🇩🇰 Nicolas Kiesa

Nicolas Kiesa is a Danish driver who raced single-seater formulas at the international level. He spent two seasons in the junior and senior ranks, competing in International Formula 3000 from 2002 to 2003 for Super Nova Racing Ltd, then stepping up to Formula 1 with Minardi in 2003.[1]

Kiesa took one win and two podiums across 23 starts in these series. His breakthrough came in Formula 3000, where he claimed victory and a second podium finish in 18 entries before his promotion to Formula 1. His time in the championship proved brief; he contested five grands prix for Minardi and finished 17th in the season standings without scoring points. His career at the elite level lasted only one season before he retired from racing.[2]

He raced regularly against established professionals including Zsolt Baumgartner, whom he typically outpaced, and Giorgio Pantano, a driver who would go on to win the 2008 GP2 Series and against whom Kiesa had mixed results across their meetings. He finished ahead of Pantano once and beat Thed Bjork, who later became World Touring Car Champion, twice during his brief spell in international racing.