Thorkild Thyrring
Thorkild Thyrring (born 24 October 1946) is a Danish auto racing driver. He drove several times in the Le Mans 24 hour race, most recently in 2005 and 2006 for Sebah Automotive Ltd in a Porsche 911 GT3. His best result in the race was finishing nineteenth overall in 2005. Previously he raced a Lotus in 1993 and 1994 and a Corvette in 1995. His team had failed to finish the race in all of these previous attempts.
He competed in the 1992 British Touring Car Championship for the works Toyota Team, but was dropped after half a season due to poor results, finishing in seventeenth place.[1] He has also raced in the Danish Touring Car Championship in 2000 with a Nissan Primera. He won three British GT Championship titles between 1993 and 1995.
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |  |
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Lotus Esprit S300 | GT | 92 | DNF | DNF |
| 1994 | |
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Lotus Esprit S300 | GT2 | 28 | DNF | DNF |
| 1995 | |
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Callaway Corvette Supernatural | GT2 | 96 | DNF | DNF |
| 2005 | |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 307 | 19th | 5th |
| 2006 | |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 256 | DNF | DNF |
Reference list
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-12-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official 1992 BTCC standings
He is still the most winning danish racedriver till this date, all wins from Denmark and the rest of the world added together.