Christoffer Nygaard is a racing driver from Denmark who last raced in 24H Series for Poulsen Motorsport. Nygaard has recorded 6 wins and 12 podiums from 27 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,160 ranks Nygaard 957th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2024-03-23 | Mugello GT3 | P4 | โ16 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +193 | Silverstone 2013 | WEC | P1 |
| +166 | FUJI SPEED WAY 2013 | WEC | P1 |
| +164 | Bahrain International Circuit 2013 | WEC | P1 |
| +151 | Circuit of the Americas 2014 | WEC | P1 |
| +139 | Circuit of the Americas 2013 | WEC | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | โธ24H Series | Poulsen Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | โ16 | 5,160 |
| 2022 | โธ24H Series | Poulsen Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | โ37 | 5,176 |
| 2015 | โธWEC | Aston Martin Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | โ113 | 5,213 |
| โธIMSA WeatherTech | TRG-AMR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | โ22 | ||
| 2014 | โธWEC | Aston Martin Racing | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +705 | 5,273 |
| โธIMSA WeatherTech | Turner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | โ166โ12 | ||
| 2013 | โธWEC | Aston Martin Racing | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +570 | 4,490 |
| 2012 | โธWEC | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +2,571 | 3,921 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฉ๐ช Christian RiedFIA Bronze | 4,469 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Paolo RubertiFIA Gold | 4,314 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Gianluca RodaFIA Bronze | 3,666 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75% |
| ๐ง๐ท Fernando Rees | 4,299 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Davide RigonFIA Platinum | 4,224 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tracy KrohnFIA Bronze | 3,266 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| ๐ธ๐ช Niclas JรถnssonFIA Silver | 3,260 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Marco CiociFIA Gold | 4,661 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Francois PerrodoFIA Bronze | 5,418 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Matthew Griffin | 3,959 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Kevin EstreFIA Platinum, 2ร champion | 6,146 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ๐ณ๐ฟ Brendon HartleyFIA Platinum, 3ร champion | 6,047 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ฉ๐ช Sam BirdFIA Platinum, 2ร champion | 5,981 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 947 | ๐จ๐ญ Grรฉgoire Saucy | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,165 |
| 948 | ๐บ๐ธ Noah Gragson | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,165 |
| 949 | ๐ฟ๐ฆ Gary Formato | International Formula 3000 | 5,164 |
| 950 | ๐ง๐ท Igor Fraga | Super GT | 5,164 |
| 951 | ๐ฌ๐ง Ben Hanley | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,163 |
| 952 | ๐ธ๐ช Tomas Kaiser | International Formula 3000 | 5,163 |
| 953 | ๐ซ๐ท Tristan Charpentier | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | 5,162 |
| 954 | ๐ง๐ช Wim Eyckmans | IndyCar | 5,162 |
| 955 | ๐จ๐ฆ Marc-Antoine Camirand | NASCAR Canada Series | 5,161 |
| 956 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Stef Dusseldorp | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,161 |
| 957 | ๐ฉ๐ฐ Christoffer Nygaard | 24H Series | 5,160 |
| 958 | ๐ฌ๐ง Tom Blomqvist | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,160 |
| 959 | ๐ฏ๐ต Yuji Tachikawa | Super GT | 5,160 |
| 960 | ๐ช๐ธ Marcos Martinez | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,159 |
| 961 | ๐ซ๐ท Soheil Ayari | WEC | 5,159 |
| 962 | ๐ฌ๐ง Christian Edward Johnston Horner | International Formula 3000 | 5,158 |
| 963 | ๐ซ๐ท Grรฉgoire de Galzain | International Formula 3000 | 5,158 |
| 964 | ๐บ๐ธ Neil Verhagen | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,158 |
| 965 | ๐ฆ๐น Ryan Sharp | FIA GT Championship | 5,158 |
| 966 | ๐ฌ๐ง Tom Gamble | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,158 |
| 967 | ๐ฎ๐น Beppe Gabbiani | FIA GT Championship | 5,157 |
Christoffer Nygaard is an established professional, FIA Gold-graded, who raced in international endurance championships. He spent most of his career in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing, piloting GTE cars in both the pro and amateur classes across multiclass grids that included prototypes and other sports cars. His most recent racing came in the 24H Series, a multiclass endurance championship run across multiple countries with entries ranging from amateurs to professionals.[1]
Nygaard took six wins and twelve podiums across 27 starts between 2012 and 2024. The bulk of his record came in WEC, where he made 23 starts for Aston Martin Racing between 2012 and 2015, claiming six wins and twelve podiums in that span and finishing eighth in the 2015 championship standings. He returned to competition in 2022 with two starts in the 24H Series, racing a BMW M4 GT3 for Poulsen Motorsport. He finished his indexed career in 2024.[2]
In WEC, Nygaard regularly finished ahead of multiple-time champions Christian Ried and Paolo Ruberti, both established professionals. He also beat Kevin Estre, an FIA Platinum-graded established professional who won the 2018 WEC LMGTE Pro title and later the 2024 WEC Hypercar championship, twice; and Brendon Hartley, another Platinum-graded driver who won the 2016 WEC LMP1 championship and raced in Formula 1, on one occasion.