Ralf Kelleners

What draws me to Ralf Kelleners is the weight of his lineage. Being the son of Helmut Kelleners, a man who conquered both the Spa and Nürburgring 24 Hours, he carried an enormous shadow into the cockpit, and yet he forged his own line by taking a class win at Le Mans in 1996. Endurance racing rewards patience and precision over flash, and that quiet, mechanical discipline is exactly the kind of greatness I admire. His thin public footprint reads less like obscurity to me and more like the silence of a craftsman who let the stopwatch do all the talking.

Name (English)

Ralf Kelleners

Name (Japanese)

ラルフ・ケルナーズ

Reading

らるふ・けるなーず

Born

May 18, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

Origin

Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Occupation

racing automobile driver

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA

Tags

• North Rhine-Westphalia
• racing automobile driver

Last updated

2026-06-02

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