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Lucas Luhr | |||||||||||
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||
Born | 22 July 1979 Mülheim-Kärlich, West Germany | (age 45)||||||||||
Racing licence | FIA Gold | ||||||||||
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Lucas Luhr (born 22 July 1979) is a German racing driver. He is a staple of the American Le Mans Series during the 2000s and early 2010s, winning the GT class with Porsche in 2002, the LMP2 category in 2006, and taking the overall LMP1 championship as part of the Audi Sport North America works outfit in 2008.[1] He also won the P1 title in 2012 and 2013, driving for Honda-fielding Muscle Milk Pickett Racing.[2]
Luhr's GT successes in Europe included class victories at the 2002 and 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans races with Porsche, as well as the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship title.[3][4] In 2014, Luhr became a BMW factory driver, with whom he won the 2015 24 Hours of Spa, before departing in 2017.[5][6][7]