Dominik Kraihamer (born 29 November 1989 in Oberndorf) is an Austrian racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for ByKolles Racing Team.

Dominik Kraihamer
NationalityAustria Austrian
Born (1989-11-29) 29 November 1989 (age 34)
Oberndorf, Austria
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Current teamByKolles Racing Team
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number4
Previous series
2011
2009–10
2008
Le Mans Series
Formula Le Mans
FIA GT3 European Championship
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2011-
Best finish18th (2015)
Class winsN/A

Career edit

Kraihamer's racing career began in 2004 in karting, where he found success in the Rotax Max Challenge in his native country, Austria. In 2008 he was runner-up in the Rotax Max Euro Challenge DD2, and fourth in the grand finals.[1] 2008 also saw the start of his car racing career, contesting the FIA GT3 European Championship in a Lamborghini Gallardo for S-Berg Racing.

In 2009, Kraihamer competed in Formula Le Mans, finishing 13th for Boutsen Energy Racing. The following year he improved to finish fifth in the standings. For 2011, he stepped up to LMP2 with the Boutsen team, finishing fifth in the Le Mans Series. He also made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut driving an LMP2 Oreca.

In 2012 Kraihamer raced in the LMP1 category of the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for OAK Racing.

Racing record edit

24 Hours of Le Mans results edit

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2011   Team Oreca-Matmut   Alexandre Prémat
  David Hallyday
Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 200 DNF DNF
2012   OAK Racing   Franck Montagny
  Bertrand Baguette
OAK Pescarolo 01 Evo-Judd LMP1 219 DNF DNF
2013   Lotus   Thomas Holzer
  Jan Charouz
Lotus T128-Praga LMP2 219 DNF DNF
2014   Rebellion Racing   Andrea Belicchi
  Fabio Leimer
Rebellion R-One-Toyota LMP1-L 73 DNF DNF
2015   Rebellion Racing   Alexandre Imperatori
  Daniel Abt
Rebellion R-One-AER LMP1 336 18th 9th
2016   Rebellion Racing   Alexandre Imperatori
  Mathéo Tuscher
Rebellion R-One-AER LMP1 200 DNF DNF
2017   ByKolles Racing Team   Oliver Webb
  Marco Bonanomi
ENSO CLM P1/01-Nismo LMP1 7 DNF DNF
2018   ByKolles Racing Team   Oliver Webb
  Tom Dillmann
ENSO CLM P1/01-Nismo LMP1 65 DNF DNF

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results edit

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Pts
2012 OAK Racing LMP1 OAK Pescarolo 01 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 SEB
25
SPA
Ret
LMS
Ret
71st 2
LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
14
SÃO
Ret
BHR
Ret
LMP1 OAK Pescarolo 01 Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 FUJ
16
SHA
14
2013 Lotus LMP2 Lotus T128 Praga (Judd) 3.6 L V8 SIL
NC
SPA
6
LMS
Ret
SÃO
Ret
COA
3
FUJ
6
SHA
7
BHR
Ret
9th 37
2014 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola B12/60 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 SIL
Ret
SPA
Ret
LMS
Ret
COA
Ret
FUJ
10
SHA
8
BHR
6
SÃO
7
17th 19
2015 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R-One AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS
17
NÜR
Ret
COA
14
FUJ
16
SHA
Ret
BHR
11
25th 2.5
2016 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R-One AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL
3
SPA
3
LMS
Ret
NÜR
7
MEX
5
COA
7
FUJ
6
SHA
17
BHR
7
7th 66.5
2017 ByKolles Racing Team LMP1 ENSO CLM P1/01 Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 SIL
Ret
SPA
6
LMS
Ret
NÜR
14
MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 30th 8.5
2018–19 ByKolles Racing Team LMP1 ENSO CLM P1/01 Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 SPA
4
LMS
Ret
SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 22nd 12

* Season still in progress.

References edit

  1. ^ "Dominik Kraihamer career statistics". driverdb.com. Retrieved 3 March 2012.

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