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.[1]
Elsewhere, Kristensen holds the record for most wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring with a total of six.[2] In August 2014, Kristensen was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by the Queen of Denmark.[3] In January 2018, he was inducted into the Danish Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
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- ^ Richards, Giles (19 March 2012). "Audi secures 10th victory in 12 Hours of Sebring endurance classic". theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Le Mans 24 Hours ace Tom Kristensen knighted in Denmark". Autosport. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Racer-legende nyt medlem af Hall of Fame". sportenshalloffame.dk (in Danish). 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.