Kris Nissen

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Kris Nissen in 2007. Kris Nissen.jpg
Kris Nissen in 2007.

Nils-Kristian "Kris" Nissen (born 20 July 1960 in Arnum) is a retired Danish auto racing driver. [1] For several years he was Volkswagen's motorsport director. Since the summer of 2013 he has had a career change and is currently owner and temporary manager of a Danish campingsite called Enderupskov in Southern Jutland.

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Single seater and sports car racing

Nissen started racing in karting, and was twice Danish Champion in 1976 and 1977. He was Danish Formula Ford 2000 Champion in 1982 and German Formula Three Champion in 1986. in 1987 and 1988 he drove in Japan with a Porsche 962 in the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. During his time there he was involved in an accident at Fuji in 1988 in which he suffered serious burns to his body and face. He was removed from the wrecked car by fellow driver Paolo Barilla and he spent two weeks in a coma. [2]

Touring car racing

Nissen driving the Schubel Engineering Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti at Donington Park during the 1994 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft season. Kris Nissen - Schubel Engineering - Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI 94 (32869939948).jpg
Nissen driving the Schübel Engineering Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti at Donington Park during the 1994 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft season.

Between 1989 and 1992 he drove in the DTM for various teams in a works supported BMW M3. In 1991 he won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring with the Schnitzer Motorsport BMW. In 1992 he won the Nordic Touring Car Cup and for the second half of the year he replaced the injured Alain Menu in the British Touring Car Championship for BMW. He finished as runner-up in the 1993 ADAC GT Cup, followed by a return to the DTM in 1994 in a privateer Alfa Romeo. In this year he won his only DTM race.

He continued to race in Germany, when he competed in the German STW Super Touring Cup with a Ford Mondeo in 1995, and Audi A4 in 1996, 1997 and 1999. He spent a brief time in the 1999 inaugural Danish Touring Car Championship in a Volkswagen Beetle. In 2000 he returned once more to the resurrected DTM, with the Abt Sportsline-run Audi TT. For his final two years in racing he competed in the V8Star Series in 2001 and 2002.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011Pos.Pts
1987 Genoa Racing March 87B Cosworth SIL VAL SPA PAU DON PER BRH BIR IMO BUG JAR
DNQ		NC0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1987 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Kremer Racing Flag of Germany.svg Volker Weidler
Flag of Japan.svg Kunimitsu Takahashi 		Porsche 962CC16DNFDNF
1988 Flag of Germany.svg Leyton House Kremer Racing Flag of Germany.svg Harald Grohs
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg George Fouché 		Porsche 962CC13718th8th

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pos.Pts
1986 Scuderia Kassel Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 ZOL HOC NÜR AVU MFA
9		 WUN NÜR ZOL NÜR 31st10
1989 BMW M Team Zakspeed BMW M3 Evo ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		MFA
1 		MFA
2 		AVU
1 		AVU
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NOR
1
20		 NOR
2
DNS		 HOC
1
17		 HOC
2
Ret		 DIE
1
13		 DIE
2
12		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
Ret		 HOC
1
15		 HOC
2
Ret		29th26
1990 BMW M Team Linder BMW M3 Sport Evo ZOL
1
11		 ZOL
2
11		 HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
10		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
10		 AVU
1
22		 AVU
2
Ret		 MFA
1
22		 MFA
2
13		 WUN
1
9		 WUN
2
19		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
9		 NOR
1
19		 NOR
2
16		 DIE
1 		DIE
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		23rd8
1991 M Team Team Schnitzer BMW M3 Sport Evo ZOL
1
3		 ZOL
2
Ret		 HOC
1
28		 HOC
2
13		 NÜR
1
8		 NÜR
2
4		 AVU
1
32		 AVU
2
10		 WUN
1
19		 WUN
2
Ret		 NOR
1
2		 NOR
2
DNS		 DIE
1
10		 DIE
2
13		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
Ret		 ALE
1
8		 ALE
2
10		 HOC
1
DNS		 HOC
2
DNS		 BRN
1
15		 BRN
2
8		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
5		12th46
1992 Unitron Racing BMW M3 Sport Evolution ZOL
1
14		 ZOL
2
6		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
17		 WUN
1
9		 WUN
2
7		 AVU
1
13		 AVU
2
Ret		 HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
10		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
DNS		 NOR
1
12		 NOR
2
13		 BRN
1
9		 BRN
2
11		 DIE
1 		DIE
2 		ALE
1
7		 ALE
2
13		 NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
7		17th24
1994 Schübel Engineering Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti ZOL
1
7		 ZOL
2
Ret		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
6		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
4		 MUG
1
Ret		 MUG
2
3		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
3		 NOR
1
6		 NOR
2
1		 DON
1
5		 DON
2
Ret		 DIE
1
11		 DIE
2
7		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
7		 AVU
1
11		 AVU
2
9		 ALE
1
3		 ALE
2
DSQ		 HOC
1
11		 HOC
2
Ret		7th99
2000 Abt Sportsline Abt Audi TT-R HOC
1
16		 HOC
2
Ret		 OSC
1
16		 OSC
2
13†		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
14		 SAC
1
11		 SAC
2
15		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
Ret		 LAU
1
C		 LAU
2
C		 OSC
1
11		 OSC
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
15		 HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
Ret		20th0
2001 Abt Sportsline Abt Audi TT-R HOC
QR 		HOC
CR 		NÜR
QR 		NÜR
CR 		OSC
QR 		OSC
CR 		SAC
QR
19		 SAC
CR
Ret		 NOR
QR 		NOR
CR 		LAU
QR 		LAU
CR 		NÜR
QR 		NÜR
CR 		A1R
QR 		A1R
CR 		ZAN
QR 		ZAN
CR 		HOC
QR 		HOC
CR 		25th0

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415DCPts
1992 M Team Mobil BMW 318is SIL
1 		THR
1 		OUL
1 		SNE
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		DON
2 		SIL
1 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		PEM
1
4		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
7		 DON
1
Ret		 SIL
1
7		11th18

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pos.Pts
1995 Ford Mondeo Team Wolf Ford Mondeo ZOL
1
Ret		 ZOL
2
DNS		 SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ÖST
1 		ÖST
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		24th63
Ford Mondeo Team Schübel SAL
1
16		 SAL
2
16		 AVU
1
17		 AVU
2
12		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
8
1996 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 Quattro ZOL
1
6		 ZOL
2
3		 ASS
1
8		 ASS
2
8		 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
Ret		 SAC
1
23		 SAC
2
DNS		 WUN
1
10		 WUN
2
Ret		 ZWE
1
11		 ZWE
2
5		 SAL
1
14		 SAL
2
12		 AVU
1
Ret		 AVU
2
17		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
Ret		13th214
1997 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 Quattro HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
6		 ZOL
1
16		 ZOL
2
6		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
13		 SAC
1
8		 SAC
2
19		 NOR
1
16		 NOR
2
4		 WUN
1
24		 WUN
2
14		 ZWE
1
14		 ZWE
2
14		 SAL
1
15		 SAL
2
10		 REG
1
11		 REG
2
8		 NÜR
1
26		 NÜR
2
16		9th273
1999 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 Quattro SAC
1
2		 SAC
2
2		 ZWE
1
5		 ZWE
2
2		 OSC
1
7		 OSC
2
6		 NOR
1
5		 NOR
2
4		 MIS
1
Ret		 MIS
2
8		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
5		 SAL
1
Ret		 SAL
2
3		 OSC
1
7		 OSC
2
Ret		 HOC
1
1		 HOC
2
3		 NÜR
1
8		 NÜR
2
12		5th445

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References

  1. ↑ "Kris Nissen, Denmark". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lewis Hamilton's FIA row branded 'ridiculous' by crash survivor". Express. 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
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