Max Emil Nilsson (born 10 February 1980) is a Swedish racing driver.
A mainstay of the Swiss Racing Team, Nilsson competed for SRT in four German F3 seasons before turning professional in 2010, racing a Nissan GT-R in the FIA GT1 World Championship. He placed 42nd with two points, scored at Silverstone alongside former Le Mans winner Seiji Ara. He achieved more success in the FIA GT3 European Championship, winning once at Navarra and helping Heico Gravity-Charouz to the 2012 title.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2000Formula Ford Sweden – ZetecAB Heintz Nilsson Plåtbearbetning1600?02212th2001Formula Ford Sweden – ZetecH Nilssons Plåtbearbetning1600?03111th2002Formula Ford Sweden – ZetecAB Heintz Nilsson Plåtbearbetning1200?1569thFormula Ford Nordic – Zetec200?0914th2003Formula Ford Sweden – ZetecHNP Steelservice Center?????923rdFormula Ford Denmark?????1326th2004Formula Renault 2000 ScandinaviaHNP Steelservice1600?2977thFormula Renault 2000 GermanyMax Racing600002327thFormula Renault 2000 Netherlands?00001422nd2005Formula Renault 2000 GermanyMax Racing14000012514thFormula Renault 2000 Netherlands20000630th2006German Formula 3 ChampionshipSwiss Racing Team1200000NCMasters of Formula 310000N/A33rd2007German Formula 3 ChampionshipSwiss Racing Team160000158th2008German Formula 3 ChampionshipSwiss Racing Team1700002010th2009German Formula 3 ChampionshipSwiss Racing Team1800013010thFIA GT ChampionshipK plus K Motorsport10000125th2010FIA GT1 World ChampionshipSwiss Racing Team200000242ndBelgian Touring Car Series – S1KS Motorsport10??06.533rd2011FIA GT1 World ChampionshipSwiss Racing Team70000036thFIA GT3 European ChampionshipReiter Engineering20000048th201224 Hours of Dubai – A6Heico Motorsport10001N/A2ndFIA GT3 European ChampionshipHeico Gravity-Charouz Team1210031116thSources: Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 2009 K plus K Motorsport Saleen S7-R GT1 SIL ADR OSC SPA HUN ALG LECZOL 25th 1
Complete FIA GT1 World 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 Pos Points 2010 Swiss Racing Team Nissan ABUQR12 ABUCRRet SILQR14 SILCR9 BRNQR15 BRNCR14 PRIQR12 PRICRRet SPAQR17 SPACR16 NÜRQR17 NÜRCR21 ALGQR11 ALGCR18 NAVQR13 NAVCRRet INTQR13 INTCR16 SANQRRet SANCR13 42nd 2 2011 Swiss Racing Team Lamborghini ABUQR13 ABUCRRet ZOLQR8 ZOLCRDNS ALGQR12 ALGCRRet SACQRRet SACCRRet SILQR SILCR NAVQR NAVCR PRIQR PRICR ORDQR ORDCR BEIQR BEICR SANQR SANCR 36th 0 Complete FIA GT3 European Championship 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 12 Pos. Points 2011 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 ALG1 ALG2 SIL1 SIL2 NAV1 NAV2 LEC1 LEC2 SLO1 SLO2 ZAN1 ZAN2 48th 0 2012 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 NOG1 NOG2 ZOL1 ZOL2 NAV1 NAV2 ALG1 ALG2 MOS1 MOS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 6th 111
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