Kristian Poulsen

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Kristian Poulsen
Kristian Poulsen Driver of Aston Martin Racing's Aston Martin Vantage V8 (8667929743) (cropped).jpg
Poulsen at the 2013 6 Hours of Silverstone
NationalityFlag of Denmark.svg Danish
Born (1975-11-18) 18 November 1975 (age 50)
Flensburg, West Germany
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2008
Current teamPoulsen Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver (until 2013, 2015–) [1]
FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze (2014) [2]
Car number24
Former teams Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Starts34
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish14th in 2010
Previous series
2008
2007–08
2007–08		Danish Historic Racing Championship
European Touring Car Cup
Danish Touringcar Championship
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 2009, 2012–2015
TeamsTeam Essex
Best finish10th
Class wins2

Kristian Poulsen (born 18 November 1975) is a Danish auto racing driver, [3] who currently competes in touring car racing.

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Career

Poulsen made his debut in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2008 with a part season. For 2009, he would compete a full season in the WTCC with Liqui Moly Team Engstler in a BMW 320si alongside team owner, Franz Engstler. He has previously raced in karting and rallying in the World Rally Championship from 1995. He switched to touring cars in 2007, when he competed in his native Danish Touringcar Championship. He won the LMP2 class at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder alongside Emmanuel Collard and Casper Elgaard. Kristian currently drives the BMW 320si for Liqui Moly Team Engstler alongside Franz Engstler in the World Touring Car Championship.

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2008 Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si BRA
1 		BRA
2 		MEX
1 		MEX
2 		ESP
1 		ESP
2 		FRA
1 		FRA
2 		CZE
1 		CZE
2 		POR
1
14		 POR
2
22		 GBR
1
15		 GBR
2
17		 GER
1
18		 GER
2
14		 EUR
1 		EUR
2 		NC0
Wiechers-Sport ITA
1
23		 ITA
2
15		 JPN
1 		JPN
2 		MAC
1 		MAC
2
2009 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si BRA
1
20		 BRA
2
18		 MEX
1
Ret		 MEX
2
Ret		 MAR
1
Ret		 MAR
2
Ret		 FRA
1
15		 FRA
2
10		 ESP
1
Ret		 ESP
2
20		 CZE
1
Ret		 CZE
2
21		 POR
1
17		 POR
2
16		 GBR
1
20		 GBR
2
Ret		 GER
1
12		 GER
2
22		 ITA
1
16		 ITA
2
19		 JPN
1
19		 JPN
2
Ret		 MAC
1
17		 MAC
2
Ret		NC0
2010 Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si BRA
1 		BRA
2 		MAR
1 		MAR
2 		ITA
1
Ret		 ITA
2
15		 BEL
1
11		 BEL
2
11		 POR
1
11		 POR
2
Ret		 GBR
1
23		 GBR
2
Ret		 CZE
1
8		 CZE
2
19		 GER
1
9		 GER
2
6		 ESP
1
12		 ESP
2
10		 JPN
1
15		 JPN
2
11		 MAC
1
8		 MAC
2
Ret		14th20
2011 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC BRA
1
5		 BRA
2
14		 BEL
1
6		 BEL
2
Ret		 ITA
1
6		 ITA
2
3		 HUN
1
9		 HUN
2
13		 CZE
1
5		 CZE
2
8		 POR
1
14		 POR
2
19		 GBR
1
9		 GBR
2
17		 GER
1
13		 GER
2
Ret		 ESP
1
4		 ESP
2
5		 JPN
1
5		 JPN
2
10		 CHN
1
6		 CHN
2
7		 MAC
1
7		 MAC
2
13		7th112
Sources: [4] [5]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2009 Flag of Denmark.svg Team Essex Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard 		Porsche RS Spyder EvoLMP235710th1st
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Nygaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am		31DNFDNF
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Nygaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen 1		 Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am		2DNF1DNF1
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am		33417th1st
2015 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Roda
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti 		Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE
Am		94DNFDNF
Sources: [6] [7]

1 Simonsen was killed in a Lap 3 crash. Neither Nygaard nor Poulsen had driven at the time.

References

  1. ↑ "Entry List 24 Heures du Mans 2013" (PDF). autosport.be. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Entry List 24 Heures du Mans 2014" (PDF). autosport.be. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Driver: Kristian Poulsen | Driver Database".
  4. ↑ "Kristian Poulsen race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Kristian Poulsen". Motor Sport . Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Kristian Poulsen Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kristian Poulsen". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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