# Jeff Krosnoff

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. 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.

## 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

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#### 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 | |