John Nielsen (racing driver)

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John Nielsen on the grid in the winning #15 Zytek 04S at the 2005 1000km of Spa 05Spa JohnNielsen.jpg
John Nielsen on the grid in the winning #15 Zytek 04S at the 2005 1000km of Spa

John Nielsen (born 7 February 1956) is a Danish former racing driver. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990. [1]

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Nielsen was born in Varde. Prior to his win at Le Mans, he won the 1984 Macau Grand Prix, and the 1985 Curaçao Grand Prix. He was also a 3-time champion of the European Formula Super Vee Championship from 1979 to 1981. He is now a Formula 1 commentator for TV3+ in Denmark, but also works in public.[ citation needed ]

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap; small number denotes finishing position.)

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112Pos.Pts
1985 Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt RB20 Cosworth V8 SIL
2
THR
NC
EST
1
NÜR
C
VAL
2
PAU
Ret
SPA
Ret
DIJ
3
PER
Ret
ÖST
2
ZAN
4
DON
13
4th34
1986 Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt RT20 Honda V8 SIL
3
VAL
Ret
PAU
Ret
SPA
2
IMO
Ret
MUG
Ret
PER
6
ÖST
2
BIR
11
BUG
7
JAR
5
6th17
Sources: [2] [3]

Half points awarded.

Nielsen also entered one non-championship F3000 race, the 1985 Curaçao Grand Prix. Driving the Ralt RB20 with Cosworth engine that he had used in that year's championship, he won the race and set the fastest lap. [4]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1986 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kouros Racing Team Flag of New Zealand.svg Mike Thackwell Sauber C8-Mercedes C161DNFDNF
1987 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silk Cut Jaguar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Jaguar XJR-8LMC1231DNFDNF
1988 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silk Cut Jaguar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Jaguar XJR-9LMC1306DNFDNF
1989 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silk Cut Jaguar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Wallace
Flag of the United States.svg Price Cobb
Jaguar XJR-9LMC1215DNFDNF
1990 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silk Cut Jaguar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Flag of the United States.svg Price Cobb
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle
Jaguar XJR-12 C13591st1st
1991 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silk Cut Jaguar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Wallace
Jaguar XJR-12 C23564th4th
1992 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Kremer Racing Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Reuter
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Lavaggi
Porsche 962CK6 C33347th2nd
1993 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TWR Jaguar Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard
Jaguar XJ220 GT306DSQDSQ
1994 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Bscher
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lindsay Owen-Jones
Porsche 968 Turbo RSGT284DNFDNF
1995 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg West Competition
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Price Racing
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR GT1131DNFDNF
1996 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg West Competition
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Price Racing
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Bscher
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox
McLaren F1 GTR GT13384th3rd
1998 Flag of Japan.svg Nissan Motorsports
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TWR
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm
Flag of France.svg Franck Lagorce
Nissan R390 GT1 GT13425th5th
2000 Flag of Denmark.svg Team Den Blå Avis Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Graf
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S-Élan LMP900205NCNC
2001 Flag of Denmark.svg Team Den Blå Avis
Flag of Japan.svg Team Goh
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh
Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard
Dome S101-Judd LMP90066DNFDNF
2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RN Motorsport Flag of Japan.svg Hayanari Shimoda
Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard
DBA4 03S-Zytek LMP67528822nd2nd
2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lister Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Møller
Lister Storm LMP-Chevrolet LMP127924th9th
2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Zytek Engineering
Flag of Denmark.svg Team Essex Invest
Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Philip Andersen
Zytek 06S LMP1269NCNC
2008 Flag of Denmark.svg Team Essex Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard
Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen
Porsche RS Spyder EvoLMP234712th2nd
Sources: [5] [2]

Complete JGTC results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456DCPts
1996 Team Lark McLaren McLaren F1 GTR GT500 SUZ
2
FUJ
1
SEN
8
FUJ
2
SUG
Ret
MIN
4
1st63
Sources: [6] [7]

References

  1. American, Dane, Briton Win in Jaguar at Le Mans, The Washington Post (June 18, 1990)
  2. 1 2 "John Nielsen Results". Motorsport Stats. Motorsport Network . Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. "Ralt Racing History". RaltRacing.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. "1985 Curacao Grand Prix". Motor Sport . Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. "John Nielsen". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. "1996 All Japan GT Championship". Super GT. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. "All Japan Grand Touring Championship 1996". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by German Formula Three champion
1982
Succeeded by
Preceded by Macau Grand Prix
Winner

1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1990 with:
Price Cobb
Martin Brundle
Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
(1994)
BPR Global GT Series
Champion

1995 with:
Thomas Bscher
Succeeded by
Preceded by All-Japan Grand Touring Car Champion
1996 with:
David Brabham
Succeeded by