Introduction
Nicki Thiim (born 17 April 1989 in Sønderborg, Denmark) is a professional Danish racecar driver.
After competing in karting, Thiim won the 2006 Danish Formula Ford Championship. In 2007 he switched to touring car racing, where he finished 5th in the Seat León Supercopa Germany and raced a BMW 3 Series in the Danish Touring Car Championship. The driver won the 2008 Seat León Supercopa Germany with 8 wins in 16 races.
Thiim advanced to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2009, finishing 5th. He also won the SP3T class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring driving a works Volkswagen Scirocco.
Thiim finished 4th in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, collecting a win and four podiums.
In 2012, Thiim raced in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, finishing 3rd in both. He also got three podiums in the ADAC GT Masters driving a Porsche 911. The driver continued in both the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2013.
After the tragic crash at the 24 Heures du Mans that claimed the life of Aston Martin Racing Young Driver team driver Allan Simonsen, Thiim was the replacement driver for the #95 car for the next three races in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Car No. | Races | Poles | Wins | FLaps | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Attempto Racing Team | 66 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 6th |
| 2011 | Porsche Supercup | Attempto Racing | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Porsche Supercup | Hermes Attempto Racing | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 3rd |
| 2013 | Porsche Supercup | Attempto Racing | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 140 | 1st |
| 2014 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Team | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 8th |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Attempto Racing | TUR | ESP | MON | NNS Ret | GBR | NÜR | HUN | NC | 0 | ||||
| SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team | BEL 14 | ITA 11 | UAE | UAE | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Hermes Attempto Racing | BHR 7 | BHR 6 | MON Ret | VAL 4 | GBR 8 | GER 5 | HUN 4 | HUN 2 | BEL 1 | ITA 3 | 3rd | 123 | |
| 2013 | Attempto Racing | ESP 2 | MON 8 | GBR 1 | GER 2 | HUN 8 | BEL 8 | ITA 1 | UAE 1 | UAE 1 | 1st | 140 | ||
| 2014 | Lechner Racing Team | ESP | MON | AUT | GBR 20 | GER 1 | HUN 2 | BEL 2 | ITA 6 | USA 1 | USA 11 | 8th | 91 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Aston Martin Racing |  David Heinemeier Hansson Kristian Poulsen | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am | 334 | 17th | 1st |
| 2015 | Aston Martin Racing | Christoffer Nygaard Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro | 330 | 27th | 4th |
| 2016 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro | 338 | 23rd | 5th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | SÃO Ret | COA 2 | FUJ | SHA Ret | BHR 1 | 7th | 45 | |
| 2014 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 1 | SPA | LMS 1 | COA | FUJ 1 | SHA | BHR 1 | SÃO 2 | 3rd | 144 | |
| 2015 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 | SPA | LMS 6 | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR 4 | 13th | 41 | |
| 2016 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 3 | SPA Ret | LMS 2 | NÜR 3 | MEX 3 | COA 1 | FUJ 5 | SHA 4 | BHR 1 | 1st | 156 |
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Audi TT Cup | MYS 1 | MYS 2 | CHN 1 | CHN 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | POR 1 1 | POR 2 13† | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | RUS 1 | RUS 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | THA 1 | THA 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | 13th | 30 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.