Nicklas Nielsen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nicklas Nielsen
Nielsen in 2023
Nationality	Danish
Born	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27) Hørning, Midtjylland
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2020 -
Teams	AF Corse
Best finish	1st (2021 2024)

Nicklas Ganshorn Nielsen (born 6 February 1997 in Hørning) is a professional Ferrari GT factory racing driver from Denmark.

Career

Karting

Nielsen began karting when he was 4 years old back in 2001. He competed in many international events and championships, winning ten major titles.

Lower formula

In 2016, Nielsen made his single-seater debut in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship in Germany, finishing 8th and winning the Rookie's championship while racing for the Austrian Neuhauser Racing team, scoring 3 podiums and 2 fastest laps.

In 2017, Nielsen returned to the ADAC championship, this time with the US Racing team. Although he did win a race and scored 3 podiums, a team disqualification at the Lausitzring event and a major accident induced by a competitor which caused irreparable damage to his car for the rest of the event at the Nürburgring deprived him of a proper chance to fight for the title.

Sports cars

Nielsen at the 2019 4 Hours of Silverstone

In 2018, not having the budget to continue single-seater racing, Nielsen participated in the Ferrari Challenge in Europe where he took 10 wins in 14 races. That performance was noticed by Luzich Racing which offered Nielsen a race seat alongside Fabien Lavergne and established Ferrari GT-racer Alessandro Pier Guidi in the 2019 European Le Mans Series in the LMGTE Class, which they won.

In 2019, Nielsen stepped into the LMGTE category, driving for Luzich Racing in the European Le Mans Series and partaking in the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship campaign at AF Corse. In the former championship, the Dane would help Ferrari factory driver Alessandro Pier Guidi and amateur Fabien Lavergne to win four races, which allowed the trio to clinch the title with a race to spare. He was awarded the accolade of ELMS Rookie of the Year as a result. During the WEC campaign, one that Nielsen contested alongside François Perrodo and Emmanuel Collard, he finished third in class at the Le Mans 24 Hours, on his way to win the title with two victories and five podiums to his name.

Having been promoted to FIA Gold ranking ahead of 2021, Nielsen returned to the WEC's LMGTE Am class with AF Corse, partnering youngster Alessio Rovera and gentleman driver Perrodo. The trio dominated, winning early at Spa and then Monza, with Nielsen setting the fastest lap in both races. They subsequently performed well at Le Mans, winning the race in their class and putting themselves into a controlling championship lead. With another win at Bahrain, Nielsen and his teammates became champions, with the Dane and Perrodo defending their title. The same season also saw Nielsen triumph at the 24 Hours of Spa, in a performance which helped him, Alessandro Pier Guidi, and Côme Ledogar to take home the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup championship.

In 2024, Nielsen, along with Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina of the number 50 Ferrari AF Corse team, won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Hypercar category.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Complete Ferrari Challenge results

Complete Ferrari Challenge Europe results

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

Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali results

Year	Class	Team	Car	Circuit	Pos.
2018	Trofeo Pirelli Pro	Formula Racing	Ferrari 488 Challenge	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1st

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2020	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Am	339	26th	3rd
2021	AF Corse	François Perrodo Alessio Rovera	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Am	340	25th	1st
2022	AF Corse	François Perrodo Alessio Rovera	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	361	24th	19th
2023	Ferrari AF Corse	Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina	Ferrari 499P	Hypercar	337	5th	5th
2024	Ferrari AF Corse	Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina	Ferrari 499P	Hypercar	311	1st	1st
Sources:

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

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

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

See also

In Spanish: Nicklas Nielsen para niños