Timo Bernhard became the first driver since 2005 to complete the Triple Crown of endurance racing (winning the 2003 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring); Marco Werner (ran aboard a Highcroft Racing LMP2 car this year) was the last one to do such feat (won the 1995 24 Hours of Daytona and completed in 2005 with wins in both Sebring and Le Mans).
He has yet to win the race as a team owner, coming very close in 2005 with the Pescarolo C60H.
2005 saw Kristensen win a seventh time with an American R8 entry, making him the most successful driver at the Le Mans 24-hour race (Ickx left a message on Kristensen's answering machine congratulating him on breaking his record).
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He has won many championships in auto racing but his most famous achievement is being the only person to win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, six of which were consecutive (from 2000–2005).
2005 | Le Mans | 2005 in music | 24 Hours of Le Mans | 7 July 2005 London bombings | 2005 NFL season | 2005 in television | 2005 in baseball | 2005 in film | 2005 World Touring Car Championship season | 12 Hours of Sebring | Papal conclave, 2005 | 24 Hours of Daytona | United Kingdom general election, 2005 | 2005 ICC Trophy | 2005 ATP Tour | 2005 World Championships in Athletics | 2005 Kashmir earthquake | 2005 World Series of Poker | King Kong (2005 film) | 2005 in sports | 2005 Atlantic hurricane season | 2005 Southeast Asian Games | 2005 Mediterranean Games | 2005 Australian Open – Men's Singles | Liturgy of the Hours | Hostel (2005 film) | Disability Discrimination Act 2005 | British Columbia general election, 2005 | 2005 in literature |