Niclas Jönsson
Not to be confused with Niklas Jonsson.
| Niclas Jönsson | |||||||
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![]() Jönsson at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade | |||||||
| Nationality |
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| Born |
August 4, 1967 Bankeryd | ||||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |||||||
| Current team | Krohn Racing | ||||||
| Car no. | 57 | ||||||
| Engine | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||
| Codriver |
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
| Participating years | 2006– | ||||||
| Teams | White Lightning Racing, Risi Competizione/Krohn Racing | ||||||
| Best finish | 19th (2007) | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 121st (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal) | ||||||
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| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 31st (2000) | ||||||
| First race | 1999 Vegas.com 500 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000 MCI WorldCom Indy 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Niclas ("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 1 NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity Series) start at Montreal in August 2007, he started 8th, led 5 laps, and finished 12th in the #28 car for Jay Robinson Racing.
Racing record
Indy Racing League results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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| 1999 | Blueprint Racing | G-Force | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY | TXS | PPIR | ATL | DOV | PPIR | LVS 24 |
TXS DNS |
43rd | 9 |
| 2000 | Blueprint Racing | G-Force | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 12 |
31st | 27 | ||||||||||
| Nienhouse Motorsports | PHX 21 |
LVS | INDY | TXS | PPIR | ATL | KTY | TXS |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 2006 | |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 148 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 | |
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Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 314 | 19th | 2nd |
| 2008 | |
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Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 12 | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 | |
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Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 323 | 22nd | 3rd |
| 2010 | |
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Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 197 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | |
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Ferrari F430 GT2 | GTE Am |
123 | DNF | DNF |
| 2012 | |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Am |
323 | 25th | 3rd |
| 2013 | |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Am |
111 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Am |
325 | 30th | 10th |
| 2015 | |
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Ligier JS P2-Judd | LMP2 | 323 | 32nd | 12th |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
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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 | Points | |
| 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 | |
References
- Rydell femma i Le Mans
- Tuff kamp väntar på Le Mans
- Hemmaseger på Le Mans
- Ekström satsar på amerikansk legend
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niclas Jönsson. |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Jan Nilsson |
Swedish Formula Three Champion 1990–1991 |
Succeeded by Peter Åslund |
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