Photo: Audi Communications Motorsport / Ferdi Kräling Motorsport-Bild GmbH / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tom Kristensen is simply Mr. Le Mans, and the nickname is not flattery. Nine victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, including six in a row from 2000 to 2005, is a record that may never be touched. What I admire about the Dane is the relentless consistency endurance racing demands, the discipline of being fast for twenty-four hours rather than one lap. His 1997 win as a late call-up announced him straight away. Endurance racing rarely gets the glamour of Formula One, but Kristensen's dominance is one of motorsport's most underrated achievements. A quiet, total master of his discipline.
Overview
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 Porsche WSC-95, after being a late inclusion in the team following Davy Jones' accident that eventually ruled him out of the race.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Kristensen
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・クリステンセン
- Reading
- とむ・くりすてんせん
- Born
- July 7, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Hobro, Denmark
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Danish Sports Name of the Year
- 2005 Danish Sports Name of the Year
- 2018 Danish Sports Hall of Fame
- 2014 Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Racing automobile driver — see all → · Voice actor — see all → · More people from Denmark →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.