Konrad Motorsport
German-based auto racing team founded by Austrian racer Franz Konrad.
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Overview
Konrad Motorsport is a professional auto racing team founded in 1976 by Austrian racer Franz Konrad. Although the organization originated in Austria, it is now based in Germany and has competed internationally across sports-car and endurance-racing categories. Its identity has been closely associated with Porsche machinery, while its history also includes programs using Ferrari, Lamborghini, Saleen and prototype race cars. The team began in the Interserie championship before progressing to the World Sportscar Championship with Porsche 962 cars. One of its most distinctive projects came in 1991, when Franz Konrad designed the Konrad KM-011, a Group C prototype developed with Lamborghini backing for the World Sportscar Championship. The program did not achieve competitive success, but it demonstrated the team's willingness to undertake technical development as well as customer-style racing operations. After moving toward smaller and regional championships in the early 1990s, Konrad Motorsport achieved notable endurance results. The team won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1993 and the Mil Milhas Brasileiras in 1993 and again in 1995. It subsequently entered the BPR Global GT Series with Porsche 911 GT2 cars. By 1997, its activities extended across several prominent categories, including the FIA GT Championship, IMSA GT Championship and Porsche Supercup. The team's later programs included a period running Lola prototypes and campaigns with Saleen S7-R cars in the American Le Mans Series and FIA GT Championship. In 2006, Konrad Motorsport returned to Porsche competition with Porsche 911 GT3-RSRs and won the 24 Hours of Bahrain. The organization also partnered with Dempsey Racing for the 2014 United SportsCar Championship, entering a Porsche 911 GT America in the GTD class. Konrad Motorsport remains principally recognized as a racing operation rather than a consumer-facing automotive brand. Its activities have centered on preparing, entering and operating race cars, developing competition programs, and participating in endurance and sports-car championships. Porsche has remained the marque most consistently associated with the team, and the organization continues to compete with Porsche-based cars.
History
Konrad Motorsport was established in 1976 by Austrian racer Franz Konrad. The team initially competed in Interserie, an important European sports-car and prototype championship, before advancing to the World Sportscar Championship. In that arena it operated Porsche 962 cars, establishing an early connection with Porsche competition machinery. In 1991, the organization expanded beyond straightforward race-car operation by developing its own Group C chassis. Designed by Franz Konrad with backing from Lamborghini, the Konrad KM-011 was intended for the World Sportscar Championship. The car was an ambitious project but was not successful in competition. Its limited results nevertheless form an important part of the team's technical history. Konrad Motorsport moved into smaller championships in 1993, a period that produced several of its best-known endurance results. It won the 24 Hours Nürburgring and the Mil Milhas Brasileiras in that year, and returned to win the Brazilian event again in 1995. The team later entered the BPR Global GT Series with Porsche 911 GT2 cars, continuing its development as a GT and endurance specialist. By 1997, Konrad Motorsport was active in a broad set of series, including the FIA GT Championship, IMSA GT Championship and Porsche Supercup. This multi-series approach gave the team experience in both European and North American competition. It subsequently operated Lola prototypes for a period before changing direction again and running Saleen S7-R cars in the American Le Mans Series and FIA GT Championship. In 2006, the team returned to Porsche competition with Porsche 911 GT3-RSRs and won the 24 Hours of Bahrain. Porsche-based cars remained central to its identity thereafter. For the 2014 United SportsCar Championship season, Konrad Motorsport partnered with Dempsey Racing and fielded a Porsche 911 GT America in the GTD class. The available reference material describes Konrad Motorsport as continuing to use Porsche cars in competition. Its history is therefore characterized by longevity, participation in multiple sports-car disciplines, endurance-racing victories and recurring changes among GT, prototype and manufacturer-backed programs.
- 2014
Dempsey Racing partnership
[1]Konrad Motorsport partnered with Dempsey Racing in the United SportsCar Championship and entered a Porsche 911 GT America in GTD.
- 2006
24 Hours of Bahrain victory
[1]Running Porsche 911 GT3-RSRs, Konrad Motorsport won the 24 Hours of Bahrain.
- 1997
Expansion across multiple championships
[1]The team was active in the FIA GT Championship, IMSA GT Championship and Porsche Supercup.
- 1995
Second Mil Milhas Brasileiras victory
[1]The team won the Mil Milhas Brasileiras for a second recorded time.
- 1993
Major endurance victories
[1]Konrad Motorsport won both the 24 Hours Nürburgring and the Mil Milhas Brasileiras.
- 1991
Konrad KM-011 developed
[1]The team designed the Konrad KM-011 Group C chassis for the World Sportscar Championship with Lamborghini backing.
- 1976
Team founded
[1]Franz Konrad founded Konrad Motorsport. The team originated in Austria and later became based in Germany.
Products and positioning
A specialist international sports-car and endurance-racing team with a long-standing Porsche association and experience across prototype, GT and championship racing.
Prototype race car
Porsche 962
Konrad Motorsport used Porsche 962 cars in the World Sportscar Championship during its early international sports-car period. The program represented the team's transition from Interserie competition into top-level prototype endurance racing.
Group C prototype · 1991
Konrad KM-011
The KM-011 was a Group C chassis designed by Franz Konrad in 1991 with Lamborghini backing. It was entered as a team-developed project for the World Sportscar Championship, although it did not achieve competitive success.
GT race car
Porsche 911 GT2
Konrad Motorsport competed with Porsche 911 GT2 cars in the BPR Global GT Series. The program formed part of the team's shift toward customer-based GT and endurance racing after its Group C activities.
GT race car
Saleen S7-R
The team operated Saleen S7-R cars in the American Le Mans Series and FIA GT Championship. This represented a period in which Konrad Motorsport moved away from its more familiar Porsche programs to run an American GT platform internationally.
GT race car · 2006
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR
Konrad Motorsport returned to Porsche machinery with Porsche 911 GT3-RSRs in 2006. The cars were associated with the team's victory in the 24 Hours of Bahrain and reinforced its long-term Porsche-centered competition identity.
GT race car · 2014
Porsche 911 GT America
For the 2014 United SportsCar Championship, Konrad Motorsport and Dempsey Racing fielded a Porsche 911 GT America in the GTD class. The entry illustrated the team's continued participation in contemporary GT endurance racing.
Marketing campaigns
- 2014United SportsCar Championship GTD program
United States · International
Konrad Motorsport partnered with Dempsey Racing for the 2014 United SportsCar Championship and entered a Porsche 911 GT America in the GTD class.
Outcome. The partnership established a documented joint GTD entry for the 2014 season; the available source does not provide a complete championship result.
Brand decisions
2006
Return to Porsche GT machineryGeneration changeBackground
After periods involving Lola prototypes and Saleen S7-R GT cars, the team changed its competition platform.
Action taken
Konrad Motorsport returned to Porsche 911 GT3-RSRs.
Aftermath
The team won the 24 Hours of Bahrain with the Porsche-based program.
1991
Development of a proprietary Group C chassisStrategyBackground
The team sought to expand from operating established cars by creating its own prototype for the World Sportscar Championship.
Action taken
Franz Konrad designed the KM-011 with Lamborghini backing.
Aftermath
The car was not successful in competition, and the team later moved toward smaller championships and GT programs.
Recent events
- 2014
Konrad Motorsport partners with Dempsey Racing for United SportsCar Championship[1]
M&A
Konrad Motorsport joined Dempsey Racing for the 2014 United SportsCar Championship season, entering a Porsche 911 GT America in the GTD class.
- 2006
Konrad Motorsport wins the 24 Hours of Bahrain[1]
Other
After returning to Porsche 911 GT3-RSR machinery, the team won the 24 Hours of Bahrain.
- 1995
Konrad Motorsport repeats Mil Milhas Brasileiras victory[1]
Other
Konrad Motorsport secured a second recorded victory in the Mil Milhas Brasileiras.
- 1993
Konrad Motorsport wins the 24 Hours Nürburgring[1]
Other
Konrad Motorsport recorded a major endurance-racing victory by winning the 24 Hours Nürburgring.
- 1993
Konrad Motorsport wins the Mil Milhas Brasileiras[1]
Other
The team won the Mil Milhas Brasileiras during its move into smaller and regional sports-car championships.
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