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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Richard lietz - The Untold Story

How Richard Lietz went from worrying about retirement to winning Le Mans

Richard Lietz driving a GT Porsche in the Le Mans 24 Hours has become a real fixture of the race over the past two decades but, prior to picking up a second LMGT3 class win in succession last weekend, the Austrian had feared his racing days were over.

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How Lietz went from thinking his career was over to scoring more Le Mans wins

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Kubica wins with Ferrari as Porsche spoils 1-2-3

Ferrari has won the 93rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours with its satellite #83 entry, driven by Phil Hanson, Robert Kubica and Yifei Ye.

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The "unorthodox" approach taken by Manthey in Le Mans LMGT3-winning strategy

"Unorthodox" strategic calls made by the Manthey EMA Porsche team proved crucial in setting up its Le Mans 24 Hours LMGT3 class victory, driver Yasser Shahin has explained.

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Le Mans 24 Hours: Ferrari survives late drama to score back-to-back wins

Nickas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina took the chequered flag in the #50 Ferrari 499P with a 14s margin over the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, as the #51 Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi rounded…

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WEC Spa: Jota Porsche claims maiden outright win in crash-delayed race

Will Stevens and Callum Ilott secured the first customer victory of the Hypercar era for Jota in a 1-2 for the Porsche 963 LMDh, finishing 12.363s ahead of the factory #6 Penske Porsche Motorsport entry shared by Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre.

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WEC Spa: Jota Porsche claims maiden win in crash-delayed thriller

Will Stevens and Callum Ilott secured the first customer car victory of the Hypercar era for Jota in a 1-2 for the Porsche 963 LMDh, finishing 12.363s ahead of the factory #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry shared by Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre.

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Supercars circuit owner to join WEC field in Manthey Porsche

Shahin and Morris Schuring will pair up with Manthey’s designated Pro driver Richard Lietz at the wheel of the #91 Porsche 911 GT3 R (Type 992) that will be run in collaboration with EMA in the new LMGT3 class.

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Gutierrez joins Glickenhaus for Le Mans as full entry list revealed

The Mexican, who made 59 grand prix starts for Sauber and Haas in F1, has been brought into the Glickenhaus Racing line-up together with Nathanael Berthon to drive its additional Le Mans Hypercar entered for the French enduro on 10/11 June.

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Wright on defending Rolex 24 honors, expansion to two cars

Wright Motorsports enters the 61st Rolex 24 at Daytona defending its GTD win from 2022, but has doubled in strength to run two Porsche 911 GT3 Rs.

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How hobbled Ferrari denied Porsche an era-ending WEC title

Despite its gearbox falling apart, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado managed to reach the finish of the World Endurance Championship's Bahrain 8 Hours as the fifth classified GTE runner, doing enough to secure the drivers' and manufacturers' GT titles in the swansong for the GTE Pro division. Here's how…

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Porsche frustrated by double FCY blow in WEC title decider

Michael Christensen admits luck wasn’t on Porsche’s side after twice losing ground to title rival Ferrari during full-course yellow periods in the Bahrain World Endurance Championship decider.

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Porsche frustrated by double full-course yellow blow in WEC title decider

Michael Christensen admits luck was not on Porsche’s side after twice losing ground to title rival Ferrari during full-course yellow periods in the Bahrain World Endurance Championship decider.

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota wins title; Ferrari hangs on to take GTE Pro crown

Toyota clinched the World Endurance Championship title for a fourth season in succession after Alpine struggled for pace in the year-closing Bahrain 8 Hours.

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WEC Fuji: Toyota completes practice clean sweep

Toyota maintained its grip on the top spot in the times during final free practice for Sunday’s Fuji 6 Hours round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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WEC Fuji: Toyota fastest in FP1 as Alpine struggles

Toyota blocked out the top two positions in the opening session of free practice on home ground at Fuji for this weekend’s penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Fuji WEC: Toyota fastest in FP1 as Alpine struggles

Toyota blocked out the top two positions in the opening session of free practice on home ground at Fuji for this weekend’s penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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How to be an ace engineer – GT racing expert Gary Davies

Winning a US endurance classic outright with a GT car, against prototype opposition, ought to be one of the best experiences in an engineer’s career. That Gary Davies can quickly pinpoint a triumph more satisfying says much about his long and successful career spanning single-seaters and sportscars

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Porsche "barely had a chance" against Corvette, Ferrari in Monza WEC

Porsche feels it “barely had a chance” against its GTE Pro rivals Corvette and Ferrari in Sunday’s World Endurance Championship race at Monza due to Balance of Performance changes.

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WEC Monza: Toyota heads Peugeot in red-flagged FP2

Toyota edged out the new Peugeot by just 0.083s in a disrupted second practice session for Sunday’s World Endurance Championship race at Monza.

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Lietz to miss Monza WEC due to COVID, Makowiecki to deputise at Porsche

Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Richard Lietz will miss this weekend’s round of the World Endurance Championship at Monza after testing positive for COVID-19.

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Porsche's Lietz to miss Monza due to COVID, Makowiecki steps in

Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Richard Lietz will miss this weekend’s round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Monza after testing positive for COVID.

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2022 WEC 6 Hours of Monza – How to watch, session timings and more

Peugeot makes its eagerly anticipated return to top-flight sportscar racing this weekend as Monza hosts round four of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. Here’s how you can watch it.

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Bruni not expecting Porsche LMDh seat, could look elsewhere

Gianmaria Bruni accepts he's unlikely to be part of Porsche's 2023 LMDh programme and is willing to look elsewhere to contest the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar category.

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Porsche's Bruni admits luck determined last Le Mans GTE Pro fight

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Gianmaria Bruni admits luck played its part in deciding the outcome of this year's GTE Pro battle in the French endurance class after misfortune befell early class leader Corvette, Ferrari and the #92 Porsche.

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