born 22 July 1979) is a German
BMW factory racing driver, currently competing for BMW and
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is an auto racing team that has participated in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IndyCar Series. Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana and Hilliard, Ohio, it is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 win ...
in the GTLM category of the Tudor
United SportsCar Championship
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.
Early career
Born in
Mülheim-Kärlich
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, Luhr began his career in karts in 1989. Throughout the early 1990s, he won several local and national karting trophies. He became a factory driver for the CRG company in 1994, winning the European Karting Championship and placing 4th in the
Karting World Championship
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. In 1995 he moved to the
Jolly Kart
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Sin ...
factory team, competing in the European and World championships.
Luhr moved to cars in 1996, becoming vice-champion of the German
Formula Ford
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championship. He raced in the
German Formula Three Championship
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in 1997 and 1998, winning the 1998 season opening round at the
Hockenheimring
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.
Porsche factory career
Luhr became a
Porsche
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factory driver for the 1999 season. He won the 1999
Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland
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Champions
References
Auto Motor und Sport
Externa ...
championship driving for the UPS Junior Team. In 2000, he moved to the
American Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The American Le Mans' hea ...
, driving a
Porsche 911 GT3
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a high-performance homologation model of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is a line of high-performance models, which began with the 1973 911 Carrera RS.
The GT3 has had a successful racing career in the one-make national ...
-R for
Dick Barbour Racing
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and partnering with
Dirk Müller. He collected class wins in the
12 Hours of Sebring
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,
24 Hours of Le Mans
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,
1000 km Nürburgring
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, and
Race of 1000 Years in
Adelaide
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, as well as the ALMS GT class championship in his first season.
Luhr began the 2001 season with a class win in the
24 Hours of Daytona
The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on the Sports Car Course layou ...
, driving for
White Lightning Racing
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. In the ALMS, he partnered with
Sascha Maassen
Sascha Maassen (born 28 September 1969 in Aachen, Germany) is a veteran sports car driver.
Early career
Maassen began his career in karts, and moved to cars in 1989, in Formula Ford 1600. During the early 1990s, he raced in the German Formula 3 s ...
at
Alex Job Racing
Alex Job Racing is a former professional sports car racing team based in the United States. The team, which is noted for its long-time association with Porsche, has competed in the American Le Mans Series, the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge series, and th ...
, again in a 911. The duo won the
12 Hours of Sebring
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, but had a disappointing season as the
BMW M3 GTRs dominated the season. Luhr and Maassen finished 4th in the championship.
In 2002, Luhr and Maassen dominated the ALMS GT class, winning seven of ten races, including Sebring and
Petit Le Mans
The Petit Le Mans ( French for ''little Le Mans'') is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, USA. It uses the rules established for the 24 Hours of Le Mans by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which a ...
. Luhr also won the GT class at Le Mans, driving with
Kevin Buckler
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and
Timo Bernhard
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for
The Racer's Group
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.
For 2003, Luhr continued his winning ways with Maassen and AJR. The duo Sebring for the third straight year, giving Luhr his fourth straight class win, tying him with
Bob Holbert
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for most consecutive class wins. In June, the pair, joined by
Emmanuel Collard
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Born in Arpajon, Essonne, Collard is the winner of the Le Mans Series f ...
, captured the GT class at Le Mans. Luhr and Maassen would take 5 wins from 9 races and win the ALMS GT championship for the second straight year.
After a second place at Sebring, Luhr moved to the
FIA GT Championship
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for the 2004 season. He and Maassen won 6 races driving for
Friesinger Motorsport and won their third consecutive championship together.
In 2005, Luhr's primary job was the development of the new
Porsche RS Spyder
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, which was to make its full-time debut in 2006. He also raced in the big events in 911s, winning the
12 Hours of Sebring
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and the
Spa 24 Hours
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. Luhr also won the
Laguna Seca 4 Hours LMP2 class, in the debut race of the RS Spyder.
For 2006, Luhr rejoined Maassen, but moved to
Penske Racing
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to drive the RS Spyder. The duo had a rough start to the season, netting only one class win. Luhr would finish the season driving with
Romain Dumas
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and take two more victories to end as vice-champion with Maassen. Luhr also won the
24 Hours Nürburgring
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overall, driving with
Timo Bernhard
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,
Marcel Tiemann
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Career Early series
Tiemann started his career in Formula Kön ...
, and
Mike Rockenfeller
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.
Audi career
For 2007, Luhr became a factory
Audi
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Th ...
driver. Luhr raced in the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
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(DTM) series, driving an
Audi A4 DTM
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for
Audi Sport Team Rosberg. He participated in the
24 Hours of Le Mans
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, driving the LMP1 class
R10 TDI.
In
2008
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he drove in the American Le Mans Series with Marco Werner in an Audi R10, the pair won the LMP1 class drivers title after six overall wins and eight class wins. He was also fourth overall at
Le Mans
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.
In the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Luhr crashed Audi's new R15 TDI into a tire wall during the 7th hour. Race officials declared the car unable to finish the race.
For 2010, Luhr has been driving in select events for
Audi
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Th ...
factory-supported teams in GT races. He competed in the
VLN and at the
Nürburgring 24 Hours
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for
Team Abt Sportsline, and also for
Phoenix Racing at the
Spa 24 Hours
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History
The Spa 24 Hours was ...
. He also competed in the
Rolex 24 at Daytona
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finishing 3rd for Level 5 Motorsports.
Post-Audi career
In 2011, Luhr competed in the
FIA GT1 World Championship
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for
JR Motorsports
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, winning the drivers' championship with
Michael Krumm
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Biography
Born in Reutlingen, Krumm married Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date on 1 December 2001 ...
in a
Nissan GT-R
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.
For 2012, Luhr competed in the
American Le Mans Series
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The American Le Mans' hea ...
for
Muscle Milk Motorsports
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, where he was the LMP1 champion and the
Rolex Sports Car Series
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for
Starworks Motorsport where he finished 12th in points with one race win. In 2013 he has returned to Muscle Milk in ALMS LMP1 and also won the
24 Hours Nürburgring
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SP7 class in a
Manthey Racing Olaf Manthey (born 21 April 1955 in Bonn) is a German former race car driver, and current owner of Porsche team Manthey Racing.
Manthey's career as a driver began in 1974. In the 1980s, he won two races of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. Re ...
Porsche.
On 26 July 2013 it was announced that Luhr would make his
IndyCar Series
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debut with
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
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at
Sonoma Raceway
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in conjunction with RW Motorsports.
[DiZinno, Tony]
SFHR, RW combine to provide Lucas Luhr his IndyCar debut at Sonoma
''NBC Sports'', 26 July 2013, Retrieved 2013-07-26 It was his first
open wheel
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race since he competed in German Formula Three in 1998.
''Top Speed''
Luhr was featured, along with
Marion Jones
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and
Marla Streb, in the large format film, ''Top Speed'', hosted by
Tim Allen
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. Luhr's appearance in the film focuses on his championships in the
24 Hours of Le Mans
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while he was driving for
Porsche
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. The film was produced by
MacGillivray Freeman Films
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History
MacGillivray Freeman F ...
.
Accolades
*
FIA GT1 World Championship
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GT1 class champion: 2011
*
American Le Mans Series
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The American Le Mans' hea ...
LMP1 class champion:
2008
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,
2012
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,
2013
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*
American Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The American Le Mans' hea ...
LMP2 class champion:
2006
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*
American Le Mans Series
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The American Le Mans' hea ...
GT class champion:
2000
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2002
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,
2003
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*
FIA GT
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N-GT class champion:
2004
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*
24 Hours of Le Mans
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GT class winner:
2000
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2002
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,
2003
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*
12 Hours of Sebring
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GT/GT2 class winner:
2000
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,
2001
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,
2002
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,
2003
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2005
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*
24 Hours Nürburgring
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overall winner: 2006, 2011
*
Spa 24 Hours
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History
The Spa 24 Hours was ...
GT2 class winner:
2005
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*
Petit Le Mans
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GT class winner:
2002
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*
24 Hours of Daytona
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GT class winner:
2001
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*
Porsche Supercup
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champion: 1999
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete DTM results
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key
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Bold – Pole position. ''Italics'' – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained)
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References
External links
Official websiteFourtitude Magazine profileTop Speed Official WebsiteMacGillivray Freeman Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luhr, Lucas
1979 births
Living people
German racing drivers
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
FIA GT Championship drivers
German Formula Three Championship drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
American Le Mans Series drivers
FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
People from Mayen-Koblenz
Racing drivers from Rhineland-Palatinate
Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
Porsche Supercup drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
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WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
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Sarah Fisher Racing drivers
Audi Sport drivers
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Jota Sport drivers
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Level 5 Motorsports drivers
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