# John Nielsen (racing driver)

John Nielsen (born 7 February 1956) is a Danish former racing driver. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990.
Nielsen was born in Varde. Prior to his win at Le Mans, he won the 1984 Macau Grand Prix, and the 1985 Curaçao Grand Prix. He was also a 3-time champion of the European Formula Super Vee Championship from 1979 to 1981. He is now a Formula 1 commentator for TV3+ in Denmark, but also works in public.

## Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap; small number denotes finishing position.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1985 | Ralt Racing Ltd | Ralt RB20 | Cosworth V8 | SIL 2 | THR NC | EST 1 | NÜR C | VAL 2 | PAU Ret | SPA Ret | DIJ 3 | PER Ret | ÖST 2 | ZAN 4 | DON 13 | 4th | 34 |
| 1986 | Ralt Racing Ltd | Ralt RT20 | Honda V8 | SIL 3$^‡$ | VAL Ret | PAU Ret | SPA 2 | IMO Ret | MUG Ret | PER 6 | ÖST 2 | BIR 11 | BUG 7 | JAR 5 | | 6th | 17 |
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$^‡$ Half points awarded.
Nielsen also entered one non-championship F3000 race, the 1985 Curaçao Grand Prix. Driving the Ralt RB20 with Cosworth engine that he had used in that year's championship, he won the race and set the fastest lap.

## 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1986 | Kouros Racing Team | Mike Thackwell | Sauber C8-Mercedes | C1 | 61 | DNF | DNF |
| 1987 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Martin Brundle | Jaguar XJR-8LM | C1 | 231 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Martin Brundle | Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 306 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Andy Wallace Price Cobb | Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 215 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Price Cobb Martin Brundle | Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 359 | 1st | 1st |
| 1991 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Derek Warwick Andy Wallace | Jaguar XJR-12 | C2 | 356 | 4th | 4th |
| 1992 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Manuel Reuter Giovanni Lavaggi | Porsche 962CK6 | C3 | 334 | 7th | 2nd |
| 1993 | TWR Jaguar Racing | David Brabham David Coulthard | Jaguar XJ220 | GT | 306 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 1994 | Seikel Motorsport | Thomas Bscher Lindsay Owen-Jones | Porsche 968 Turbo RS | GT2 | 84 | DNF | DNF |
| 1995 | West Competition David Price Racing | Jochen Mass Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | GT1 | 131 | DNF | DNF |
| 1996 | West Competition David Price Racing | Thomas Bscher Peter Kox | McLaren F1 GTR | GT1 | 338 | 4th | 3rd |
| 1998 | Nissan Motorsports TWR | Michael Krumm Franck Lagorce | Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 342 | 5th | 5th |
| 2000 | Team Den Blå Avis | Mauro Baldi Klaus Graf | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S-Élan | LMP900 | 205 | NC | NC |
| 2001 | Team Den Blå Avis Team Goh | Hiroki Katoh Casper Elgaard | Dome S101-Judd | LMP900 | 66 | DNF | DNF |
| 2003 | RN Motorsport | Hayanari Shimoda Casper Elgaard | DBA4 03S-Zytek | LMP675 | 288 | 22nd | 2nd |
| 2004 | Lister Racing | Casper Elgaard Jens Møller | Lister Storm LMP-Chevrolet | LMP1 | 279 | 24th | 9th |
| 2006 | Zytek Engineering Team Essex Invest | Casper Elgaard Philip Andersen | Zytek 06S | LMP1 | 269 | NC | NC |
| 2008 | Team Essex | Casper Elgaard Sascha Maassen | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | LMP2 | 347 | 12th | 2nd |
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## Complete JGTC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Pts |
| 1996 | Team Lark McLaren | McLaren F1 GTR | GT500 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 1 | SEN 8 | FUJ 2 | SUG Ret | MIN 4 | 1st | 63 |
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