Niclas ("Nic") Jönsson (born August 4, 1967,
Bankeryd) is a
Swedish
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racing driver, currently driving in the
FIA World Endurance Championship. He drove in the
Indy Racing League
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in the 1999 and 2000 seasons with 4 career starts. His best career IRL finish was in 12th position in the 2000 Delphi Indy 200 held at
Walt Disney World Speedway
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. He made one
NASCAR
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Busch Series (now
Xfinity Series
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) start at Montreal in August 2007, he started 8th, led five laps, and finished 12th in the #28 car for
Jay Robinson Racing
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.
In 2009 he was hired by
USF1
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team owner
Ken Anderson as a test driver for the fledgling American Formula 1 team.
Racing record
Complete American Open-Wheel racing results
(
key)
Indy Racing League
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
NASCAR
(
key) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Jönsson did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.
References
Svenske Niclas Jönsson letar efter amerikanen som kan vinna Formel 1Rydell femma i Le MansTuff kamp väntar på Le MansHemmaseger på Le MansEkström satsar på amerikansk legend
External links
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1967 births
Living people
Swedish racing drivers
IndyCar Series drivers
Indy Lights drivers
Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
American Le Mans Series drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
Barber Pro Series drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
24H Series drivers
Eurasia Motorsport drivers
Paul Stewart Racing drivers
Extreme Speed Motorsports drivers
AF Corse drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Le Mans Cup drivers