# Nicolas Kiesa

Nicolas Kiesa (born 3 March 1978) is a Danish former racing driver of Italian descent. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in the 2003 season, scoring no championship points.
Previously, he had won the 2003 Formula 3000 race at Monaco, when Björn Wirdheim slowed on the last lap on the front straight to greet his team.
He returned to Formula One in 2005, replacing Robert Doornbos as Jordan's third driver for the German Grand Prix and for the rest of the season.

## Formula One

Kiesa drove for the Minardi team for five races in 2003, taking the seat vacated after Justin Wilson moved to Jaguar. He made his debut in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, which he finished in 12th position. Kiesa finished all five races, his best result being 11th in the USA Grand Prix at Indianapolis, but did not outqualify his teammate Jos Verstappen at any race.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 1997 | British Formula Ford Winter Series | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4th |
| 1998 | British Formula Ford Championship | ? | ? | 1 | ? | ? | 7 | 104 | 4th |
| 1999 | British Formula Ford Championship | ? | ? | 7 | ? | ? | 7 | 157 | 1st |
| 1999 | Formula Ford EuroCup | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd |
| 2000 | British Formula Three Championship | RC Benetton Junior Team | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 6th |
| 2001 | British Formula Three Championship | RC Prost Junior Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14th |
| 2001 | German Formula Three Championship | GM Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 20th |
| 2002 | International Formula 3000 Championship | PSM Racing Line | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12th |
| 2003 | International Formula 3000 Championship | Den Blå Avis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7th |
| 2003 | Formula One | Trust Minardi Cosworth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 2004 | Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia | ? | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2005 | Formula One | Jordan Grand Prix | Test Driver | Test Driver | Test Driver | Test Driver | Test Driver | Test Driver | Test Driver |
| 2006 | Le Mans Series - LMP1 | Lister Storm Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14th |
| 2006 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Lister Storm Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | American Le Mans Series - GT1 | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10th |
| 2006 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Futurecom TME | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 2007 | SEAT Leon Supacopa Deutschland | GAG Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |

### Complete British Formula Three Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Class | 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 | DC | Points |
| 2000 | RC Benetton Junior Team | Dallara F300 | Spiess-Opel | Championship | THR 8 | CRO Ret | OUL Ret | DON 5 | DON 7 | SIL 3 | BRH 12 | DON 6 | DON 1 | CRO 3 | SIL 10 | SNE Ret | SPA 6 | SIL 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 77 |
| 2001 | RC Prost Junior Team | Dallara F301 | Spiess-Opel | Championship | SIL1 1 8 | SIL1 2 7 | SNE 1 5 | SNE 2 5 | DON1 1 16 | DON1 2 Ret | OUL 1 13 | OUL 2 8 | CRO 1 4 | CRO 2 4 | ROC 1 DNQ | ROC 2 Ret | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | BRH1 1 | BRH1 2 | DON2 1 | DON2 2 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | THR 1 | THR 2 | BRH2 1 | BRH2 2 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | 14th | 46 |

### Complete German Formula Three Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2001 | GM Motorsport | Dallara F301 | Toyota | HOC1 1 | HOC1 2 | NÜR1 1 | NÜR1 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | NOR 1 15 | NOR 2 12 | HOC2 1 10 | HOC2 2 14 | LAU 1 Ret | LAU 2 5 | NÜR2 1 24 | NÜR2 2 Ret | A1R 1 6 | A1R 2 Ret | HOC3 1 19 | HOC3 2 9 | 20th | 17 |

### Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
| 2002 | PSM Racing Line | INT 15 | IMO 8 | CAT Ret | A1R 10 | MON Ret | NUR 10 | SIL 10 | MAG Ret | HOC Ret | HUN Ret | SPA 6 | MNZ 5 | 12th | 3 |
| 2003 | Den Blå Avis | IMO 12 | CAT 10 | A1R 6 | MON 1 | NUR 3 | MAG Ret | | | | | | | 7th | 20 |
| 2003 | Super Nova Racing | | | | | | | SIL 8 | HOC | HUN | MNZ | | | | 7th | 20 |
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### Complete Formula One results

(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
| 2003 | Trust Minardi Cosworth | Minardi PS03 | Cosworth V10 | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER 12 | HUN 13 | ITA 12 | USA 11 | JPN 16 | | | | 23rd | 0 |
| 2005 | Jordan Grand Prix | Jordan EJ15 | Toyota V10 | AUS | MAL | BHR | SMR | ESP | MON | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | GER TD | HUN TD | TUR TD | ITA TD | BEL TD | | | | – | – |
| 2005 | Jordan Grand Prix | Jordan EJ15B | Toyota V10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRA TD | JPN | CHN TD | – | – |
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### Complete DTM results

(key)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
| 2006 | Futurecom TME | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | HOC | LAU | OSC | BRH | NOR | NÜR 17 | ZAN 16 | CAT Ret | BUG | HOC | 23rd | 0 |
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### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2006 | Lister Storm Racing | Gavin Pickering Jens Reno Møller | Lister Storm LMP Hybrid-Chevrolet | LMP1 | 192 | DNF | DNF |
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