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| Niclas Jönsson | |||||||
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 Jönsson at the2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade | |||||||
| Nationality |  Swedish | ||||||
| Born | (1967-08-04)4 August 1967 (age 58) Jönköping, Sweden | ||||||
| Current team | Krohn Racing | ||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold(until 2015) FIA Silver(2016–2022) FIA Bronze(2023–) | ||||||
| Car number | 57 | ||||||
| Engine | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||
| Co-driver |  Tracy Krohn Ben Collins | ||||||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
| Years | 2006–2019 | ||||||
| Teams | White Lightning Racing,Risi Competizione/Krohn Racing | ||||||
| Best finish | 19th(2007) | ||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 121st (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal) | ||||||
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| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 31st (2000) | ||||||
| First race | 1999Vegas.com 500 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000MCI WorldCom Indy 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Niclas Lennart "Nic" Jönsson (born 4 August 1967) is aSwedish racing driver who most recently competed in theFIA World Endurance Championship. He drove in theIndy Racing League in the 1999 and 2000 seasons with four career starts. His best career IRL finish was in twelfth position in the 2000 Delphi Indy 200 held atWalt Disney World Speedway. He made oneNASCAR Busch Series (nowXfinity Series) start at Montreal in August 2007, he started eighth, led five laps, and finished twelfth in the No. 28 car forJay Robinson Racing.
In 2009, Jönsson was hired byUS F1 Team ownerKen Anderson as a test driver for the fledgling American Formula 1 team.
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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | McCormack Racing | PHX | LBH | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MDO | NHA | VAN | NAZ | LAG 9 | 26th | 4 | [1] |
| 1996 | Dorricott Racing | MIA | LBH 17 | NAZ | MIS | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | TRO | VAN | LS | 35th | 0 | [2] |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Blueprint-Immke Racing | 27 | G-Force | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY | TXS | PPR | ATL | DOV | PPR | LVS 24 | TXS DNS | 43rd | 9 | [3] |
| 2000 | Blueprint Racing | WDW 12 | 31st | 27 | [4] | |||||||||||||
| Nienhouse Motorsports | 17 | PHX 21 | LVS | INDY | TXS | PPR | ATL | KTY | TXS | |||||||||
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARBusch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV 12 | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 121st | 132 | [7] |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari F430 GTE | Ferrari 4.0 V8 | LEC | SPA 8 | IMO 6 | SIL 7 | EST | NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | Krohn Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | SIL 4 | IMO 5 | RBR 5 | LEC 5 | EST 8 | 6th | 46 | |
| 2016 | Krohn Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | NissanVK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 | IMO 6 | RBR 9 | LEC 8 | SPA 10 | EST 4 | 9th | 39 |
| 2018 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 4 | MNZ 6 | RBR 5 | SIL 6 | SPA Ret | ALG 5 | 8th | 48 |
| Source:[6] | ||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5V8 | SEB 5 | SPA 5 | LMS 2 | SIL 3 | SÃO Ret | BHR 3 | FUJ 2 | SHA 3 | 57th | 3.5 |
| 2013 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5V8 | SIL 6 | SPA 7 | LMS Ret | SÃO 5 | COA 8 | FUJ 6 | SHA Ret | BHR Ret | 17th | 32 |
| Sources:[8][6] | ||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Krohn Racing | GTLM | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5V8 | DAY 7 | SEB 4 | LBH | LGA 11 | WGL 11 | MOS | IMS | ELK | VIR | COA | PET 9 | 17th | 119 | [9] | |
| 2015 | Krohn Racing | P | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 LV8 | DAY 13 | SEB 6 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 20th | 45 | [10] | ||
| 2016 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2V10 | DAY 19† | SEB 15 | LAG | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ROA | VIR | COA | PET | 57th | 18 | [11] | |
| 2017 | CORE Autosport | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0Flat-6 | DAY 22 | SEB 16 | LBH | COA | DET | WGL 13 | MOS | LIM | ROA | VIR | LAG | PET 5 | 39th | 68 | [12] |
| 2022 | CORE Autosport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 3 | SEB | MDO | WGL | MOS | ELK | PET | NC† | 0† | [13] | |||||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||||||||||||
† Jönsson did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.
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| Preceded by | Swedish Formula Three Champion 1990–1991 | Succeeded by |
