Kurt Thiim

Kurt Thiim in 1995.
Kurt Thiim - Promarkt-Zakspeed Team - AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse at Melbourne Hairpin, 1994 DTM Donington Park.

Kurt Thiim (born 3 August 1956 in Vojens) is a Danish racing driver. After his karting career he raced in single-seaters from 1978 to 1984 before moving to the DTM. He won the championship in his debut year in 1986 driving a Rover Vitesse, and raced an Alfa Romeo 75 in 1987. Despite not winning a second title, he remained one of the series' top drivers for the next decade as a Mercedes-Benz driver. He joined the AMG team in 1988, then Zakspeed in 1992, and returned to AMG in 1996, resulting runner-up in 1992, third in 1990, fourth in 1989 and 1995, fifth in 1994, and sixth in 1993. He collected 19 wins during his DTM career.

After the series was discontinued after 1996, he raced in several other touring car categories, including the German Supertouring Championship and the Danish Touring Car Championship, where he won a title in 2002.

He is the father of racing driver Nicki Thiim.[1]

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft 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 Pos. Pts
1986 ATN Autotechnik Nickel Rover Vitesse ZOL
1 		HOC
Ret 		NÜR
2 		AVU
4 		MFA
3 		WUN
1 		NÜR
1 		ZOL
13 		NÜR
4 		1st 130
1987 ATN Autotechnik Nickel Rover Vitesse HOC
8 		22nd 31
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo ZOL
8 		NÜR
23 		AVU MFA
26 		NOR
10 		NÜR
21 		WUN
Ret 		DIE
Ret 		SAL
Ret
1988 MK Motorsport BMW M3 ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
3 		BRN
1
15 		BRN
2
Ret 		AVU
1 		AVU
2 		MFA
1
25 		MFA
2
Ret 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		18th 111
AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 NOR
1
4 		NOR
2
5 		WUN
1
Ret 		WUN
2
11 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
3 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
DSQ
1989 AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 ZOL
1
5 		ZOL
2
8 		HOC
1
7 		HOC
2
6 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
13 		MFA
1
5 		MFA
2
1 		AVU
1
6 		AVU
2
7 		4th 237
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
5 		NOR
1
1 		NOR
2
Ret 		HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
6 		DIE
1
Ret 		DIE
2
DNS 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
4 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
19
1990 AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo ZOL
1
1 		ZOL
2
1 		HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
3 		NÜR
1
17 		NÜR
2
7 		AVU
1
6 		AVU
2
6 		MFA
1
5 		MFA
2
5 		WUN
1
7 		WUN
2
7 		NÜR
2
7 		3rd 162
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 NÜR
1
Ret 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
12 		DIE
1
1 		DIE
2
16 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
5 		HOC
1
4 		HOC
2
6
1991 AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
4 		ZOL
2
4 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
4 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
9 		AVU
1
13 		AVU
2
Ret 		WUN
1
12 		WUN
2
Ret 		NOR
1
1 		NOR
2
2 		DIE
1
9 		DIE
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
27 		NÜR
2
7 		ALE
1
2 		ALE
2
Ret 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
11 		BRN
1
4 		BRN
2
4 		DON
1
10 		DON
2
Ret 		8th 97
1992 Diebels Zakspeed Team Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
1 		ZOL
2
1 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
2 		WUN
1
3 		WUN
2
5 		AVU
1
7 		AVU
2
21 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
4 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
5 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
9 		BRN
1
Ret 		BRN
2
Ret 		DIE
1
4 		DIE
2
3 		ALE
1
2 		ALE
2
2 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
Ret 		HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
Ret 		2nd 192
1993 Diebels Zakspeed Team Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
8 		ZOL
2
6 		6th 138
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 93 HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
5 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
5 		WUN
1
3 		WUN
2
1 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
Ret 		NOR
1
8 		NOR
2
Ret 		DON
1
2 		DON
2
4 		DIE
1
5 		DIE
2
8 		ALE
1
7 		ALE
2
5 		AVU
1
10 		AVU
2
4 		HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
4
1994 Promarkt-Zakspeed-Team Mercedes C-Class V6 ZOL
1
6 		ZOL
2
Ret 		HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
2 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
10 		MUG
1
1 		MUG
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
21 		NÜR
2
6 		NOR
1
4 		NOR
2
3 		DON
1
7 		DON
2
3 		DIE
1
4 		DIE
2
6 		NÜR
1
11 		NÜR
2
6 		AVU
1
2 		AVU
2
3 		ALE
1
Ret 		ALE
2
Ret 		HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
Ret 		5th 141
1995 Zakspeed Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
5 		AVU
1
1 		AVU
2
1 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
DNS 		DIE
1
Ret 		DIE
2
DNS 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
4 		ALE
1
1 		ALE
2
1 		HOC
1
19 		HOC
2
11 		4th 78

Complete International 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 25 26 Pos. Pts
1995 Zakspeed Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
4 		HEL
1
Ret 		HEL
2
6 		DON
1
3 		DON
2
4 		EST
1
6 		EST
2
16 		MAG
1
10 		MAG
2
Ret 		8th 45
1996 UPS Mercedes-AMG Mercedes C-Class HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
8 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
12† 		EST
1
DNS 		EST
2
DNS 		HEL
1
18† 		HEL
2
Ret 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
Ret 		DIE
1
14 		DIE
2
11 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
10 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
Ret 		MAG
1
11 		MAG
2
10 		MUG
1
8 		MUG
2
4 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
Ret 		INT
1 		INT
2 		SUZ
1 		SUZ
2 		18th 23
  • † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup 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 Pos. Pts
1997 Opel Team Zakspeed Opel Vectra HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
19 		ZOL
1
24 		ZOL
2
13 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SAC
1
20 		SAC
2
20 		NOR
1
20 		NOR
2
11 		WUN
1
4 		WUN
2
4 		ZWE
1
Ret 		ZWE
2
DNS 		SAL
1
9 		SAL
2
13 		REG
1
8 		REG
2
5 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
Ret 		18th 180

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1991 Germany Team Sauber Mercedes United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer
Sweden Stanley Dickens 		Mercedes-Benz C11 C2 223 DNF DNF

Britcar 24 Hour results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Car No. Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2007 United Kingdom RJN Motorsport United Kingdom Alex Buncombe
United Kingdom Owen Mildenhall
United Kingdom Anthony Reid 		Nissan 350Z 40 GTC 50 23rd 8th

References

  1. ^ Watkins, Gary (14 August 2013). "Thiim to replace late Simonsen in Interlagos WEC round". autosport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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