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
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1954-08-26) 26 August 1954 (age 70)
Houston, Texas
Racing licence FIA Bronze
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2006
TeamsWhite Lightning Racing, Krohn Racing
Best finish19th (2007)
Class wins0

Biography

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He 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

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2006   White Lightning Racing
  Krohn Racing
  Jörg Bergmeister
  Niclas Jönsson
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT2 148 DNF DNF
2007   Risi Competizione
  Krohn Racing
  Niclas Jönsson
  Colin Braun
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 314 19th 2nd
2008   Risi Competizione
  Krohn Racing
  Niclas Jönsson
  Eric van de Poele
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 12 DNF DNF
2009   Risi Competizione
  Krohn Racing
  Niclas Jönsson
  Eric van de Poele
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 323 22nd 3rd
2010   Risi Competizione
  Krohn Racing
  Niclas Jönsson
  Eric van de Poele
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 197 DNF DNF
2011   Krohn Racing   Niclas Jönsson
  Michele Rugolo
Ferrari F430 GT2 GTE
Am
123 DNF DNF
2012   Krohn Racing   Niclas Jönsson
  Michele Rugolo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
323 25th 3rd
2013   Krohn Racing   Niclas Jönsson
  Maurizio Mediani
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
111 DNF DNF
2014   Krohn Racing   Niclas Jönsson
  Ben Collins
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
325 30th 10th
2015   Krohn Racing   João Barbosa
  Niclas Jönsson
Ligier JS P2-Judd LMP2 323 32nd 12th
2016   Krohn Racing   João Barbosa
  Niclas Jönsson
Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 338 22nd 13th
2017   DH Racing   Niclas Jönsson
  Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am
320 42nd 13th
2018   Eurasia Motorsport   Niclas Jönsson
  Andrea Bertolini
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 334 NC NC
2019   Dempsey-Proton Racing   Niclas Jönsson
  Patrick Long
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am
- WD WD
Sources:[1][2]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(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
Source:[1]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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(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
Sources:[1][3]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(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 Ref
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 [4]
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 [5]
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 [6]
Source:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tracy Krohn Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Tracy Krohn". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Tracy Krohn". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Tracy Krohn – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Tracy Krohn – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Tracy Krohn – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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