Christina Nielsen
Christina Nielsen | |
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Nationality | Danish |
Born |
Hørsholm, Denmark | 10 January 1992
Related to | Lars-Erik Nielsen (father) |
United SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | TRG-AMR North America |
Car no. | 007 |
Previous series | |
2012-2014 2013 2012 2010-2011 2010 2007-2009 |
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East ADAC GT Masters Porsche Carrera Cup Germany ADAC Formel Masters Formel Ford Denmark Karting |
Christina Nielsen (born 10 January 1992 in Hørsholm, Denmark) is a Danish auto racing driver who will compete in the 2014 United SportsCar Championship season. She is also the daughter of auto racing driver Lars-Erik Nielsen, who raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 2000s.
Racing career
Karting
Nielsen started her karting career in 2007. After karting for a couple of years, she switched to formel racing in 2010.
Formel Ford Denmark & ADAC Formel Masters
After karting from 2007 to 2009, Nielsen made her formula racing debut in 2010 in the Danish Formula Ford Championship. Finishing the season in 9th position.
After doing two one off appearances in the ADAC Formel Masters in 2010, Nielsen went on to do a full season in 2011.
GT Racing
For 2012 Nielsen switched to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany running in the B-class. She ended the season 5th in class.
In 2013 Nielsen switched to the ADAC GT Masters. For 2014 Nielsen will be racing in the United SportsCar Championship for NGT Motorsport.
In 2015 Nielsen will run the entire season in a GTD Aston Martin Vantage V12 under the TRG-AMR banner, partnering with Kuno Wittmer and James Davison. She claimed four second place finishes and a third, finishing runner-up two points behind Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler.
References
External links
- Official website
- Christina Nielsen career summary at DriverDB.com