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Nils-Kristian "Kris" Nissen (born 20 July 1960 in Arnum) is a retired Danish auto racing driver. For several years he was Volkswagen's motorsport director. Since the summer of 2013 he has had a career change and is currently owner and temporary manager of a Danish campingsite called Enderupskov in Southern Jutland.
Single seater and sports car racing
Nissen started racing in karting, and was twice Danish Champion in 1976 and 1977. He was Danish Formula Ford 2000 Champion in 1982 and German Formula Three Champion in 1986. in 1987 and 1988 he drove in Japan with a Porsche 962 in the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. During his time there he was involved in an accident at Fuji in which he suffered serious burns to his body and face.
Touring car racing
Between 1989 and 1992 he drove in the DTM for various teams in a works supported BMW M3. In 1991 he won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring with the Schnitzer Motorsport BMW. In 1992 he won the Nordic Touring Car Cup and for the second half of the year he replaced the injured Alain Menu in the British Touring Car Championship for BMW. He finished as runner-up in the 1993 ADAC GT Cup, followed by a return to the DTM in 1994 in a privateer Alfa Romeo. In this year he won his only DTM race.
He continued to race in Germany, when he competed in the German STW Super Touring Cup with a Ford Mondeo in 1995, and Audi A4 in 1996, 1997 and 1999. He spent a brief time in the 1999 inaugural Danish Touring Car Championship in a Volkswagen Beetle. In 2000 he returned once more to the resurrected DTM, with the Abt Sportsline-run Audi TT. For his final two years in racing he competed in the V8Star Series in 2001 and 2002.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Genoa Racing | March 87B | Cosworth | SIL | VAL | SPA | PAU | DON | PER | BRH | BIR | IMO | BUG | JAR DNQ | NC | 0 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Volker Weidler Kunimitsu Takahashi | Porsche 962C | C1 | 6 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 | Leyton House Kremer Racing | Harald Grohs George Fouché | Porsche 962C | C1 | 371 | 8th | 8th |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters 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 | Scuderia Kassel | Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 | ZOL | HOC | NÜR | AVU | MFA 9 | WUN | NÜR | ZOL | NÜR | 31st | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | BMW M Team Zakspeed | BMW M3 Evo | ZOL1 | ZOL2 | HOC1 | HOC2 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | MFA1 | MFA2 | AVU1 | AVU2 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | NOR1 20 | NOR2 DNS | HOC1 17 | HOC2 Ret | DIE1 13 | DIE2 12 | NÜR1 12 | NÜR2 Ret | HOC1 15 | HOC2 Ret | 29th | 26 | ||
| 1990 | BMW M Team Linder | BMW M3 Sport Evo | ZOL1 11 | ZOL2 11 | HOC1 14 | HOC2 10 | NÜR1 9 | NÜR2 10 | AVU1 22 | AVU2 Ret | MFA1 22 | MFA2 13 | WUN1 9 | WUN2 19 | NÜR1 11 | NÜR2 9 | NOR1 19 | NOR2 16 | DIE1 | DIE2 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | HOC1 | HOC2 | 23rd | 8 | ||
| 1991 | M Team Team Schnitzer | BMW M3 Sport Evo | ZOL1 3 | ZOL2 Ret | HOC1 28 | HOC2 13 | NÜR1 8 | NÜR2 4 | AVU1 32 | AVU2 10 | WUN1 19 | WUN2 Ret | NOR1 2 | NOR2 DNS | DIE1 10 | DIE2 13 | NÜR1 13 | NÜR2 Ret | ALE1 8 | ALE2 10 | HOC1 DNS | HOC2 DNS | BRN1 15 | BRN2 8 | DON1 9 | DON2 5 | 12th | 46 |
| 1992 | Unitron Racing | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | ZOL1 14 | ZOL2 6 | NÜR1 13 | NÜR2 17 | WUN1 9 | WUN2 7 | AVU1 13 | AVU2 Ret | HOC1 14 | HOC2 10 | NÜR1 Ret | NÜR2 DNS | NOR1 12 | NOR2 13 | BRN1 9 | BRN2 11 | DIE1 | DIE2 | ALE1 7 | ALE2 13 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | HOC1 10 | HOC2 7 | 17th | 24 |
| 1994 | Schübel Engineering | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | ZOL1 7 | ZOL2 Ret | HOC1 9 | HOC2 6 | NÜR1 5 | NÜR2 4 | MUG1 Ret | MUG2 3 | NÜR1 5 | NÜR2 3 | NOR1 6 | NOR2 1 | DON1 5 | DON2 Ret | DIE1 11 | DIE2 7 | NÜR1 10 | NÜR2 7 | AVU1 11 | AVU2 9 | ALE1 3 | ALE2 DSQ | HOC1 11 | HOC2 Ret | 7th | 99 |
| 2000 | Abt Sportsline | Abt Audi TT-R | HOC1 16 | HOC2 Ret | OSC1 16 | OSC2 13† | NOR1 Ret | NOR2 14 | SAC1 11 | SAC2 15 | NÜR1 Ret | NÜR2 Ret | LAU1 C | LAU2 C | OSC1 11 | OSC2 Ret | NÜR1 16 | NÜR2 15 | HOC1 14 | HOC2 Ret | 20th | 0 | ||||||
| 2001 | Abt Sportsline | Abt Audi TT-R | HOCQR | HOCCR | NÜRQR | NÜRCR | OSCQR | OSCCR | SACQR 19 | SACCR Ret | NORQR | NORCR | LAUQR | LAUCR | NÜRQR | NÜRCR | A1RQR | A1RCR | ZANQR | ZANCR | HOCQR | HOCCR | 25th | 0 |
- † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete British 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 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | M Team Mobil | BMW 318is | SIL1 | THR1 | OUL1 | SNE1 | BRH1 | DON1 | DON2 | SIL1 | KNO1 | KNO2 | PEM1 4 | BRH1 7 | BRH2 7 | DON1 Ret | SIL1 7 | 11th | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ford Mondeo Team Wolf | Ford Mondeo | ZOL1 Ret | ZOL2 DNS | SPA1 | SPA2 | ÖST1 | ÖST2 | HOC1 | HOC2 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | 24th | 63 | ||||||||||
| Ford Mondeo Team Schübel | SAL1 16 | SAL2 16 | AVU1 17 | AVU2 12 | NÜR1 12 | NÜR2 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 Quattro | ZOL1 6 | ZOL2 3 | ASS1 8 | ASS2 8 | HOC1 7 | HOC2 Ret | SAC1 23 | SAC2 DNS | WUN1 10 | WUN2 Ret | ZWE1 11 | ZWE2 5 | SAL1 14 | SAL2 12 | AVU1 Ret | AVU2 17 | NÜR1 7 | NÜR2 Ret | 13th | 214 | ||
| 1997 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 Quattro | HOC1 5 | HOC2 6 | ZOL1 16 | ZOL2 6 | NÜR1 14 | NÜR2 13 | SAC1 8 | SAC2 19 | NOR1 16 | NOR2 4 | WUN1 24 | WUN2 14 | ZWE1 14 | ZWE2 14 | SAL1 15 | SAL2 10 | REG1 11 | REG2 8 | NÜR1 26 | NÜR2 16 | 9th | 273 |
| 1999 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 Quattro | SAC1 2 | SAC2 2 | ZWE1 5 | ZWE2 2 | OSC1 7 | OSC2 6 | NOR1 5 | NOR2 4 | MIS1 Ret | MIS2 8 | NÜR1 Ret | NÜR2 5 | SAL1 Ret | SAL2 3 | OSC1 7 | OSC2 Ret | HOC1 1 | HOC2 3 | NÜR1 8 | NÜR2 12 | 5th | 445 |
