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]
^Watkins, Gary (14 August 2013). "Thiim to replace late Simonsen in Interlagos WEC round". autosport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
KurtThiim (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...
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not awarded 1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft KurtThiim (Rover Vitesse) Volker Weidler Kurt König not awarded 1987 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft...
championship was run under modified Group A regulations, which was won by KurtThiim driving a Rover Vitesse. Points were awarded to the top eighteen classified...
and Schneider – Le Mans winner Yannick Dalmas and former DTM champion KurtThiim – curiously also had torrid seasons. The latter was replaced at the end...
Porsche Racing Bob Wollek Philippe Alliot Porsche 962C C1 – DNS DNS 1991 Team Sauber Mercedes Stanley Dickens KurtThiim Mercedes-Benz C11 C1 223 DNF DNF...
Anderstorp, Zeltweg and Silverstone) of the 1986 FIA Touring Car Championship. KurtThiim won the 1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft driving a Rover Vitesse...
drove in the 1990s at the German Touring Car Championship with the Dane KurtThiim and Jörg van Ommen from Moers. The brewery was founded in 1878 by Krefelder...
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Mercedes 190E Class 1 AMG-Mercedes All* 3 KurtThiim Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Mercedes 190E Class 1 Zakspeed All* 4 Jörg...
5 April KurtThiim Klaus Ludwig KurtThiim Zakspeed Report R2 Klaus Ludwig KurtThiim Zakspeed 2 R1 Germany Nürburgring 19 April KurtThiim Keke Rosberg...
Nissan VQ35HR 3.5 L V6 40 Alex Buncombe Owen Mildenhall Anthony Reid KurtThiim Class 1 (14 entries) Team Scandal Lotus Exige Rover 1.8 L K-series I4...
Winkelhock All 5 Kris Nissen All AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 7 KurtThiim All 8 Klaus Ludwig All 78 Ellen Lohr All 87 Fritz Kreutzpointner All Snobeck...
Giorgio Francia 13 Jürgen Feucht Buffalo Boots Ford Mustang Rounds 7–20 14 KurtThiim Promarkt Zakspeed Team Mercedes C-Class V6 15 Jörg van Ommen 17 John Winter...
Drivers Rounds Irmscher Motorsport 1 Johnny Cecotto All SST Engineering 3 KurtThiim All 4 Steffen Widmann All PoleVision Racing 5 Ellen Lohr 1–7 Toby Scheckter...
Deutgen – Christian Hohenadel – 2 Harald Becker All SST Engineering 3 KurtThiim All 4 Tom Schwister All PoleVision Racing 5 Roland Asch All 6 Toby Scheckter...
KurtThiim won the championship battle. He was victorious at Zolder, Kaufbeuren, Nürburgring and Salzburgring. Volker Weidler lost 13 points to Thiim...
in Formula One since 2014. Other notable Danish drivers include KurtThiim, Nicki Thiim, Jason Watt, Michael Christensen and Marco Sørensen. The main permanent...
(2) Dany Snobeck Alfa Romeo GTV6 1984 German Formula Three Championship KurtThiim Ralt RT3-Alfa Romeo 1984 Italian Formula Three Championship (6) Alessandro...
Championships with the Denmark men's national ice hockey team in 1986 and 1994 KurtThiim (born 1956 in Vojens) a Danish race car driver, he raced in single-seaters...
Schumacher 4 Fritz Kreutzpointner 4 32 Jonathan Palmer 4 Stanley Dickens 4 KurtThiim 4 Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-14 Jaguar HB 3.5 L V8 G 3 Derek Warwick 1–3...