Niclas Jönsson

Not to be confused with Niklas Jonsson.

Niclas ("Nic") Jönsson (born August 4, 1967, Bankeryd) 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
Jönsson at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driver parade
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1967-08-04) August 4, 1967 (age 56) Tenhult
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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
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)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

In 2009 he was hired by USF1 team owner Ken Anderson as a test driver for the fledgling American Formula 1 team.

Racing record

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1994	McCormack Racing	PHX	LBH	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MDO	NHA	VAN	NAZ	LAG 9	26th	4
1996	Dorricott Racing	MIA	LBH 17	NAZ	MIS	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	TRO	VAN	LS	35th	0

Indy Racing League

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points	Ref
1999	Blueprint-Immke Racing	G-Force	27	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	WDW	PHX	CLT	INDY	TXS	PPR	ATL	DOV	PPR	LVS 24	TXS DNS	43rd	9	^[1]
2000	Blueprint Racing				WDW 12											31st	27	^[2]
	Nienhouse Motorsports		17			PHX 21	LVS	INDY	TXS	PPR	ATL	KTY	TXS

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2006	White Lightning Racing   Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn   Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	GT2	148	DNF	DNF
2007	Risi Competizione   Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn   Colin Braun	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	314	19th	2nd
2008	Risi Competizione   Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn   Eric van de Poele	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	12	DNF	DNF
2009	Risi Competizione   Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn   Eric van de Poele	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	323	22nd	3rd
2010	Risi Competizione   Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn   Eric van de Poele	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	197	DNF	DNF
2011	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn   Michele Rugolo	Ferrari F430 GT2	GTE Am	123	DNF	DNF
2012	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn   Michele Rugolo	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	GTE Am	323	25th	3rd
2013	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn   Maurizio Mediani	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	GTE Am	111	DNF	DNF
2014	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn   Ben Collins	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	GTE Am	325	30th	10th
2015	Krohn Racing	João Barbosa   Tracy Krohn	Ligier JS P2-Judd	LMP2	323	32nd	12th
2016	Krohn Racing	João Barbosa   Tracy Krohn	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	LMP2	338	22nd	13th
2017	DH Racing	Tracy Krohn   Andrea Bertolini	Ferrari 488 GTE	GTE Am	320	42nd	13th
2018	Eurasia Motorsport	Andrea Bertolini   Tracy Krohn	Ligier JS P217-Gibson	LMP2	334	NC	NC
2019	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Tracy Krohn   Patrick Long	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Am	-	WD	WD

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
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	^[3]

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

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

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
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
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
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
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
2022	CORE Autosport	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 3	SEB	MDO	WGL	MOS	ELK	PET						NC†	0†

^† 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.

References

1. "Niclas Jönsson – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
2. "Niclas Jönsson – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
3. "Niclas Jönsson – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

Sources

• Svenske Niclas Jönsson letar efter amerikanen som kan vinna Formel 1
• Rydell femma i Le Mans
• Tuff kamp väntar på Le Mans
• Hemmaseger på Le Mans
• Ekström satsar på amerikansk legend

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niclas Jönsson.

• Official website
• Niclas Jönsson driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jan Nilsson	Swedish Formula Three Champion 1990–1991	Succeeded by Peter Åslund