Nicklas Nielsen (born 6 February 1997 in
Hørning :''not to be confused with the village of Hørning in Randers municipality''
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racing driver
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Career
Karting
Nielsen began karting when he was 4 years old back in 2001. He competed in many international events and championships, winning ten major titles.
Lower formula
In 2016, Nielsen made his single-seater debut in the
ADAC Formula 4
ADAC Formula 4 (german: ADAC Formel 4) is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2015 ADAC Formula 4. It replaced the ADAC Formel Masters, held from 2008 to 2014.
History
Gerhard Berger and ...
Championship in Germany, finishing 8th and winning the Rookie's championship while racing for the Austrian Neuhauser Racing team, scoring 3 podiums and 2 fastest laps.
In 2017, Nielsen returned to the ADAC championship, this time with the US Racing team. Although he did win a race and scored 3 podiums, a team disqualification at the Lausitzring event and a major accident induced by a competitor which caused irreparable damage to his car for the rest of the event at the Nürburgring deprived him of a proper chance to fight for the title.
Sports cars
![2019 4 Hours of Silverstone 83 (48664665611)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/2019_4_Hours_of_Silverstone_83_%2848664665611%29.jpg)
In 2018, not having the budget to continue single-seater racing, Nielsen participated in the Ferrari Challenge in Europe where he took 10 wins in 14 races. That performance was noticed by Luzich Racing which offered Nielsen a race seat alongside Fabien Lavergne and established Ferrari GT-racer
Alessandro Pier Guidi
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in the
2019 European Le Mans Series
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in the LMGTE Class, which they won.
In 2019, Nielsen became an official Ferrari driver, racing for the Italian AF Corse team. He finished third with teammates
François Perrodo
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and
Emmanuel Collard
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Born in Arpajon, Essonne, Collard is the winner of the Le Mans Serie ...
at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and became World Champion in the GTE-Am Class.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali results
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1997 births
People from Skanderborg Municipality
Danish racing drivers
Living people
ADAC Formula 4 drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Audi Sport TT Cup drivers
International GT Open drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region
Ferrari people
US Racing drivers
AF Corse drivers
Neuhauser Racing drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
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