Marc Lieb

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Lieb in a Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 2008

Marc Lieb (born 4 July 1980) is a former German Porsche factory motor racing driver. He won the FIA GT Championship in 2003 and 2005, and the European Le Mans Series in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010. He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring four times, and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016, the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring, the 2003 Spa 24 Hours and the 2007 Petit Le Mans. He is also the 2016 FIA World Endurance Champion.

Career

Born in Stuttgart, Lieb started racing in karts in 1992. In 1995, he moved to cars, racing in the German Formula Renault 1800 championship. He finished 2nd in the championship the next year. In 1998, he moved to German Formula Renault 2000. In 1999, he finished 3rd in the Formula Renault Eurocup. In 2000, Lieb became a Porsche Junior driver, and raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup, finishing 5th in the championship. In 2001, he finished 7th in Carrera Cup, and also scored a podium in Porsche Supercup.

In 2002, Lieb won the Carrera Cup championship with 4 wins. He also took 2 N-GT wins in the FIA GT Championship, at Brno and Enna-Pergusa. He raced at the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans as well, but failed to finish either race. For 2003, Lieb became a full Porsche factory driver, and raced in FIA GT. He won the N-GT championship, driving with Stéphane Ortelli for Freisinger Motorsport. Along the way, he won 3 races, including winning the Spa 24 Hours outright in his Porsche 911 GT3-RS. He also finished 2nd in the GT class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 2004, Lieb raced in the American Le Mans Series with Romain Dumas for Alex Job Racing. Lieb started the season finishing 2nd in class at Sebring, and finished 4th in the championship after taking wins at Portland and Laguna Seca.

After the 2004 season Lieb commenced studies in engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Esslingen, combining his education with a reduced factory programme with Porsche. Lieb had previously studied automotive and motor engineering at the University of Stuttgart for two semesters before choosing to focus on racing. Lieb completed his degree at Esslingen after seven semesters of study and has subsequently combined his racing with a role as an engineer at Porsche Motorsport's workshop in Weissach.[1]

In 2005 Lieb returned to the FIA GT Championship where he won the GT2 Drivers title with Mike Rockenfeller for GruppeM Racing, netting a class win at the Spa 24 Hours along the way. He also raced in the Le Mans Endurance Series, winning three of four races and the championship with Sebah Automotive. Lieb also won the GT2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Mike Rockenfeller and Leo Hindrey. In 2006, he won the Le Mans Series GT2 championship with Joël Camathias, driving for Autorlando Sport.

In 2007 and 2008 Lieb drive for Team Felbermayr-Proton in the Le Mans Series with a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR (2008).

In 2009, Lieb teaming up with Richard Lietz in the Porsche 911 of Felbermayr Proton in the European Le Mans Series. He won the GT2 class championship with three wins in five rounds. On his return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, who ran for Felbermayr-Proton alongside Lietz and Henzler, had to retire. He also disputed the round of Zolder for the FIA GT Championship for Prospeed, which finished 8th with Darryl O'Young. Instead, he earned his third victory in the 24 Hours Nürburgring for Manthey. In the American Le Mans Series, was 4th in Sebring and 5th Petit Le Mans as third driver of Bergmeister and Patrick Long Flying Lizard, and came 2nd at the time of Miller with Henzler for Farnbacher-Loles' team, always in a Porsche 911 GT2 class.

Lieb and Lietz successfully defended the drivers and teams titles of GT2 class in the 2010 Le Mans Series, with three wins against two semiofficials' Ferrari F430 of AF Corse. Also, he earned his second victory in the GT2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, once again alongside Lietz and Henzler in the Porsche 911 Felbermayr-Proton. Lieb returned with Bergmeister and Long for Flying Lizard in the two main races of the American Le Mans Series: Sebring finished 4th and 5th at Petit Le Mans. Returned to the 24 Hours of Spa as Prospeed driver, accompanying Marc Goossens, Marco Holzer and Westbrook in a Porsche 911 GT2 class, in this occasion the principal during the race, but abandoned.

Lieb continued contesting the European Le Mans Series in 2011 for the Felbermayr-Proton team. He and Lietz managed two podiums but neither wins in five rounds, so that finished 5th in the drivers' championship and 3rd in the teams championship of the renowned GTE-Pro category. Counting with Henzler as third driver for the fourth consecutive year, finished 4th in the GTE-Pro class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In their participation in the 12 Hours of Sebring for Flying Lizard, again accompanying a Bergmeister and Long, finished in 6th position. No raced Petit Le Mans, although in the 24 Hours of Daytona, where he finished 6th in the GT class in a Brumos' Porsche 911. He also returned to win the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Manthey, forming crew Bernhard, Dumas and Luhr. He also returned to pair with Alex Davison, but this time at the invitation of V8 Supercars to drive a Ford Falcon in Surfers Paradise Grand Prix, he finished 23rd and 18th in each race.

In 2012, Felbermayr-Proton left the European Le Mans Series for the World Endurance Championship. Lieb continued teaming up with Lietz in the team. He earned two wins and six podiums in eight races, whereby Felbermayr-Proton finished 3rd in the teams championship and Porsche concluded second in the manufacturers championship. Also finished 3rd in the 24 Hours of Daytona, again in the Brumos' Porsche 911. On the other hand, returned to Surfers Paradise but this time he drove a Holden Commodore, finishing 2nd in the first round and 14th in the second.

Porsche officially entered in the 2013 World Endurance Championship, Lieb and hired to drive one of the new Porsche 911 of Manthey alongside Lietz. Both, along with Dumas, won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and captured five 4th-place finishes, one 5th-place finish as well as one 6th-place finish, counting as third driver a Dumas in the first three rounds. Thus, was fifth in the Drivers' Championship, and third in the teams and makes. Also came 2nd overall in the 24 Hours of Spa, and finishing 7th overall in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and first in the SP7 class, also with Manthey. On the other hand, ran in the 24 Hours of Daytona with Brumos' Porsche 911, and the three rounds of minimatch resistance of V8 Supercars Holden Commodore with Jonathon Webb.

Porsche then announced after the conclusion of the 2013 season that Lieb would be joining the Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 program for the 2014 WEC.[2]

On 4 September 2013, Lieb set a lap time of 6:57 in Porsche's 918 Spyder around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. This was at the time the third fastest official lap time from a street legal vehicle to go round the Ring.[3][4][5]

Lieb won the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans overall in a Porsche 919 Hybrid. As of 2023, this was his last participation in the race.

Career Accolades

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Class
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Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Orbit Racing Template:Flagicon Leo Hindery
Template:Flagicon Peter Baron 		Porsche 911 GT3-RS GT 314 17th 2nd
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Orbit Racing
Template:Flagicon BAM! 		Template:Flagicon Leo Hindery
Template:Flagicon Mike Rockenfeller 		Porsche 911 GT3-RS GT 223 DNF DNF
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Alex Job Racing
Template:Flagicon BAM! Motorsport 		Template:Flagicon Leo Hindery
Template:Flagicon Mike Rockenfeller 		Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT2 332 10th 1st
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Team Felbermayr-Proton Template:Flagicon Wolf Henzler
Template:Flagicon Richard Lietz 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 24 DNF DNF
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Team Felbermayr-Proton Template:Flagicon Wolf Henzler
Template:Flagicon Richard Lietz 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GT2 338 11th 1st
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Team Felbermayr-Proton Template:Flagicon Wolf Henzler
Template:Flagicon Richard Lietz 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Pro 		312 16th 4th
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Team Felbermayr-Proton Template:Flagicon Wolf Henzler
Template:Flagicon Richard Lietz 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Pro 		184 DNF DNF
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Porsche AG Team Manthey Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas
Template:Flagicon Richard Lietz 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		315 15th 1st
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Porsche Team Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas
Template:Flagicon Neel Jani 		Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1-H 348 11th 4th
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Porsche Team Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas
Template:Flagicon Neel Jani 		Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 391 5th 5th
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Porsche Team Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas
Template:Flagicon Neel Jani 		Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 384 1st 1st
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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2012 Team Felbermayr-Proton LMGTE Pro Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SEB
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LMS
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SIL
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SÃO
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BHR
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FUJ
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SHA
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		39th 5.5
2013 Porsche AG Team Manthey LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LMS
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SÃO
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		COA
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FUJ
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SHA
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BHR
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		4th 123
2014 Porsche Team LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
(Hybrid) 		SIL
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LMS
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		COA
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FUJ
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SHA
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BHR
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SÃO
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		3rd 117
2015 Porsche Team LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
(Hybrid) 		SIL
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LMS
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NÜR
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		COA
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FUJ
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SHA
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BHR
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		3rd 138.5
2016 Porsche Team LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 (Hybrid) SIL
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LMS
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NÜR
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MEX
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		COA
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FUJ
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SHA
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BHR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1st 160
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Complete V8 Supercar results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Final pos Points Ref
2011 Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon YMC
R1 		YMC
R2 		ADE
R3 		ADE
R4 		HAM
R5 		HAM
R6 		PER
R7 		PER
R8 		PER
R9 		WIN
R10 		WIN
R11 		HDV
R12 		HDV
R13 		TOW
R14 		TOW
R15 		QLD
R16 		QLD
R17 		QLD
R18 		PHI
Q 		PHI
R19 		BAT
R20 		SUR
R21
23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SUR
R22
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SYM
R23 		SYM
R24 		SAN
R25 		SAN
R26 		SYD
R27 		SYD
R28 		74th 87 [10]
2012 Tekno Autosports Holden VE Commodore ADE
R1 		ADE
R2 		SYM
R3 		SYM
R4 		HAM
R5 		HAM
R6 		PER
R7 		PER
R8 		PER
R9 		PHI
R10 		PHI
R11 		HDV
R12 		HDV
R13 		TOW
R14 		TOW
R15 		QLD
R16 		QLD
R17 		SMP
R18 		SMP
R19 		SAN
Q 		SAN
R20 		BAT
R21 		SUR
R22
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SUR
R23
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		YMC
R24 		YMC
R25 		YMC
R26 		WIN
R27 		WIN
R28 		SYD
R29 		SYD
R30 		NC 0 + [11]
2013 Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore ADE
R1 		ADE
R2 		SYM
R3 		SYM
R4 		SYM
R5 		PUK
R6 		PUK
R7 		PUK
R8 		PUK
R9 		BAR
R10 		BAR
R11 		BAR
R12 		COTA
R13 		COTA
R14 		COTA
R15 		COTA
R16 		HID
R17 		HID
R18 		HID
R19 		TOW
R20 		TOW
R21 		QLD
R22 		QLD
R23 		QLD
R24 		WIN
R25 		WIN
R26 		WIN
R27 		SAN
R28
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BAT
R29
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SUR
R30
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SUR
R31
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PHI
R32 		PHI
R33 		PHI
R34 		SYD
R35 		SYD
R36 		41st 402 [12]

+ Not Eligible for points

Bathurst 1000 results

Year Team Car Co-driver Position Lap Ref
2013 Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore Template:Flagicon Jonathon Webb 12th 161 [13]

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

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2017 Template:Flagicon Competition Motorsports Template:Flagicon David Calvert-Jones
Template:Flagicon Patrick Long
Template:Flagicon Matt Campbell 		Porsche 911 GT3 R APA 289 2nd 1st [14]
2018 Template:Flagicon Black Swan Racing Template:Flagicon Jeroen Bleekemolen
Template:Flagicon Tim Pappas
Template:Flagicon Luca Stolz 		Porsche 911 GT3 R APA 271 2nd 1st [15]
2019 Template:Flagicon Black Swan Racing Template:Flagicon Jeroen Bleekemolen
Template:Flagicon Tim Pappas 		Porsche 911 GT3 R APA DNS DNS [16]

References

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  3. ↑ Laptime video url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc9UUPNaOzE
  4. ↑ 918 laptime http://www.porsche.com/uk/models/918/918-spyder/
  5. ↑ Marc Lieb laptime url=http://press.porsche.com/news/release.php?id=812 Template:Webarchive
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External links

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