Nicolai Kjærgaard

Nicolai Kjærgaard (born 29 July 1999) is a Danish racing driver who most recently competed in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Garage 59. Before making the move to sportscar racing in 2020, he was a BRDC British Formula 3 Championship runner-up and a Euroformula Open podium finisher.^[1][2][3]

Nicolai Kjærgaard
Nationality	Danish
Born	(1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25) Esbjerg, Denmark
GTWC Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season	2020
Current team	Garage 59
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	159
Starts	14 (14 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	3
Poles	2
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	6th (Silver Cup) in 2022
Previous series
2022 2019 2017-2018 2016	Asian Le Mans Series Euroformula Open Championship BRDC F3 Championship F4 British Championship

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2016	F4 British Championship	Fortec Motorsports[4][5]	29	0	0	0	0	39	13th
2017	BRDC British Formula 3 Championship	Fortec Motorsports[6][7]	24	0	0	0	0	247	10th
	Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Cars Championship	N/A	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2018	BRDC British Formula 3 Championship	Carlin[8][9][10]	23	5	3	5	10	446	2nd
	Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Cars Championship	N/A	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2019	Euroformula Open Championship	Carlin Motorsport[11][12]	18	0	0	1	5	111	7th
	Euroformula Open Winter Series		2	0	0	1	0	0	NC†
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Team Parker Racing[13][14][15][16]	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		4	0	0	0	0	23	17th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Cars Championship	N/A	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver	Garage 59[17][18][19]	5	0	1	0	1	32	14th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		10	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver		10	0	0	0	0	19	13th
	Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie - SP8T	Walkenhorst Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
	Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie - Cup 5 CS	Purple Dot Racing with Walkenhorst	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Garage 59[20][21]	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		5	0	1	0	2	40	6th
	GT World Challenge Sprint Cup		2	0	0	0	0	4.5	21st
	GT World Challenge Sprint Cup - Silver		2	0	1	0	1	17.5	12th
	Asian Le Mans Series - GT		4	0	0	0	0	2	15th
2023	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Garage 59	5	0	0	0	0	4	24th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		10	0	0	0	0	10	13th
2024	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Garage 59

^† As Kjaergaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(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	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	DC	Points
2016	Fortec Motorsports	BHI 1 13	BHI 2 10	BHI 3 16	DON 1 14	DON 2 Ret	DON 3 14	THR 1 Ret	THR 2 Ret	THR 3 14	OUL 1 14	OUL 2 15	OUL 3 7	CRO 1 EX	CRO 2 10	CRO 3 11	SNE 1 6	SNE 2 4	SNE 3 6	KNO 1 6	KNO 2 11	KNO 3 10	ROC 1 8	ROC 2 11	ROC 3 18	SIL 1 10	SIL 2 Ret	SIL 3 14	BHGP 1 11	BHGP 2 9	BHGP 3 12	13th	50

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

(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	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2017	Fortec Motorsports	OUL 1 12	OUL 2 5	OUL 3 8	ROC 1 7	ROC 2 Ret	ROC 3 Ret	SNE1 1 11	SNE1 2 8	SNE1 3 8	SIL 1 7	SIL 2 16	SIL 3 7	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 12	SPA 3 10	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 11	BRH 3 6	SNE2 1 15	SNE2 2 10	SNE2 3 12	DON 1 8	DON 2 Ret	DON 3 8	10th	247
2018	Carlin	OUL 1 2	OUL 2 411	OUL 3 1	ROC 1 Ret	ROC 2 211	ROC 3 2	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 Ret	SNE 3 2	SIL1 1 6	SIL1 2 48	SIL1 3 4	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 121	SPA 3 Ret	BHI 1 3	BHI 2 94	BHI 3 1	DON 1 1	DON 2 108	DON 3 1	SIL2 1 Ret	SIL2 2 17	SIL2 3 C	2nd	446

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(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	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Points
2019	Carlin Motorsport	LEC 1 11	LEC 2 13	PAU 1 Ret	PAU 2 2	HOC 1 9	HOC 2 6	SPA 1 20	SPA 2 13	HUN 1 15	HUN 2 9	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 9	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 3	CAT 1 2	CAT 2 2	MNZ 1 4	MNZ 2 15	7th	111

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2020	Team Parker Racing	Bentley Continental GT3	Silver	IMO 37	NÜR 37	SPA 6H 37	SPA 12H 30	SPA 24H 28	LEC Ret		17th	23
2021	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Silver	MNZ 19	LEC 27	SPA 6H 31	SPA 12H 22	SPA 24H 14	NÜR 19	CAT 30	14th	32
2022	Garage 59	McLaren 720S GT3	Silver	IMO 20	LEC Ret	SPA 6H 43	SPA 12H Ret	SPA 24H Ret	HOC 18	CAT 12	6th	40
2023	Garage 59	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Pro	MNZ 19	LEC 12	SPA 6H 10	SPA 12H 59†	SPA 24H Ret	NÜR 13	CAT 8	24th	4
2024	Garage 59	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Bronze	LEC 43	SPA 6H 56	SPA 12H 52	SPA 24H 38	NÜR	MNZ	JED	NC*	0*

^*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(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	10	Pos.	Points
2021	Garage 59	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Silver	MAG 1 15	MAG 2 25	ZAN 1 24	ZAN 2 13	MIS 1 Ret	MIS 2 13	BRH 1 24	BRH 2 19	VAL 1 Ret	VAL 2 19	13th	19
2022	Garage 59	McLaren 720S GT3	Silver	BRH 1	BRH 2	MAG 1	MAG 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	MIS 1	MIS 2	VAL 1 14	VAL 2 6	12th	17.5
2023	Garage 59	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Pro	BRH 1 16	BRH 2 4	MIS 1 Ret	MIS 2 10	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 34†	VAL 1 9	VAL 2 15	ZAN 1 17	ZAN 2 9	13th	10

^* Season still in progress.

References

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2. Bagge, Peter (17 October 2018). "Dansk stortalent vil kopiere Schumacher". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
3. "Nicolai Kjærgaard avancerer i F3-serien". JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
4. "Kjaergaard signs with Fortec for 2016 Ford MSA Formula campaign". MSA Formula. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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6. "Nicolai Kjaergaard graduates to BRDC British F3 with Fortec Motorsports for 2017". BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
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8. "Carlin confirm Nicolai Kjaergaard as first driver for 2018 season". BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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11. "Nicolai Kjaergaard returns to Carlin for Euroformula Open". Euroformula Open. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
12. "Nicolai Kjærgaard glæder sig til Barcelona". Boxengasse.dk (in Danish). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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15. "Nicolai Kjærgaard klar til 24-timers løb på Spa". Motorsporten.dk (in Danish). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
16. Majgaard, Niklas (28 March 2021). "Nicolai Kjærgaard fortsætter i GT World Challenge Europe". Boxengasse.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
17. "2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS - Endurance Cup - Monza Provisional Entry List" (PDF). SRO Motorsports Group. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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External links

• Nicolai Kjærgaard career summary at DriverDB.com