Tracy Krohn
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Krohn signing autographs | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Participating years | 2006 – |
| Teams | White Lightning Racing, Krohn Racing |
| Best finish | 19th (2007) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Tracy W. Krohn (born August 26, 1954 in Houston, Texas) is an entrepreneur, business mogul and auto racing enthusiast who was a new addition to the 2006 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, at #320. He is currently #278 on the list. 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 Grand American Road Racing Association. 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 of 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.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| 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.svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
Niclas Jönsson João Barbosa |
Ligier JS P2-Judd | LMP2 | 323 | 32nd | 12th |