Niclas Jönsson

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Niclas Jönsson
Jönsson at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade
Nationality Swedish
Born (1967-08-04) August 4, 1967 (age 56)
Tenhult
Current teamKrohn Racing
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number57
EngineFerrari 4.5 L V8
Co-driverUnited States Tracy Krohn
United Kingdom Ben Collins
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years20062019
TeamsWhite Lightning Racing, Risi Competizione/Krohn Racing
Best finish19th (2007)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish121st (2007)
First race2007 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
IndyCar Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish31st (2000)
First race1999 Vegas.com 500 (Las Vegas)
Last race2000 MCI WorldCom Indy 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Niclas Lennart ("Nic") Jönsson (born August 4, 1967, Bankeryd) is a Swedish racing driver, currently driving in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He drove in the Indy Racing League in the 1999 and 2000 seasons with 4 career starts. His best career IRL finish was in 12th position in the 2000 Delphi Indy 200 held at Walt Disney World Speedway. He made one NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity Series) start at Montreal in August 2007, he started 8th, led five laps, and finished 12th in the #28 car for Jay Robinson Racing.

In 2009 he was hired by USF1 team owner Ken Anderson as a test driver for the fledgling American Formula 1 team.

Racing record[edit]

Complete American Open-Wheel racing results[edit]

(key)

American open–wheel racing results[edit]

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

Indy Lights[edit]

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
1994 McCormack Racing PHX LBH MIL DET POR CLE TOR MDO NHA VAN NAZ LAG
9
26th 4
1996 Dorricott Racing MIA LBH
17
NAZ MIS MIL DET POR CLE TOR TRO VAN LS 35th 0

Indy Racing League[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref
1999 Blueprint-Immke Racing G-Force 27 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW PHX CLT INDY TXS PPR ATL DOV PPR LVS
24
TXS
DNS
43rd 9 [1]
2000 Blueprint Racing WDW
12
31st 27 [2]
Nienhouse Motorsports 17 PHX
21
LVS INDY TXS PPR ATL KTY TXS

24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2006 United States White Lightning Racing
United States Krohn Racing
United States Tracy Krohn
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT2 148 DNF DNF
2007 United States Risi Competizione
United States Krohn Racing
United States Tracy Krohn
United States Colin Braun
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 314 19th 2nd
2008 United States Risi Competizione
United States Krohn Racing
United States Tracy Krohn
Belgium Eric van de Poele
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 12 DNF DNF
2009 United States Risi Competizione
United States Krohn Racing
United States Tracy Krohn
Belgium Eric van de Poele
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 323 22nd 3rd
2010 United States Risi Competizione
United States Krohn Racing
United States Tracy Krohn
Belgium Eric van de Poele
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 197 DNF DNF
2011 United States Krohn Racing United States Tracy Krohn
Italy Michele Rugolo
Ferrari F430 GT2 GTE
Am
123 DNF DNF
2012 United States Krohn Racing United States Tracy Krohn
Italy Michele Rugolo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
323 25th 3rd
2013 United States Krohn Racing United States Tracy Krohn
Italy Maurizio Mediani
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
111 DNF DNF
2014 United States Krohn Racing United States Tracy Krohn
United Kingdom Ben Collins
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
325 30th 10th
2015 United States Krohn Racing Portugal João Barbosa
United States Tracy Krohn
Ligier JS P2-Judd LMP2 323 32nd 12th
2016 United States Krohn Racing Portugal João Barbosa
United States Tracy Krohn
Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 338 22nd 13th
2017 Hong Kong DH Racing United States Tracy Krohn
Italy Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am
320 42nd 13th
2018 Philippines Eurasia Motorsport Italy Andrea Bertolini
United States Tracy Krohn
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 334 NC NC
2019 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing United States Tracy Krohn
United States Patrick Long
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am
- WD WD

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series[edit]

NASCAR Busch Series results
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 [3]

Complete European Le Mans Series results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics 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 Nissan VK45DE 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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics 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 4.5 V8 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 4.5 V8 SIL
6
SPA
7
LMS
Ret
SÃO
5
COA
8
FUJ
6
SHA
Ret
BHR
Ret
17th 32

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[edit]

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
2014 Krohn Racing GTLM Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 DAY
7
SEB
4
LBH LGA
11
WGL
11
MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET
9
17th 119
2015 Krohn Racing P Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 DAY
13
SEB
6
LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 20th 45
2016 Flying Lizard Motorsports GTD Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi 5.2 V10 DAY
19†
SEB
15
LAG DET WGL MOS LIM ROA VIR COA PET 57th 18
2017 CORE Autosport GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 Flat-6 DAY
22
SEB
16
LBH COA DET WGL
13
MOS LIM ROA VIR LAG PET
5
39th 68
2022 CORE Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
3
SEB
MDO
WGL
MOS
ELK
PET
NC† 0†

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Niclas Jönsson – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Niclas Jönsson – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Niclas Jönsson – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Swedish Formula Three Champion
1990–1991
Succeeded by