Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Debut in pirelli world challenge for trg aston martin racing finishing in 3rd place. Porsche when nielsen does, she knows she will not be the centre of attention and this week it. History was made on saturday at road atlanta as 24yearold danish racer christina nielsen became the first female driver to win a major fullseason professional sports car championship in north. Christina nielsen with her le mans 2018 co drivers fabio babini, left, and erik maris. Christina nielsen is a danish racing driver who is the first female driver to win a. I am a 2time champion and have made history as a woman. Nielsen and wright motorsports announced on saturday that she will join forces with porsche and wright motorsports to race a 911 gt3 r in the gt daytona gtd class beginning with the rolex 24 hours at daytona in january. The latest headtohead comparisons generated for christina nielsen. Her 2019 season with msr and coentrant heinricher racing made great strides as imsas first allfemale driving squad drew considerable interest from athletes and educators alike.
Porsche ace christina nielsen checks out the lego 911 rsr you. Christina nielsen is a danish auto racing driver who is the first female driver to win a weathertech sportscar championship. Danishborn professional racing driver christina nielsen was the first female to win a major full season professional sportscar championship in north america in. Aug 09, 2016 christina likes to say, i am not a female who is a race driver, i am a race driver who is a female. Fresh from backtoback championships in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship gtd class, christina nielsen is changing teams. Driver christina nielsen career statistics racingreference. Female racer delivers selfbelief message to girls in detroit. On november 15th, ferrari beverly hills hosted at the peninsula hotel an exquisite high tea to celebrate our 2016 gtd champion, christina nielsen, the first female driver to win a professional. Expensive promises to fund lifechanging opportunities are usually broken before cars even make it to the track. Christina nielsen is a great person to work with and i happily recommend her for any role she takes on.
A high tea with race car driver christina nielsen youtube. Christina nielsen was fired up with our unique proposition. Daniel brokamp creative design manager lawson products, inc. Racing is christina nielsens passion and motorsport has been an integral part of her life.
A big thankyou to the danish chamber of commerce southern california for hosting this exciting event. Christina nielsen is one of the most successful women in motorsports. Driver christina nielsen 19920110 age 28 get alerts. Codriver on the 4 long distance races in the tudor championship. Christina nielsen is a racing driver from denmark who became the first female racer to win imsa sportscar championship. Motorsport driver christina nielsen trying to see the light after tragedy loss of two codrivers in the same year still weighs heavy on danes heart before porsche gt3 cup middle east, writes gary. Aug 09, 2016 christina nielsen is just 24 years of age and is from denmark. Christina nielsen joins wright motorsports in imsa for. Christina nielsen made history in the imsa gt daytona class by becoming the first woman to win a fullseason sports car championship title in north america. Barrierbreaking ferrari ace christina nielsen now gets her. Christina nielsen sets sights on another memorable le mans. Imsa driver christina nielsen has a shot at a championship. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of christina nielsen and michael ammermuller over time since january 1st 20. The panamera turbo s ehybrid sport turismo shows why we call the electrification of our porsche sports car eperformance.
Racing is christina nielsen s passion and motorsport has been an integral part of her life. New york gear racing has joined forces with the grasser racing team to field a lamborghini huracan gt3 evo in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship gtd class next season. Team drivers include katherine legge, christina nielsen, bia figueiredo, tatiana calderon, iron dame rahel. Christina nielsen race car driver at wright motorsports.
Katherine legge on racing daytona with allfemale driver. Christina nielsen is a 26yearold sports car driver from denmark. Im a denmark native and i started my north american sports car racing career in 2014. Career details the racing career of christina nielsen 2020 imsa weathertech sportscar championship gtd class. Jun, 2018 christina nielsen with her le mans 2018 codrivers fabio babini, left, and erik maris. It is the strongest panamera ever engineered with 680 hp. Scuderia corsa signs christina nielsen as ferrari driver. Twotime imsa weathertech sportscar champion christina nielsen will join the no. Gottfried grasser, active in motorsports since 1999, founded 2011 the grasser racing team.
Interview with ferrari 488 gt3 driver christina nielsen. Christina is a twenty something, successful, gorgeous race car driver from denmark. Mercedes beans you gotta love the lamb green, the black dont touch. Christina nielsen was fired up when she heard about our proposal of a special test drive. Weathertech sportscar championship christina nielsen date of birth. Jackie heinricher has defied those odds and turned an outlandish idea into one. In 2015, with a variety of codrivers and working for a gtd team that was hanging up its helmet at the end of the season, nielsen still came to the petit le mans. Christina nielsen archives motorsportstalk nbc sports.
Click on the site to see christina nielsens career results at that track. And she did it twice, in 2016 and 2017, winning the gtd class in a scuderia corsa ferrari. Christina nielsen, alessandro balzan clinch gtd championship. Gear is supplying the drivers, sponsors and additional team support. The team owns a modern workshop with a body and paint center that is fully equipped to take care of formula, gt and touring cars in st.
Christina nielsen sets sights on another memorable le mans 24. United sportscar championship frontrunner christina nielsen will race in the le mans 24 hours for the first time in 2016, joining formula racings. In 2015 christina finds herself racing for the 007 aston martin. Her father lars erik nielsen raced in all of the pinnacle of sportscar endurance races including the 24 hours of le mans, rolex 24 at daytona and the 12 hours of sebring. Twotime gtd champion moves to gear racing for full weathertech championship season alongside codriver katherine legge. She is a twotime champion who, in 2016 with her team, won the imsa championship and she became the first woman to ever win a major fullseason sportscar championship in north america, a success she repeated in 2017. Imsa gtd champ christina nielsen leaving ferrari for. Christina nielsen race car driver at wright motorsports hos selected driver by porsche. Ferrari 488 gt3 interview with race car driver christina. Oct 17, 2016 the only thing both cars recognized was that christina nielsen, 2016 drivers champion in the weathertech championship gt daytona gtd class, is one heck of a race car driver. Joined by rahel frey and tati calderon in allfemale driver lineup at daytona.
Phil allaway november 19, 2019 phil allaway, sports cars, wsc news comments off on grt grasser racing team joins imsa with katherine legge, christina nielsen a parttime operation will go full. Oct 01, 2015 once upon a time, christina nielsen was commonly identified as the daughter of former sports car driver lars erik nielsen. A year makes all the difference for christina nielsen imsa. Denmark twotime gtd champion moves to gear racing for full weathertech championship season alongside codriver katherine legge. She is first danish female racer to participate in the le mans 24h.
Christina nielsen race car driver at wright motorsports selected. Christina nielsen in line to make sports car history at petit. Driver christina nielsen 2017 weathertech sportscar. I have raced in the middle east, europe and america. Career details the racing career of christina nielsen. My name is christina nielsen and im a 27yearold sports car driver from denmark. On the heels of capturing its second professional championship in three seasons, scuderia corsa is proud to announce that christina nielsen will join the team to battle for the gtdaytona championship in the 2016 weathertech. Christina nielsen is a danish racing driver who is the first female driver to win a weathertech sportscar championship series title. The gear racing team participates in both on and off track events around the world. Ap every racing series in the world is full of wealthy enthusiasts with ideas that sound too good to be true. Motorsport driver christina nielsen trying to see the light. Motorsport driver christina nielsen trying to see the light after tragedy loss of two co drivers in the same year still weighs heavy on danes heart before porsche gt3 cup middle east, writes gary. Won at sebring her first victory in imsa competition and watkins glen and had seven podiums in 11race season. Jun 14, 2018 christina nielsen is a danish racing driver who is the first female driver to win a weathertech sportscar championship series title.
Oct 02, 2015 heading into the final race of the season, christina nielsen leads the gt daytona class by one point and could become the first woman to win a major sports car series championship. She is the daughter of racing driver larserik nielsen, who. Sepang blancpain gt world challenge asia career 2019 gt3 craftbamboo racing mercedesamg gt3 with darryl oyoung racing career 2019 imsa weathertech sportscar championship gtd meyer shank racing acura nsx gt3 evo. Christina nielsen patent coordinator awapatent as linkedin. Danishborn professional driver christina nielsen believes that the porsche 911 rsr lego technic kit is realistic enough to use as a prop when talking about her own race car and career. Imsa porsche racer and cxc development driver christina nielsen takes us for a lap around mid ohio and shows us how she trains. The lego technic porsche 911 rsr tested by race driver. Christina nielsen racing gb by christina nielsen issuu. Christina nielsen makes imsa history with gt daytona title. Christina nielsen finally managed to find a seat in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship 2019. And not despite the electric motor and battery on board but. Race car driver christina nielsen, right, and bud denker, second from right, vhairman of the chevrolet detroit grand prix presented by lear, watch the operation of miss pac woman, a robot built. View christina nielsens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Co driver on the 4 long distance races in the tudor championship.
Christina is the first danish female driver in the 24hour le mans race and the first female driver to win a professional, fullseason sports car championship. Ferrari driver christina nielsen clinches historic imsa weathertech sportscar championship title in the petit le mans at road atlanta may 31, 2018 chevrolet sports car classic thursday notebook. Class gallery driver history 2014 made four starts in gtd class, earning. Legge, nielsen to race grasser lamborghini in 2020 imsa gtd. Christina nielsen has been added to meyer shank racings allfemale driver lineup for next months rolex 24 at daytona, replacing jackie heinricher. Thanks to her natural abilities, hard work, and coaching from her former race car driving dad, christina has put several championship seasons both in karting and professional sports car racing in europe.
Christina nielsen racing career profile driver database. Christina nielsen is a danish racing driver who is the first female driver to win. Im super exited now to have the opportunity to finally race in america to partner up with gear racing powered by grasser racing team for the big rolex 24h race and to drive alongside christina nielsen, katherine legge and tatiana calderon. Christina nielsen born 10 january 1992 in horsholm, denmark is a danish racing driver who is the first female driver to win a weathertech sportscar championship series title. Trg amr ride along in car with christina nielsen at road atlanta 92215 duration.
Twotime defending imsa weathertech sportscar championship gt daytona class champion christina nielsen will shift to wright motorsports for 2018, and. Find everything in one place on christina nielsen including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert. Its a long race and i hope youre enjoying our country and hope you come back again. Check out our interview with the talented young woman who started go karting at the age of. Allfemale racing team is out to prove that its not just. Our goal is to develop and support future generations of female drivers, mechanics, engineers, and executives. The business of racing christina nielsen at dacc southern. Christina likes to say, i am not a female who is a race driver, i am a race driver who is a female. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo.
Became first woman to win a major north american sports car championship with gtd title alongside no. Oct 18, 2016 the only thing both cars recognized was that christina nielsen, 2016 drivers champion in the weathertech championship gt daytona gtd class, is one heck of a race car driver. She is the daughter of racing driver larserik nielsen, who raced in the 24 hours of le mans in the 2000s. Everyday check with racing driver christina nielsen and the panamera turbo s ehybrid sport turismo. In 2016, i made motorsports history by becoming the first female driver to win a major fullseason professional sports car racing championship in north america. Legge, and teammate christina nielsen, were busy inside and out of the car as science, technology, engineering, and math initiatives were incorporated for young girls at every stop on the imsa tour. First in a sporty sprint on the jyllandsringen circuit and again in a relaxed detour through the city center of aarhus. Christina nielsen profile bio, news, highres photos. Patrick long and christina nielsen join porsche wright. Grt grasser racing team joins imsa with katherine legge. Patrick long and christina nielsen join porsche wright racing for 2018 imsa gt daytona season both drivers won championships in their respective divisions this past season.
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