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'''Thomas Flohr''' (born 17 March 1960) is a Swiss businessman, amateur racing driver, and former [[billionaire]]. He is the founder and chairman of [[VistaJet]], a private jet charter company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vistajet.com/about-us/executive-committee/|title=Executive Committee {{!}} VistaJet|work=VistaJet|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-GB}}</ref>
'''Thomas Flohr''' (born 17 March 1960) is a Swiss businessman, founder and chairman of [[VistaJet]], a private jet charter company,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vistajet.com/about-us/executive-committee/|title=Executive Committee {{!}} VistaJet|work=VistaJet|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-GB}}</ref> and former [[billionaire]].


As of March 2018, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated his net worth to be US$2.3 billion.<ref name="Forbes_new">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2018/03/06/meet-the-worlds-259-newest-billionaires-francois-bettencourt-meyers-lynsi-snyder/|title=Meet The World's 259 Newest Billionaires|first=Chase|last=Peterson-Withorn|date=|website=forbes.com|accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref> By March 2019, Flohr had dropped off the Forbes billionaires list.<ref name="forbes_billionaire_drop-offs">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/denizcam/2019/03/05/billionaire-drop-offs-tough-year-for-superrich-as-hundreds-drop-out-of-ranks/#6d09845723d6|title=Billionaire Drop-Offs: Tough Year For Superrich As Hundreds Drop Out Of Ranks|website=forbes.com|accessdate=15 November 2019}}</ref>
As of March 2018, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated his net worth at US$2.3 billion.<ref name="Forbes_new">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2018/03/06/meet-the-worlds-259-newest-billionaires-francois-bettencourt-meyers-lynsi-snyder/|title=Meet The World's 259 Newest Billionaires|first=Chase|last=Peterson-Withorn|date=|website=forbes.com|accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, Flohr had dropped off the billionaires list.<ref name="forbes_billionaire_drop-offs">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/denizcam/2019/03/05/billionaire-drop-offs-tough-year-for-superrich-as-hundreds-drop-out-of-ranks/#6d09845723d6|title=Billionaire Drop-Offs: Tough Year For Superrich As Hundreds Drop Out Of Ranks|website=forbes.com|accessdate=15 November 2019}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Flohr was born in Switzerland on 17 March 1960,<ref name="lemans.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.lemans.org/en/historic/driver/thomas-flohr|title=Thomas FLOHR Prize list & statistics|website=lemans.org|accessdate=15 November 2019}}</ref> the son of a teacher.<ref name="theglobeandmail.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/vistajets-thomas-flohr-a-collector-with-a-view-from-the-clouds/article16192575/|title=VistaJet's Thomas Flohr: A collector with a view from the clouds|publisher=|accessdate=31 May 2018|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=3 January 2014 |last1=Reguly |first1=Eric }}</ref> After school he applied unsuccessfully for flight training at [[Lufthansa]].<ref name=":2"/> He studied business and political science at [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/vistajets-thomas-flohr|title=VistaJet's Thomas Flohr|date=2010-02-01|newspaper=Business Jet Traveler|access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref>
Flohr was born in Switzerland on 17 March 1960,<ref name="lemans.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.lemans.org/en/historic/driver/thomas-flohr|title=Thomas FLOHR Prize list & statistics|website=lemans.org|accessdate=15 November 2019}}</ref> the son of a teacher.<ref name="theglobeandmail.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/vistajets-thomas-flohr-a-collector-with-a-view-from-the-clouds/article16192575/|title=VistaJet’s Thomas Flohr: A collector with a view from the clouds|publisher=|accessdate=31 May 2018|via=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> After school he applied unsuccessfully for flight training at [[Lufthansa]]'s offices in [[Hamburg]].<ref name=":2"/> He studied business and political science at [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/vistajets-thomas-flohr|title=VistaJet's Thomas Flohr|date=2010-02-01|newspaper=Business Jet Traveler|access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
From 1985<ref name="theorg.com">{{Cite news|url=https://theorg.com/org/vistajet/team/thomas-flohr|title=Thomas Flohr, Founder and Chairman at VistaJet|website=theorg.com|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="vbprofiles.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vbprofiles.com/people/thomas-flohr-59aa4d651dedae06057e7b90|title=Thomas Flohr, Senior Vice President, comdisco |website=vbprofiles.com|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref> until the early 2000s, Flohr worked for the Chicago-based technology firm Comdisco.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204542404577157290901001510|title=The Jet Set|last=Meichtry|first=Stacy|date=2012-01-27|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/vistajets-thomas-flohr-a-collector-with-a-view-from-the-clouds/article16192575/|title=VistaJet's Thomas Flohr: A collector with a view from the clouds|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref> He was President of their European division from 1990 to 1994. He was President of Comdisco's worldwide asset finance division from 1995 to 2000. He would later buy out most of Comdisco's European operations through his Swiss-based group Comprendium Investment, which he still controls.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23959197|title=Thomas Flohr: The high-flying multi-millionaire|last=Smale|first=Will|date=2013-09-16|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref>
From 1985<ref name="theorg.com">{{Cite news|url=https://theorg.com/org/vistajet/team/thomas-flohr|title=Thomas Flohr, Founder and Chairman at VistaJet|website=theorg.com|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="vbprofiles.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vbprofiles.com/people/thomas-flohr-59aa4d651dedae06057e7b90|title=Thomas Flohr, Senior Vice President, comdisco |website=vbprofiles.com|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref> until the early 2000s, Flohr started his career in finance working for the Chicago-based leading technology firm Comdisco.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204542404577157290901001510|title=The Jet Set|last=Meichtry|first=Stacy|date=2012-01-27|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/vistajets-thomas-flohr-a-collector-with-a-view-from-the-clouds/article16192575/|title=VistaJet’s Thomas Flohr: A collector with a view from the clouds|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref> In 1995 he became president of their European division. In 1999, he was appointed by Comdisco as president of the worldwide asset finance division. He would later buy out most of Comdisco's European operations through his Swiss-based group Comprendium Investment, which he still controls.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23959197|title=Thomas Flohr: The high-flying multi-millionaire|last=Smale|first=Will|date=2013-09-16|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref>


In 2003 he bought his first [[Learjet 60|Bombardier Learjet 60]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ae6d4810-7edc-11e3-8642-00144feabdc0|title=From passenger to start-up pilot|website=Financial Times|date=4 February 2014 |language=en-GB|access-date=2018-06-20|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
In 2003 he bought his first [[Learjet 60|Bombardier Learjet 60]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ae6d4810-7edc-11e3-8642-00144feabdc0|title=From passenger to start-up pilot|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-06-20|url-access=subscription }}</ref>


In 2016 Flohr, who spends over 800 hours in the air each year, was named Entrepreneur of the Year by The Living Legends of Aviation awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases/celebrate-aviation-with-the-living-legends-of-aviation/|title=The Living Legends of Aviation|last=|first=|date=|website=VerticalMag.com|publisher=MHM Publishing|access-date=}}</ref>
In 2016 Flohr, who spends over 800 hours in the air each year, was named Entrepreneur of the Year by The Living Legends of Aviation awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases/celebrate-aviation-with-the-living-legends-of-aviation/|title=The Living Legends of Aviation|last=|first=|date=|website=VerticalMag.com|publisher=MHM Publishing|access-date=}}</ref>


==Personal life==
He lives in [[St. Moritz]], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/tea-with-bs-thomas-flohr-116042901310_1.html|title=Tea with BS: Thomas Flohr|last=Bhargava|first=Anjuli|date=2016-04-29|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref> As a hobby he competes in motorsport, including the [[East African Safari Rally]], [[Le Mans 24 Hour]] and the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]]; he is also a sponsor to the [[Scuderia Ferrari]] team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/industry/vistajet-announces-ferrari-partnership/|title=Private Jet Firm VistaJet Announces Ferrari Partnership|date=2019-03-29|website=Airways Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/fisichella-spirit-of-race-gte-am-ferrari-1002915/?d=20395&dm=1|title=Fisichella returns to WEC with Ferrari GTE Am drive|last=Watkins|first=Gary|date=2018-02-07|publisher=motorsport.com|access-date=2018-06-01}}</ref> He collects art, including [[Jeff Koons]], [[Keith Haring]] and [[Sterling Ruby]].<ref name="theglobeandmail.com"/>
He lives in [[St. Moritz]], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/tea-with-bs-thomas-flohr-116042901310_1.html|title=Tea with BS: Thomas Flohr|last=Bhargava|first=Anjuli|date=2016-04-29|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref> As a hobby he competes in motorsport, including the [[East African Safari Rally]], [[Le Mans 24 Hour]] and the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]]; he is also a sponsor to the [[Scuderia Ferrari]] team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/industry/vistajet-announces-ferrari-partnership/|title=Private Jet Firm VistaJet Announces Ferrari Partnership|date=2019-03-29|website=Airways Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/fisichella-spirit-of-race-gte-am-ferrari-1002915/?d=20395&dm=1|title=Fisichella returns to WEC with Ferrari GTE Am drive|last=Watkins|first=Gary|date=2018-02-07|publisher=motorsport.com|access-date=2018-06-01}}</ref> He collects art, including [[Jeff Koons]], [[Keith Haring]] and [[Sterling Ruby]].<ref name="theglobeandmail.com"/>


Flohr was married to Katharina Flohr (née Konecny), formerly creative director of [[House of Fabergé|Fabergé]] and editor of Russian Vogue.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/nina-flohr-vistajet|title=Nina Flohr Is Flying High|first=Daisy|last=Garnett|publisher=|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/a-wee-mea-culpa-and-correction-1201237203/|title=A Wee Mea Culpa (and Correction)|first=Mark|last=David|date=10 January 2014|publisher=|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref> They have one daughter, Nina, who is a former brand director of VistaJet.<ref name="harpersbazaar.my">{{Cite web|url=http://harpersbazaar.my/people/nina-flohr-vistajet/|title=Introducing Nina Flohr, New-Age Aviation Royalty - Harper's Bazaar Malaysia|website=harpersbazaar.my|access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>.
==Personal life==
Flohr was married to Katharina Flohr (''née'' [[Konečný]]), formerly creative director of [[House of Fabergé|Fabergé]] and editor of Russian Vogue.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/nina-flohr-vistajet|title=Nina Flohr Is Flying High|first=Daisy|last=Garnett|date=11 June 2015 |publisher=|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/a-wee-mea-culpa-and-correction-1201237203/|title=A Wee Mea Culpa (and Correction)|first=Mark|last=David|date=10 January 2014|publisher=|accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref> They had one daughter together, [[Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark|Nina]], who was the former brand director of VistaJet.<ref name="harpersbazaar.my">{{Cite web|url=http://harpersbazaar.my/people/nina-flohr-vistajet/|title=Introducing Nina Flohr, New-Age Aviation Royalty - Harper's Bazaar Malaysia|website=harpersbazaar.my|date=5 June 2016 |access-date=2016-12-10}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> On 1 September 2020, the former [[Greek royal family]] announced the formal engagement of Miss Flohr with [[Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark]], fifth child and third son of King [[Constantine II of Greece|Constantine II]] and Queen [[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece|Anne-Marie of Greece]]. The couple married in a civil ceremony in [[St. Moritz|Saint-Moritz]], Switzerland on 12 December 2020, with Thomas one of only two guests in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gr.hellomagazine.com/royalty/pantreftike/|title=Παντρεύτηκε ο πρίγκιπας Φίλιππος την εκλεκτή της καρδιάς του, Δίδα Nina Flohr|website=Hello Magazine|date=14 December 2020 }}</ref>

==Legal issues==
In 2020, the United States Government announced intentions to seize property belonging to Flohr. The $22 million dollar mansion was the subject of scrutiny after its previous owner, an associate of Flohr's, was implicated in a major corruption scandal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=Bloomberg |date=2020-10-23 |title=U.S. Out to Seize Jet Entrepreneur's $22 Million Bel Air Mansion - BNN Bloomberg |url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/u-s-out-to-seize-jet-entrepreneur-s-22-million-bel-air-mansion-1.1512244 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=BNN}}</ref>

==Racing record==
===Career summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season
! Series
! Team
! Races
! Wins
! Poles
! F/Laps
! Podiums
! Points
! Position
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2013
| align="left" | Winter Series by GT Sport - GTS
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[Loris Kessel|Kessel Racing]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| ?
| ?
|-
| align="left" | Spanish GT Championship - GTS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
| align="left" | [[2013 International GT Open|International GT Open - GTS]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2014
| align="left" | [[2014 European Le Mans Series|European Le Mans Series - GTC]]
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[AF Corse]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 16th
|-
| align="left" | [[2014 International GT Open|International GT Open - GTS]]
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 32nd
|-
| align="left" | Gulf 12 Hours - GT3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 7th
|-
! rowspan="2" |2015
| align="left" | [[2015 European Le Mans Series|European Le Mans Series - GTC]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[AF Corse]]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 56
| 4th
|-
| align="left" | [[2015 International GT Open|International GT Open - Pro-Am]]
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 11th
|-
! rowspan="3" |2016
| align="left" | [[2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup|GT3 Le Mans Cup]]
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[AF Corse]]
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 7th
|-
| align="left" | [[2016 International GT Open|International GT Open - Pro-Am]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|23rd
|-
| align="left" | Gulf 12 Hours - Pro-Am
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| N/A
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2017
| align="left" | [[2017 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[AF Corse|Spirit of Race]]
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 109
|4th
|-
| align="left" | [[2017 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
|12th
|-
! rowspan="2" |2018
| align="left" | [[2018 European Le Mans Series|European Le Mans Series - GTE]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" |[[AF Corse|Spirit of Race]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|8
|14th
|-
| align="left" | [[2018 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|N/A
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |'''2nd'''
|-
! 2018–19
| align="left" | [[2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am]]
| align="left" | [[AF Corse|Spirit of Race]]
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 99
| 4th
|-
!2019
| align="left" | [[2019 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am]]
| align="left" | [[AF Corse|Spirit of Race]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 12th
|-
! 2019–20
| align="left" | [[2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am]]
| align="left" | [[AF Corse]]
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 12th
|-
! rowspan="2" |2020
| align="left" | [[2020 European Le Mans Series|European Le Mans Series - GTE]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[AF Corse]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
| align="left" | [[2020 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 13th
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2021
| align="left" | [[2021 Asian Le Mans Series|Asian Le Mans Series - GT]]
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[AF Corse]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.5
| 16th
|-
| align="left" | [[2021 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am]]
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 71
| 6th
|-
| align="left" | [[2021 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 11th
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2022
|align=left| [[2022 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[AF Corse]]
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 8th
|-
|align=left| [[2022 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 6th
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2023
|align=left| [[2023 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[AF Corse]]
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 91
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | '''3rd'''
|-
|align=left| [[2023 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 5th
|-
! 2024
|align=left| [[2024 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" | [[AF Corse|Vista AF Corse]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15*
| 5th*
|}
† - As Flohr is a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.


===Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results===
==Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Class
! Car
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[2017 FIA World Endurance Championship season|2017]]
! [[AF Corse|Spirit of Race]]
! LMGTE Am
! [[Ferrari 488|Ferrari 488 GTE]]
! [[Ferrari F154 engine|Ferrari F154CB]] 3.9 L Turbo V8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 6 Hours of Silverstone|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2017 6 Hours of Nürburgring|NÜR]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 6 Hours of Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas|COA]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2017 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 6 Hours of Shanghai|SHA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 6 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]<br />{{small|3}}
! 4th
! 109
|-
| [[2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship|2018–19]]
! [[AF Corse|Spirit of Race]]
! LMGTE Am
! [[Ferrari 488|Ferrari 488 GTE]]
! [[Ferrari F154 engine|Ferrari F154CB]] 3.9 L Turbo V8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2018 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 6 Hours of Silverstone|SIL]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 6 Hours of Shanghai|SHA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2019 1000 Miles of Sebring|SEB]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2019 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br />{{small|7}}
|
! 4th
! 99
|-
| [[2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship|2019–20]]
! [[AF Corse]]
! LMGTE Am
! [[Ferrari 488 GTE|Ferrari 488 GTE Evo]]
! [[Ferrari F154 engine|Ferrari F154CB]] 3.9 L Turbo V8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2019 FIA WEC 4 Hours of Silverstone|SIL]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2019 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2019 4 Hours of Shanghai|SHA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2019 8 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2020 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas|COA]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2020 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2020 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br />{{small|4}}
|
|
! 12th
! 71
|-
| [[2021 FIA World Endurance Championship|2021]]
! [[AF Corse]]
! LMGTE Am
! [[Ferrari 488 GTE|Ferrari 488 GTE Evo]]
! [[Ferrari F154 engine|Ferrari F154CB]] 3.9 L Turbo V8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2021 8 Hours of Portimão|ALG]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 6 Hours of Monza|MNZ]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 6 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 8 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|
|
|
! 6th
! 71
|-
| [[2022 FIA World Endurance Championship|2022]]
! [[AF Corse]]
! LMGTE Am
! [[Ferrari 488 GTE]] Evo
! [[Ferrari F154 engine|Ferrari F154CB]] 3.9 L Turbo V8
|style="background:#DFFFDF| [[2022 1000 Miles of Sebring|SEB]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF| [[2022 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF| [[2022 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF| [[2022 6 Hours of Monza|MNZ]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF| [[2022 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF| [[2022 8 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]<br>{{small|7}}
|
|
|
! 8th
! 58
|-
| [[2023 FIA World Endurance Championship|2023]]
! [[AF Corse]]
! LMGTE Am
! [[Ferrari 488 GTE|Ferrari 488 GTE Evo]]
! [[Ferrari]] [[Ferrari F154 engine|F154CB]] 3.9 L Turbo V8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 1000 Miles of Sebring|SEB]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 6 Hours of Portimão|PRT]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br>{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 6 Hours of Monza|MNZ]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2023 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 8 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]<br>{{small|4}}
|
|
! style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
! style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 91
|-
| [[2024 FIA World Endurance Championship|2024]]
! [[AF Corse|Vista AF Corse]]
! LMGT3
! [[Ferrari 296 GTB#296 GT3|Ferrari 296 GT3]]
! [[Ferrari]] [[Ferrari Tipo F163 engine|F163]] 3.0 L Turbo V6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2024 Qatar 1812 km|QAT]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#;"| [[2024 6 Hours of Imola|IMO]]
|style="background:#;"| [[2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
|style="background:#;"| [[2024 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]
|style="background:#;"| [[2024 6 Hours of São Paulo|SÃO]]
|style="background:#;"| [[2024 Lone Star Le Mans|COA]]
|style="background:#;"| [[2024 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]
|style="background:#;"| [[2024 8 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]
|
! 5th*
! 15*
|}
<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.

===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results===
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! [[2017 24 Hours of Le Mans|2017]]
! [[2017 24 Hours of Le Mans|2017]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Spirit of Race]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Spirit of Race|Spirit of Race]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br>{{flagicon|MCO}} [[Olivier Beretta]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br>{{flagicon|MCO}} [[Olivier Beretta]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488 GTE]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488]] GTE
| GTE<br>Am
| GTE<br>Am
| 326
| 326
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|-
! [[2018 24 Hours of Le Mans|2018]]
! [[2018 24 Hours of Le Mans|2018]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Spirit of Race]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Spirit of Race|Spirit of Race]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488 GTE]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488]] GTE
| GTE<br>Am
| GTE<br>Am
| 335
| 335
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|-
! [[2019 24 Hours of Le Mans|2019]]
! [[2019 24 Hours of Le Mans|2019]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Spirit of Race]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Spirit of Race|Spirit of Race]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488 GTE]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488]] GTE
| GTE<br>Am
| GTE<br>Am
| 327
| 327
| 43rd
| 43rd
| 12th
| 12th
|-
! [[2020 24 Hours of Le Mans|2020]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488 GTE|Ferrari 488 GTE Evo]]
| GTE<br>Am
| 330
| 39th
| 13th
|-
! [[2021 24 Hours of Le Mans|2021]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488 GTE|Ferrari 488 GTE Evo]]
| GTE<br>Am
| 329
| 39th
| 11th
|-
! [[2022 24 Hours of Le Mans|2022]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Nick Cassidy]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488 GTE|Ferrari 488 GTE Evo]]
| GTE<br />Am
| 340
| 39th
| 6th
|-
! [[2023 24 Hours of Le Mans|2023]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Rigon]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 488 GTE|Ferrari 488 GTE Evo]]
| GTE<br />Am
| 312
| 31st
| 5th
|-
![[2024 24 Hours of Le Mans|2024]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse|Visa AF Corse]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Castellacci]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Rigon]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 296#296 GT3|Ferrari 296 GT3]]
| LMGT3
| 30
| DNF
| DNF
|-
|}
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Revision as of 07:45, 3 July 2024

Thomas Flohr
Flohr in 2019
Born (1960-03-17) 17 March 1960 (age 64)
Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and owner of VistaJet
SpouseKatharina Konecny (divorced)
Children1 daughter

Thomas Flohr (born 17 March 1960) is a Swiss businessman, founder and chairman of VistaJet, a private jet charter company,[1] and former billionaire.

As of March 2018, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.3 billion.[2] In March 2019, Flohr had dropped off the billionaires list.[3]

Early life

Flohr was born in Switzerland on 17 March 1960,[4] the son of a teacher.[5] After school he applied unsuccessfully for flight training at Lufthansa's offices in Hamburg.[6] He studied business and political science at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[7]

Career

From 1985[8][9] until the early 2000s, Flohr started his career in finance working for the Chicago-based leading technology firm Comdisco.[6][10] In 1995 he became president of their European division. In 1999, he was appointed by Comdisco as president of the worldwide asset finance division. He would later buy out most of Comdisco's European operations through his Swiss-based group Comprendium Investment, which he still controls.[11]

In 2003 he bought his first Bombardier Learjet 60.[12]

In 2016 Flohr, who spends over 800 hours in the air each year, was named Entrepreneur of the Year by The Living Legends of Aviation awards.[13]

Personal life

He lives in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[14] As a hobby he competes in motorsport, including the East African Safari Rally, Le Mans 24 Hour and the FIA World Endurance Championship; he is also a sponsor to the Scuderia Ferrari team.[15][16] He collects art, including Jeff Koons, Keith Haring and Sterling Ruby.[5]

Flohr was married to Katharina Flohr (née Konecny), formerly creative director of Fabergé and editor of Russian Vogue.[17][18] They have one daughter, Nina, who is a former brand director of VistaJet.[19][17].

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 Switzerland Spirit of Race Italy Francesco Castellacci
Monaco Olivier Beretta 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am 		326 41st 12th
2018 Switzerland Spirit of Race Italy Francesco Castellacci
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am 		335 26th 2nd
2019 Switzerland Spirit of Race Italy Francesco Castellacci
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am 		327 43rd 12th

References

  1. ^ "Executive Committee | VistaJet". VistaJet. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. ^ Peterson-Withorn, Chase. "Meet The World's 259 Newest Billionaires". forbes.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Billionaire Drop-Offs: Tough Year For Superrich As Hundreds Drop Out Of Ranks". forbes.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Thomas FLOHR Prize list & statistics". lemans.org. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b "VistaJet's Thomas Flohr: A collector with a view from the clouds". Retrieved 31 May 2018 – via The Globe and Mail.
  6. ^ a b Meichtry, Stacy (2012-01-27). "The Jet Set". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  7. ^ "VistaJet's Thomas Flohr". Business Jet Traveler. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  8. ^ "Thomas Flohr, Founder and Chairman at VistaJet". theorg.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Thomas Flohr, Senior Vice President, comdisco". vbprofiles.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. ^ "VistaJet's Thomas Flohr: A collector with a view from the clouds". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  11. ^ Smale, Will (2013-09-16). "Thomas Flohr: The high-flying multi-millionaire". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  12. ^ "From passenger to start-up pilot". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  13. ^ "The Living Legends of Aviation". VerticalMag.com. MHM Publishing.
  14. ^ Bhargava, Anjuli (2016-04-29). "Tea with BS: Thomas Flohr". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  15. ^ "Private Jet Firm VistaJet Announces Ferrari Partnership". Airways Magazine. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  16. ^ Watkins, Gary (2018-02-07). "Fisichella returns to WEC with Ferrari GTE Am drive". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  17. ^ a b Garnett, Daisy. "Nina Flohr Is Flying High". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  18. ^ David, Mark (10 January 2014). "A Wee Mea Culpa (and Correction)". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Introducing Nina Flohr, New-Age Aviation Royalty - Harper's Bazaar Malaysia". harpersbazaar.my. Retrieved 2016-12-10.


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