As the only person to clinch eight victories in the world's most
famous endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Tom Kristensen is
the most successful sports car driver in history. The Dane will be
joining his Audi team-mate and fellow Le Mans victor Allan McNish
at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC) on 12-15 January
2012 to entertain motorsport fans at Autosport International, the
world's greatest motorsport show.
"Britain has some of the best motorsport fans in the world and I
can't wait to meet them at Autosport International," said
Kristensen. "The show is a great place to see not only the world of
motorsport in one place, but my fellow racing colleagues under one
roof."
An idol to sports car enthusiasts across the world, Kristensen
will be appearing at the show on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 January
to discuss his colourful career and his aims for 2012, which surely
will include setting his sights on another Le Mans victory.
Kristensen has achieved global success as an Audi factory
driver, racing four generations of Audi sports cars and six
versions of the Audi A4 DTM. The 44-year-old's dominant endurance
racing performances beyond Le Mans include taking the 2002 American
Le Mans Series title and securing an unprecedented five victories
at the Sebring 12 Hours.
This year, besides competing in ILMC for Audi, the Dane made a
brief comeback in DTM, won the Royal Automobile Club TT race at
Goodwood Revival, judged the European F1 Grand Prix as a Driver
Steward and made it to both finals at the "Race of Champions".
Kristensen and McNish are just two of the household names
attending Autosport International 2012: motorsport fans can also
look forward to seeing F1 celebrities Paul Di Resta, Jake Humphrey
and David Coulthard.