John Nielsen (racing driver)

John Nielsen ( born February 7, 1956 in Varde ) is a Danish racing driver.

John Nielsen was popular in the 1990s due to his success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in his native Denmark. Even before Tom Kristensen he was the first Dane to win the endurance classic. Prior to joining the sports car he was one of the best young pilots of his generation in the single-seater. He won the 1982 German Formula 3 Championship and won the 1984 Formula 3 race in Macau, a racing event that could use many pilots as a stepping stone to Formula 1 (one year before won there Ayrton Senna ). Still, they never managed to Nielsen in a Formula 1 cockpit.

In sports car Nielsen for three decades is top class. 18 times he was until 2008 in Le Mans at the start. In 1990 he crowned his career with a win. At the wheel of the Jaguar XJR -12 he won with Martin Brundle and Price Cobb.

Le Mans results

  • World Sports Car Championship racer
  • Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Formula 3000 racer
  • Racers (Denmark)
  • Born in 1956
  • Man
  • Dane
1000 km Spa Formula Three Guia Circuit 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans Sauber C8 New Zealand Mike Thackwell 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans Andy Wallace (racing driver) 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans Derek Warwick 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans Kremer Racing Porsche 962 Manuel Reuter Italy Giovanni Lavaggi 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans Jaguar XJ220 Australia David Brabham David Coulthard 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche 968 Lindsay Owen-Jones 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans McLaren F1 Jochen Mass 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans David Price Racing Peter Kox 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans Nissan R390 GT1 Michael Krumm France Franck Lagorce 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans Klaus Graf Mauro Baldi 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans Hayanari Shimoda 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans Lister Storm LMP 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche RS Spyder Sascha Maassen
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