ALMS 2002
Tom Kristensen

Audi works driver Tom Kristensen is Denmark´s “Driver of the Year”. The Danish Automobile Sport Federation DASU (Dansk Automobil Sport Union) honoured with this title Kristensen´s outstanding achievements in the past motorsport season. The Audi driver won the Le Mans 24 Hour race for the third time in a row and also clinched the title in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in the Infineon Audi R8.

After 1999 and 2000, it is already the third time that the DASU awarded Tom Kristensen the title “Driver of the Year”. “It is a great honour for me to receive this award,” explains the 35-year-old Dane. “By achieving the Le Mans hat-trick and winning the ALMS title, 2002 was the most successful season in my career. I am very glad that my achievements are also honoured in my home country. It shows how popular Le Mans and the ALMS are in Denmark. This year at Le Mans, I had the unique support of 15,000 enthusiastic Danes with flags.”

Tom Kristensen is already the second Audi works driver who has been honoured for his outstanding achievements in the 2002 season. Recently, Frank Biela has been elected “ADAC Motor Sportsman of the Year 2002” in Germany.