Lechner Racing, formerly known as Walter Lechner Racing is an

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team based in

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. 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

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History

Sports car racing

Walter Lechner Racing competed in the

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in the 1990s and developed their own car in conjunction with

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, the

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. Since then, the team has actively competed in the

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series since 2003. 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

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collected the Drivers' Championship with a win at the

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. Drivers such as

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, Damien Faulkner,

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and

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have also driven for the team over the years and were successful, winning many races. In

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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

† Shared results with other Team

Italian F4 Championship

Timeline

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://www.lechnerracing.com// Austrian auto racing teams Porsche Supercup teams Formula Renault Eurocup teams International GT Open teams German Formula 3 teams Porsche in motorsport World Sportscar Championship teams Auto racing teams established in 1975