Nicki Thiim (born 17 April 1989 in

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professional racing driver, and

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works driver in the

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Biography

After competing in karting, Thiim won the 2006 Danish

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Championship. In 2007 he switched to touring car racing, where he finished 5th in the

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Germany and raced a

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in the

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. The driver won the 2008 Seat León Supercopa Germany with 8 wins in 16 races. Thiim advanced to the

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in 2009, finishing 5th. He also won the SP3T class at the

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driving a works

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Aston Martin Vantage GTE Thiim Silverstone 2018

Thiim finished 4th in the 2011

, collecting a win and four podiums. In 2012, Thiim raced in the

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and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, finishing 3rd in both. He also got three podiums in the

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driving a Porsche 911. He continued in both the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2013 and became Porsche Supercup champion. 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

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starting in the

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. He took the GT Championship with

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in 2016. Thiim is a popular driver in the

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scene racing mainly on the

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service. He frequently uploads his races on his

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and

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channels. 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

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, which he believes is a compact yet substantial car to drive.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Complete TCR International Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

References

External links

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2012 Interview
(in Danish)

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