Nielsen Racing
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | David 'Sven' Thompson |
| Base | Corby, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom |
| Team principal(s) | David 'Sven' Thompson |
| Current series | |
| Former series | |
| Current drivers |
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| Teams' Championships | 5 (British LMP3 Cup 2017, 2018 LMP3, Asian Le Mans Series 2019–20 LMP3, 2022 LMP2, Le Mans Cup 2021 LMP3) |
| Drivers' Championships | 5 (British LMP3 Cup 2017, 2018 LMP3, Asian Le Mans Series 2019–20 LMP3, 2022 LMP2, Le Mans Cup 2021 LMP3) |
| Website | Neilsen Racing |
Nielsen Racing is a British sports car racing team currently competing in the European Le Mans Series, Asian Le Mans Series, Le Mans Cup, Ligier European Series and Euroformula Open Championship.[1][2][3] The team was founded in 2014 by David 'Sven' Thompson.[4]
Racing record
European Le Mans Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | No. | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen | LMP3 | 7 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | Alex Kapadia Colin Noble Christian Stubbe Olsen |
LEC 9 |
MNZ 10 |
RBR 2 |
SIL 2 |
SPA 9 |
ALG 2 |
4th | 58 |
| 2019 | Nielsen Racing | LMP3 | 7 | Norma M30 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | Colin Noble Anthony Wells |
LEC 5 |
MNZ 7 |
CAT 4 |
SIL 5 |
SPA 3 |
ALG 5 |
5th | 63 |
| 8 | Ligier JS P3 | James Littlejohn Nobuya Yamanaka (rounds 1–2, 4) Nicholas Adcock (rounds 3, 5–6) |
LEC 14 |
MNZ Ret |
CAT 6 |
SIL 9 |
SPA 9 |
ALG 4 |
9th | 24.5 | ||||
| 2020 | Nielsen Racing | LMP3 | 7 | Duqueine M30 – D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | Colin Noble Anthony Wells |
LEC Ret |
SPA 2 |
LEC Ret |
MNZ 8 |
ALG 11 |
10th | 22.5 | |
| 10 | Charles Crews Garett Grist Rob Hodes |
LEC 8 |
SPA Ret |
LEC 5 |
MNZ 6 |
ALG 5 |
8th | 32 | ||||||
| 2021 | Nielsen Racing | LMP3 | 6 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | Nicholas Adcock Max Koebolt Austin McCusker |
CAT 6 |
RBR 10 |
LEC 12 |
MNZ 12 |
SPA 9 |
ALG 12 |
14th | 12.5 |
| 7 | Colin Noble Anthony Wells |
CAT 9 |
RBR 11 |
LEC 5 |
MNZ NC |
SPA 10 |
ALG 14 |
13th | 14 | |||||
| 2022 | Nielsen Racing | LMP3 | 7 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | James Littlejohn Anthony Wells |
LEC 6 |
IMO Ret |
MNZ 7 |
CAT | SPA 3 |
ALG Ret |
10th | 29 |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 24 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | Matt Bell Ben Hanley Rodrigo Sales |
LEC 4 |
IMO 3 |
MNZ 1 |
CAT 2 |
SPA 4 |
ALG 3 |
4th | 97 | ||
| 2023 | Nielsen Racing | LMP3 | 7 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | Ryan Harper-Ellam Anthony Wells |
CAT 5 |
LEC 11 |
ARA 6 |
SPA Ret |
POR 7 |
ALG Ret |
11th | 24 |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 24 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | Mathias Beche Ben Hanley Rodrigo Sales |
CAT 4 |
LEC 4 |
ARA 2 |
SPA Ret |
POR 2 |
ALG 3 |
4th | 75 | ||
| 2024 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 Pro-Am | 24 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | John Falb Colin Noble Albert Costa (rounds 1–3) Nick Yelloly (rounds 4–6) |
CAT 3 |
LEC 5 |
IMO 6 |
SPA 4 |
MUG 5 |
POR 3 |
5th | 70 |
| LMP2 | 27 | Will Stevens David Heinemeier Hansson (rounds 1–4) Nico Pino (rounds 1–3) Benjamin Pedersen (rounds 4–6) Gabriel Aubry (round 6) |
CAT 13 |
LEC 11 |
IMO 12 |
SPA 13 |
MUG 10 |
POR 11 |
11th | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | 24 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | Filipe Albuquerque Cem Bölükbaşı Ferdinand Habsburg |
CAT 7 |
LEC 5 |
IMO | SPA | SIL | POR | 5th* | 16* |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 27 | James Allen Sérgio Sette Câmara Anthony Wells |
CAT 7 |
LEC 1 |
IMO | SPA | SIL | POR | 1st* | 31* | ||||
| Source:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] | ||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Asian Le Mans Series
| Year | Entrant | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen | LMP3 | 7 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | Nick Adcock Christian Stubbe Olsen |
SHA 5 |
FUJ 4 |
CHA 4 |
SEP 2 |
5th | 52 | ||
| 79 | Colin Noble Anthony Wells |
SHA 4 |
FUJ 3 |
CHA 3 |
SEP 4 |
3rd | 54 | |||||||
| 2019-20 | Nielsen Racing | LMP3 | 2 | Norma M30 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | Colin Noble Tony Wells |
SHA 2 |
BEN 1 |
SEP 4 |
CHA 2 |
1st | 75 | ||
| 3 | Charles Crews Garett Grist Rob Hodes |
SHA 6 |
BEN Ret |
SEP 2 |
CHA 5 |
5th | 37 | |||||||
| 2021 | Nielsen Racing | LMP3 | 8 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | Matthew Bell Rodrigo Sales |
DUB Ret |
DUB 3 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 7 |
5th | 39 | ||
| 9 | Colin Noble Tony Wells |
DUB 2 |
DUB Ret |
ABU 1 |
ABU 6 |
3rd | 51 | |||||||
| 2022 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | 4 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | Matt Bell Ben Hanley Rodrigo Sales |
DUB 1 |
DUB 1 |
ABU[a] 2 |
ABU[a] 2 |
1st | 104 | ||
| LMP3 | 8 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56VE 5.6 L V8 | Colin Noble Tony Wells |
DUB 7 |
DUB 1 |
ABU 4 |
ABU 6 |
4th | 51 | ||||
| 2023 | Nielsen Racing | LMP3 | 4 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56VE 5.6 L V8 | Matt Bell Tony Wells |
DUB 13 |
DUB 6 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 4 |
3rd | 45 | ||
| LMP2 | 24 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | Mathias Beche Ben Hanley Rodrigo Sales |
DUB 4 |
DUB 3 |
ABU 6 |
ABU 8 |
6th | 39 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | 24 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | Alex García Ian Loggie Ferdinand Habsburg (rounds 1–2, 4–5) Will Stevens (round 3) |
SEP 9 |
SEP Ret |
DUB 9 |
ABU 9 |
ABU 7 |
10th | 12 | |
| 34 | Matt Bell Patrick Liddy Blake McDonald |
SEP | SEP | DUB 11 |
ABU 8 |
ABU 9 |
12th | 6 | ||||||
| 2024-25 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | 24 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | Matt Bell Nicky Catsburg Naveen Rao |
SEP 5 |
SEP 5 |
DUB 7 |
DUB 7 |
ABU 4 |
ABU 2 |
6th | 62 |
* Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nielsen Racing | 24 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Garett Grist Alex Kapadia Anthony Wells |
LMP2 | 338 | 28th | 16th |
| 2022 | Nielsen Racing | 24 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Matt Bell Ben Hanley Rodrigo Sales |
LMP2 (Pro-Am) | 362 | 20th | 2nd |
| 2023 | Nielsen Racing | 14 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Mathias Beche Ben Hanley Rodrigo Sales |
LMP2 (Pro-Am) | 18 | DNF | DNF |
| 2024 | Nielsen Racing | 24 | Oreca 07-Gibson | David Heinemeier Hansson Fabio Scherer Kyffin Simpson |
LMP2 | 291 | 25th | 11th |
| 2025 | Nielsen Racing | 24 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Cem Bölükbaşı Colin Braun Naveen Rao |
LMP2 (Pro-Am) | 170 | DNF | DNF |
Euroformula Open Championship
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallara 324-TOM'S | Edward Pearson | ||||||||
| Shawn Rashid | ||||||||||
| Finley Green |
* Season still in progress.
Timeline
| Current series | |
|---|---|
| Le Mans Cup | 2017–present |
| European Le Mans Series | 2018–present |
| Asian Le Mans Series | 2018–present |
| Ligier European Series | 2024–present |
| Euroformula Open Championship | 2025–present |
| Former series | |
| British LMP3 Cup | 2017–2018 |
| IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2020 |
| Prototype Cup Germany | 2022 |
| Ultimate Cup Series | 2023 |
Notes
- ^ a b United Autosports, who won the race, were deemed ineligible for points after opting to perform an in-season private test at the Yas Marina Circuit prior to the 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi.[13] The championship standings therefore do not reflect their presence in the championship.[14]
References
- ^ "Nielsen Racing | LMP3 championship winning race team". Nielsen Racing. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Albertini, Marco (23 April 2025). "Euroformula Open: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (28 March 2025). "26 Cars For 2025 Ligier European Series | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "About Nielsen Racing". Nielsen Racing. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series Standings 2018". Motor Sports Stats. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series Standings 2019". Motor Sports Stats. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series Standings 2020". Motor Sports Stats. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series Standings 2021". Motor Sports Stats. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series Standings 2022". Motor Sport Stats. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series Standings 2023". Motor Sport Stats. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series Standings 2024". Motor Sport Stats. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series Standings 2025". Motor Sport Stats. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (19 February 2022). "Abu Dhabi Race 1 – United Autosports Take The Win – Nielsen Racing Take The Championship". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "2022 - ASIAN LE MANS SERIES TROPHY - LMP2 TEAMS - Abu Dhabi - After Race 1" (PDF). Asian Le Mans Series. Retrieved 19 February 2022.