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Ralf Kelleners

ラルフ・ケルナーズ　/　らるふ・けるなーず

Racing automobile driver from Germany

May 18, 1968 (age 58)　・　Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia
racing automobile driver

My Take

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.

Overview

Ralf Kelleners (born 18 May 1968 in Dinslaken) is a racing driver from Germany. Kelleners won the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans in class alongside Guy Martinoelle and Bruno Eichmann. His father Helmut Kelleners was also a racing driver, winning the Spa 24 Hours and the 24 Hours Nürburgring.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: racing automobile driver

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

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

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