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Konrad Motorsport
Konrad Motorsport is an auto racing team initially from Austria but now residing in Germany . Founded by Austrian racer Franz Konrad in 1989, the team has mostly run Porsches , although they have also run Ferraris , Lamborghinis , and Saleens over their existence.
Initially competing in the Interserie championship, the team later moved to the World Sportscar Championship running Porsche 962s . In 1991, Franz Konrad designed his own Group C chassis for the World Sportscar Championship with Lamborghini backing, known as the Konrad KM-011 , although the car was not successful.
The team moved to smaller championships in 1993, where they successfully won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and Mil Milhas Brasileiras , the later of which they won again in 1995. The team eventually moved to the BPR Global GT Series competing with Porsche 911 GT2s . By 1997, the team would be involved in multiple racing series, including the FIA GT Championship , IMSA GT Championship , and the Porsche Carrera Cup . After briefly running Lola prototypes, the team eventually switched to running Saleen S7 -Rs in the American Le Mans Series and FIA GT Championship .
The team would eventually return to running Porsche 911 GT3 -RSRs in 2006, where they won the 24 Hours of Bahrain. Konrad Motorsport continues to use their Porsches in competition today.
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