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Nine time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen retires from racing

Tom Kristensen, the most succesful endurance racer all time, had announced his retirement from motor sport, stopping his counter on 9 victories in the Le Mans 24 hours race. After a promising career in single-seaters (German and Japanese F3 Champion) he took part in his first Le Mans 24 Hours in 1997 winning the race. This victory sealed his sporting destiny. In 2000 he joined Audi as a works driver and quickly became one of the spearheads of the German manufacturer’s attack with a series of six consecutive victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours between 2000 and 2005 setting a new record in the process! Even though 'Mr. Le Mans' has always pointed out he believes Jacky Ickx is the rightful...
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