Kristian Poulsen

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Kristian Poulsen
Kristian Poulsen Driver of Aston Martin Racing's Aston Martin Vantage V8 (8667929743) (cropped).jpg
NationalityFlag of Denmark.svg  Danish
Born (1975-11-18) 18 November 1975 (age 49)
Flensburg, West Germany
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2008
Current teamPoulsen Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
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 2013
TeamsTeam Essex
Best finish10th
Class wins1

Kristian Poulsen (born 18 November 1975) is a Danish auto racing driver, [1] who currently competes in touring car racing.

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Career

He made his debut in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2008 with a part season. For 2009 he will 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

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

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

References

  1. "Driver: Kristian Poulsen | Driver Database".
Sporting positions
Preceded by World Touring Car Championship
Independents' Trophy winner

2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
2014 with:
David Heinemeier Hansson
Succeeded by
Aleksey Basov
Andrea Bertolini
Viktor Shaitar