Nicki Thiim (born 17 April 1989 in Sønderborg, Denmark) is a Danish professional racing driver. He has spent most of his career as a Aston Martin Racing works driver, having won the FIA World Endurance Championship drivers title in 2016 and 2019–20, as well as the 2024 24 Hours of Spa overall win. Thiim currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Comtoyou Racing.
Biography
After competing in karting, Thiim won the 2006 Danish Formula Ford Championship. In 2007, he switched to touring car racing, where he finished fifth in the Seat León Supercopa Germany and raced a BMW 3 Series in the Danish Touring Car Championship. He also won the 2008 Seat León Supercopa Germany with eight wins in 16 races.
Thiim advanced to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2009, finishing fifth. He also won the SP3T class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring driving a works Volkswagen Scirocco.
Thiim finished fourth 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 third in both. He also got three podiums in the ADAC GT Masters 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 Aston Martin Racing Young Driver team driver Allan Simonsen, Thiim was the replacement driver for the No. 95 car for the next three races in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season, and subsequently earned a full-time drive for Aston Martin Racing starting in the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season. He took the GT Championship with Aston Martin in 2016.
Thiim is a popular driver in the Sim racing scene racing mainly on the iRacing service. He frequently uploads his races on his Twitch and YouTube 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.
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.
Thiim is also a fan of the Ford Ka, which he believes is a compact yet substantial car to drive.
Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2004 Danish Formula Ford Championship HP Racing 11 3 1 3 6 190 4th 2005 Danish Formula Ford Championship HP Racing ? ? ? ? ? 164 4th Formula Ford NEZ 4 0 0 0 0 10 34th 2006 Danish Formula Ford Championship HP Racing 12 5 3 0 8 281 1st Formula Ford NEZ 4 1 0 0 2 32 13th Formula Ford Festival - Duratec Ray Sport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2007 SEAT León Supercopa Germany GAG Racing Team 15 2 2 0 3 121 5th Danish Touring Car Championship Poulsen Motorsport 6 0 0 0 2 60 17th 2008 SEAT León Supercopa Germany GAG Racing Team 16 8 5 4 12 265 1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP6 RJN Motorsport10000N/A? 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Attempto Racing 9 0 0 1 1 99 5th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T Volkswagen Motorsport11??1N/A1st 2010 24 Hours of Nürburgring - A6 Volkswagen Motorsport10??1N/A2nd 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Hermes Attempto Racing 9 1 2 2 3 94 3rd Porsche Carrera World Cup10000N/ADNF Porsche Supercup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team 2 0 0 0 0 ADAC GT Masters Lambda Performance 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8 Volkswagen Motorsport10000N/ADNF 2012 Porsche Supercup Hermes Attempto Racing 11 1 1 0 3 123 3rd Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 17 3 2 0 7 202 3rd ADAC GT Masters Frogreen CO2 neutral 4 0 0 0 1 21 26th Team GT3 Kasko 2 0 0 0 0 American Le Mans Series - GTC NGT Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 7 28th 2013 Porsche Supercup Attempto Racing 9 4 3 1 6 140 1st Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 17 2 4 4 9 217 3rd FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 4 1 3 1 2 45 7th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Black Falcon11001N/A1st 2014 Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Team 7 2 2 0 4 91 8th Porsche Carrera Cup Germany QPOD Walter Lechner Racing 15 3 2 3 7 181 5th ADAC GT Masters Prosperia C. Abt Racing 16 0 2 0 2 42 22nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 5 4 1 2 5 144 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st United SportsCar Championship - GTD NGT Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 24 70th 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany KÜS Team 75 Bernhard 17 2 2 3 5 169 5th ADAC GT Masters C. Abt Racing 16 1 0 0 2 87 12th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 3 0 1 1 0 41 13th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th TCR International Series Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 1 1 2 1 30 13th Blancpain Endurance Series Phoenix Racing 1 0 0 0 1 17 16th Blancpain Sprint Series Belgian Audi Team WRT 2 0 0 0 2 21 19th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team WRT10000N/A7th 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 9 2 3 2 6 156 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF 24H Series - A6-Pro Massive Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 9 1 1 1 1 104 6th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th European Le Mans Series - LMGTE TF Sport 6 1 1 0 5 102 2nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8 Aston Martin Lagonda11??1N/A1st 2018 British GT Championship TF Sport AMR 9 2 2 1 6 148 3rd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup R-Motorsport 5 1 2 0 1 29 13th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9-LG11001N/A1st 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 8 1 2 0 1 65.5 9th 2019 British GT Championship TF Sport 9 0 1 4 1 72.5 8th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup R-Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC Oman Racing with TF Sport 1 0 0 0 0 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 1 49 8th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 1 0 1 0 0 N/A DNF 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 8 3 1 1 5 172 1st 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 13 59th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd 2021 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Phoenix Racing 4 0 0 0 3 57 4th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 AMR 1 0 0 0 1 22 13th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Phoenix Racing10000N/A16th 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Northwest AMR 6 1 0 0 3 118 2nd IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 211 61st 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10001N/A 3rd Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters T3 Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 30th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Beechdean AMR 3 0 0 0 0 6 30th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 TF Sport AMR10000N/ADNF 2023 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE GMB Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 18 17th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Northwest AMR 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Magnus Racing 1 0 0 0 1 340 46th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Scherer Sport PHX 1 0 0 0 1 24 12th British GT Championship - GT3 Beechdean AMR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 ABT Sportsline10000N/A9th 2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters SSR Performance 16 1 1 2 1 93 13th GT Winter Series - GT320??215.7211th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Magnus Racing 1 0 0 0 0 90 75th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Comtoyou Racing51001554th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Walkenhorst Motorsport 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF 2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 16 0 0 0 1 44 18th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Magnus Racing 1 0 0 0 0 119 89th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Comtoyou Racing50011378thNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Walkenhorst Motorsport 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Magnus Racing 1 0 0 0 1 336 57thDeutsche Tourenwagen MastersComtoyou Racing 14 2 3 2 3 147 6th*GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 1 1 1 16.5 19thNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Walkenhorst Motorsport24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9natural elements by Walkenhorst Motorsport10001N/A 2nd * Season still in progress.
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