| Nationality | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Birth date | February 10, 1980 (age 46) |
| Birth place | Osby, Sweden |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver[1] |
| Best finish | 6th |
| Year | 2012 |
| Prev series | FIA GT1 World Championship FIA GT Championship German Formula Three Championship |
| Prev series years | 2010–2011 2009 2006–2009 |
| Current series | FIA GT3 European Championship |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Years active | 2011–2012 |
| Teams | Reiter Engineering Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
| Starts | 14 |
Max Nilsson (born 10 February 1980) is a Swedish racing driver who last competed in the FIA GT3 European Championship for Heico Gravity-Charouz Team.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Formula Ford Sweden – Zetec | AB Heintz Nilsson Plåtbearbetning | 16 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 22 | 12th |
| 2001 | Formula Ford Sweden – Zetec | H Nilssons Plåtbearbetning | 16 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 31 | 11th |
| 2002 | Formula Ford Sweden – Zetec | AB Heintz Nilsson Plåtbearbetning | 12 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 56 | 9th |
| Formula Ford Nordic – Zetec | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 9 | 14th | ||
| 2003 | Formula Ford Sweden – Zetec | HNP Steelservice Center | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 92 | 3rd |
| Formula Ford Denmark | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 132 | 6th | ||
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2000 Scandinavia | HNP Steelservice | 16 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | 97 | 7th |
| Formula Renault 2000 Germany | Max Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27th | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22nd | ||
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2000 Germany | Max Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 14th |
| Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30th | ||
| 2006 | German Formula 3 Championship | Swiss Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 33rd | ||
| 2007 | German Formula 3 Championship | Swiss Racing Team | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8th |
| 2008 | German Formula 3 Championship | Swiss Racing Team | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10th |
| 2009 | German Formula 3 Championship | Swiss Racing Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10th |
| FIA GT Championship | K plus K Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th | |
| 2010 | FIA GT1 World Championship | Swiss Racing Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42nd |
| Belgian Touring Car Series – S1 | KS Motorsport | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 6.5 | 33rd | |
| 2011 | FIA GT1 World Championship | Swiss Racing Team | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| FIA GT3 European Championship | Reiter Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48th | |
| 2012 | 24 Hours of Dubai – A6 | Heico Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| FIA GT3 European Championship | Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 6th | |
| Sources:[2][3][4][5] | |||||||||
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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | K plus K Motorsport | Saleen S7-R | GT1 | SIL | ADR | OSC | SPA | HUN 8 | ALG | LEC | ZOL | 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 | ABU QR 12 | ABU CR Ret | SIL QR 14 | SIL CR 9 | BRN QR 15 | BRN CR 14 | PRI QR 12 | PRI CR Ret | SPA QR 17 | SPA CR 16 | NÜR QR 17 | NÜR CR 21 | ALG QR 11 | ALG CR 18 | NAV QR 13 | NAV CR Ret | INT QR 13 | INT CR 16 | SAN QR Ret | SAN CR 13 | 42nd | 2 |
| 2011 | Swiss Racing Team | Lamborghini | ABU QR 13 | ABU CR Ret | ZOL QR 8 | ZOL CR DNS | ALG QR 12 | ALG CR Ret | SAC QR Ret | SAC CR Ret | SIL QR | SIL CR | NAV QR | NAV CR | PRI QR | PRI CR | ORD QR | ORD CR | BEI QR | BEI CR | SAN QR | SAN CR | 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 | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | SLO 1 | SLO 2 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 15 | 48th | 0 |
| 2012 | Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 | NOG 1 6 | NOG 2 5 | ZOL 1 4 | ZOL 2 9 | NAV 1 1 | NAV 2 5 | ALG 1 2 | ALG 2 10 | MOS 1 Ret | MOS 2 7 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 8 | 6th | 111 |
References
- ^ "2014 GT3 Driver Categorisation". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Driver: Max Nilsson | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "Max Nilsson: Racedriver biography - career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "Max Nilsson Statistics and Results | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "Max Nilsson (S) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2025-12-28.