Klaus Graf facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Klaus Graf
Graf at the Grand Prix of Mosport in 2011
Nationality	German
Born	(1969-07-21) 21 July 1969 (age 54) Dornhan, Germany
Related to	Peter Graf (father)
United SportsCar Championship career
Current team	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing
Car no.	6
Engine	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
Previous series
2004	ARCA Re/Max Series
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	72nd (2004)
First race	2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Infineon)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Klaus Graf (born 21 July 1969) is a German professional racing driver. He is the son of rally driver Peter Graf. He lives in the United States while competing in the American Le Mans Series. He resulted LMP1 class champion in 2012, and runner-up in 2010 and 2011.

Racing career

Graf in the American Le Mans Series race at Long Beach in 2012

Born in Dornhan, Graf has won championships and races in several road racing series. In 2004, he raced part-time in NASCAR Nextel Cup for BAM Racing. He competed in one race at Infineon Raceway finishing 17th; however, he attempted two other races during the year. He attempted 8 races for the same team in 2007 but did not qualify for any of them. In 2005 he won the Trans-Am Series Driver's Championship, becoming the first Trans Am champion born outside the United States since David Hobbs in 1983.

Klaus raced for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing in the American Le Mans Series. His best finishes in the 2010 season were an LMP2 class win at the 12 Hours of Sebring sharing with team owner Greg Pickett and Sascha Maassen, and overall race wins (and LMP class) at the Northeast Grand Prix sharing with Pickett, and at the Grand Prix of Mosport sharing with Romain Dumas.

In 2011, Graf collected further victories at Long Beach, Mosport, Mid-Ohio and Road America in the team's Lola-Aston Martin. For 2012, Graf returned to the team and drove together with Lucas Luhr in a new HPD ARX-03a for the entire ALMS season.

Graf won the 2012 and 2013 ALMS LMP1 driver's championships with codriver Lucas Luhr.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2000	Team Den Blå Avis	John Nielsen Mauro Baldi	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S-Élan	LMP900	205	NC	NC
2001	Panoz Motorsports	Jamie Davies Gary Formato	Panoz LMP07-Élan	LMP900	86	DNF	DNF
2008	Charouz Racing System Team Cytosport	Greg Pickett Jan Lammers	Lola B07/17-Judd	LMP1	146	DNF	DNF

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† — Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

‡ — Guest driver – Not eligible for points.

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nextel Cup Series

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

See also

In Spanish: Klaus Graf para niños