Ralf Kelleners (born 18 May 1968 in Dinslaken) is a racing driver from Germany.
His father Helmut Kelleners was also a racing driver, winning the Spa 24 Hours and the 24 Hours Nürburgring.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1996 | Roock Racing Team | Guy Martinolle Bruno Eichmann | Porsche 911 GT2 | GT2 | 317 | 12th | 1st |
1997 | Porsche AG | Emmanuel Collard Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 911 GT1 | GT1 | 327 | DNF | DNF |
1998 | Toyota Motorsport Toyota Team Europe | Thierry Boutsen Geoff Lees | Toyota GT-One | GT1 | 330 | DNF | DNF |
1999 | Toyota Motorsport Toyota Team Europe | Thierry Boutsen Allan McNish | Toyota GT-One | LMGTP | 173 | DNF | DNF |
2000 | Racing Organisation Course | David Terrien Jean-Denis Délétraz | Reynard 2KQ-LM-Volkswagen | LMP675 | 44 | DNF | DNF |
2001 | Champion Racing | Johnny Herbert Didier Theys | Audi R8 | LMP900 | 81 | DNF | DNF |
2003 | Risi Competizione | Anthony Lazzaro Terry Borcheller | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | GT | 269 | 26th | 8th |
2004 | Freisinger Motorsport | Stéphane Ortelli Romain Dumas | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | GT | 321 | 13th | 3rd |
2008 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Alexey Vasilyev Peter Dumbreck | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | GT2 | 43 | DNF | DNF |
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