By Tarek Ramchani
A look back with photos at all Tom Kristensen victories with Audi. He joined the Four Rings in 2000 winning the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring with the legendary Audi R8.
Since then the Danish ace scored no less than seven outright victories with Audi LMP cars at Le Mans 24 Hours including all the Audi R8 victories at La Sarthe between 2000 and 2005. TK won the 2002 American Le Mans Series and the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship drivers' titles.
Victories in Touring Car racing with Audi as well. Tom Kristensen won four times in the demanding Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with various Audi A4 DTM cars.
Tom Kristensen may have retired from professionnal racing but Audi loyal fans and the whole motorsport community won't forget his amazing career and achievements. TK is simply the one and only Mr Le Mans.
12 Hours of Sebring, March 18th 2000 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
Le Mans 24 Hours, June 18th 2000 - Audi R8
Grand Prix of Texas, March 4th 2001 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
ELMS Race at Donington Park, April 14th 2001 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
ELMS Race at Jarama, May 20th 2001 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
Le Mans 24 Hours, June 17th 2001 - Audi R8
Grand Prix of Sonoma, July 22nd 2001 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
Le Mans 24 Hours, June 16th 2002 - Audi R8
Road America, July 7th 2002 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, August 3rd 2002 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
Mosport, August 18th - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, October 12th 2002 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
1000Km of Spa-Francorchamps, August 31st 2003 - FIA Sportscar Championship - Audi R8
1000Km of Le Mans - November 9th 2003 - Audi R8
Le Mans 24 Hours, June 16th 2004 - Audi R8
Oschersleben, August 8th 2004 - Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters - Audi A4 DTM
12 Hours of Sebring, March 19th 2005 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R8
Le Mans 24 Hours, June 19th 2005 - Audi R8
12 Hours of Sebring, March 18th 2006 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R10 TDI
Oschersleben, May 21st 2006 - Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters - Audi A4 DTM
Zandvoort, September 3rd 2006 - Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters - Audi A4 DTM
12 Hours of Sebring, March 21st 2009 - American Le Mans Series - Audi R15 TDI
Hockenheimring, May 17th 2009 - Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters - Audi A4 DTM
12 Hours of Sebring, March 17th 2012- FIA World Endurance Championship - Audi R18 TDI
6 Hours of Silverstone, April 14th 2013 - FIA World Endurance Championship - Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Le Mans 24 Hours, June 23rd 2013 - FIA World Endurance Championship - Audi R18 e-tron quattro
6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas, September 22nd 2013 - FIA World Endurance Championship - Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Photo credit: Audi Media