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Nicki Thiim (born 17 April 1989 in Sønderborg, Denmark) is a Danish professional racing driver, and Aston Martin Racing works driver in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and also drives for SSR Performance in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
| Nicki Thiim | |
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.JPG) Thiim in 2015 | |
| Nationality |  Danish |
| Born | 17 April 1989 Sønderborg, Denmark |
| Related to | Kurt Thiim (father) |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 98 |
| Starts | 55 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Podiums | 21 |
| Poles | 12 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2016, 2019-20 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011-12, 14-15 2011-14 2009-15 2007-08 | ADAC GT Masters Porsche Supercup Porsche Carrera Cup Germany SEAT León Supercopa Germany |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016, 2019-20 2013 2008 2006 | World Cup for GT Drivers Porsche Supercup SEAT León Supercopa Germany Danish Formula Ford Championship |
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| Occupation | racecar driver | |||||||||||||||
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| Also known as | Team Thiim | |||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2011- | |||||||||||||||
| Genre | sim racing | |||||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 27.8 thousand[1] (19 June 2021) | |||||||||||||||
| Total views | 2,559,576[1] (19 June 2021) | |||||||||||||||
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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.[2] 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.[3]
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. He continued in both the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2013 and became Porsche Supercup champion.[4] 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 #95 car for the next three races in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season,[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] 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.
Nicki 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.
Nicki is also a huge fan of the Ford Ka, which he believes is a compact yet substantial car to drive.
* Season still in progress.
(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 |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Aston Martin Racing |
Marco Sørensen Richie Stanaway |
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro |
334 | 25th | 9th |
| 2018 | Aston Martin Racing |
Marco Sørensen Darren Turner |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
339 | 23rd | 8th |
| 2019 | Aston Martin Racing |
Marco Sørensen Darren Turner |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
132 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | Aston Martin Racing |
Marco Sørensen Richard Westbrook |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
343 | 22nd | 3rd |
| 2021 | Aston Martin Racing |
 Marcos Gomes Paul Dalla Lana |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am |
45 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 | Northwest AMR |
Paul Dalla Lana David Pittard |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am |
342 | 36th | 3rd |
| Source:[8] | |||||||
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | TF Sport | LMGTE | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 1 |
MNZ 2 |
RBR 3 |
LEC 2 |
SPA 5 |
ALG 3 |
2nd | 102 |
| 2023 | GMB Motorsport | LMGTE | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | CAT Ret |
LEC 12 |
ARA 8 |
SPA Ret |
ALG 8 |
ALG 5 |
17th | 18 |
| Source:[8] | ||||||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | TF Sport AMR | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 11 |
OUL 2 3 |
ROC 1 8 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 3 |
SIL 1 1 |
SPA 1 Ret |
BRH 1 3 |
DON 1 2 |
3rd | 148 |
| 2019 | TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 Ret |
SNE 1 8 |
SNE 2 4 |
SIL 1 2 |
DON 1 9 |
SPA 1 5 |
BRH 1 7 |
DON 1 10 |
8th | 72.5 |
| 2023 | Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 |
DON 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
ALG 1 Ret |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
NC | 0 |
| Source:[8] | ||||||||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 18 |
DAY | SEB | ELK | VIR | ATL | MDO | CLT | PET | LGA | SEB | 59th | 13 | [10] | |
| 2022 | Northwest AMR | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 12 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | 61st | 211 | [11] |
| 2023 | Magnus Racing | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 46th | 340 | [12] | |
| 2024 | Magnus Racing | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 23 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 75th | 90 | [13] | ||
| Source:[8] | |||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | T3 Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | ALG 1 12 |
ALG 2 Ret |
LAU 1 13 |
LAU 2 Ret |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
30th | 0 |
| 2024 | SSR Performance | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 Ret |
LAU 1 8 |
LAU 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 14 |
NOR 1 4 |
NOR 2 11 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
SAC 1 14 |
SAC 2 10 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 16 |
HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 52 |
13th | 93 |
| Sources:[8][14] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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