Jeff Krosnoff

Jeff Krosnoff
Jeff Krosnoff
	Krosnoff, Eddie Irvine and Mauro Martini, runners-up at 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans
Born	Jeffrey John Krosnoff; September 24, 1964; Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Died	July 14, 1996 (aged 31); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cause of death	Racing accident
Champ Car career
	11 races run over 1 year
Years active	1996
Team(s)	Arciero-Wells
Best finish	35th - 1996
First race	1996 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead)
Last race	1996 Molson Indy Toronto (Exhibition Place)

Jeffrey John Krosnoff (September 24, 1964 – July 14, 1996) was an American race car driver. A competitor in the CART PPG Indy Car World Series, he was killed in a racing accident during the 1996 Molson Indy Toronto.

Early life and career

Krosnoff was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but grew up in La Cañada, California, where he attended Flintridge Preparatory School, a private high school. He then attended the University of California, San Diego for one year beginning in September 1982. Afterward, he transferred to UCLA, where he majored in Business. Throughout his college career, Krosnoff was focused on pursuing his dream of professional racecar driving.

Krosnoff competed in Japan in Formula 3000, where he was active from 1989 to 1995. Krosnoff also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans several times, scoring 2nd in 1994. In the 1996 season, he made 11 starts in the CART Champ Car Series, driving a Reynard-Toyota for Arciero-Wells Racing.

Death

On July 14, 1996, with four laps to go in the Molson Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place, Krosnoff's car made wheel-to-wheel contact with the car of Stefan Johansson, sending it into the air, over a concrete barrier, and into the catch fencing lining the street course.^[1] The fence did not stop the car enough to keep it from hitting a tree which was outside the fence, which turned the car into a light post which was located inside the fence.

The violence of the accident left the car broken in half and sent the cockpit section back across the track. Even though the paramedics were there almost immediately, Krosnoff was already dead after striking the tree and light post. A track official, Gary Avrin, was also killed in the accident when he was struck by the right front wheel of Krosnoff's then-airborne car.^[1]^[2]

Career results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Class	No	Tyres	Car	Team	Co-Drivers	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1991	C2	36	G	Jaguar XJR-12 Jaguar 7.4L V12	TWR Suntec Jaguar	David Leslie Mauro Martini	183	DNF	DNF
1994	LMP1 /C90	1	D	Toyota 94C-V Toyota R36V 3.6 L Turbo V8	SARD Company Ltd.	Eddie Irvine Mauro Martini	343	2nd	1st
1995	GT1	27	D	Toyota Supra LM Toyota 3S-GTE 2.1L Turbo I4	SARD Co. Ltd.	Marco Apicella Mauro Martini	264	14th	8th

Japanese Top Formula Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Pts
1988	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ	FUJ	MIN	SUZ	SUG	FUJ	SUZ	SUZ 13				NC	0
1989	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ	FUJ 5	MIN 9	SUZ Ret	SUG Ret	FUJ 13	SUZ 9	SUZ 3				12th	6
1990	Suntec Racing	SUZ 10	FUJ Ret	MIN DNQ	SUZ 3	SUG 10	FUJ Ret	FUJ 4	SUZ 5	FUJ 17	SUZ 3		7th	13
1991	Suntec Racing	SUZ 7	AUT 10	FUJ 4	MIN Ret	SUZ Ret	SUG 14	FUJ 17	SUZ Ret	FUJ C	SUZ 9	FUJ 4	14th	6
1992	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ 12	FUJ 9	MIN Ret	SUZ 13	AUT 11	SUG 14	FUJ Ret	FUJ 24	SUZ 10	FUJ	FUJ	NC	0
1993	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team	SUZ 14	FUJ 13	MIN 2	SUZ 13	AUT C	SUG Ret	FUJ C	FUJ 11	SUZ 11	FUJ 13	SUZ 15	11th	6
1994	Giza Racing Team	SUZ 6	FUJ 11	MIN Ret									16th	1
1994	Speed Star Wheel Racing Team				SUZ	SUG	FUJ	SUZ 12	FUJ 7	FUJ 16	SUZ Ret		16th	1
1995	Team 5Zigen	SUZ 10	FUJ C	MIN 9	SUZ 12	SUG 9	FUJ 10	TOK Ret	FUJ 12	SUZ Ret			NC	0

All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	DC	Pts
1991	TWR Suntec Jaguar	Jaguar XJR-11	C1	FUJ	FUJ Ret	FUJ Ret	SUZ Ret	SUG 6	FUJ 5		18th	12
1991	TWR Suntec Jaguar	Jaguar XJR-14	C1							SUG 2	18th	12
1992	Nismo	Nissan R92CP	C1	SUZ 1	FUJ 4	FUJ 5	SUG	FUJ			9th	38
1992	Nismo	Nissan NP35	C						MIN 4		6th	10

Complete JGTC results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	DC	Pts
1994	Toyota Team SARD	Toyota Supra	GT1	FUJ	SEN	FUJ	SUG Ret	MIN 10		27th	1
1995	Toyota Team SARD	Toyota Supra	GT1	SUZ 3	FUJ 12	SEN 5	FUJ 16	SUG 3	MIN 11	8th	32

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key)

CART

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points	Ref
1996	Arciero-Wells Racing	MIA 22	RIO 26	SRF 18	LBH 26	NZR 18	500 18	MIL 18	DET 15	POR 17	CLE 16	TOR 16	MIS	MDO	ROA	VAN	LS	35th	0	^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "2 deaths Mar Molson-Indy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 15, 1996. pp. C–5. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
^ Gary Avrin memorial
^ "Jeff Krosnoff – 1996 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

External links

Jeff Krosnoff driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[Pitt-1] "2 deaths Mar Molson-Indy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 15, 1996. pp. C–5. Retrieved 2013-08-02.

[2] Gary Avrin memorial

[3] "Jeff Krosnoff – 1996 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]