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Nicki Thiim

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Nicki Thiim (born 17 April 1989 in Sønderborg, Denmark) is a Danish professional racing driver, and Aston Martin Racing works driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Biography[]

After competing in karting, Thiim won the 2006 Danish Formula Ford Championship. In 2007 he switched to touring car racing, where he finished 5th in the Seat León Supercopa Germany and raced a BMW 3 Series in the Danish Touring Car Championship.[1] The driver won the 2008 Seat León Supercopa Germany with 8 wins in 16 races.

Thiim advanced to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2009, finishing 5th. He also won the SP3T class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring driving a works Volkswagen Scirocco.[2]

Aston Martin Vantage GTE Thiim Silverstone 2018

Thiim racing in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Thiim finished 4th in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, collecting a win and four podiums.

In 2012, Thiim raced in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, finishing 3rd in both. He also got three podiums in the ADAC GT Masters driving a Porsche 911. He continued in both the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2013 and became Porsche Supercup champion.[3] In the same year, he scored the overall victory at 24 Hours of Nurburgring

After the tragic crash at the 24 Heures du Mans that claimed the life of Aston Martin Racing Young Driver team driver Allan Simonsen, Thiim was the replacement driver for the #95 car for the next three races in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season,[4] and subsequently earned a full-time drive for Aston Martin Racing starting in the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season. He took the GT Championship with Aston Martin in 2016.[5]

Thiim is a popular driver in the Sim racing scene racing mainly on the iRacing service. He frequently uploads his races on his Twitch and YouTube channels.[6] He often refers to his fanbase as "TeamThiim" and has over 20,000 YouTube followers. As well as frequently streaming his races on Twitch.tv.

Nicki Thiim is also well known for his charity 12 hour race where he raised money for Danish children with cancer by hosting a sim racing event attracting over 45 teams and 200+ drivers and raised over 100,000 DKK.

Nicki is also a huge fan of the Ford Ka, which he believes is a compact yet substantial car to drive.

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2004 Danish Formula Ford Championship HP Racing 11 3 1 3 6 190 4th
2005 Danish Formula Ford Championship HP Racing ? ? ? ? ? 164 4th
Formula Ford NEZ 4 0 0 0 0 10 34th
2006 Danish Formula Ford Championship HP Racing 12 5 3 0 8 281 1st
Formula Ford NEZ 4 1 0 0 2 32 13th
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec Ray Sport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2007 SEAT León Supercopa Germany GAG Racing Team 15 2 2 0 3 121 5th
Danish Touring Car Championship Poulsen Motorsport 6 0 0 0 2 60 17th
2008 SEAT León Supercopa Germany GAG Racing Team 16 8 5 4 12 265 1st
2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Attempto Racing Team 9 0 0 1 1 99 5th
2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Hermes Attempto Racing 9 1 2 2 3 94 3rd
Porsche Supercup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team 2 0 0 0 0
ADAC GT Masters Lambda Performance 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2012 Porsche Supercup Hermes Attempto Racing 11 1 1 0 3 123 3rd
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 17 3 2 0 7 202 3rd
ADAC GT Masters Frogreen CO2 neutral 4 0 0 0 1 21 26th
Team GT3 Kasko 2 0 0 0 0
American Le Mans Series - GTC NGT Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 7 28th
2013 Porsche Supercup Attempto Racing 9 4 3 1 6 140 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 17 2 4 4 9 217 3rd
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 4 1 3 1 2 45 7th
2014 Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Team 7 2 2 0 4 91 8th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany QPOD Walter Lechner Racing 15 3 2 3 7 181 5th
ADAC GT Masters Prosperia C. Abt Racing 16 0 2 0 2 42 22nd
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 5 4 1 2 5 144 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
United SportsCar Championship - GTD NGT Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 24 70th
2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany KÜS Team 75 Bernhard 17 2 2 3 5 169 5th
ADAC GT Masters C. Abt Racing 16 1 0 0 2 87 12th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 3 0 1 1 0 41 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
TCR International Series Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 1 1 2 1 30 13th
Blancpain Endurance Series Phoenix Racing 1 0 0 0 1 17 16th
Blancpain Sprint Series Belgian Audi Team WRT 2 0 0 0 2 21 19th
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 9 2 3 2 6 156 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
24H Series - A6-Pro Massive Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 9 1 1 1 1 104 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE TF Sport 6 1 1 0 5 102 2nd
2018 British GT Championship TF Sport AMR 9 2 2 1 6 148 3rd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup R-Motorsport 5 1 2 0 1 29 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 8 1 2 0 1 65.5 9th
2019 British GT Championship TF Sport 9 0 1 4 1 72.5 8th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup R-Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Oman Racing with TF Sport 1 0 0 0 0
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 1 49 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 1 0 1 0 0 N/A DNF
2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 8 3 1 1 5 172 1st
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 13 59th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2021 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Phoenix Racing 4 0 0 0 3 57 4th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am NorthWest AMR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 AMR 1 0 0 0 1 22 13th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am NorthWest AMR 6 1 0 0 3 118 2nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 211 12th*
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters T3 Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 30th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Beechdean AMR 3 0 0 0 0 6 30th

* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results[]

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
2011 Attempto Racing TUR ESP MON NNS
Ret 		GBR NÜR HUN NC 0
SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team BEL
14 		ITA
11 		UAE UAE
2012 Hermes Attempto Racing BHR
7 		BHR
6 		MON
Ret 		VAL
4 		GBR
8 		GER
5 		HUN
4 		HUN
2 		BEL
1 		ITA
3 		3rd 123
2013 Attempto Racing ESP
2 		MON
8 		GBR
1 		GER
2 		HUN
8 		BEL
8 		ITA
1 		UAE
1 		UAE
1 		1st 140
2014 Lechner Racing Team ESP MON AUT GBR
20 		GER
1 		HUN
2 		BEL
2 		ITA
6 		USA
1 		USA
11 		8th 91

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2014 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Flag of Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
25px Flag of Denmark Kristian Poulsen 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		334 17th 1st
2015 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Flag of Denmark Christoffer Nygaard
25px Flag of Denmark Marco Sørensen 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Pro 		330 27th 4th
2016 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Flag of Denmark Marco Sørensen
25px Great Britain Darren Turner 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Pro 		338 23rd 5th
2017 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Flag of Denmark Marco Sørensen
25px New Zealand Richie Stanaway 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Pro 		334 25th 9th
2018 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Flag of Denmark Marco Sørensen
25px Great Britain Darren Turner 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Pro 		339 23rd 8th
2019 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Flag of Denmark Marco Sørensen
25px Great Britain Darren Turner 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Pro 		132 DNF DNF
2020 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Flag of Denmark Marco Sørensen
25px Great Britain Richard Westbrook 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Pro 		343 22nd 3rd
2021 25px Great Britain Aston Martin Racing 25px Brazil Marcos Gomes
25px Canada Paul Dalla Lana 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am 		45 DNF DNF
2022 25px Canada Northwest AMR 25px Canada Paul Dalla Lana
25px Great Britain David Pittard 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am 		342 36th 3rd

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2013 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO
Ret 		COA
2 		FUJ SHA
Ret 		BHR
1 		7th 45
2014 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
1 		SPA LMS
1 		COA FUJ
1 		SHA BHR
1 		SÃO
2 		3rd 144
2015 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
4 		SPA LMS
6 		NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR
4 		13th 41
2016 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
3 		SPA
Ret 		LMS
2 		NÜR
3 		MEX
3 		COA
1 		FUJ
5 		SHA
4 		BHR
1 		1st 156
2017 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
6 		SPA
8 		LMS
5 		NÜR
4 		MEX
1 		COA
4 		FUJ
7 		SHA
5 		BHR
7 		6th 104
2018–19 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SPA
7 		LMS
5 		SIL
17 		FUJ
6 		SHA
1 		SEB
9 		SPA
7 		LMS
Ret 		9th 65.5
2019–20 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SIL
5 		FUJ
1 		SHA
5 		BHR
1 		COA
1 		SPA
2 		LMS
3 		BHR
5 		1st 172
2021 NorthWest AMR LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SPA ALG MNZ LMS
Ret 		BHR BHR NC 0
2022 NorthWest AMR LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB
1 		SPA
3 		LMS
2 		MNZ
8 		FUJ
5 		BHR
5 		2nd 118

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results[]

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2017 TF Sport GTE Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
1 		MNZ
2 		RBR
3 		LEC
2 		SPA
5 		ALG
3 		2nd 102

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results[]

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

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Engine Class No. 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2021 25px Germany Phoenix Racing 25px Template:Country alias LIE Matthias Kaiser
25px Switzerland Simon Trummer
25px South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 5 DUB
1
3 		DUB
2
3 		ABU
1
4 		ABU
2
3 		4th 57

Complete TCR International Series results[]

(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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2015 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Audi TT Cup SEP
1 		SEP
2 		SHA
1 		SHA
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		ALG
1
1 		ALG
2
13† 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		SOC
1 		SOC
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		MRN
1 		MRN
2 		CHA
1 		CHA
2 		MAC
1 		MAC
2 		13th 30

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results[]

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2015 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro NOG
QR 		NOG
CR 		BRH
QR 		BRH
CR 		ZOL
QR 		ZOL
CR 		MOS
QR 		MOS
CR 		ALG
QR 		ALG
CR 		MIS
QR 		MIS
CR 		ZAN
QR
2 		ZAN
CR
3 		19th 21

Complete British GT Championship results[]

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2018 TF Sport AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT3 OUL
1
11 		OUL
2
3 		ROC
1
8 		SNE
1
1 		SNE
2
3 		SIL
1
1 		SPA
1
Ret 		BRH
1
3 		DON
1
2 		3rd 148
2019 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 GT3 OUL
1
10 		OUL
2
Ret 		SNE
1
8 		SNE
2
4 		SIL
1
2 		DON
1
9 		SPA
1
5 		BRH
1
7 		DON
1
10 		8th 72.5

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[]

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2020 Heart of Racing Team GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
18 		DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 59th 13
2022 Northwest AMR GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
12 		SEB
 LBH
 LGA
 MDO
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
 61st 211
2023 Magnus Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
2 		SEB
 LBH
 MON
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 IMS PET
 -* 0*

* Season still in progress.


Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results[]

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

Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2022 T3 Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ALG
1
12 		ALG
2
Ret 		LAU
1
13 		LAU
2
Ret 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		30th 0

References[]

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  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named jv.dk 2016
  6. ↑ "Nicki Thiim's youtube channel". https://www.youtube.com/user/NickiThiim. 

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Sporting positions
Preceded by:
Mark Kamstrup 		Danish Formula Ford Championship
Champion
2006 		Succeeded by:
Christian Markussen
Preceded by:
Thomas Marschall 		SEAT León Supercopa Germany
Champion
2008 		Succeeded by:
Thomas Marschall
Preceded by:
René Rast 		Porsche Supercup
Champion
2013 		Succeeded by:
Earl Bamber
Preceded by:
Richard Lietz 		FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers
2016 		Succeeded by:
James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
(World Endurance GT Drivers' Championship)
Preceded by:
Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre 		World Endurance GT Drivers' Championship
Champion
2019-20 		Succeeded by:
James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
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