Anders Krohn

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Anders Krohn
Nationality Flag of Norway.svg Norwegian
Born (1987-11-15) 15 November 1987 (age 36)
Stavanger
Firestone Indy Lights Series career
Debut season 2010
Current team Bryan Herta Autosport
Car number28
Former teams Andersen Racing
Belardi Auto Racing
Starts17
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish7th in 2011
Previous series
2009–10
2008
2007		 Star Mazda Championship
F2000 Championship Series
Formula Ford
Championship titles
2008F2000 Championship Series

Anders Krohn (born 15 November 1987) is a Norwegian racing driver from Stavanger.

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Racing career

After a youth in karting, Krohn moved to cars in the Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship in 2006. In 2007 he primarily raced in Benelux Formula Ford series but made a few appearances in other Formula Ford series and participated in the Formula Ford Festival, finishing 11th in Duratec class. In 2008 he moved to the United States and competed in the F2000 Championship Series for Andersen Racing where he won the championship. In 2009 he competed for Mundill in the Star Mazda Championship, winning at the Milwaukee Mile and finishing 6th in points. [1] For the 2010 season he stayed in Star Mazda but returned to Andersen Racing. He made his Firestone Indy Lights debut for Andersen Racing on July 4 at Watkins Glen International. He finished second in Star Mazda points despite not winning a race thanks to finishing sixth or better in every race. He raced full-time in Firestone Indy Lights in 2011 for Belardi Auto Racing in the team's first season in Indy Lights. [2] He finished seventh in points with a best finish of fifth (twice). In 2012 he made two Indy Lights starts (including the Freedom 100) for Bryan Herta Autosport. He finished 20th in points.

Krohn (red car) driving in Indy Lights for Belardi Auto Racing at St. Petersburg in 2011 FIL Joel Miller Follows Anders Krohn into Turn 10 p2 GPSP 27March2011 (14719476973).jpg
Krohn (red car) driving in Indy Lights for Belardi Auto Racing at St. Petersburg in 2011

Announcing

In 2017 Krohn announced he had accepted a role with NBCSN doing reports and interviews trackside at IndyCar events. [3] As from 2019 he is also a contributor in the Viasat Motor F1 pod focusing on the Indy Car section of the show.

Personal

Krohn currently resides in Houston, Texas. Since he began racing in the United States he has earned the nickname "The Viking" due to his Norwegian heritage.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Star Mazda Championship / Pro Mazda Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2009 Mundill SEB
17		 VIR
6		 MMP
12		 NJ1
12		 NJ2
6		 WIS
1		 IOW
6		 ILL
10		 ILL
12		 QUE
6		 ONT
5		 ATL
9		 LAG
3		6th380
2010 Andersen Racing SEB
5		 STP
4		 LAG
2		 ORP
5		 IOW
5		 NJ1
2		 NJ2
3		 ACC
6		 ACC
3		 TRO
4		 ROA
4		 MOS
5		 ATL
2		2nd460
2014 Team Pelfrey STP
STP
BAR
BAR
IMS
IMS
LOR
5		 HOU
HOU
MOH
MOH
MIL
SON
SON
25th17

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2010 Andersen Racing STP ALA LBH INDY IOW WGL
10		 TOR EDM MDO SNM CHI KTY HMS 29th20
2011 Belardi Auto Racing STP
5		 ALA
9		 LBH
8		 INDY
12		 MIL
9		 IOW
11		 TOR
5		 EDM1
13		 EDM2
6		 TRO
6		 NHM
11		 BAL
6		 KTY
13		 LVS
7		7th328
2012 Bryan Herta Autosport STP ALA LBH INDY
19		 DET MIL IOW
9		 TOR EDM TRO BAL FON 20th34

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References

  1. ↑ Andes Krohn – Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2010-06-30
  2. ↑ "Anders Krohn confirms move up to Indy Lights". Racer . Haymarket Publications. 9 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Anders Krohn [@Anderskrohn] (April 2, 2017). "Happy to announce an expanded role with @NBCSports this year" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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