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| Kristian Poulsen | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Poulsen at the 2013 6 Hours of Silverstone | |
| Nationality |  Danish |
| Born | (1975-11-18) 18 November 1975 (age 49) Flensburg, West Germany |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Poulsen Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 24 |
| Former teams | Liqui Moly Team Engstler |
| Starts | 34 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2007–08 2007–08 | Danish Historic Racing Championship European Touring Car Cup Danish Touringcar Championship |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2009 2012 2013 |
| Teams | Team Essex |
| Best finish | 10th |
| Class wins | 1 |
Kristian Poulsen (born 18 November 1975) is a Danish auto racing driver, who currently competes in touring car racing.
Career
He made his debut in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2008 with a part season. For 2009 he will compete a full season in the WTCC with Liqui Moly Team Engstler in a BMW 320si alongside team owner, Franz Engstler. He has previously raced in karting and rallying in the World Rally Championship from 1995. He switched to touring cars in 2007, when he competed in his native Danish Touringcar Championship. He won the LMP2 class at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder alongside Emmanuel Collard and Casper Elgaard. Kristian currently drives the BMW 320si for Liqui Moly Team Engstler alongside Franz Engstler in the World Touring Car Championship.
Racing record
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Poulsen Motorsport | BMW 320si | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 14 |
POR 2 22 |
GBR 1 15 |
GBR 2 17 |
GER 1 18 |
GER 2 14 |
EUR 1 |
EUR 2 |
NC | 0 | ||||||
| Wiechers-Sport | ITA 1 23 |
ITA 2 15 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | BRA 1 20 |
BRA 2 18 |
MEX 1 Ret |
MEX 2 Ret |
MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 Ret |
FRA 1 15 |
FRA 2 10 |
ESP 1 Ret |
ESP 2 20 |
CZE 1 Ret |
CZE 2 21 |
POR 1 17 |
POR 2 16 |
GBR 1 20 |
GBR 2 Ret |
GER 1 12 |
GER 2 22 |
ITA 1 16 |
ITA 2 19 |
JPN 1 19 |
JPN 2 Ret |
MAC 1 17 |
MAC 2 Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 2010 | Poulsen Motorsport | BMW 320si | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
ITA 1 Ret |
ITA 2 15 |
BEL 1 11 |
BEL 2 11 |
POR 1 11 |
POR 2 Ret |
GBR 1 23 |
GBR 2 Ret |
CZE 1 8 |
CZE 2 19 |
GER 1 9 |
GER 2 6 |
ESP 1 12 |
ESP 2 10 |
JPN 1 15 |
JPN 2 11 |
MAC 1 8 |
MAC 2 Ret |
14th | 20 | ||
| 2011 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320 TC | BRA 1 5 |
BRA 2 14 |
BEL 1 6 |
BEL 2 Ret |
ITA 1 6 |
ITA 2 3 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 13 |
CZE 1 5 |
CZE 2 8 |
POR 1 14 |
POR 2 19 |
GBR 1 9 |
GBR 2 17 |
GER 1 13 |
GER 2 Ret |
ESP 1 4 |
ESP 2 5 |
JPN 1 5 |
JPN 2 10 |
CHN 1 6 |
CHN 2 7 |
MAC 1 7 |
MAC 2 13 |
7th | 112 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Team Essex
|
Casper Elgaard Emmanuel Collard
|
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | LMP2 | 357 | 10th | 1st |
| 2012 |  Aston Martin Racing
|
Christoffer Nygaard Allan Simonsen
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
31 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Aston Martin Racing
|
Christoffer Nygaard Allan Simonsen
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
2 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | Aston Martin Racing
|
David Heinemeier Hansson Nicki Thiim
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
334 | 17th | 1st |
| 2015 | Larbre Compétition
|
 Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti
|
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTE Am |
94 | DNF | DNF |
Simonsen was killed in a Lap 3 crash. Neither Nygaard nor Poulsen had driven at the time.
References
External links
- Kristian Poulsen career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySergio Hernández | World Touring Car Championship Independents' Trophy winner 2011 |
Succeeded byNorbert Michelisz |
| Preceded byJamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall |
FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers 2014 with: David Heinemeier Hansson |
Succeeded byAleksey Basov Andrea Bertolini Viktor Shaitar |
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Danish racing drivers
- Danish Touring Car Championship drivers
- World Touring Car Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- European Touring Car Cup drivers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Aston Martin Racing drivers
- Larbre Compétition drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- Le Mans Cup drivers
- Engstler Motorsport drivers
- Sportspeople from Flensburg
- Racing drivers from Schleswig-Holstein
- ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship drivers