John Nielsen (DNK)
Last name
Nielsen
First names
John
Nickname
Nationality
Denmark 
Born the
07/02/1956 - Varde (Danemark)
20 participations in the 24h of Le Mans
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Not leaving | 61 | No photo available | Sauber Racing (CH) | SAUBER C8 | Mercedes M117/Mader 4973 V8 à 90° Turbo Dunlop |
Gr C1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Max Welti (CH) Dieter Quester (AUT) |
Accident aux essais |
|
| 1986 | Retired |
61 |
|
Kouros Racing Team (CH) | SAUBER C8 | Mercedes M117 4973 V8 à 90° Turbo Goodyear |
Gr C1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Mike Thackwell (NZ) |
61 laps 825.200 km 3:26.300 |
Moteur (5eme heure) |
| 1987 | Retired |
6 | No photo available | Silk Cut Jaguar (GB) | JAGUAR XJR-8 LM | Jaguar 6900 V12 à 60° Dunlop |
C1 |
Martin Brundle (GB) John Nielsen (DNK) Armin Hahne (D) |
231 laps 3126.580 km 3:28.900 |
joint de culasse (16eme heure) |
| 1988 | Retired |
1 | No photo available | Silk Cut Jaguar (GB) | JAGUAR XJR-9 LM | Jaguar TWR 6995 V12 à 60° Dunlop |
C1 |
Martin Brundle (GB) John Nielsen (DNK) |
306 laps 4141.710 km 3:24.780 |
joint de culasse (19eme heure) |
| 1989 | Retired |
2 | No photo available | Silk Cut Jaguar (GB) | JAGUAR XJR-9 LM | Jaguar TWR 6995,3 V12 à 60° Dunlop |
C1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Andy Wallace (GB) Price Cobb (USA) |
215 laps 2910.020 km 3:23.150 |
joint de culasse (13eme heure) |
| 1990 | 1st | 3 |
|
Silk Cut Jaguar (GB) | JAGUAR XJR-12 | Jaguar 6995,3 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
C1 (1st) |
John Nielsen (DNK) Price Cobb (USA) Martin Brundle (GB) |
359 laps 4882.400 km 203.430 km/h 3:41.000 |
|
| 1991 | 4th | 33 |
|
Silk Cut Jaguar (GB) | JAGUAR XJR-12 | Jaguar 7400 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
Cat. 2 (4th) |
Derek Warwick (GB) John Nielsen (DNK) Andy Wallace (GB) |
356 laps 4841.600 km 201.730 km/h 3:44.094 |
|
| 1992 | 7th | 51 |
|
Kremer Porsche Racing (D) | PORSCHE 962 CK6 | Porsche 2994 F6 Bi-turbo Yokohama |
C3 (2nd) |
Manuel Reuter (D) John Nielsen (DNK) Giovanni Lavaggi (I) |
334 laps 4542.400 km 189.260 km/h 3:46.026 |
|
| 1993 | Unclassified | 50 |
|
TWR Jaguar Racing (GB) | JAGUAR XJ220 C | Jaguar JV6 3498 V6 à 90° Bi-turbo Dunlop |
Cat.4 (14th) |
John Nielsen (DNK) David Brabham (AUS) David Coulthard (GB) |
306 laps 4161.600 km 173.400 km/h 4:12.930 |
|
| 1994 | Retired |
58 |
|
Seikel Motorsport (D) | PORSCHE 968 Turbo RS | Porsche 3000 S4 Turbo Yokohama |
LM GT2 |
Thomas Bscher (D) Lindsay Owen-Jones (GB) John Nielsen (DNK) |
84 laps 1142.400 km 4:36.250 |
accident (9eme heure) |
| 1995 | Retired |
49 | No photo available | West Competition (GB) (David Price Racing) | McLAREN F1 GTR | BMW S70/2 6064 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
LM GT1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Jochen Mass (D) Thomas Bscher (D) |
131 laps 1781.600 km 4:02.460 |
embrayage (13eme heure) |
| 1996 | 4th | 30 |
|
West Competition (GB) (David Price Racing) | McLAREN F1 GTR LM | BMW S70/2 6064 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
LM GT1 (3rd) |
John Nielsen (DNK) Thomas Bscher (D) Peter Kox (NL) |
338 laps 4596.800 km 191.530 km/h 3:54.981 |
|
| 1997 | Not leaving | 40 | No photo available | Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC Racing (GB) | McLAREN F1 GTR | BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60° Michelin |
LM GT1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Thomas Bscher (D) Chris Goodwin (GB) |
Incendie durant les essais |
|
| 1998 | 5th | 30 |
|
Nissan Motorsports / TWR (J/GB) | NISSAN R390 GT1 | NissanVRH 35L 3496 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Bridgestone |
LM GT1 (5th) |
John Nielsen (DNK) Michael Krumm (D) Franck Lagorce (F) |
342 laps 4652.910 km 193.870 km/h 3:46.298 |
|
| 2000 | Unclassified | 10 | No photo available | Team Den Bla Avis (DNK) | PANOZ LMP-1 Roadster S | Ford 5971 V8 à 90° Pirelli |
LM P900 (13th) |
John Nielsen (DNK) Mauro Baldi (I) Klaus Graf (D) |
205 laps 2789.020 km 116.200 km/h 3.43.181 |
|
| 2001 | Retired |
10 | No photo available | Team Den Bla Avis / Team Goh (DK/J) | DOME S101 | Judd GV4 3997 V10 à 72° Goodyear |
LM P900 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Hiroki Katoh (J) Casper Elgaard (DNK) |
66 laps 897.600 km |
Moteur (Tr N° 66 à 0h10) |
| 2003 | 22th | 26 | No photo available | RN Motorsport Ltd / John Nielsen (D) | DBA4-03S Zytek | Zytek 3396 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
LM P675 (2nd) |
Hayanari Shimoda (J) John Nielsen (DNK) Casper Elgaard (DNK) |
288 laps 3931.200 km 163.800 km/h 3:46.675 |
|
| 2004 | 24th | 20 | No photo available | Lister Racing (GB) | LISTER STORM | Chevrolet 5993 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
LM P1 (9th) |
John Nielsen (DNK) Casper Elgaard (DNK) Jens Reno Moller (DNK) |
279 laps 3805.250 km 158.550 km/h 3:43.108 |
|
| 2006 | Unclassified | 2 |
|
Zytek Motorsport (GB)/ Team Essex Invest (DNK) | Zytek 06S | Zytek ZG408 3977 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM P1 (5th) |
John Nielsen (DNK) Casper Elgaard (DNK) Philip Andersen (DNK) |
269 laps 3671.900 km 152.150 km/h 3:38.156 |
moins de 285 tours ( 75%) |
| 2008 | 12th | 31 |
|
Team Essex (DNK) | PORSCHE RS SPYDER | Porsche MR6 3397 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
LM P2 (2nd) |
John Nielsen (DNK) Casper Elgaard (DNK) Sascha Maassen (D) |
347 laps 4729.260 km 196.270 km/h 3:36.562 |
12 participations in Tests Day
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Avg. Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5th | 6 | No photo available | Silk Cut Jaguar (GB) | JAGUAR XJR-8 LM | Jaguar 6900 V12 à 60° Dunlop |
C1 | John Nielsen (DNK) | 3:29.010 233.120 km/h |
| 1994 | 34th | 58 |
|
Seikel Motorsport (D) | PORSCHE 968 Turbo RS | Porsche 3000 S4 Turbo Yokohama |
LM GT2 |
Thomas Bscher (D) Lindsay Owen-Jones (GB) John Nielsen (DNK) |
6:05.990 133.770 km/h |
| 1995 | 8th | 49 |
|
West Competition (GB) (David Price Racing) | McLAREN F1 GTR | BMW S70/2 6064 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
LM GT1 | John Nielsen (DNK) | 3:58.780 205.040 km/h John Nielsen (DNK) |
| 1996 | 17th | 30 | No photo available | West Competition (GB) (David Price Racing) | McLAREN F1 GTR LM | BMW S70/2 6064 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
LM GT1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Thomas Bscher (D) Peter Kox (NL) |
3:53.171 209.970 km/h |
| 1997 | 15th | 40 | No photo available | Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC Racing (GB) | McLAREN F1 GTR | BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60° Michelin |
LM GT1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Thomas Bscher (D) |
3:48.559 214.290 km/h 67 laps John Nielsen (DNK) |
| 1998 | 7th | 30 |
|
Nissan Motorsports / TWR (J/GB) | NISSAN R390 GT1 | Nissan VRH 35L 3496 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Bridgestone |
LM GT1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Franck Lagorce (F) |
3:40.926 222.600 km/h Franck Lagorce (F) |
| 2000 | 13th | 10 | No photo available | Team Den Bla Avis (DK) | PANOZ LMP-1 Roadster S | Ford 5971 V8 à 90° Pirelli |
LM P900 | John Nielsen (DNK) | 3:44.630 218.030 km/h John Nielsen (DNK) |
| 2001 | 14th | 10 | No photo available | Team Den Bla Avis / Team Goh (DK/J) | DOME S101 | Judd GV4 3998 V10 à 72° Goodyear |
LM P900 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Hiroki Katoh (J) Casper Elgaard (DNK) |
3:41.611 221.000 km/h John Nielsen (DNK) |
| 2003 | 14th | 26 |
|
RN Motorsport Ltd / John Nielsen (D) | DBA4-03S Zytek | Zytek 3396 V6 Dunlop |
LM P675 |
Hayanari Shimoda (J) John Nielsen (DNK) 'Johnny' Dumfries (GB) |
3:47.708 215.800 km/h |
| 2004 | 16th | 20 |
|
Lister Racing (GB) | LISTER STORM | Chevrolet 5993 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
LM P1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Casper Elgaard (DNK) Jens Reno Moller (DNK) |
3:48.717 214.850 km/h 20 laps |
| 2006 | 7th | 2 |
|
Zytek Motorsport (GB)/ Team Essex Invest (DNK) | Zytek 06S | Zytek ZG408 3977 V8 Michelin |
LM P1 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Casper Elgaard (DNK) Philip Andersen (DNK) |
3:36.774 226.680 km/h 70 laps |
| 2008 | 15th | 31 |
|
Team Essex (DNK) | PORSCHE RS SPYDER | Porsche 3397 V8 à 90° Dunlop |
LM P2 |
John Nielsen (DNK) Casper Elgaard (DNK) Sascha Maassen (D) |
3:43.736 219.290 km/h 39 laps |