Kris Nissen


Nils-Kristian "Kris" Nissen is a Danish retired 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 1988 in which he suffered serious burns to his body and face. He was removed from the wrecked car by fellow driver Paolo Barilla and he spent two weeks in a coma.

Touring car racing

Between 1989 and 1992, Nissen 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.
Nissen 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

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011Pts
1987Genoa RacingMarch 87BCosworthSILVALSPAPAUDONPERBRHBIRIMOBUGJAR
DNQ		NC0

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pts
1986Scuderia KasselMercedes 190E 2.3-16ZOLHOCNÜRAVUMFA
9		WUNNÜRZOLNÜR31st10
1989BMW M Team ZakspeedBMW M3 EvoZOL
1		ZOL
2		HOC
1		HOC
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		MFA
1		MFA
2		AVU
1		AVU
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		NOR
1
20		NOR
2
DNS		HOC
1
17		HOC
2
Ret		DIE
1
13		DIE
2
12		NÜR
1
12		NÜR
2
Ret		HOC
1
15		HOC
2
Ret		29th26
1990BMW M Team LinderBMW M3 Sport EvoZOL
1
11		ZOL
2
11		HOC
1
14		HOC
2
10		NÜR
1
9		NÜR
2
10		AVU
1
22		AVU
2
Ret		MFA
1
22		MFA
2
13		WUN
1
9		WUN
2
19		NÜR
1
11		NÜR
2
9		NOR
1
19		NOR
2
16		DIE
1		DIE
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		HOC
1		HOC
2		23rd8
1991M Team Team SchnitzerBMW M3 Sport EvoZOL
1
3		ZOL
2
Ret		HOC
1
28		HOC
2
13		NÜR
1
8		NÜR
2
4		AVU
1
32		AVU
2
10		WUN
1
19		WUN
2
Ret		NOR
1
2		NOR
2
DNS		DIE
1
10		DIE
2
13		NÜR
1
13		NÜR
2
Ret		ALE
1
8		ALE
2
10		HOC
1
DNS		HOC
2
DNS		BRN
1
15		BRN
2
8		DON
1
9		DON
2
5		12th46
1992Unitron RacingBMW M3 Sport EvolutionZOL
1
14		ZOL
2
6		NÜR
1
13		NÜR
2
17		WUN
1
9		WUN
2
7		AVU
1
13		AVU
2
Ret		HOC
1
14		HOC
2
10		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
DNS		NOR
1
12		NOR
2
13		BRN
1
9		BRN
2
11		DIE
1		DIE
2		ALE
1
7		ALE
2
13		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		HOC
1
10		HOC
2
7		17th24
1994Schübel EngineeringAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TiZOL
1
7		ZOL
2
Ret		HOC
1
9		HOC
2
6		NÜR
1
5		NÜR
2
4		MUG
1
Ret		MUG
2
3		NÜR
1
5		NÜR
2
3		NOR
1
6		NOR
2
1		DON
1
5		DON
2
Ret		DIE
1
11		DIE
2
7		NÜR
1
10		NÜR
2
7		AVU
1
11		AVU
2
9		ALE
1
3		ALE
2
DSQ		HOC
1
11		HOC
2
Ret		7th99
2000Abt SportslineAbt Audi TT-RHOC
1
16		HOC
2
Ret		OSC
1
16		OSC
2
13†		NOR
1
Ret		NOR
2
14		SAC
1
11		SAC
2
15		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
Ret		LAU
1
C		LAU
2
C		OSC
1
11		OSC
2
Ret		NÜR
1
16		NÜR
2
15		HOC
1
14		HOC
2
Ret		20th0
2001Abt SportslineAbt Audi TT-RHOC
QR		HOC
CR		NÜR
QR		NÜR
CR		OSC
QR		OSC
CR		SAC
QR
19		SAC
CR
Ret		NOR
QR		NOR
CR		LAU
QR		LAU
CR		NÜR
QR		NÜR
CR		A1R
QR		A1R
CR		ZAN
QR		ZAN
CR		HOC
QR		HOC
CR		25th0

  • † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415DCPts
1992M Team MobilBMW 318isSIL
1		THR
1		OUL
1		SNE
1		BRH
1		DON
1		DON
2		SIL
1		KNO
1		KNO
2		PEM
1
4		BRH
1
7		BRH
2
7		DON
1
Ret		SIL
1
7		11th18

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pts
1995Ford Mondeo Team WolfFord MondeoZOL
1
Ret		ZOL
2
DNS		SPA
1		SPA
2		ÖST
1		ÖST
2		HOC
1		HOC
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		24th63
1995Ford Mondeo Team SchübelFord MondeoSAL
1
16		SAL
2
16		AVU
1
17		AVU
2
12		NÜR
1
12		NÜR
2
8		24th63
1996Abt SportslineAudi A4 QuattroZOL
1
6		ZOL
2
3		ASS
1
8		ASS
2
8		HOC
1
7		HOC
2
Ret		SAC
1
23		SAC
2
DNS		WUN
1
10		WUN
2
Ret		ZWE
1
11		ZWE
2
5		SAL
1
14		SAL
2
12		AVU
1
Ret		AVU
2
17		NÜR
1
7		NÜR
2
Ret		13th214
1997Abt SportslineAudi A4 QuattroHOC
1
5		HOC
2
6		ZOL
1
16		ZOL
2
6		NÜR
1
14		NÜR
2
13		SAC
1
8		SAC
2
19		NOR
1
16		NOR
2
4		WUN
1
24		WUN
2
14		ZWE
1
14		ZWE
2
14		SAL
1
15		SAL
2
10		REG
1
11		REG
2
8		NÜR
1
26		NÜR
2
16		9th273
1999Abt SportslineAudi A4 QuattroSAC
1
2		SAC
2
2		ZWE
1
5		ZWE
2
2		OSC
1
7		OSC
2
6		NOR
1
5		NOR
2
4		MIS
1
Ret		MIS
2
8		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
5		SAL
1
Ret		SAL
2
3		OSC
1
7		OSC
2
Ret		HOC
1
1		HOC
2
3		NÜR
1
8		NÜR
2
12		5th445