Franz Konrad (born 8 June 1951 in Graz, Austria) is an Austrian former racing driver and founder of Konrad Motorsport in 1976.

As a driver, Konrad won the 1983 German Formula Three Championship in an Anson SA4-Toyota. In 1990, he took a career-best second in the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans driving a Jaguar, then followed this with an overall victory in the 1993 Nürburgring 24 Hours driving a Porsche 911. He was also one of the drivers of the class-winning Porsche GT2 Twin Turbo at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1998. Konrad won the , an annual award presented by Porsche AG to recognize the world's most successful privateer racing driver competing with Porsche machinery in a customer racing team, in 1997 and 1998.

Konrad was also constructor of the Konrad KM-011, a Group C sportscar using Lamborghini power.

Racing record

Complete World Sportscar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts 1976 Heinzmann-Rennfeuerschutz-Racing-Team T/GT3.0 Porsche Carrera RS Porsche 3.0 F6 MUG VAL SIL NÜR ÖST GLN DIJ In 1976 and 1977 the World Championship was divided into two series that ran simultaneously but separately: The World Sportscar Championship and the World Championship for Makes. 1977 Kannacher GT-Racing Gr.5 Porsche 935 Porsche 2.8 F6t DAY MUG SIL Porsche Kremer Racing NÜR GLN MOS BRH HOC VAL 1978 Konrad Motorsport Gr.5 Porsche 935 Porsche 2.8 F6t DAY MUG DIJ SIL NÜR MIS GLN VAL No drivers' Championship. 1983 Porsche Kremer Racing C Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935 2.6 F6t MNZ SIL NÜR LMS SPA FUJ NC 0 Pametex/Pretoria Brick Porsche CK5 Porsche Type-935 2.8 F6t KYA 1984 Porsche Kremer Racing C1 Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935 2.6 F6t MNZ SIL LMS 23rd 26 Skoal Bandit Porsche Team NÜR BRH IMO FUJ KYA SAN Porsche 956B MOS Porsche 962C SPA 1985 Porsche Kremer Racing C1 Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 2.6 F6t MUG MNZ SIL LMS 32nd 12 New-Man Joest Racing Porsche 956 HOC MOS SPA BRH FUJ John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 956B SHA 1986 Richard Cleare Racing GTP March 85G Porsche Type-962 3.2 F6t MNZ SIL LMS NC 0 SAT Porsche Kremer Team C1 Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935 2.8 F6t NOR BRH JER NÜR SPA Cara International Racing LM 06C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L4t FUJ 1987 Porsche Kremer Racing C1 Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 2.8 F6t JAR JER MNZ SIL LMS FUJ 34th 10 Mussato Action Car Lancia LC2 Ferrari 308C 3.0 V8t NOR BRH NÜR SPA 1988 Blaupunkt Joest Racing C1 Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 2.8 F6t JER JAR MNZ SIL LMS 29th 30 Porsche Type-935 3.0 F6t BRN BRH Dauer Racing NÜR SPA FUJ SAN 1989 Dauer Racing C1 Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 3.0 F6t SUZ DIJ JAR 34th 8 Brun Motorsport BRH NÜR DON SPA Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 962-CK6 MEX 1990 Konrad Motorsport C Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 3.0 F6t SUZ MNZ SIL SPA DIJ NÜR DON CGV MEX NC 0 1991 Konrad Motorsport C2 Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 3.2 F6t SUZ MNZ SIL LMS NÜR 54th 2 C1 Konrad KM-011 Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 NÜR MAG MEX AUT Footnotes

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1978 Whittington Bros. Racing Don Whittington Bill Whittington Porsche 935/77 Gr.5+2.0 41 DNF DNF 1985 Kremer Porsche Racing Jean-Pierre Jarier Mike Thackwell Porsche 962C C1 356 9th 9th 1987 Porsche Kremer Racing George Fouché Wayne Taylor Porsche 962C C1 327 4th 4th 1988 Blaupunkt Joest Racing David Hobbs Didier Theys Porsche 962C C1 380 5th 5th 1989 Repsol Brun Motorsport Rudi Seher Andrés Vilariño Porsche 962C C1 81 DNF DNF 1990 Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing Jan Lammers Andy Wallace Jaguar XJR-12 C1 355 2nd 2nd 1991 Konrad Motorsport Anthony Reid Pierre-Alain Lombardi Porsche 962C C2 98 DNF DNF 1993 Konrad Motorsport Jun Harada Antônio Hermann de Azevedo Porsche 911 Carrera RS GT 293 19th 5th 1994 Konrad Motorsport Antônio Hermann de Azevedo Mike Sommer Porsche 911 Turbo GT1 100 DNF DNF 1995 Porsche Kremer Racing Jürgen Lässig Antônio Hermann de Azevedo Kremer K8 Spyder-Porsche WSC 163 DNF DNF 1996 Konrad Motorsport Antônio Hermann de Azevedo Wido Rössler Porsche 911 GT2 Evo GT1 107 DNF DNF 1997 Konrad Motorsport Mauro Baldi Robert Nearn Porsche 911 GT1 GT1 138 DNF DNF 1998 Konrad Motorsport Larry Schumacher Nick Ham Porsche 911 GT2 GT2 24 DNF DNF 1999 Konrad Motorsport Peter Kitchak Charles Slater Porsche 911 GT2 GTS 293 18th 7th 2001 Saleen-Allen Speedlab Oliver Gavin Terry Borcheller Saleen S7-R-Ford GTS 246 18th 3rd 2002 Konrad Motorsport Terry Borcheller Toni Seiler Saleen S7-R-Ford GTS 266 26th 7th 2003 Konrad Motorsport Toni Seiler Walter Brun Saleen S7-R-Ford GTS 91 DNF DNF

Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts URD Rennwagenbau March 792 BMW THR HOC NÜR VAL PAU SIL ZOL MUG ZAN PER MIS NC 0 GELO Racing Team HOC Scuderia Teutonia March 802 BMW SIL HOC THR NÜR VAL MUG PAU PER SPA DON MIS MAN NC 0 Franz Konrad Racing March 802 BMW SIL HOC THR NÜR MUG VAL PAU SPA HOC DON MAN PER MIS NC 0

Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts 1997 Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 GT2 HOC NÜR SPA A1R SUZ DON MUG SEB LAG 17th 10 Porsche 911 GT1 GT1 SIL HEL NC 0 1998 Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 GT2 OSC SIL HOC DIJ HUN SUZ DON A1R HOM LAG 6th 20 1999 Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 GT MNZ SIL HOC HUN ZOL OSC DON HOM GLN ZHU 15th 13 2000 Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 GT VAL EST MNZ SIL HUN ZOL A1R LAU BRN MAG 16th 7 2003 Konrad Motorsport Saleen S7-R GT CAT MAG PER BRN DON SPA AND OSC EST MNZ 16th 17 2004 Konrad Motorsport Saleen S7-R GT MNZ VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA IMO OSC DUB ZHU 59th 3 2005 Konrad Motorsport Saleen S7-R GT1 MNZ MAG SIL IMO BRN SPA OSC IST ZHU DUB BHR NC 0

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts 2014 Dempsey Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 Flat-6 DAY SEB LAG DET WGL MOS IMS ROA VIR COA PET 156th 1 2016 Konrad Motorsport GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 V10 DAY SEB LAG DET WGL MOS LIM ROA VIR COA PET 65th 2 2017 Konrad Motorsport GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini DFJ 5.2 V10 DAY SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS LIM ROA VIR LAG PET 80th 11

References

External links Konrad Motorsport's official website Franz Konrad driver profile