Lucas Luhr

Luhr began racing karts in 1989, winning several local and national trophies throughout the early 1990s. He became a CRG factory driver in 1994, winning the European Karting Championship and placing fourth in the Karting World Championship. In 1995, he moved to the Jolly Kart factory team, competing in both the European and World championships. He transitioned to car racing in 1996 as vice-champion of the German Formula Ford championship, then competed in the German Formula Three Championship in 1997 and 1998, winning the 1998 season-opening round at the Hockenheimring.

Luhr became a Porsche factory driver for 1999, winning the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland championship with the UPS Junior Team.

In 2000, he moved to the American Le Mans Series, driving a Porsche 911 GT3-R for Dick Barbour Racing alongside Dirk Müller. He collected class wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1000 km Nürburgring, and Race of 1000 Years in Adelaide, along with the ALMS GT class championship.

In 2001, Luhr won the GT class at the 24 Hours of Daytona for White Lightning Racing, then partnered with Sascha Maassen at Alex Job Racing in a 911 for the ALMS. The duo won the 12 Hours of Sebring but finished fourth in the championship as the BMW M3 GTRs dominated the season.

Luhr and Maassen dominated the 2002 ALMS GT class, winning seven of ten races including Sebring and Petit Le Mans. Luhr also won the GT class at Le Mans that year, driving with Kevin Buckler and Timo Bernhard for The Racer's Group.

In 2003, the pair continued with Alex Job Racing, winning Sebring for a third consecutive year — giving Luhr his fourth straight class win, tying Bob Holbert for most consecutive class wins at the event. Joined by Emmanuel Collard, they also captured the GT class at Le Mans in June. They took five wins from nine races and won the ALMS GT championship for a second straight year.

After a second place at Sebring in 2004, Luhr moved to the FIA GT Championship with Maassen at Friesinger Motorsport. They won six races and a third consecutive championship together.

In 2005, Luhr's primary assignment was developing the new Porsche RS Spyder ahead of its full-time 2006 debut. He also raced in major events in 911s, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Spa 24 Hours. He won the Laguna Seca 4 Hours LMP2 class in the RS Spyder's debut race.

For 2006, Luhr rejoined Maassen at Penske Racing in the RS Spyder. After a difficult start with only one class win as a pair, Luhr partnered Romain Dumas for the final races and took two further victories, finishing as vice-champion alongside Maassen. He also won the 24 Hours Nürburgring overall, driving with Timo Bernhard, Marcel Tiemann, and Mike Rockenfeller.

Luhr became a factory Audi driver for 2007, racing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Audi Sport Team Rosberg in an Audi A4 DTM and participating at Le Mans in the LMP1 R10 TDI.

In 2008, Luhr and Marco Werner drove an Audi R10 in the American Le Mans Series, winning the LMP1 class drivers' title with six overall wins and eight class wins. He finished fourth overall at Le Mans.

During the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, Luhr crashed Audi's new R15 TDI into a tyre wall in the seventh hour; Audi ruled out a technical defect.

In 2010, Luhr competed in select events for Audi factory-supported teams in GT races, contesting the VLN and the Nürburgring 24 Hours for Team Abt Sportsline and the Spa 24 Hours for Phoenix Racing. He also finished third at the Rolex 24 at Daytona for Level 5 Motorsports.

In 2011, Luhr competed in the FIA GT1 World Championship for JR Motorsports, winning the drivers' championship alongside Michael Krumm in a Nissan GT-R. He also won the 24 Hours Nürburgring overall that year.

For 2012, Luhr raced in the ALMS for Muscle Milk Motorsports, winning the LMP1 championship, and competed in the Rolex Sports Car Series for Starworks Motorsport, finishing 12th in points with one win.

In 2013, Luhr returned to Muscle Milk in the ALMS LMP1 and also won the 24 Hours Nürburgring SP7 class in a Manthey Racing Porsche.

On 26 July 2013, Luhr made his IndyCar Series debut with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing at Sonoma Raceway in conjunction with RW Motorsports — his first open-wheel race since competing in German Formula Three in 1998.

Luhr was featured in the large-format film Top Speed, alongside Marion Jones and Marla Streb, hosted by Tim Allen. His segment focused on his 24 Hours of Le Mans championships with Porsche. The film was produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films.

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