10 Facts About Christian Ried

Christian Ried was born on 24 February 1979 and is a German racing driver and the team principal of Proton Competition.

Ried's father Gerold founded Proton Competition in 1996, the team which Christian has spent most of his career racing for, beginning with the FIA GT Championship in 1999.

Christian Ried ran his first 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2006, driving in the GT2 class for Sebah Automotive Ltd.

Christian Ried returned in 2011, driving for Proton Competition, and scored his first podium in 2014, finishing second in the GTE Am class.

Four years later, Christian Ried collected his first victory at the famous race, winning the GTE Am class alongside co-drivers Matt Campbell and Julien Andlauer.

Two years later, Christian Ried finished runner-up , this time with Riccardo Pera replacing Andlauer in the driver lineup.

That same year, Christian Ried won the European Le Mans Series championship in the GTE class on countback, after ending level on points with Kessel Racing.

In 2017 and 2018, Christian Ried won the Porsche Cup, an award handed out to a non-factory driver who has most successfully piloted a Porsche over the course of the season.

Christian Ried is the only driver to have competed in every race of the first decade of the FIA World Endurance Championship, spanning from 2012 to 2022.

Ultimately, Christian Ried returned to the championship for a one-off drive at Interlagos in 2024, replacing full-season Bronze-ranked driver Giorgio Roda.