Tracy William Krohn (born August 26, 1954, in Houston, Texas) is an entrepreneur and auto racing enthusiast who was a new addition to the 2006 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, at #320.
| Tracy Krohn | |
|---|---|
 Krohn at the 2013 6 Hours of Silverstone | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | 26 August 1954 Houston, Texas |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2006 – |
| Teams | White Lightning Racing, Krohn Racing |
| Best finish | 19th (2007) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Biography
editHe has a petroleum engineering degree from Louisiana State University and has worked as an engineer and drilling supervisor for Mobil Oil. Krohn founded W&T Offshore with $12,000 in 1983. He resides in Houston.
His racing team, Krohn Racing currently competes in the European Le Mans Series. In March 2007 he and Lola Racing Cars created Proto-Auto LLC and purchased a chassis design and Grand American Daytona Prototype Constructors Licence from Multimatic Motorsports, a racing car constructor, to build a Lola chassis for Grand-Am Daytona Prototype competition in 2008 and beyond.
Krohn entered the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in 2011, finishing second in the GTE-Am class standings. Since 2012, the team competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship. They started off with a Ferrari F458 Italia in GTE-Am, but since 2015 they compete in the LMP2 class with a Ligier JS P2 powered by Judd.
Racing record
edit24 Hours of Le Mans results
editComplete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari F430 GTE | Ferrari 4.0 V8 | LEC | SPA 8 |
IMO 6 |
SIL 7 |
EST | NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | Krohn Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | SIL 4 |
IMO 5 |
RBR 5 |
LEC 5 |
EST 8 |
6th | 46 | |
| 2016 | Krohn Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 |
IMO |
RBR 9 |
LEC 8 |
SPA 10 |
EST |
18th | 19 |
| 2018 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 4 |
MNZ 6 |
RBR 5 |
SIL 6 |
SPA Ret |
ALG 5 |
8th | 48 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | SEB 5 |
SPA 5 |
LMS 2 |
SIL 3 |
SÃO Ret |
BHR 3 |
FUJ 2 |
SHA 3 |
57th | 3.5 |
| 2013 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | SIL 6 |
SPA 7 |
LMS Ret |
SÃO 5 |
COA 8 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA Ret |
BHR Ret |
17th | 32 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Krohn Racing | GTLM | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | DAY 7 |
SEB 4 |
LBH | LGA 11 |
WGL 11 |
MOS | IMS | ELK | VIR | COA | PET 9 |
17th | 119 |
| 2015 | Krohn Racing | P | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | DAY 13 |
SEB 6 |
LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 20th | 45 | |
| 2016 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2 V10 | DAY 19 |
SEB 15 |
LAG | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ROA | VIR | COA | PET | 40th | 30 |
See also
editExternal links
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