Nicolai Kjærgaard

Nicolai Kjærgaard
NationalityDenmark Danish
Born (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)
Esbjerg, Denmark
GTWC Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2020
Current teamGarage 59
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number159
Starts14 (14 entries)
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th (Silver Cup) in 2022
Previous series
2022
2019
2017-2018
2016		Asian Le Mans Series
Euroformula Open Championship
BRDC F3 Championship
F4 British Championship

Nicolai Kjærgaard (born 29 July 1999) is a Danish racing driver who most recently competed in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Garage 59. Before making the move to sportscar racing in 2020, he was a BRDC British Formula 3 Championship runner-up and a Euroformula Open podium finisher.[1][2][3]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsports[4][5] 29 0 0 0 0 39 13th
2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsports[6][7] 24 0 0 0 0 247 10th
Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Cars Championship N/A 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin[8][9][10] 23 5 3 5 10 446 2nd
Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Cars Championship N/A 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2019 Euroformula Open Championship Carlin Motorsport[11][12] 18 0 0 1 5 111 7th
Euroformula Open Winter Series 2 0 0 1 0 0 NC†
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team Parker Racing[13][14][15][16] 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 4 0 0 0 0 23 17th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Cars Championship N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Garage 59[17][18][19] 5 0 1 0 1 32 14th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 10 0 0 0 0 19 13th
Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie - SP8T Walkenhorst Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie - Cup 5 CS Purple Dot Racing with Walkenhorst 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59[20][21] 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 5 0 1 0 2 40 6th
GT World Challenge Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 4.5 21st
GT World Challenge Sprint Cup - Silver 2 0 1 0 1 17.5 12th
Asian Le Mans Series - GT 4 0 0 0 0 2 15th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59 5 0 0 0 0 4 24th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 10 13th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59

† As Kjaergaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 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 DC Points
2016 Fortec Motorsports BHI
1
13 		BHI
2
10 		BHI
3
16 		DON
1
14 		DON
2
Ret 		DON
3
14 		THR
1
Ret 		THR
2
Ret 		THR
3
14 		OUL
1
14 		OUL
2
15 		OUL
3
7 		CRO
1
EX 		CRO
2
10 		CRO
3
11 		SNE
1
6 		SNE
2
4 		SNE
3
6 		KNO
1
6 		KNO
2
11 		KNO
3
10 		ROC
1
8 		ROC
2
11 		ROC
3
18 		SIL
1
10 		SIL
2
Ret 		SIL
3
14 		BHGP
1
11 		BHGP
2
9 		BHGP
3
12 		13th 50

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 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
2017 Fortec Motorsports OUL
1
12 		OUL
2
5 		OUL
3
8 		ROC
1
7 		ROC
2
Ret 		ROC
3
Ret 		SNE1
1
11 		SNE1
2
8 		SNE1
3
8 		SIL
1
7 		SIL
2
16 		SIL
3
7 		SPA
1
12 		SPA
2
12 		SPA
3
10 		BRH
1
7 		BRH
2
11 		BRH
3
6 		SNE2
1
15 		SNE2
2
10 		SNE2
3
12 		DON
1
8 		DON
2
Ret 		DON
3
8 		10th 247
2018 Carlin OUL
1
2 		OUL
2
411 		OUL
3
1 		ROC
1
Ret 		ROC
2
211 		ROC
3
2 		SNE
1
1 		SNE
2
Ret 		SNE
3
2 		SIL1
1
6 		SIL1
2
48 		SIL1
3
4 		SPA
1
5 		SPA
2
121 		SPA
3
Ret 		BHI
1
3 		BHI
2
94 		BHI
3
1 		DON
1
1 		DON
2
108 		DON
3
1 		SIL2
1
Ret 		SIL2
2
17 		SIL2
3
C 		2nd 446

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2019 Carlin Motorsport LEC
1
11 		LEC
2
13 		PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
2 		HOC
1
9 		HOC
2
6 		SPA
1
20 		SPA
2
13 		HUN
1
15 		HUN
2
9 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
9 		SIL
1
3 		SIL
2
3 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
2 		MNZ
1
4 		MNZ
2
15 		7th 111

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2020 Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Silver IMO
37 		NÜR
37 		SPA
6H
37 		SPA
12H
30 		SPA
24H
28 		LEC
Ret 		17th 23
2021 Garage 59 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Silver MNZ
19 		LEC
27 		SPA
6H
31 		SPA
12H
22 		SPA
24H
14 		NÜR
19 		CAT
30 		14th 32
2022 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Silver IMO
20 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
43 		SPA
12H
Ret 		SPA
24H
Ret 		HOC
18 		CAT
12 		6th 40
2023 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Pro MNZ
19 		LEC
12 		SPA
6H
10 		SPA
12H
59† 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
13 		CAT
8 		24th 4
2024 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Bronze LEC
43 		SPA
6H
56 		SPA
12H
52 		SPA
24H
38 		NÜR
 MNZ
 JED
 NC* 0*

*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2021 Garage 59 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Silver MAG
1
15 		MAG
2
25 		ZAN
1
24 		ZAN
2
13 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
13 		BRH
1
24 		BRH
2
19 		VAL
1
Ret 		VAL
2
19 		13th 19
2022 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Silver BRH
1 		BRH
2 		MAG
1 		MAG
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		VAL
1
14 		VAL
2
6 		12th 17.5
2023 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Pro BRH
1
16 		BRH
2
4 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
10 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
34† 		VAL
1
9 		VAL
2
15 		ZAN
1
17 		ZAN
2
9 		13th 10

* Season still in progress.

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