Anders Krohn (born 15 November 1987) is a Norwegian racing driver from Stavanger.
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 eleventh 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 sixth in points.Andes Krohn – Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2010-06-30 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. 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 twentieth in points.
Announcing In 2017, Krohn announced he had accepted a role with NBCSN doing reports and interviews trackside at IndyCar events. As from 2019 he is also a contributor in the Viasat Motor F1 pod focusing on the Indy Car section of the show.
Personal life
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 Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2009 Mundill SEB VIR MMP NJ1 NJ2 WIS IOW ILL ILL QUE ONT ATL LAG 6th 380 2010 Andersen Racing SEB STP LAG ORP IOW NJ1 NJ2 ACC ACC TRO ROA MOS ATL 2nd 460 2014 Team Pelfrey STP STP BAR BAR IMS IMS LOR HOU HOU MOH MOH MIL SON SON 25th 17
Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref 2010 Andersen RacingSTPALALBHINDYIOWWGLTOREDMMOHSNMCHIKTYHMS 29th20 2011 Belardi Auto RacingSTPALALBHINDYMILIOWTOREDM1EDM2TRONHMBALKTYLVS7th328 2012 Bryan Herta AutosportSTPALALBHINDYDETMILIOWTOREDMTROBALFON20th34
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