Tom Kristensen is a Danish endurance racing driver born July 7, 1967, in Hobro, nicknamed Mr. Le Mans for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, including six consecutive victories from 2000 to 2005, more than any other driver in the race's history. He also holds the record for the most wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring with six, won the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship, and is widely regarded as the greatest driver ever to have raced at Le Mans, honored with a knighthood in Denmark's Order of the Dannebrog and induction into the Danish Sports Hall of Fame.
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Career HighlightKristensen holds the record for the most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with nine, six of them consecutive from 2000 to 2005. 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia, Tom Kristensen
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is a Danish former racing driver.
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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).
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