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Niclas Jönsson
Jönsson at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1967-08-04) 4 August 1967 (age 57) Jönköping, Sweden
Current team	Krohn Racing
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	57
Engine	Ferrari 4.5 L V8
Co-driver	Tracy Krohn Ben Collins
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2006–2019
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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
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)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

Niclas Lennart "Nic" Jönsson (born 4 August 1967) 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

Complete American Open-Wheel racing results

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American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Indy Lights

Indy Racing League

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2006	White Lightning Racing Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	GT2	148	DNF	DNF
2007	Risi Competizione Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Colin Braun	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	314	19th	2nd
2008	Risi Competizione Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Eric van de Poele	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	12	DNF	DNF
2009	Risi Competizione Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Eric van de Poele	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	323	22nd	3rd
2010	Risi Competizione Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Eric van de Poele	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	197	DNF	DNF
2011	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Michele Rugolo	Ferrari F430 GT2	GTE Am	123	DNF	DNF
2012	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Michele Rugolo	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	GTE Am	323	25th	3rd
2013	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Maurizio Mediani	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	GTE Am	111	DNF	DNF
2014	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Ben Collins	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	GTE Am	325	30th	10th
2015	Krohn Racing	João Barbosa Tracy Krohn	Ligier JS P2-Judd	LMP2	323	32nd	12th
2016	Krohn Racing	João Barbosa Tracy Krohn	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	LMP2	338	22nd	13th
2017	DH Racing	Tracy Krohn Andrea Bertolini	Ferrari 488 GTE	GTE Am	320	42nd	13th
2018	Eurasia Motorsport	Andrea Bertolini Tracy Krohn	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	LMP2	334	NC	NC
2019	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Tracy Krohn Patrick Long	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Am	-	WD	WD
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NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Jönsson did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

References

1. "Niclas Jönsson – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
2. "Niclas Jönsson – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
3. "Niclas Jönsson". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
4. ^ "Nic Jönsson Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
5. "Niclas Jönsson – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
6. "Niclas Jönsson". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
7. "Niclas Jönsson – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
8. "Niclas Jönsson – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
9. "Niclas Jönsson – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
10. "Niclas Jönsson – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
11. "Niclas Jönsson – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

Sources

• Svenske Niclas Jönsson letar efter amerikanen som kan vinna Formel 1
• Rydell femma i Le Mans
• Tuff kamp väntar på Le Mans
• Hemmaseger på Le Mans
• Ekström satsar på amerikansk legend

External links

• Official website
• Niclas Jönsson driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• 1967 births
• Living people
• Swedish racing drivers
• IndyCar Series drivers
• Indy Lights drivers
• Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
• American Le Mans Series drivers
• 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
• 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
• European Le Mans Series drivers
• FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
• Barber Pro Series drivers
• WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
• 24H Series drivers
• Eurasia Motorsport drivers
• Paul Stewart Racing drivers
• Extreme Speed Motorsports drivers
• AF Corse drivers
• Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
• Le Mans Cup drivers
• Proton Competition drivers