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Christina Nielsen

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Christina Nielsen
Christina Nielsen, Zandvoort 2012
NationalityDenmark Danish
Born (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32)
Hørsholm, Denmark
Related toLars-Erik Nielsen (father)
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamTeam Hardpoint EBM
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number88
Former teamsScuderia Corsa TRG-AMR North America
NGT Motorsport
Wright Motorsport, Grasser Racing Team
Starts58
Championships2 (2016, 2017)
Wins4
Poles3
Best finish1st in 2016, 2017
Previous series
2015
2014
2012-2014
2013
2012
2010-2011
2010
2007-2009		Pirelli World Challenge
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East
ADAC GT Masters
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
ADAC Formel Masters
Formula Ford Denmark
Karting
Championship titles
2016-2017WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD

Christina Nielsen (born 10 January 1992 in Hørsholm, Denmark) is a Danish racing driver who is the first female driver to win a WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series title. She is the daughter of racing driver Lars-Erik Nielsen, who raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 2000s.[1]

Racing career

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Karting

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Nielsen started her karting career in 2007. After karting for a couple of years, she switched to formula racing in 2010.

Formel Ford Denmark & ADAC Formel Masters

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After karting from 2007 to 2009, Nielsen made her formula racing debut in 2010 in the Danish Formula Ford Championship. Finishing the season in 9th position.

After doing two one-off appearances in the ADAC Formel Masters in 2010, Nielsen went on to do a full season in 2011.

GT Racing

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For 2012, Nielsen switched to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany running in the B-class. She ended the season 5th in class.

In 2013, Nielsen switched to the ADAC GT Masters. For 2014, Nielsen raced in the United SportsCar Championship for NGT Motorsport.

In 2015, Nielsen ran the entire IMSA SportsCar Championship in a GTD Aston Martin Vantage V12 under the TRG-AMR banner, partnering with Kuno Wittmer and James Davison.[2] She claimed four second-place finishes and a third, finishing runner-up two points behind Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler.

The Dane continued in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2016, joining Scuderia Corsa to drive alongside Alessandro Balzan in a GTD-class Ferrari.[3] She won the 12 Hours of Sebring with Jeff Segal as third driver. With another win at 6 Hours of Watkins Glen and four additional podiums throughout the season, Nielsen and Balzan won the 2016 IMSA SportsCar series Championship, with a 299-point total for the year, and thus Nielsen became the first woman to win a major full-season professional sports car championship in North America.[4][5][6]

Racing record

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IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series results

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Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2014 NGT Motorsport GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
9 		SEB
22 		LGA DET WGL
6 		MOS IMS ELK VIR COA 34th 73 [7]
TRG-AMR North America Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 PET
10
2015 TRG-AMR North America GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 DAY
13 		SEB
2 		LGA
5 		BEL
2 		WGL
10 		LIM
3 		ELK
2 		VIR
2 		AUS
8 		PET
9 		2nd 279 [8]
2016 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
6 		SEB
1 		LGA
2 		BEL
3 		WGL
1 		MOS
4 		LIM
11 		ELK
3 		VIR
7 		AUS
3 		PET
2 		1st 332 [9]
2017 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
16 		SEB
2 		LBH
3 		AUS
2 		DET
2 		WGL
2 		MOS
3 		LIM
6 		ELK
5 		VIR
12 		LGA
1 		PET
9 		1st 340 [10]
2018 Wright Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
19 		SEB
6 		MOH
7 		BEL
11 		WGL
9 		MOS
9 		LIM
8 		ELK
1 		VIR
2 		LGA
11 		PET
4 		7th 263 [11]
2019 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing GTD Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
12 		SEB
8 		MDO
10 		DET
9 		WGL
4 		MOS LIM
12 		ELK VIR LGA
6 		PET
7 		14th 159 [12]
2020 GEAR Racing powered by GRT Grasser GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
16 		DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 57th 15 [13]
2021 Team Hardpoint EBM GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
10 		SEB
5 		MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 40th 508 [14]
Source:[15]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2016 Denmark Formula Racing Denmark Johnny Laursen
Denmark Mikkel Mac 		Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTE
Am 		319 35th 6th
2017 United States Scuderia Corsa Italy Alessandro Balzan
United States Bret Curtis 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am 		314 44th 14th
2018 Italy Ebimotors Italy Fabio Babini
France Erik Maris 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am 		332 31st 6th
Sources:[15][16]

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Ovr.
Pos. 		Class
Pos.
2021 Germany WS Racing United Kingdom Pippa Mann
France Célia Martin
Germany Carrie Schreiner 		Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo SP8 52 45th 1st

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2022 Iron Dames LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SEB SPA
10 		LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 27th 1
Sources:[15][17]

References

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  1. ^ Sportscar365.com (Oct 1, 2016). "Christina Nielsen, Alessandro Balzan clinch GTD championship". Fox Sports.com. Retrieved Oct 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Dagys, John (6 November 2014). "TRG-AMR Signs Nielsen for GTD Program with Davison". Sportscar365.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. ^ DiZinno, Tony (15 December 2015). "Scuderia Corsa Confirms GTLM, GTD Programs". SportsCar365. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  4. ^ Marshall Pruett (Oct 1, 2016). "IMSA: Nielsen, Balzan clinch GTD championship". Racer Media. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved Oct 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Weathertech SportsCar Championship standings for 2016". Racing Reference. Oct 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved Oct 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Sportscar365.com (2016-08-07). "Christina Nielsen, Alessandro Balzan clinch GTD championship". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2016-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Christina Nielsen – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Christina Nielsen – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Christina Nielsen – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Christina Nielsen – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Christina Nielsen – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASACR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Christina Nielsen – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Christina Nielsen – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Christina Nielsen – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Christina Nielsen Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Christina Nielsen". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Christina Nielsen". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Townsend Bell
Bill Sweedler
 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
GTD Champion
2016-2017
With: Alessandro Balzan 		Succeeded by
Bryan Sellers
Madison Snow
Preceded by North American Endurance Cup
GTD Champion
2016
With: Alessandro Balzan 		Succeeded by
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