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Kriton Lendoudis
NationalityGreece Greek
Born (1959-12-28) 28 December 1959 (age 64)
Greece
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2023
Current teamAlgarve Pro Racing
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number20
Former teamsAF Corse
Starts12 (12 entries)
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd (LMP2 Pro-Am) in 2024

Kriton Lendoudis (born 28 December 1959), sometimes spelled Kriton Lentoudis, is a Greek businessman and racing driver. He currently competes in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series with Algarve Pro Racing, having driven for AF Corse in 2023.[1]

Lendoudis is the owner of Evalend Shipping.[2]

Career

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Lendoudis made his known racing debut in 2014, driving in a round of the Ferrari Challenge Europe as well as the end-of-year Finali Mondiali race. He embarked on a full-time campaign in the series with AF Corse in 2015, finishing 17th in the Coppa Shell class. The Greek driver scored his first podium in the series in 2016 and ended up 11th overall. After winning the Group C Racing competition — a series for historic cars — in the C1 class during the 2017 season, Lendoudis made a switch to GT3 machinery the following year by competing for Black Falcon in the Pro-Am category of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.[3] He, Rui Águas, and Saud Al Faisal took a subclass podium at Le Castellet and finished fifth in the Pro-Am championship. Lendoudis continued to race and win in historic competitions during 2018 and 2019 and made his debut in the Le Mans Cup during the latter year, driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans support race called Road to Le Mans.[4]

After a year of absence during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lendoudis entered into the LMP3 prototype class of the Le Mans Cup in 2021, partnering Águas at AF Corse.[5] They scored a best finish of eighth and finished 19th in the teams' standings. The pair returned in 2022 but failed to score any points during their four races.[6]

Lendoudis and Águas moved to the European Le Mans Series in 2023, entering the final year of the LMGTE class at AF Corse alongside Ulysse de Pauw.[7] Though the trio finished all but one race in the points, their efforts were only enough for eighth place in the teams' championship. For the 2024 ELMS season, Lendoudis moved up to the LMP2 class with Algarve Pro Racing, racing in the Pro-Am category together with former Le Mans class winner Richard Bradley and young pro Alex Quinn.[8][9] After two races where they finished off the podium, the #20 APR trio benefited from good strategy at Imola to take victory.[10] With Lendoudis remaining clean throughout the next few races, the team extended their podium streak by finishing third at Spa and second at Mugello to set up a final-round title decider.[11] The team decided to gamble during the final stint, leaving Quinn out of the pits and forcing him to stretch his fuel all the way to the end. They led the race until the final lap, when a slowing Quinn was eventually caught by Bent Viscaal, demoting the #20 APR crew to second in the race and the Pro-Am championship.[12][13]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell Motor Piacenza 2 0 0 0 0 1 23rd
Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Group C Racing Championship Class 1 3 0 0 0 1 19 18th
2015 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell AF Corse 12 0 0 0 0 15 17th
Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Group C Racing Championship Class 1 4 0 0 0 2 52 3rd
Salvadori Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th
2016 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell Motor Service 11 0 0 0 1 44 11th
Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell EU GTL Motor Service 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
Group C Racing Series Class 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 21st
24H Series - SP3 JR Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24H Series - 991 Tsunami RT
2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am Team Zakspeed 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Group C Racing - C1 14 7 4 2 11 328 1st
Classic Endurance Racing - GT2 1 0 0 0 0 11 19th
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am Black Falcon 5 0 0 0 1 51 5th
24H GT Series - Championship of the Continents - A6 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H Proto Series - Championship of the Continents - P3 Spirit of Race 3 0 0 0 3 37 3rd
Group C Racing - C1 2 1 1 1 2 56 15th
Masters Endurance Legends 3 0 0 0 2 0 NC†
2019 Le Mans Cup - GT3 Spirit of Race 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Blancpain GT Sports Club AF Corse 2 0 0 0 0 1 23rd
Endurance Racing Legends GT1B 4 4 2 0 4 18 7th
Group C Racing - C1 4 2 1 0 2 93 6th
2021 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 AF Corse 5 0 0 0 0 6 25th
2022 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 AF Corse 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE AF Corse 6 0 0 0 0 35 8th
Gulf 12 Hours - Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 6 1 0 0 4 96 2nd

† As Lendoudis was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2019 Spirit of Race GT3 Ferrari 488 GT3 LEC MNZ LMS
1
6 		LMS
2
10 		CAT SPA ALG NC† 0
2021 AF Corse LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
20 		LEC
17 		MNZ
9 		LMS
1 		LMS
2 		SPA
16 		ALG
20 		25th 6
2022 AF Corse LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC
26 		IMO
Ret 		LMS
1 		LMS
2 		MNZ SPA
12 		ALG
24 		NC 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2023 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 LEC
6 		IMO
11 		MNZ
10 		CAT
4 		SPA
6 		ALG
7 		8th 35
2024 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4 		LEC
6 		IMO
1 		SPA
3 		MUG
2 		ALG
2 		2nd 96

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ Racing, Algarve Pro (6 March 2024). "Champion Algarve Pro team fields LMP2 Pro-Am effort for Lendoudis, Quinn and Bradley". Algarve Pro Racing. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ Ajdin, Adis (19 November 2023). "Evalend Shipping doubles up on LNG carrier orders". Splash247. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (20 March 2018). "Engel Replaces Christodoulou in Pro Cup Black Falcon Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (23 April 2019). "50 Cars Entered For Road To Le Mans Races". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. ^ "31 Cars for 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup". Dailysportscar. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ Goodwin, Graham (15 March 2022). "2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup Attracts Record Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ Goodwin, Graham (6 February 2023). "European Le Mans Series Confirm 42 Car Full Season Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. ^ Glo, Valentin (6 March 2024). "Algarve confirme son équipage LM P2 Pro-Am". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  9. ^ Klein, Jamie (6 March 2024). "Algarve Pro Adds Quinn to LMP2 Pro-Am Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  10. ^ "AO By TF Scores Crucial Imola Victory| dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Iron Lynx Proton ORECA Wins Chaotic 4H Mugello". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  12. ^ Euwema, Davey (19 October 2024). "Cool Wins 4H Portimao; AO by TF Crowned Champions – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  13. ^ "COOL ORECA Victorious As Champions Crowned In 4H Portimão". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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