Tom Kristensen

Tom Kristensen
Tom Kristensen
	Tom Kristensen in 2014
Born	7 July 1967; Hobro, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Other names	Mr. Le Mans
FIA World Endurance Championship
Years active	2012–2014
Former teams	Audi Sport Team Joest
Starts	24
Championships	1 (2013)
Wins	6
Podiums	19
Poles	4
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1997–2014
Teams	Audi Sport Team Joest; Audi Sport North America; ADT Champion Racing; Audi Sport Japan Team Goh; Team Bentley; Team BMW Motorsport; Joest Racing
Best finish	1st (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013)
Class wins	9 (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013)
DTM
Years active	2004–2009, 2011
Former teams	Abt Sportsline
Starts	61
Wins	4
Podiums	18
Poles	7
Fastest laps	4
Best finish	3rd in 2005, 2006
Previous series
2004–2011; 2001–2002; 2000; 1998–1999; 1996–1997; 1994–1995; 1994–1995; 1992–1993; 1989, 1991	American Le Mans Series; BTCC; German Supertouring; International Formula 3000; Japanese Formula 3000; JTCC; Japanese Formula Three; German Formula Three
Championship titles
2013; 2001; 1993; 1991	FIA World Endurance Championship; American Le Mans Series; Japanese Formula Three; German Formula Three

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 subsequent wins came 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.

Elsewhere, Kristensen 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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