| Kristian Poulsen | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Poulsen at the 2013 6 Hours of Silverstone | |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Born | 18 November 1975 Flensburg, West Germany |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Poulsen Motorsport |
| Car number | 24 |
| Former teams | Liqui Moly Team Engstler |
| Starts | 34 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2007–08 2007–08 | Danish Historic Racing Championship European Touring Car Cup Danish Touringcar Championship |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2009 2012 2013 |
| Teams | Team Essex |
| Best finish | 10th |
| Class wins | 1 |
Kristian Poulsen (born 18 November 1975) is a Danish auto racing driver, who currently competes in touring car racing.
He made his debut in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2008 with a part season. For 2009 he will compete a full season in the WTCC with Liqui Moly Team Engstler in a BMW 320si alongside team owner, Franz Engstler. He has previously raced in karting and rallying in the World Rally Championship from 1995. He switched to touring cars in 2007, when he competed in his native Danish Touringcar Championship. He won the LMP2 class at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder alongside Emmanuel Collard and Casper Elgaard. Kristian currently drives the BMW 320si for Liqui Moly Team Engstler alongside Franz Engstler in the World Touring Car Championship.
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Poulsen Motorsport | BMW 320si | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
POR 1 14 |
POR 2 22 |
GBR 1 15 |
GBR 2 17 |
GER 1 18 |
GER 2 14 |
EUR 1 |
EUR 2 |
NC | 0 | ||||||
| Wiechers-Sport | ITA 1 23 |
ITA 2 15 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | BRA 1 20 |
BRA 2 18 |
MEX 1 Ret |
MEX 2 Ret |
MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 Ret |
FRA 1 15 |
FRA 2 10 |
ESP 1 Ret |
ESP 2 20 |
CZE 1 Ret |
CZE 2 21 |
POR 1 17 |
POR 2 16 |
GBR 1 20 |
GBR 2 Ret |
GER 1 12 |
GER 2 22 |
ITA 1 16 |
ITA 2 19 |
JPN 1 19 |
JPN 2 Ret |
MAC 1 17 |
MAC 2 Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 2010 | Poulsen Motorsport | BMW 320si | BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
ITA 1 Ret |
ITA 2 15 |
BEL 1 11 |
BEL 2 11 |
POR 1 11 |
POR 2 Ret |
GBR 1 23 |
GBR 2 Ret |
CZE 1 8 |
CZE 2 19 |
GER 1 9 |
GER 2 6 |
ESP 1 12 |
ESP 2 10 |
JPN 1 15 |
JPN 2 11 |
MAC 1 8 |
MAC 2 Ret |
14th | 20 | ||
| 2011 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320 TC | BRA 1 5 |
BRA 2 14 |
BEL 1 6 |
BEL 2 Ret |
ITA 1 6 |
ITA 2 3 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 13 |
CZE 1 5 |
CZE 2 8 |
POR 1 14 |
POR 2 19 |
GBR 1 9 |
GBR 2 17 |
GER 1 13 |
GER 2 Ret |
ESP 1 4 |
ESP 2 5 |
JPN 1 5 |
JPN 2 10 |
CHN 1 6 |
CHN 2 7 |
MAC 1 7 |
MAC 2 13 |
7th | 112 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Team Essex
|
Casper Elgaard Emmanuel Collard
|
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | LMP2 | 357 | 10th | 1st |
| 2012 |  Aston Martin Racing
|
Christoffer Nygaard Allan Simonsen
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
31 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Aston Martin Racing
|
Christoffer Nygaard Allan Simonsen 1
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
2 | DNF1 | DNF1 |
| 2014 | Aston Martin Racing
|
David Heinemeier Hansson Nicki Thiim
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
334 | 17th | 1st |
| 2015 | Larbre Compétition
|
 Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti
|
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTE Am |
94 | DNF | DNF |
1 Simonsen was killed in a Lap 3 crash. Neither Nygaard nor Poulsen had driven at the time.