Kurt Thiim

Kurt Thiim (born 3 August 1956 in Vojens) is a Danish race car 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.

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

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 Team Sauber Mercedes Jonathan Palmer
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 RJN Motorsport Alex Buncombe
Owen Mildenhall
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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Franz Konrad		 German Formula Three champion
1984		 Succeeded by
Volker Weidler
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