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John Nielsen

Date of birth:February 7, 1956 (56 y/o)
Place of birth:Varde
Races entered:396
Wins:67
Podiums:167
Pole positions:41
Fastest laps:72
Race win percentage:16.84%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

The racing career of John Nielsen — in detail

2012
Auto-G Danish Thundersport Challenge
Position: no position
0 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: Chevrolet Camaro Gen-5
   
2011
Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup Germany
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: Volkswagen Scirocco
   
2010
Legends Cup Denmark
Position: 20 (66 points)
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
Legends Cup Denmark - Old boys
Position: 9 (72 points)
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
2009
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 13 (72 points)
10 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Team Telesikring Racing
Car: BMW 320si E90
   
2008
Le Mans Series - LMP2
Position: 3 (32 points)
5 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 4 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Team Essex
Car: Porsche RS Spyder
 
Danish Historic Racing Championship - Pre 1965
Position: 31 (28 points)
4 races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
Le Mans 24h - LMP2 class
Race position: 2.
Team: Team Essex
Car: Porsche RS Spyder
   
2007
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 2 (287 points)
24 races. 5 wins. 1 pole position. 9 podiums. 6 fastest laps.
Team: Team Essex
Car: BMW 320si E90
   
2006
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 3 (280 points)
17 races. 2 wins. 1 pole position. 10 podiums. 7 fastest laps.
Team: Team Essex
Car: BMW 320si
 
Le Mans 24h - LMP1 class
Race position: 5.
Team: Team Essex Invest
Car: Zytek 06S Hybrid
Complete results needed.
 
Le Mans Series - LMP1
Position: 13 (6 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Zytek Engineering
Car: Zytek 06S
   
2005
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 5 (210 points)
17 races. 3 wins. 0 pole positions. 7 podiums. 6 fastest laps.
Team: Team Essex Invest
Car: BMW 320i
 
Le Mans Endurance Series LMP1
Position: 12 (10 points)
1 race. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Pescarolo Sport
Car: Pescarolo C60 H (Judd)
   
2004
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 7 (126 points)
13 races. 2 wins. 1 pole position. 3 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Team Essex Invest
Car: BMW 320i
 
Le Mans 24h - LMP1 class
Race position: 9.
Team: Lister Racing
Car: Lister LMP Storm - Chevrolet
Complete results needed.
 
Le Mans Endurance Series LMP1
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Lister Cars
Car: Lister Storm LMP
   
2003
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 3 (220 points)
16 races. 3 wins. 0 pole positions. 11 podiums. 5 fastest laps.
Team: Team Essex Invest
Car: BMW 320i
 
DM Revanchen - 4h
Race position: 3.
Car: BMW 320
Complete results needed.
 
FIA Sportscar Championship - SR1
Position: 19 (8 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 1 fastest lap.
Team: RN Motorsports
Car: DBA 4-03S (Zytek)
 
Le Mans 24h - LMP 675 class
Race position: 2.
Team: RN Motorsport
Car: DBA - Zytek
Complete results needed.
   
2002
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 3 (259 points)
16 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 6 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Team Essex Invest
Car: BMW 320i
 
FIA GT NGT
Position: 44 (2 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Cirtek Motorsport
Car: Porsche 911 GT3 R
   
2001
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 7 (59.5 points)
11 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 3 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: McDonald's Nissan Racing
Car: Nissan Primera
 
FIA Sportscar Championship - SR1
Position: 2 (88 points)
8 races. 2 wins. 1 pole position. 4 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Den BlÄ Avis
Car: Dome S101 (Judd)
 
Le Mans 24h - LMP 900 class
Race position: no position.
Team: Team Den BlÄ Avis / Team Goh
Car: Dome S101 (Judd)
   
2000
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 2 (124.5 points)
8 races. 2 wins. 2 pole positions. 3 podiums. 2 fastest laps.
Team: Nissan Racing
Car: Nissan Primera GT
 
Sports Racing World Cup - SR1
Position: 11 (56 points)
8 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Den BlÀ Avis
Car: Panoz LMP1 Roadster (Ford)
 
Le Mans 24h - LMP 900 class
Race position: no position.
Team: Team Den BlÄ Avis
Car: Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S (Ford)
   
1999
Sports Racing World Cup - SR1
Position: 18 (22 points)
6 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Kremer Racing
Car: Lola B98/10 (Ford)
 
Danish Touringcar Championship
Position: 5 (36 points)
5 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: High Class Racing
Car: Nissan Primera GT
 
American Le Mans Series - Prototype
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: Panoz GTR-1 (Ford)
   
1998
Le Mans 24h - GT1 class
Race position: 5.
Team: Nissan Motorsports / TWR
Car: Nissan R390 GT1
Complete results needed.
 
British GT Championship GT1
Position: 9 (40 points)
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1997
FIA GT - GT1
Position: 18 (9 points)
10 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: GTC
Car: McLaren F1 GTR
   
1996
Global GT Championship
Position: 12 (144 points)
9 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: David Price Racing
Car: McLaren F1 GTR
 
All-Japan GT Championship - Class GT500
Position: 1 (63 points)
6 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 3 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Team Lark
Car: McLaren F1 GTR (BMW)
 
Le Mans 24h - GT1 class
Race position: 3.
Team: West Competition, (David Price Racing)
Car: McLaren F1 GTR LM (BMW)
Complete results needed.
   
1995
Global GT Championship
Position: 1 (252 points)
11 races. 2 wins. 2 pole positions. 9 podiums. 4 fastest laps.
Team: West Compétition
Car: McLaren F1 GTR
 
Le Mans 24h - GT1 class
Race position: no position.
Team: West Competition, (David Price Racing)
Car: McLaren F1 GTR (BMW)
Complete results needed.
   
1994
Le Mans 24h - GT2 class
Race position: no position.
Team: Seikel Motorsport
Car: Porsche 968 Turbo RS
Complete results needed.
   
1993
ADAC GT Cup class 1
Position: 11 (17 points)
7 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Seikel Motorsport
Car: Honda NSX
 
Le Mans 24h - GT class
Race position: no position.
Team: TWR
Car: Jaguar XJ220C
   
1992
Nordic Touring Car Championship - Group A
Position: no position
? races. 0 wins. ? pole positions. 3 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: BMW M3
Complete results needed.
 
Swedish Touring Car Championship - Group A
Position: 5 (27 points)
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: BMW M3
Complete results needed.
   
1991
All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship
Position: no position
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: TWR Suntec Jaguar
Car: Jaguar XJR-11
 
IMSA Camel GTP Championship
Position: 33 (13 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: BudLight Jaguar Racing
Car: Jaguar XJR-12D
 
Sportscar World Championship
Position: 34 (10 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Silk Cut Jaguar
Car: Jaguar XJR-12
   
1990
IMSA Camel GTP Championship
Position: 5 (110 points)
12 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 4 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Castrol Jaguar Racing
Car: Jagzar XJR-12
Car: Jaguar XJR-10
 
Le Mans 24h - C1 class
Race position: 1.
Team: Silk Cut Jaguar
Car: Jaguar XJR-12
   
1989
IMSA Camel GTP Championship
Position: 4 (154 points)
11 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 9 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Castrol Jaguar Racing
Car: Jaguar XJR-9
Car: Jaguar XJR-10
 
World Sports-Prototype Championship
Position: 17 (22 points)
6 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Silk Cut Jaguar
Car: Jaguar XJR-11
Car: Jaguar XJR-9
 
Le Mans 24h - C1 class
Race position: no position.
Team: Silk Cut Jaguar
Car: Jaguar XJR-9 LM
   
1988
World Sports-Prototype Championship
Position: 11 (97 points)
5 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 4 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Silk Cut Jaguar
Car: Jaguar XJR-9
 
IMSA Camel GTP Championship
Position: 2 (140 points)
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Jaguar XJR-9
Complete results needed.
   
1987
World Sports-Prototype Championship
Position: 17 (32 points)
6 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Silk Cut Jaguar, Nova Engineering
Car: Jaguar XJR-8
Car: Porsche 962C
 
All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship
Position: 13 (28 points)
4 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: From A Racing
Car: Porsche 962C
   
1986
Formula 3000 International
Position: 6 (17 points)
11 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 3 podiums. 2 fastest laps.
Team: Ralt
Car: Ralt RT20 (Honda)
 
World Sports-Prototype Championship
Position: 59 (5 points)
3 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Kouros Sauber
Car: Sauber C8 (Mercedes)
 
Formula 3 Macau GP
Race position: 9.
Team: Eddie Jordan Racing
Car: Ralt RT30 (Volkswagen)
   
1985
Formula 3000 International
Position: 4 (34 points)
10 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 5 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Ralt
Car: Ralt RT20 (Cosworth)
 
FIA World Endurance Championship
Position: 28 (15 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Kouros Sauber, TWR Jaguar
Car: Sauber C8 (Mercedes)
Car: Jaguar XJR-6
 
Formula 3 Macau GP
Race position: 5.
Team: Intersport Racing
Car: Ralt RT30 (Volkswagen)
 
Formula 3000 Curaçao Grand Prix
Race position: 1.
Team: Ralt
Car: Ralt RT20 (Cosworth)
Complete results needed.
 
European Touring Car Championship
Position: 15 (120 points)
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Toyota Corolla GT
Complete results needed.
   
1984
Formula 3 Europe
Position: 5 (35 points)
7 races. 2 wins. 2 pole positions. 5 podiums. 3 fastest laps.
Team: VW Motorsport
Car: Ralt RT3 (Volkswagen)
 
Formula 3 Macau GP
Race position: 1. Fastest lap.
Team: Volkswagen Motorsport
Car: Ralt RT3 (Volkswagen)
   
1983
Formula 3 Europe
Position: 2 (62 points)
15 races. 4 wins. 3 pole positions. 8 podiums. 3 fastest laps.
Team: VW Motorsport
Car: Ralt RT3 (Volkswagen)
   
1982
Formula 3 Germany
Position: 1 (140 points)
7 races. 7 wins. 3 pole positions. 6 podiums. 5 fastest laps.
Team: Volkswagen Motorsport
Car: Ralt RT3 (Volkswagen)
 
Formula 3 Europe
Position: 8 (11 points)
4 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 2 fastest laps.
Team: Volkswagen Motorsport
Car: Ralt RT3 (Volkswagen)
Comments: Two races counted in the German championship.
 
40. Grand Prix de Monaco
Race position: 7.
Team: Volkswagen Motorsport
Car: Ralt RT3 (Volkswagen)
   
1981
VW Castrol Europa Pokal
Position: 1 (220 points)
13 races. 12 wins. 11 pole positions. 13 podiums. 11 fastest laps.
Team: Vojens Boligcenter
Car: Ralt RT5 (Volkswagen)
 
Formula 2 Europe
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Weigel Renntechnik
Car: March 792 (BMW)
 
Formula 3 Sweden
Position: 8 (4 points)
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1980
VW Castrol Europa Pokal
Position: 1 (189 points)
14 races. 7 wins. 8 pole positions. 10 podiums. 8 fastest laps.
Car: Ralt (Volkswagen)
 
Swedish Touring Car Championship Group 1+ 1601-2500 cc
Position: 5 (9 points)
? races. 0 wins. ? pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Car: Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Complete results needed.
   
1979
Formula Super Vee Europe
Position: 1 (127 points)
? races. 1 win. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Ralt RT1 (Volkswagen)
Complete results needed.
   
1978
Formula 3 Europe
Position: 16 (4 points)
11 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Vojens Boligcenter
Car: Ralt RT1 (Toyota)
 
Formula 3 Britain BP
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Vojens Boligcenter
Car: Ralt RT1 (Toyota)
   
1977
Formula 3 Europe
Position: 9 (13 points)
7 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Vojens Boligcenter
Car: Ralt RT1 (Toyota)
 
Formula 3 Britain BP
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Vojens Boligcenter
Car: Ralt RT1 (Toyota)
 
Formula 3 Britain Vandervell
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Vojens Boligcenter
Car: Ralt RT1 (Toyota)
 
Formula 3 Sweden
Position: no position
0 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Vojens Boligcenter
Car: Ralt RT1 (Toyota)
   
1976
Formula 3 Europe
Position: no position
4 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Texaco Racing Denmark
Car: GRD 375 (Ford)
   
1975
Formula Ford 1600 Denmark
Position: 1
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Van Diemen RF74
Complete results needed.




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