| Nicki Thiim | |
| Nationality: |  Danish |
| Birth Date: | 1989 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Sønderborg, Denmark |
| Related To: | Kurt Thiim (father) |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Platinum |
| Current Series: | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| First Year: | 2013 |
| Car Number: | 98 |
| Starts: | 55 |
| Wins: | 12 |
| Poles: | 12 |
| Podiums: | 21 |
| Best Finish: | 1st |
| Year: | 2016, 2019-20 |
| Prev Series: | ADAC GT Masters Porsche Supercup Porsche Carrera Cup Germany SEAT León Supercopa Germany |
| Prev Series Years: | 2011-12, 14-15 2011-14 2009-15 2007-08 |
| Titles: | World Cup for GT Drivers Porsche Supercup SEAT León Supercopa Germany Danish Formula Ford Championship |
| Title Years: | 2016, 2019-20 2013 2008 2006 |
Nicki Thiim (born 17 April 1989 in Sønderborg, Denmark) is a Danish professional racing driver, and Aston Martin Racing works driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
| NickiThiim | |
| Occupation: | racecar driver |
| Pseudonym: | Team Thiim |
| Channel Name: | NickiThiim |
| Channel Display Name: | NickiThiim |
| Years Active: | 2011- |
| Genre: | sim racing |
| Subscribers: | 27.8 thousand |
| Subscriber Date: | 19 June 2021 |
| Views: | 2,559,576 |
| View Date: | 19 June 2021 |
| Silver Button: | y |
| Gold Button: | y |
| Diamond Button: | y |
| Ruby Button: | y |
After competing in karting, Thiim won the 2006 Danish Formula Ford Championship. In 2007 he switched to touring car racing, where he finished 5th in the Seat León Supercopa Germany and raced a BMW 3 Series in the Danish Touring Car Championship. The driver won the 2008 Seat León Supercopa Germany with 8 wins in 16 races.
Thiim advanced to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2009, finishing 5th. He also won the SP3T class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring driving a works Volkswagen Scirocco.Thiim finished 4th in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, collecting a win and four podiums.
In 2012, Thiim raced in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, finishing 3rd in both. He also got three podiums in the ADAC GT Masters driving a Porsche 911. He continued in both the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2013 and became Porsche Supercup champion. In the same year, he scored the overall victory at 24 Hours of Nurburgring
After the tragic crash at the 24 Heures du Mans that claimed the life of Aston Martin Racing Young Driver team driver Allan Simonsen, Thiim was the replacement driver for the #95 car for the next three races in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season, and subsequently earned a full-time drive for Aston Martin Racing starting in the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season. He took the GT Championship with Aston Martin in 2016.
Thiim is a popular driver in the Sim racing scene racing mainly on the iRacing service. He frequently uploads his races on his Twitch and YouTube channels.[1] He often refers to his fanbase as "TeamThiim" and has over 20,000 YouTube followers. As well as frequently streaming his races on Twitch.tv.
Nicki Thiim is also well known for his charity 12 hour race where he raised money for Danish children with cancer by hosting a sim racing event attracting over 45 teams and 200+ drivers and raised over 100,000 DKK.
Nicki is also a huge fan of the Ford Ka, which he believes is a compact yet substantial car to drive.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Attempto Racing | TUR | ESP | MON | NNS | GBR | NÜR | HUN | NC | 0 | |||||
| SANITEC Aquiles MRS Team | BEL | ITA | UAE | UAE | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Hermes Attempto Racing | BHR | BHR | MON | VAL | GBR | GER | HUN | HUN | BEL | ITA | 3rd | 123 | ||
| 2013 | Attempto Racing | ESP | MON | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | UAE | UAE | 1st | 140 | |||
| 2014 | Lechner Racing Team | ESP | MON | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | USA | 8th | 91 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Aston Martin Racing | David Heinemeier Hansson Kristian Poulsen | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am | 334 | 17th | 1st | |
| 2015 | Aston Martin Racing | Christoffer Nygaard Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro | 330 | 27th | 4th | |
| 2016 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro | 338 | 23rd | 5th | |
| 2017 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Richie Stanaway | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro | 334 | 25th | 9th | |
| 2018 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro | 339 | 23rd | 8th | |
| 2019 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro | 132 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2020 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Richard Westbrook | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro | 343 | 22nd | 3rd | |
| 2021 | Aston Martin Racing |  Marcos Gomes Paul Dalla Lana | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 45 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2022 | Northwest AMR | Paul Dalla Lana David Pittard | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 342 | 36th | 3rd | |
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| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | TF Sport | LMGTE | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL | MNZ | RBR | LEC | SPA | ALG | 2nd | 102 | |
| 2023 | GMB Motorsport | LMGTE | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | CAT | LEC | ARA | SPA | ALG | ALG | 17th | 18 | |
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | TF Sport AMR | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | ROC 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 | SPA 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 3rd | 148 | |
| 2019 | TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SIL 1 | DON 1 | SPA 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | 8th | 72.5 | |
| 2023 | Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | ALG 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | NC | 0 | |
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY | DAY | SEB | ELK | VIR | ATL | MDO | CLT | PET | LGA | SEB | 59th | 13 | [4] | ||
| 2022 | Northwest AMR | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | 61st | 211 | [5] | ||
| 2023 | Magnus Racing | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | VIR | IMS | 46th | 340 | [6] | ||||
| 2024 | Magnus Racing | GTD | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 23rd* | 90* | [7] | |||
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | T3 Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 30th | 0 | |
| 2024 | SSR Performance | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 14th* | 63* | |
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