| Christina Nielsen | |
| Nationality: |  Danish |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Hørsholm, Denmark |
| Related To: | Lars-Erik Nielsen (father) |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Bronze |
| Current Series: | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
| First Year: | 2014 |
| Current Team: | Team Hardpoint EBM |
| Car Number: | 88 |
| Former Teams: | Scuderia Corsa TRG-AMR North America NGT Motorsport Wright Motorsport, Grasser Racing Team |
| Starts: | 58 |
| Championships: | 2 (2016, 2017) |
| Wins: | 4 |
| Poles: | 3 |
| Best Finish: | 1st |
| Year: | 2016, 2017 |
| Prev Series: | Pirelli World Challenge Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East ADAC GT Masters Porsche Carrera Cup Germany ADAC Formel Masters Formula Ford Denmark Karting |
| Prev Series Years: | 2015 2014 2012-2014 2013 2012 2010-2011 2010 2007-2009 |
| Titles: | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD |
| Title Years: | 2016-2017 |
Christina Nielsen (born 10 January 1992 in Hørsholm, Denmark) is a Danish racing driver who is the first female driver to win a WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series title. She is the daughter of racing driver Lars-Erik Nielsen, who raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 2000s.[1]
Nielsen started her karting career in 2007. After karting for a couple of years, she switched to formula racing in 2010.
After karting from 2007 to 2009, Nielsen made her formula racing debut in 2010 in the Danish Formula Ford Championship. Finishing the season in 9th position.
After doing two one-off appearances in the ADAC Formel Masters in 2010, Nielsen went on to do a full season in 2011.
For 2012, Nielsen switched to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany running in the B-class. She ended the season 5th in class.
In 2013, Nielsen switched to the ADAC GT Masters. For 2014, Nielsen raced in the United SportsCar Championship for NGT Motorsport.
In 2015, Nielsen ran the entire IMSA SportsCar Championship in a GTD Aston Martin Vantage V12 under the TRG-AMR banner, partnering with Kuno Wittmer and James Davison.[2] She claimed four second-place finishes and a third, finishing runner-up two points behind Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler.
The Dane continued in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2016, joining Scuderia Corsa to drive alongside Alessandro Balzan in a GTD-class Ferrari.[3] She won the 12 Hours of Sebring with Jeff Segal as third driver. With another win at 6 Hours of Watkins Glen and four additional podiums throughout the season, Nielsen and Balzan won the 2016 IMSA SportsCar series Championship, with a 299-point total for the year, and thus Nielsen became the first woman to win a major full-season professional sports car championship in North America.[4] [5] [6]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Formula Racing | Johnny Laursen Mikkel Mac | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Am | 319 | 35th | 6th | |
| 2017 |  Scuderia Corsa |  Alessandro Balzan Bret Curtis | Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Am | 314 | 44th | 14th | |
| 2018 | Ebimotors | Fabio Babini Erik Maris | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Am | 332 | 31st | 6th | |
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)