| Nicolai Sylvest | |
|---|---|
 Sylvest driving for Larbre Compétition in 2015 | |
| Nationality |  Danish |
| Born | 23 June 1997 Jægerspris, Denmark |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 | Formula Ford Denmark |
Nicolai Sylvest (born 23 June 1997) is a Danish racing driver who last raced for Birk Motorsport in Super GT Denmark.
Sylvest is the son of Jesper Sylvest, a former racing driver who won the 1999 Danish Touringcar Championship. [1]
Sylvest made his full-time karting debut in 2009, [2] a year in which he won the Danish Karting Championship in the Cadet class. [3] After spending the next two years in KF3, [4] Sylvest made his single-seater debut in 2012 by racing in various Formula Ford Championships around Europe. [5] Mainly racing in the Danish championship, Sylvest scored five wins and 11 more podiums to clinch the title at season's end. [6]
Having spent most of 2013 on the sidelines, Sylvest partook in a Formula 3 test at Lausitzring with JBR Motorsport & Engineering, [7] before joining them to race in two of the final three rounds of that year's German Formula Three Championship. [8] Racing at the Lausitzring and Hockenheimring rounds, Sylvest scored a best result of seventh in race two in the former. [9] Remaining with the team for his first full season of German Formula Three the following year, [10] Sylvest scored his maiden podium at Lausitzring, [11] before taking his only win of the season four rounds later at the Nürburgring en route to a sixth-place points finish. [12]
Sylvest switched to GT3 competition for 2015, joining Mercedes-fielding Rowe Racing to compete in all but one rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series. [13] [14] In the midst of his only campaign in the series, in which he scored a lone point at Monza, Sylvest competed in two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship for Larbre Compétition in the LMGTE Am class. [15] [16] Racing at Fuji and Shanghai, Sylvest scored a best result of fourth in class in the former. [17]
The following year, Sylvest joined Mercedes-fielding Zakspeed to make his ADAC GT Masters debut alongside Nikolaj Rogivue from the second round onwards. [18] Racing in the final six rounds of the season, Sylvest scored his maiden podium by finishing third in race one at the Nürburgring, [19] before ending the season with a third-place finish in race two at Hockenheimring to take 20th in the overall standings. [20]
Remaining with Zakspeed for the following two years, [21] [22] Sylvest scored only two points in 2017 with a best result of ninth in Hockenheimring, [23] whereas in 2018, he scored his third series podium at Sachsenring en route to a 21st-place points finish. [24] For his fourth season in ADAC GT Masters, Sylvest switched to BMW-fielding MRS GT-Racing alongside Jens Klingmann. [25] In their only full-time season together, the pair scored a lone win at the Red Bull Ring and ended the year 14th in points. [26]
Switching to TCR competition for 2020, Sylvest joined LM Racing in the newly-established TCR Denmark alongside Jan Magnussen. [27] In the season's first season, Sylvest took a lone win in the opening Jyllands-Ringen and scored four more podiums to finish third in the overall standings. [28] During 2020, Sylvest also contested the opening round of ADAC GT Masters with MRS GT-Racing. [29] Remaining with LM Racing for his sophomore season in TCR Denmark, [30] Sylvest took four wins across the last two Jyllands-Ringen rounds to finish fourth in points, 23 behind teammate Jan Magnussen. [31] [32]
In 2022, Sylvest stayed in TCR Denmark for a third season, as he joined series newcomers Green Development. [33] Sylvest began the season with a win at Ring Djursland, [34] before taking a pair of wins at Copenhagen, [35] and ending the season with two more wins at Jyllands-Ringen and Padborg Park to end the year third in points. [36] Remaining with Green Development for a fourth season in TCR Denmark, [37] Sylvest took wins at Ring Djursland and in Copenhagen to secure third in points for the second consecutive year. [38] [39]
After spending a season on the sidelines, Sylvest returned to racing by joining Birk Motorsport to race in Super GT Denmark. [40] In his maiden season in the series, Sylvest won two races before leaving the team ahead of the fourth round. [41] [42]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ROK Cup International Final – Mini Rok | 12th | |
| 2010 | South Garda Winter Cup – KF3 | Becher-Madsen Service | NC |
| Viking Trophy – KF3 | 13th | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti – KF3 | Rium Motorfast | 26th | |
| Karting European Championship – KF3 | Becher-Madsen Service Ricky Flynn Motorsport | NC | |
| Karting World Cup – KF3 | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | NC | |
| 2011 | South Garda Winter Cup – KF3 | Babyrace Driver Academy | 12th |
| WSK Super Master Series – KF3 | 3rd | ||
| WSK Euro Series – KF3 | 4th | ||
| Karting European Championship – KF3 | NC | ||
| Karting World Cup – KF3 | NC | ||
| Sources: [43] [44] | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Formula Ford Denmark | Fluid Motorsport | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 340 | 1st |
| Dutch Formula Ford Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 13th | ||
| British Formula Ford Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Formula Ford NEZ | Fluid Motorsport Scandinavia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2nd | |
| 2013 | German Formula Three Championship | JBR Motorsport & Engineering | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15th |
| 2014 | German Formula Three Championship | JBR Motorsport & Engineering | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 182 | 6th |
| 2015 | Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro | Rowe Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27th |
| FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am | Larbre Compétition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17th | |
| 2016 | ADAC GT Masters | AMG - Team Zakspeed | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20th |
| 24H Series – A6 Pro | Massive Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7th | |
| Danish Thundersport Championship | Demetra by Massive Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 20th | |
| 2017 | ADAC GT Masters | Team Zakspeed | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37th |
| 2018 | ADAC GT Masters | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21st |
| VLN Endurance | MKR-Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 610th | |
| 2019 | ADAC GT Masters | MRS GT-Racing | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 14th |
| VLN Series – Cup 3 | Overdrive Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35th | |
| VLN Series – Cup 5 | MKR-Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 | 84th | |
| 2020 | TCR Denmark Touring Car Series | LM Racing | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 231 | 3rd |
| ADAC GT Masters | MRS GT-Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2021 | TCR Denmark Touring Car Series | LM Racing | 20 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 286 | 4th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro | GSM Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15th | |
| 2022 | TCR Denmark Touring Car Series | Green Development | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 387 | 3rd |
| 2023 | TCR Denmark Touring Car Series | Green Development | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 313 | 3rd |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – TCR | Halder Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2025 | Selected Car Group Super GT Danmark | Birk Motorsport | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 18th |
| Sources: [45] [43] | |||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | JBR Motorsport & Engineering | OSC1 1 | OSC1 2 | OSC1 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | NÜR1 1 | NÜR1 2 | NÜR1 3 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | SAC 3 | LAU1 1 | LAU1 2 | LAU1 3 | NÜR2 1 | NÜR2 2 | NÜR2 3 | LAU2 1 12 | LAU2 2 7 | LAU2 3 11 | OSC2 1 | OSC2 2 | OSC2 3 | HOC 1 9 | HOC 2 8 | HOC 3 9 | 15th | 11 |
| 2014 | JBR Motorsport & Engineering | OSC 1 4 | OSC 2 10 | OSC 2 6 | LAU1 1 3 | LAU1 2 4 | LAU1 3 6 | RBR 1 11 | RBR 2 5 | RBR 3 5 | HOC1 1 8 | HOC1 2 9 | HOC1 3 3 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 1 | NÜR 3 5 | LAU2 1 5 | LAU2 2 C | LAU2 3 5 | SAC 1 5 | SAC 2 4 | SAC 3 6 | HOC2 1 DSQ | HOC2 2 4 | HOC2 3 4 | 6th | 182 | |||
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Pro | MNZ 15 | SIL 11 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | NÜR 15 | 27th | 1 |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Larbre Compétition | LMGTE Am | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet LT5.5R 5.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | COA | FUJ 4 | SHA 5 | BHR | 17th | 22 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AMG - Team Zakspeed | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | SAC 1 25 | SAC 2 18 | LAU 1 10 | LAU 2 14 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 18 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 28 | ZAN 1 DNS | ZAN 2 Ret | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 3 | 20th | 41 |
| 2017 | Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | OSC 1 21 | OSC 2 13 | LAU 1 Ret | LAU 2 18 | RBR 1 22 | RBR 2 15 | ZAN 1 16 | ZAN 2 23 | NÜR 1 20 | NÜR 2 Ret | SAC 1 DSQ | SAC 2 DSQ | 37th | 2 | ||
| Team Zakspeed | HOC 1 9 | HOC 2 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | OSC 1 21 | OSC 2 31 | MST 1 14 | MST 2 26 | RBR 1 22 | RBR 2 23 | NÜR 1 22 | NÜR 2 16 | ZAN 1 25 | ZAN 2 17 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 6 | HOC 1 18 | HOC 2 Ret | 21st | 26 |
| 2019 | MRS GT-Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | OSC 1 16 | OSC 2 6 | MST 1 Ret | MST 2 22 | RBR 1 1 | RBR 2 4 | ZAN 1 6 | ZAN 2 Ret | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 Ret | HOC 1 18 | HOC 2 26 | SAC 1 14 | SAC 2 12 | 14th | 71 |
| 2020 | MRS GT-Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | LAU1 1 Ret | LAU1 2 Ret | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | LAU2 1 | LAU2 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | NC | 0 |