Marc Lieb facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marc Lieb
Lieb at a race in Silverstone in 2014.
Nationality	German
Born	(1980-07-04) 4 July 1980 (age 45) Stuttgart, West Germany (now Germany)
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2003–2005, 2009–2016
Teams	Orbit Racing, Alex Job Racing, Team Felbermayr-Proton, Porsche AG Team Manthey
Best finish	1st (2016)
Class wins	4 (2005, 2010, 2013, 2016)

Marc Lieb (born July 4, 1980) is a retired German race car driver who was a factory driver for Porsche. This means he was officially hired by Porsche to race their cars. He is a celebrated champion in the world of endurance racing, which involves very long races that test a car's speed and reliability.

Lieb has won many famous races and championships. He won the FIA GT Championship twice and the European Le Mans Series four times. He also has four victories at the 24 Hours Nürburgring, a tough 24-hour race in Germany. His biggest achievements include winning the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 and becoming the FIA World Endurance Champion that same year.

Racing Career

Lieb racing in a Felbermayr-Proton Porsche in 2008.

Early Years and Joining Porsche

Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Marc Lieb began his racing journey with go-karts in 1992. By 1995, he had moved up to cars, competing in the German Formula Renault series. He showed great talent and finished second in the championship in 1996.

In 2000, his skill caught the eye of Porsche, and he became a Porsche Junior driver. This program helps talented young drivers develop their careers. He raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup, a series where everyone drives the same type of Porsche car. In 2002, he won the Carrera Cup championship with four victories.

Becoming a Factory Driver

In 2003, Lieb became a full Porsche factory driver. He immediately found success, winning the N-GT championship in the FIA GT Championship with his teammate Stéphane Ortelli. That year, they also won the 2003 Spa 24 Hours, a major 24-hour race in Belgium.

Lieb also raced in the American Le Mans Series in 2004, where he won two races. During this time, he decided to go back to school. He studied engineering at a university in Esslingen, Germany. He successfully balanced his studies with his racing career, eventually earning his degree. He later used his engineering knowledge to help develop race cars at Porsche's workshop.

Success in Endurance Racing

From 2005 onwards, Lieb focused on endurance racing and became one of its biggest stars. In 2005, he won another championship in the FIA GT series and also won his class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time. He continued to win, taking the Le Mans Series championship in 2006, 2009, and 2010 with his team, Felbermayr-Proton.

He also won the challenging 24 Hours Nürburgring race four times between 2007 and 2011. This race is famous for its long and difficult track.

Winning the World Championship

In 2014, Porsche chose Lieb to be one of the drivers for their new Porsche 919 Hybrid race car. This car competed in the top class of racing, called LMP1, in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The peak of his career came in 2016. Teaming up with drivers Romain Dumas and Neel Jani, Lieb won the overall victory at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. This is one of the most famous and difficult races in the world. Winning it is a dream for many drivers. That same year, he and his teammates also won the FIA World Endurance Championship, making them the best endurance racers in the world.

In 2013, Lieb also set a very fast lap time of 6 minutes and 57 seconds around the Nürburgring Nordschleife track in a Porsche 918 Spyder, a street-legal sports car. This was one of the fastest times ever recorded for a road car on that track.

Major Achievements

• Spa 24 Hours overall winner: 2003
• FIA GT Championship N-GT/GT2 champion: 2003, 2005
• 24 Hours of Le Mans GT2 class winner: 2005, 2010, 2013
• Spa 24 Hours GT2 class winner: 2005
• Le Mans Series GT2 champion: 2006
• 24 Hours Nürburgring champion: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
• 24 Hours of Le Mans: Overall Winner 2016
• FIA World Endurance Championship: Champion 2016

24 Hours of Le Mans Results

This table shows Marc Lieb's results at the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race. "Pos." is his overall position, and "Class pos." is his position in his car category.

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2003	Orbit Racing	Leo Hindery Peter Baron	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	314	17th	2nd
2004	Orbit Racing BAM!	Leo Hindery Mike Rockenfeller	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	223	DNF	DNF
2005	Alex Job Racing BAM! Motorsport	Leo Hindery Mike Rockenfeller	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	GT2	332	10th	1st
2009	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Wolf Henzler Richard Lietz	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GT2	24	DNF	DNF
2010	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Wolf Henzler Richard Lietz	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GT2	338	11th	1st
2011	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Wolf Henzler Richard Lietz	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GTE Pro	312	16th	4th
2012	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Wolf Henzler Richard Lietz	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GTE Pro	184	DNF	DNF
2013	Porsche AG Team Manthey	Romain Dumas Richard Lietz	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Pro	315	15th	1st
2014	Porsche Team	Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 919 Hybrid	LMP1-H	348	11th	4th
2015	Porsche Team	Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 919 Hybrid	LMP1	391	5th	5th
2016	Porsche Team	Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 919 Hybrid	LMP1	384	1st	1st
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See also

In Spanish: Marc Lieb para niños