Profile: #5 Nicklas Nielsen (DK) – Rookie
Back to overviewDanish race drivers with Audi – this is a success story as the example of Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen shows. A driver dreaming of a similar career is Nicklas Nielsen. The self-appointed instinct driver is still an unknown quantity in the motorsport world. The driver from Jutland has so far exclusively been recording success in national and international karting where the drivers he defeated in some of the races included today’s Formula One driver Max Verstappen. His goal of pursuing a career as a professional racer and scoring victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours is clearly in his mind’s eye. He plans to use the Audi one-make cup as a springboard to achieve it. The avid golfer is able to quickly adjust to the requirements of the Audi Sport TT Cup – which Nielsen proved by setting good lap times and making a professional impression in the multi-stage evaluation process and intensive preparation phase.
Date of birth February 6, 1997
Place of birth Silkeborg (DK)
Residence Hørning (DK)
Height/weight 1.75 m/64 kg
Motorsport since 2002
Sporting career
2005–2009 Danish Kart Championship
2010 WSK Master Series KF3 (winner)
2011 WSK Final Cup KF3 (winner)
2012 CIK-FIA Asia Pacific KF2 Championship (winner)
2015 WSK Super Master Series KF (winner), WSK Champions Cup KF (winner), WSK Final Cup KF (winner)
2016 Audi Sport TT Cup
Website www.nicklasnielsen.com