Niclas Jönsson
Niclas Jönsson | |||||||
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Jönsson at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade | |||||||
Nationality |
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Born |
Tenhult | August 4, 1967||||||
Current team | Krohn Racing | ||||||
Car no. | 57 | ||||||
Engine | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||
Co-driver |
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
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 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
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
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 | Pts | |
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
External links
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Jan Nilsson |
Swedish Formula Three Champion 1990–1991 |
Succeeded by Peter Åslund |