Tom Kristensen
Having won Le Mans nine times, the Great Dane headed for historics, becoming a crowd favourite at the Goodwood Revival where, in 2011, he won the Tourist Trophy race sharing a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé with Kenny Brack. Sliding the Cobra through pouring rain Kristensen showed us his huge natural talent. “I love the Revival, the cars, the dressing up, the incredible atmosphere,” he says. “That’s why I keep going back to Goodwood.”
In 2017, the Festival of Speed celebrated the 20th anniversary of his first win at Le Mans when, at the last minute, he was drafted into the Joest team to drive their TWR Porsche WSC-95 alongside Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson. They won by a lap, beating the works teams from Porsche, BMW and Nissan, and Kristensen put in the fastest lap.
Gathered in the paddock was a collection of cars that he’d driven as well as many of his Audi team-mates. “I drove the R8 from 2000 up the hill,” says Tom. “That was special for me. That was my first year with Audi and my first win for the team. Allan McNish drove the sister
