Dominik Kraihamer
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| Dominik Kraihamer | |||||||||
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Kraihamer at the 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone | |||||||||
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| Born | 29 November 1989 Oberndorf, Austria | ||||||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |||||||||
| Current team | ByKolles Racing Team | ||||||||
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| Car number | 4 | ||||||||
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| 2011 2009–10 2008 | Le Mans Series Formula Le Mans FIA GT3 European Championship | ||||||||
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Dominik Kraihamer (born 29 November 1989 in Oberndorf) is an Austrian racing driver. He most recently competed in the 2018–19 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship for ByKolles Racing Team.
Kraihamer's racing career began in 2004 in karting, where he found success in the Rotax Max Challenge in his native country, Austria. In 2008 he was runner-up in the Rotax Max Euro Challenge DD2, and fourth in the grand finals.[1] 2008 also saw the start of his car racing career, contesting the FIA GT3 European Championship in a Lamborghini Gallardo for S-Berg Racing.
In 2009, Kraihamer competed in Formula Le Mans, finishing 13th for Boutsen Energy Racing. The following year he improved to finish fifth in the standings. For 2011, he stepped up to LMP2 with the Boutsen team, finishing fifth in the Le Mans Series. He also made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut driving an LMP2 Oreca.[citation needed]
In 2012, Kraihamer raced in the LMP1 category of the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for OAK Racing.[citation needed]