🇩🇪 Christian Ried

Racing driver from Germany. European Le Mans Series, Proton Competition. One-time champion.

Driver facts

Full name

Christian Ried

Born

24 February 1979(b. 1979)

Nationality

Germany

Current team

Proton Competition

Series

European Le Mans Series

Status

Active

Championships

12022

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

3,314

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

3,314

RANK 874 / 12,418 INDEXED · +0 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Bronze

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

Christian Ried is a German driver and the team principal of Proton Competition, with whom he has built his career in the European Le Mans Series. Beyond his role behind the wheel, Ried has long been associated with the team's management, and his experience across sports car racing extends to a stint in the FIA World Endurance Championship, where he competed for Iron Lynx in the No. 61 Mercedes-AMG GT3. That broader endurance racing background has informed his continued presence in ELMS competition with Proton Competition.[1]

Across 41 career starts in the European Le Mans Series, Ried has taken 5 wins and 11 podium finishes, and he claimed the series championship in 2022. His Racer Rating stands at 3,233, placing him 1045th among active drivers on the Elo-style scale. In the 2026 season, Ried has started 2 rounds without a win or podium, sitting P100 in the standings, as he continues his active involvement in the series with Proton Competition.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Christian Ried is a racing driver from Germany who competes in European Le Mans Series for Proton Competition. Ried is a one-time champion (2022), with 5 wins and 11 podiums from 41 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,314 ranks Ried 874th of 12,418 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2025 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 3H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2025	European Le Mans Series	Proton Competition	2	0	0	0	P134	+2	3,314
	WEC	Iron Lynx	2	0	0	1	P100	−134
2024	WEC	Proton Competition	2	0	0	0	P193	−152	3,445
2023	WEC	Dempsey - Proton Racing	7	1	2	1	P73	+280	3,597
	European Le Mans Series	Proton Competition	4	1	1	1	P121	−80
2022	European Le Mans Series	Proton Competition	6	1	3	1	P91	+414	3,397
	WEC	Dempsey - Proton Racing	6	2	2	1	P77	+301
2021	European Le Mans Series	Proton Competition	6	0	1	0	P96	+275	2,682
	WEC	Dempsey - Proton Racing	6	0	2	2	P89	+607

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES RIED FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇮🇹 Matteo Cressoni	2,951	30	18	12	60%
🇮🇹 Claudio Schiavoni	3,246	28	21	7	75%
🇩🇰 Michelle Gatting	3,387	24	10	14	42%
🇧🇪 Sarah Bovy	3,488	23	11	12	48%
🇨🇭 Rahel Frey	3,331	23	12	11	52%
🇯🇵 Takeshi Kimura	3,590	18	9	9	50%
🇬🇧 Benjamin Barker	3,581	17	12	5	71%
🇮🇹 Francesco Castellacci	3,338	17	10	7	59%
🇨🇭 Thomas Flohr	3,335	17	10	7	59%
🇧🇪 Alessio Picariello	4,590	16	12	4	75%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia