Career
Karting
Nygaard started his karting career in 2001. His best result while karting was 3rd in the Nordic Formula A Championship in his last season in 2004. Touring Carolina racing
After karting for four years, Nygaard made his auto racing debut in 2005 in the German Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club Volkswagen Polo Cup.
After racing in the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club Volkswagen Polo Cup from 2005 to 2006 Nygaard switched to SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany for the 2007 season racing for Fischer Racing.
In 2008 he finished 3rd in the championship. GT racing
Foreign 2009 Nygaard switched from the SEAT Leon Supercopa to a Ford GT GT3, still driving for Fischer Racing, in Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club GT Masters and the FIA GT3 European Championship.
He continued in FIA GT3 for 2010 and debuted in the FIA GT1 World Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans the same year. Nygaard continued racing in the FIA GT3 and FIA GT1 for 2011.
In 2012 Nygaard returned to Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club GT Masters.
Since 2012 Nygaard has been racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Aston Martin Racing. 24 Hours of Le Mans results
†Simonsen was killed on Lap 3 of the race. Neither Poulsen nor Nygaard had driven in the race at the time of the crash.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
* Season still in progress.