Nicki Thiim

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NationalityDenmark Danish
Born (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 37)
Sønderborg, Denmark
RelativesKurt Thiim (father)
Debut season2013
Nicki Thiim
Thiim in 2024
NationalityDenmark Danish
Born (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 37)
Sønderborg, Denmark
RelativesKurt Thiim (father)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2013
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2012)[1]
FIA Gold (2013–2016)[2]
FIA Platinum (2017–)[3]
Car number98
Starts55
Wins12
Podiums21
Poles12
Best finish1st in 2016, 2019-20
Previous series
2011-12, 14-15
2011-14
2009-15
2007-08		ADAC GT Masters

Porsche Supercup
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
SEAT León Supercopa Germany
Championship titles
2016, 2019-20
2013
2008
2006		World Cup for GT Drivers
Porsche Supercup
SEAT León Supercopa Germany
Danish Formula Ford Championship

Nicki Thiim (born 17 April 1989 in Sønderborg, Denmark) is a Danish professional racing driver. He has spent most of his career as a Aston Martin Racing works driver, having won the FIA World Endurance Championship drivers title in 2016 and 2019–20, as well as the 2024 24 Hours of Spa overall win. Thiim currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Comtoyou Racing.

NickiThiim
Other namesTeam Thiim
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011-present
Genresim racing
Subscribers24.9 thousand
Views2.7 million
Last updated: 23 Apr 2026

After competing in karting, Thiim won the 2006 Danish Formula Ford Championship. In 2007, he switched to touring car racing, where he finished fifth in the Seat León Supercopa Germany and raced a BMW 3 Series in the Danish Touring Car Championship.[4] He also won the 2008 Seat León Supercopa Germany with eight wins in 16 races.

Thiim advanced to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2009, finishing fifth. He also won the SP3T class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring driving a works Volkswagen Scirocco.[5]

Thiim racing in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

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 third 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.[6] 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 No. 95 car for the next three races in the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season,[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] 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.

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.

Thiim is also a fan of the Ford Ka, which he believes is a compact yet substantial car to drive.

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