Lenny Ried
| Lenny Ried | |
|---|---|
Ried at the Red Bull Ring in 2025 | |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 1 July 2007 |
| Relatives | Christian Ried (father) Jonas Ried (brother) |
| Eurocup-3 career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Sparco Palou MS |
| Categorisation | FIA Silver |
| Car number | TBC |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2024 | Formula Winter Series F4 Spanish Championship |
Lenny Ried (born 1 July 2007) is a German racing driver from Ehingen. In 2026, he is competing in the European Le Mans Series with High Class Racing and in the Michelin Le Mans Cup with Racing Spirit of Léman, racing in the LMP3 category in both series.[1][2]
Career
Karting
Ried has an impressive karting résumé, especially in his native Germany. From 2017 to 2018, he competed in Bambini karting, where he secured a best championship result of second in the ADAC Kart Masters.[3] For the next three years, he went on to compete on OK-Junior karts, where his most successful year came in 2021, finishing sixth in both the Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft and the ADAC Kart Masters.[4][5] He moved up to join the OK category in 2022, and immediately found himself at home by winning the ADAC Kart Masters.[6] Ried then competed in gearbox karting in 2023, in preparation for Formula 4.
Formula 4
In February 2024, it was confirmed that Ried would be stepping up to cars, joining Monlau Motorsport for the Formula Winter Series.[7] Ried contested the full season of the series, and had a tough spell in the series. He finished 38th in the standings, securing a best result of 17th.[8] It was then announced that Ried would be continuing with Monlau for the F4 Spanish Championship.[9] Improvement was evident in the first round, as he finished 14th in the third race of the round at the Circuito del Jarama.[10] The third round of the season at Le Castellet saw Ried achieve his best finish of the season, as he finished 12th in the opening race of the round.[11] At season's end, Ried found himself in 27th in the standings, finishing above all but one of his teammates.[12]
Eurocup-3
In early 2025, Ried was confirmed to be joining the Eurocup-3 grid with Spanish outfit Drivex.[13] He also joined the team for the Spanish Winter Series.[14] He finished 22nd in the standings, with a best finish of 12th in the opening race at Jerez. However, before the main season began, he switched teams to Palou Motorsport, driving under the Sparco Palou MS banner.[15]
Sportscar career
In late 2025, Ried participated in the European Le Mans Series Rookie Test at Portimão, driving an LMP2 car for Proton Competition.[16][17] He then made his competitive debut in prototype racing during the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series, competing for Bretton Racing in the LMP3 category at the 4 Hours of Sepang and 4 Hours of Dubai.[18][19][20] In February 2026, during the Asian Le Mans Series finale weekend at the Yas Marina Circuit, Ried competed in the Gulf Radical Cup alongside Lucas Fluxá. The duo secured a second-place podium finish in the endurance race.[21]
For the 2026 season, Ried committed to a dual program in the LMP3 category: competing in the European Le Mans Series with High Class Racing and the Le Mans Cup with Racing Spirit of Léman.[1][2]
Personal life
Ried's father is Christian Ried, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship. His elder brother Jonas competes in the European Le Mans Series.[22][23]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf - Bambini | Solgat Motorsport | 14th |
| ADAC Kart Masters - Bambini | 13th | ||
| 2018 | ADAC Kart Masters - Bambini | 2nd | |
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | Solgat Motorsport | NC |
| Andrea Margutti Trophy - OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series - OKJ | NC | ||
| Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft - OKJ | 26th | ||
| 2020 | ADAC Kart Masters - OKJ | Solgat Motorsport | 15th |
| 2021 | Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft - OKJ | Lanari Racing Team | 6th |
| ADAC Kart Masters - OKJ | 6th | ||
| WSK Euro Series - OKJ | 42nd | ||
| 2022 | ADAC Kart Masters - OK | Lanari Racing Team | 1st |
| 2023 | WSK Super Master Series - KZ2 | Lanari Racing Team | NC |
| German Kart Championship - KZ2 | 18th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship - KZ | 34th |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Formula Winter Series | Monlau Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | ||
| 2025 | Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | Drivex | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| Eurocup-3 | Sparco Palou MS | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
| 2025–26 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Bretton Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14th |
| 2026 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Racing Spirit of Léman | |||||||
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | High Class Racing | ||||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Razoon – more than racing |
Complete Formula Winter Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Monlau Motorsport | JER 1 25 |
JER 2 27 |
JER 3 26 |
CRT 1 DSQ |
CRT 2 27 |
CRT 3 23 |
ARA 1 20 |
ARA 2 17 |
ARA 3 19 |
CAT 1 C |
CAT 2 27 |
CAT 3 24 |
38th | 0 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Monlau Motorsport | JAR 1 27 |
JAR 2 17 |
JAR 3 14 |
POR 1 23 |
POR 2 15 |
POR 3 Ret |
LEC 1 12 |
LEC 2 26 |
LEC 3 20 |
ARA 1 16 |
ARA 2 14 |
ARA 3 15 |
CRT 1 Ret |
CRT 2 21 |
CRT 3 32 |
JER 1 18 |
JER 2 15 |
JER 3 18 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 22 |
CAT 3 Ret |
27th | 0 |
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Drivex | JER 1 12 |
JER 2 15 |
JER 3 Ret |
POR 1 21† |
POR 2 22 |
POR 3 24 |
ARA 1 21 |
ARA 2 14 |
22nd | 0 |
Complete Eurocup-3 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sparco Palou MS | RBR 1 23 |
RBR 2 19 |
POR 1 Ret |
POR SR 19 |
POR 2 29 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC SR 21 |
LEC 2 16 |
MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 16 |
ASS 1 19 |
ASS 2 Ret |
SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 14 |
JER 1 19 |
JER 2 23 |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 16 |
23rd | 0 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Racing Spirit of Léman | LMP3 | Ligier JS P325 | Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 | CAT 7 |
LEC | IMO | SPA | SIL | ALG | 7th* | 6* |
* Season still in progress.
References
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- ^ a b "TEAM NEWS: High Class Racing enters two-car MLMC program in LMP3". lemanscup.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 3 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ^ "2018 | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "German Kart Championship - OK Junior 2021 | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "ADAC Kart Masters - OK Junior 2021 | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "2022 | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-07-06). "Mattia Colnaghi claims dominant first Spanish F4 win at Paul Ricard". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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- ^ "Feeder Series on Bluesky: 'DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | 🇩🇪 Lenny Ried joins Palou Motorsport for the 2025 Eurocup-3 season!'". Bluesky. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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- ^ "Final Results, Endurance Race - Gulf Radical Cup" (pdf). resultscdn.getraceresults.com. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
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