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, Thiim 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.

Thiim is the father of racing driver Nicki Thiim.

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 Pts 1986 ATN Autotechnik Nickel Rover Vitesse ZOL HOC NÜR AVU MFA WUN NÜR ZOL NÜR 1st 130 1987 ATN Autotechnik Nickel Rover Vitesse HOC 22nd 31 Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo ZOL NÜR AVU MFA NOR NÜR WUN DIE SAL 1988 MK Motorsport BMW M3 ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 BRN1 BRN2 AVU1 AVU2 MFA1 MFA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 18th 111 AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 NOR1 NOR2 WUN1 WUN2 SAL1 SAL2 HUN1 HUN2 HOC1 HOC2 1989 AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MFA1 MFA2 AVU1 AVU2 4th 237 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR1 NOR2 HOC1 HOC2 DIE1 DIE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 1990 AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 AVU1 AVU2 MFA1 MFA2 WUN1 WUN2 NÜR2 3rd 162 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 NÜR1 NOR1 NOR2 DIE1 DIE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 1991 AMG Motorenbau GmbH Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 AVU1 AVU2 WUN1 WUN2 NOR1 NOR2 DIE1 DIE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ALE1 ALE2 HOC1 HOC2 BRN1 BRN2 DON1 DON2 8th 97 1992 Diebels Zakspeed Team Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL1 ZOL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN1 WUN2 AVU1 AVU2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR1 NOR2 BRN1 BRN2 DIE1 DIE2 ALE1 ALE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 2nd 192 1993 Diebels Zakspeed Team Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL1 ZOL2 6th 138 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 93 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN1 WUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR1 NOR2 DON1 DON2 DIE1 DIE2 ALE1 ALE2 AVU1 AVU2 HOC1 HOC2 1994 Promarkt-Zakspeed-Team Mercedes C-Class V6 ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MUG1 MUG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR1 NOR2 DON1 DON2 DIE1 DIE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 AVU1 AVU2 ALE1 ALE2 HOC1 HOC2 5th 141 1995 Zakspeed Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 HOC1 HOC2 AVU1 AVU2 NOR1 NOR2 DIE1 DIE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ALE1 ALE2 HOC1 HOC2 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 Pts 1995 Zakspeed Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 MUG1 MUG2 HEL1 HEL2 DON1 DON2 EST1 EST2 MAG1 MAG2 8th 45 1996 UPS Mercedes-AMG Mercedes C-Class HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 EST1 EST2 HEL1 HEL2 NOR1 NOR2 DIE1 DIE2 SIL1 SIL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MAG1 MAG2 MUG1 MUG2 HOC1 HOC2 INT1 INT2 SUZ1 SUZ2 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 Pts 1997 Opel Team Zakspeed Opel Vectra HOC1 HOC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 NOR1 NOR2 WUN1 WUN2 ZWE1 ZWE2 SAL1 SAL2 REG1 REG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 18th 180

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1991 Team Sauber Mercedes Jonathan Palmer Stanley Dickens Mercedes-Benz C11 C2 223 DNF DNF

Britcar 24 Hour results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2007 RJN Motorsport Alex Buncombe Owen Mildenhall Anthony Reid Nissan 350Z 40 GTC 50 23rd 8th

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