Nicki Thiim

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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,^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9] 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 still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

^* Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

^* Season still in progress.

References

1. ^ "2011-2012 Drivers - Status notification - FIA". Yumpu. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
2. ^ "FIA WEC 2013 6 Hours of Bahrain provisional entry list". FIA World Endurance Championship. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
3. ^ Goodwin, Graham (18 November 2016). "2017 FIA Driver Rankings Released". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
4. ^ Kurt Thiim replaced by Nicki Thiim Archived 1 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Touring Car Times, 13 August 2007
5. ^ Volkswagen Scirocco shows class at Nürburgring Archived 13 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Ausringers, 25 May 2009
6. ^ "Nicki Thiim vinder Porsche Super Cup" (in Danish). Bil magasinet. 4 November 2013. Archived 2 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
7. ^ Nygaard, Af Peter (14 August 2013). "Nicki Thiim erstatter afdøde Allan Simonsen i 'danskerbilen'" (in Danish). www.b.dk. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
8. ^ "Nicki Thiim står foran en udfordring" (in Danish). jv.dk. 17 June 2016. Archived 2 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
9. ^ "Nicki Thiim's youtube channel". YouTube. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
10. ^ "Nicki Thiim Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
11. ^ "Nicki Thiim - 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
12. ^ "Nicki Thiim - 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
13. ^ "Nicki Thiim - 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
14. ^ "Nicki Thiim - 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
15. ^ "Nicki Thiim - 2025 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
16. ^ "Nicki Thiim". Motor Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

External links

• Official website
• 2012 Interview (in Danish)
• Nicki Thiim at Racing Sports Cars
• Nicki Thiim at Speedsport Magazine
• Nicki Thiim on YouTube