Motorsport career

Robert Lechner began his motorsport career at the age of 12 in karting. After entering formula racing, he celebrated numerous victories and titles in Austria and Germany, was voted “Rookie of the Year” several times and, as one of the best young drivers of his generation, battled against later Formula 1 drivers such as Jenson Button and Mark Webber. 

After a successful year as a Toyota works driver in Japanese Formula 3, Robert Lechner switched to the touring car scene in 2001. For the former Formula 1 team Zakspeed, he finished runner-up behind racing legend Johnny Cecotto in the spectacular V8 STAR series. Robert Lechner competed several times for Aston Martin in the endurance classics at Spa-Francorchamps and on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. 

He took overall victory on this legendary race track in 2002 with Pedro Lamy and Peter Zakowski in a Dodge Viper. Robert Lechner contested his last 24-hour race in 2008 as a works driver for Aston Martin Racing in a DBRS9 together with Thomas Enge, Stefan Mücke and Karl Wendlinger. 
 

Lechner Racing GmbH

Robert Lechner has been Managing Director and owner of Lechner Racing GmbH since 2005. He is also a sought-after guest as a motorsport expert - for ORF as a Formula 1 co-commentator alongside Ernst Hausleitner and as a studio guest on “Sport und Talk im Hangar 7” on Servus TV. Together with Marc Wurzinger, he also commented on the 24 Hours of Le Mans several times in an extensive ORF live broadcast.

Career
highlights

ROBERT LECHNER - FIA GT 2007
2008 . 250 MILES RACE NÜRBURGRING - ASTON MARTIN DBRS9 GT3 (5,9 L / V12) - ASTON MARTIN RACING
ROBERT LECHNER - NÜRBURGRING NORDSCHLEIFE 24H -2002 - CHRYSLER VIPER - GESAMTSIEG MIT PEDRO LAMY
ROBERT LECHNER - HONDA NSX GT - NÜRBURGRING NORDSCHLEIFE 24H 2004
ROBERT LECHNER - ASTON MARTIN DBR9 GT1 - 24H RENNEN SPA 2008
ROBERT LECHNER - JAPAN 2000