Ralf Kelleners

Ralf Kelleners (born 18 May 1968 in Dinslaken) is a racing driver from Germany. Kelleners won the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans in class alongside Guy Martinoelle and Bruno Eichmann.

His father Helmut Kelleners was also a racing driver, winning the Spa 24 Hours and the 24 Hours Nürburgring.

Racing career

24 Hours of Le Mans Kelleners began racing at Le Mans in 1996 in a Porsche 911 GT2. He ended up winning that race.

ALMS and Grand-Am (1999-2008) In 1999, Kelleners went to the U.S. to compete regularly in the U.S. sports car series. He competed in the American Le Mans Series with Champion Racing on a part time basis. In 2000, he began to race simultaneously in the Grand-Am Sports Car Series.

Racing record Kelleners' class-winning Porsche at the 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Roock Racing Team Guy Martinolle Bruno Eichmann Porsche 911 GT2 GT2 317 12th 1st Porsche AG Emmanuel Collard Yannick Dalmas Porsche 911 GT1 GT1 327 DNF DNF Toyota Motorsport Toyota Team Europe Thierry Boutsen Geoff Lees Toyota GT-One GT1 330 DNF DNF Toyota Motorsport Toyota Team Europe Thierry Boutsen Allan McNish Toyota GT-One LMGTP 173 DNF DNF Racing Organisation Course David Terrien Jean-Denis Délétraz Reynard 2KQ-LM-Volkswagen LMP675 44 DNF DNF Champion Racing Johnny Herbert Didier Theys Audi R8 LMP900 81 DNF DNF Risi Competizione Anthony Lazzaro Terry Borcheller Ferrari 360 Modena GT GT 269 26th 8th Freisinger Motorsport Stéphane Ortelli Romain Dumas Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT 321 13th 3rd Snoras Spyker Squadron Alexey Vasilyev Peter Dumbreck Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R GT2 43 DNF DNF

Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2023 Racing Spirit of Léman LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT LMS1 LMS2 LEC ARA SPA ALG 33rd 0 2025 Racing Spirit of Léman LMP3 Pro-Am Ligier JS P325 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA SIL ALG 19th 13