Team
The Krohn Racing team was formed by Tracy W. Krohn in late 2005. Their inaugural race was the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January 2006 with a single car, which finished in the Top Five. Krohn Racing won the 2006 Grand-Am Driver’s Championship and was second in the Team Championship. Krohn has continued to compete in Grand-Am every year since, collecting five victories,15 podium finishes and four poles. Krohn Racing has two podiums (2nd & 3rd) at Le Mans in association with Risi Competizione, and a 3rd place at Sebring in ALMS. In 2011 Krohn Racing won the inaugural ILMC race at the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Petit Le Mans in the GTE-Am class. Krohn serves as owner and driver alongside co-driver Nic Jönsson of Sweden. Italian Michele Rugolo competed in all but one of the seven ILMC endurance races. The team finished second in the ILMC GTE-Am championship.
2006
Grand-Am
Krohn Racing’s first ever race was the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January 2006 with a single car. They finished in the Top Five with drivers Tracy W. Krohn, Nic Jönsson, Jörg Bergmeister and Colin Braun. Bergmeister and Colin Braun/Boris Said won three races that season with Jörg Bergmeister capturing the 2006 Grand-Am DP Driver’s Championship. Krohn Racing was second in the DP Team Championship with eight Top 5 finishes.
Krohn-Risi Competizione
Krohn Racing and Risi Competizione partnered to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Ferrari 430 GT, finishing 11th in class, with drivers Krohn, Jönsson and Bergmeister.
2007
Grand-Am
The Krohn Racing team fielded two Pontiac Rileys and finished fourth in the Grand-Am Prototype Team Championship after collecting six podiums, nine Top Five, and 15 Top Ten finishes, as well as two pole positions.
In March of 2007, Proto-Auto LLC was created as a partnership between Lola Cars in the United Kingdom and Krohn Racing in the United States to build new Prototype chassis for Grand-Am Rolex Series competition for 2008. The cars were delivered and tested in late December 2007 and competed in their first race in March 2008 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Krohn-Risi Competizione
Krohn Racing and Risi Competizione partnered to compete at four ALMS race (12 Hours of Sebring, Houston Grand Prix, Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca) in the GT2 class. Additionally, the team finished 2nd on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with drivers Tracy Krohn, Nic Jönsson and Colin Braun.
2008
Grand - Am
Krohn Racing competed with two new Pontiac Lolas in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, beginning at Homestead-Miami Speedway. At the Rolex 24 At Daytona the two car team drove Pontiac Rileys to a fourth and seventh-place finish in the twice-around-the-clock enduro. At Mexico City the team captured their first podium of the season, followed up by another podium at the Brumos Porsche 250 race at Daytona. In the 14 races during the 2008 season, Krohn Racing accumulated two podiums, six Top Five and 13 Top Ten finishes, as well as one pole position and one fastest lap.
Krohn-Risi Competizione
At the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Risi-Krohn Ferrari team finished third in the GT2 class with Krohn, Jönsson and Eric van de Poele. They were fourth at the Petit Le Mans and also competed at Laguna Seca and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
2009
Grand -Am
Krohn Racing competed in nine races with the No. 76 Krohn Racing Ford Lola of Nic Jönsson and Ricardo Zonta. They won their first Grand-Am DP race in the No. 76 Proto-Auto Lola Ford at New Jersey Motorsports Park in May and followed up with a victory at the Watkins Glen 200 in August. They finished 2nd
at Mid-Ohio and 5th at Barber. Tracy Krohn and Eric van de Poele paired at Daytona in January for the Rolex 24 (DNF), along with co-drivers Eric van de Poele and Oliver Gavin. Tracy and Eric returned to Daytona in July for a 9th place finish.
Krohn-Risi Competizione
Krohn, Jönsson and van de Poele competed at the 12 Hours of Sebring (6th place) and 24 Hours of Le Mans (3rd place) in the Risi-Krohn Ferrari 430 GT.
2010
Grand -Am
For the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season, Krohn Racing runs one car (No. 75 Krohn Racing Ford Lola) with owner/driver Tracy Krohn and Nic Jönsson. Krohn and Jönsson teamed with Ricardo Zonta and Colin Braun for the Rolex 24 At Daytona and finished an impressive fourth. Additionally, Krohn won the “Jim Trueman Award” for top Pro-Am driver of the race at the Rolex 24 and Montreal 200. The Miami Grand Prix race netted a 13th place finish and at Barber and VIR the team was 11th. Jönsson collected his first Grand-Am Prototype pole at Lime Rock Park, where he and Tracy finished 9th. At the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen race, Krohn and Jönsson started and finished in the 11th position and were 12th at Mid-Ohio. Tracy and Nic finished an impressive 6th at the Daytona 250 in July. They qualified 5th but finished 13th at the New Jersey Motorsports Park and were 13th again at the Watkins Glen 200. The team finished 7th at the Montreal 200 race in August and 10th at the Miller finale at Salt Lake City.
Krohn-Risi Competizione
Krohn rejoined Risi Competizione for three races in the Ferrari 430 GTE (12 Hours of Sebring, 6 Hours of Monterey in Laguna Seca and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.) Eric van de Poele returned as a co-driver for Sebring and Le Mans. The team finished seventh in GT2 class in the 12 Hours of Sebring in March. Tracy and Nic competed in the 6 Hours of Monterey ALMS race to a ninth in class and 16th overall finish. The team had a DNF at the 2010 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
2011
Grand -Am
Krohn Racing competed at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with the No. 76 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola to a 6th place finish. Drivers were team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn, Nic Jönsson, Ricardo Zonta and Nicolas Minassian.
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Series/American Le Mans Series
Krohn Racing competed in a Ferrari 430 GT in the GTE-Am class for the full ILMC schedule with team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn and Nic Jönsson, finishing second overall in the GTE-Am class team championship points. Italian Michele Rugolo joined Krohn and Jönsson in the cockpit for all but one race. The trio won in class at the inaugural ILMC race at the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Petit Le Mans but had a DNF at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 57 Ferrari finished eighth in class at the 1000 km of Spa with Krohn and Jönsson, third at the 6 Hours of Zhuhai (China) and seventh at both the 6 Hours of Imola and the 6 Hours of Silverstone with the Krohn, Jönsson, Rugolo driver trio.
2012
Grand -Am
Krohn Racing will compete at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with the No. 76 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola with team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn, Nic Jönsson, Ricardo Zonta and Colin Braun.
FIA World Endurance Championship
Krohn Racing will compete in all eight races on the WEC schedule with drivers Tracy W. Krohn, Nic Jönsson and Michele Rugolo, the same trio who finished second in the ILMC championship in 2011. They will field a new Ferrari F458 in the GTE-Am class.
Krohn Racing is an independent racing team owned by Tracy W. Krohn of Houston, Texas.