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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.
| Niclas Jönsson | |||||||
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 Jönsson at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade | |||||||
| Nationality |  Swedish | ||||||
| Born | 4 August 1967 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) | ||||||
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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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In 2009 he was hired by USF1 team owner Ken Anderson as a test driver for the fledgling American Formula 1 team.
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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
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Ref |
| 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 | [5] |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari F430 GTE | Ferrari 4.0 V8 | LEC | SPA 8 |
IMO 6 |
SIL 7 |
EST | NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | Krohn Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | SIL 4 |
IMO 5 |
RBR 5 |
LEC 5 |
EST 8 |
6th | 46 | |
| 2016 | Krohn Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 |
IMO 6 |
RBR 9 |
LEC 8 |
SPA 10 |
EST 4 |
9th | 39 |
| 2018 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 4 |
MNZ 6 |
RBR 5 |
SIL 6 |
SPA Ret |
ALG 5 |
8th | 48 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||||||
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | SEB 5 |
SPA 5 |
LMS 2 |
SIL 3 |
SÃO Ret |
BHR 3 |
FUJ 2 |
SHA 3 |
57th | 3.5 |
| 2013 | Krohn Racing | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | SIL 6 |
SPA 7 |
LMS Ret |
SÃO 5 |
COA 8 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA Ret |
BHR Ret |
17th | 32 |
| Sources:[6][4] | ||||||||||||||
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Krohn Racing | GTLM | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 | DAY 7 |
SEB 4 |
LBH | LGA 11 |
WGL 11 |
MOS | IMS | ELK | VIR | COA | PET 9 |
17th | 119 | [7] | |
| 2015 | Krohn Racing | P | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | DAY 13 |
SEB 6 |
LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 20th | 45 | [8] | ||
| 2016 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2 V10 | DAY 19† |
SEB 15 |
LAG | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ROA | VIR | COA | PET | 57th | 18 | [9] | |
| 2017 | CORE Autosport | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 Flat-6 | DAY 22 |
SEB 16 |
LBH | COA | DET | WGL 13 |
MOS | LIM | ROA | VIR | LAG | PET 5 |
39th | 68 | [10] |
| 2022 | CORE Autosport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 3 |
SEB |
MDO |
WGL | MOS |
ELK |
PET |
NC† | 0† | [11] | |||||
| Source:[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
† 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.
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