24 Hours of Le Mans: Nine-time winner Tom Kristensen looks back on successes as 2023 race approaches - Power of Sport

Nine-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Tom Kristensen says there is «nowhere like» the famous race, as he shared his reflections on his successes as part of Eurosport's Power of Sport series. Kristensen's first victory at Le Mans came in 1997 with his final one in 2013, and the Dane still holds the record for the most wins in the world's oldest active endurance racing event. Ad He won six of those nine races in consecutive years, from 2000 to 2005, competing for different teams along the way including Team Bentley, Audi Sport and Team BMW Motorsport.

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He was a racing driver. grew up running, playing around in the paddock of the circuits around Denmark, so I'm literally born into it, I think you can say. »Le Mans is very special.

You see and feel the whole city is attracted to it, people travelling from all around the world. You feel the history of the place. I found it the ultimate challenge you can do as a racing driver.

«You always expect the unexpected and always, there are a lot of these things along the journey, to the chequered flag, it's 24 hours night and day. »I was only called four days before my debut in 1997. The wins with Audi: 2000, 2001, 2002.

Actually, I won the next six years. I learned a lot from all of them. «2003 was with Bentley.