Tom Kristensen Racing Driver - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Jul 07, 1967 Hobro, North Denmark Region, Denmark 56 years old

racing driver, nine-time Le Mans winner, 2013 World Endurance Drivers' Champion

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About Tom Kristensen Racing Driver

  • Tom Kristensen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish former racing driver.
  • He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with nine, six of which were consecutive (from 2000 to 2005).
  • In 1997, he won the race with the Joest Racing team, driving a Tom Walkinshaw Racing-designed and Porsche-powered WSC95, after being a late inclusion in the team following Davy Jones' accident that eventually ruled him out of the race.
  • All of his wins since then have come driving an Audi prototype, except in 2003, when he drove a Bentley prototype.
  • In both 1999 and 2007 Kristensen's team crashed out of comfortable leads in the closing hours of the race.
  • He is considered by many to be the greatest driver ever to have raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, earning the nickname "Mr Le Mans".
  • Elsewhere Kristensen also holds the record for most wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring with a total of six.In August 2014, Kristensen was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by the Queen of Denmark.
  • In January 2018 he was inducted into the Danish Sports Hall of Fame.

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