Conrad Nicholai Weis Laursen (born 11 May 2006) is a Danish racing driver driving in the European Le Mans Series and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with AF Corse. He is the 2020 Danish F4 champion and 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup champion in the Bronze Cup class. Laursen is the son of former sportscar racing competitor Johnny Laursen.
Early career
2020 In 2020, Laursen made his single-seater debut, competing in the F4 Danish Championship with FSP Racing. He started the campaign off strongly, taking a triple of podiums, which included his maiden win in car racing, at Jyllandsringen. The same results followed at Padborg Park, where the Dane once again finished second, third and first in the races. Having taken a sole podium in the third event, Laursen was declared as champion following the cancellation of the season finale, scheduled to take place at Sturup Raceway.
2021 Laursen progressed to the Italian F4 Championship the following year, driving for Prema Powerteam. Starting his year by finishing fifth in the season opener at Le Castellet, Laursen struggled the following round in Misano, being forced to retire from two races. Consistent points would come at Vallelunga and Imola, before he went without a points finish at the Red Bull Ring. Having scored a pair of top-ten results as well as a fastest lap at Monza, Laursen finished ninth in the overall championship, whilst losing out narrowly on the rookie title to Nikita Bedrin owing to a spin in the final race.
2022 Having started 2022 by racing in two events of the F4 UAE Championship, where he scored a pair of podiums, Laursen returned to the Italian and ADAC F4 series for his main campaign, once again competing with Prema. His season in the former began slowly, with the first two rounds yielding a mere three points finishes, before he scored his first podium in the series, finishing second in Race 3 at Spa. Another podium would follow at the Red Bull Ring, however that round would see Laursen's final points finish of the campaign, which meant that he classified 11th in the standings. In the German championship, Laursen scored a podium during the opening round, having come back from a 19th-placed grid slot during race 3, before struggling to achieve major results at the Hockenheimring, notably dropping to ninth from reverse-grid pole in the final race. Laursen bounced back at Zandvoort, where, having taken third place in race 1, he held off teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli to take his first victory in the championship on Sunday by less than a tenth of a second. Despite leaving the series after round four, where he made another appearance on the rostrum, Laursen ended up sixth in the drivers' standings.
Sportscar career
2022: First appearance Laursen made his first appearance in the world of GT racing in the Ferrari Challenge Europe, scoring a pair of top-five finishes at the Hockenheimring in 2022.
2023: Debut in ELMS For the 2023 season, Laursen switched to sportscar racing on a full-time basis, teaming up with his father Johnny and fellow Dane Nicklas Nielsen in the Asian Le Mans Series at the start of the year, before racing with the same teammates in the European Le Mans Series during the summer, driving for AF Corse-run Formula Racing in the GT category of both championships. Having scored two second places in the ELMS, the Laursens classified seventh in the standings.
2024: First ELMS win Laursen remained with Formula Racing in the ELMS, once again joining father Johnny and Nielsen at Formula Racing. During the opening round at Barcelona, Laursen and his teammates profited from an issue for the dominant Iron Dames entry to inherit the win and take the team's first win in the series since 2015, as well as Laursen's first ever sportscar victory. After a pair of ninth places in Le Castellet and Imola, Laursen's father was involved in an incident with Grégoire Saucy at Spa which put the team out of the race. Third place at Mugello and fourth in Portimão — a race where the Laursens drove without Nielsen — allowed the Formula Racing crew to finish sixth in the points standings.
Laursen, together with his father and Jordan Taylor, made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024 with Spirit of Race. The car ran inside the top-five before Laursen suffered a collision that put the team two laps behind the leaders. Laursen set the fastest lap of the race within the LMGT3 category and finished eighth. At the end of the year, Laursen also made his FIA World Endurance Championship debut at Bahrain, replacing Clemens Schmid at Akkodis ASP.
2025: GTWC Bronze Cup title After taking part in the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona with AF Corse, Laursen embarked on a double campaign: he partnered Ferrari factory driver Davide Rigon and bronze-ranked Charles-Henri Samani in the ELMS, whilst joining Dennis Marschall and Dustin Blattner in the Bronze Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Despite only finishing ninth in the ELMS standings, Laursen received the Goodyear Golden Wingfoot Award for having the best stint averages across the season. Laursen came close to finishing on the podium at Le Castellet, where he spun whilst chasing eventual third-place finisher Riccardo Pera, and at Imola, where Laursen finished third on-track but was demoted to fourth with a Full-Course Yellow infringement penalty.
In the GTWC Endurance Cup, Laursen and his teammates took victory at the Paul Ricard season opener after Marschall held off Dan Harper's advances in the final hour. After an unsuccessful Monza race, the 24 Hours of Spa yielded a class victory for the team; they ran near the front throughout the event, with Laursen charging from third to first during a night stint. Thanks to a strong Q3 effort by Blattner, the trio took pole at the Nürburgring. However, Laursen was collected by the No. 99 Attempto Racing Audi in a four-car collision and retired from the race. Nevertheless, a third place in class at Barcelona was enough to confirm Laursen and his teammates as Bronze Cup champions.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2015Danish Championship — Cadet Mini1st2016WSK Super Master Series — 60 MiniFormula Racing77thWSK Final Cup — 60 MiniBaby Race SrlNC2017WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniWard Racing27thSouth Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK14thWSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini24th2018WSK Champions Cup — OKJRicky Flynn MotorsportNCSouth Garda Winter Cup — OKJ45thWSK Super Master Series — OKJ40thGerman Karting Championship — OKJ14thWSK Open Cup — OKJ8thCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ13thCIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ46thWSK Final Cup — OKJ17th2019South Garda Winter Cup — OKJRicky Flynn Motorsport3rdWSK Champions Cup — OKJ12thWSK Super Master Series — OKJ16thWSK Euro Series — OKJ14thCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ26thCIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ16thWSK Open Cup — OKJ16thWSK Final Cup — OKJ20thSources:
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamClass12345678DCPoints2018Ricky Flynn MotorsportOKJSARQHSARRPFIQHPFIRAMPQHAMPRLEMQHLEMR 13th 192019Ricky Flynn MotorsportOKJANGQHANGRGENQHGENRKRIQHKRIRLEMQHLEMR 26th 6
Racing record
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2020F4 Danish ChampionshipTeam FSP920071511st2021Italian F4 ChampionshipPrema Powerteam200010609thADAC Formula 4 Championship60000219thFormula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy RoundAbu Dhabi Racing by Prema10001N/A2nd2022Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipAbu Dhabi Racing by Prema800025612thItalian F4 ChampionshipPrema Powerteam 20 0 0 1 2 81 11thADAC Formula 4 Championship1210141296thFerrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)Formula Racing200001510th2023Asian Le Mans Series - GTFormula Racing30000417thEuropean Le Mans Series - LMGTE 6 0 0 0 2 42 7th2024 European Le Mans Series - LMGT3 Formula Racing61002566th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT3 Spirit of Race10010N/A8th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Akkodis ASP Team10000037th2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT AF Corse40000919th2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 251 68th European Le Mans Series - LMGT3 6 0 0 1 0 42 9th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Kessel Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup 2 1 0 3 971st2026European Le Mans Series - LMGT3AF CorseGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupSelected Car Racing 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT3 Kessel Racing10000N/A10th * Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Danish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789DCPoints2020Team FSPJYL1JYL2JYL3PAD1PAD2PAD3DJU1DJU2DJU3 1st 151
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints2021Prema PowerteamLEC1LEC2LEC3MIS1MIS2MIS3VLL1VLL2VLL3IMO1IMO2IMO3RBR1RBR2RBR3MUG1MUG2MUG3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ39th602022Prema RacingIMO1IMO2IMO3MIS1MIS2MIS3SPA1SPA2SPA3VLL1VLL2VLL3RBR1RBR2RBR3RBR4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG3 11th 81
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints 2021 Prema PowerteamRBR1RBR2RBR3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3NÜR1NÜR2NÜR3HOC11HOC12HOC13SAC1SAC2SAC3HOC21HOC22HOC23 19th 2 2022 Prema RacingSPA1SPA2SPA3HOC1HOC2HOC3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3NÜR11NÜR12NÜR13LAU1LAU2LAU3NÜR21NÜR22NÜR23 6th 129
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2023 Formula Racing GT Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 17th 4 2024-25 AF Corse GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 19th 9
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2023 Formula Racing LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA PRT ALG 7th 42 2024 Formula Racing LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 6th 56 2025 AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 9th 42 2026 AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 18th* 2* * Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2024 Akkodis ASP Team LMGT3 Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8QATIMOSPALMSSÃOCOAFUJ BHR 37th 0
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2024 Sprit of Race Jordan Taylor Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 279 35th 8th 2026 Kessel Racing Takeshi Kimura Daniel Serra Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo LMGT3 334 42nd 10th
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. Points2025 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR BAR 1st 97 2026 Selected Car Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Gold LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 9th* 23* *Season still in progress.
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