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DeutschNicky Catsburg
| Nicky Catsburg | |
|---|---|
 Catsburg in 2015 | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 15 February 1988 Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018–19 |
| Current team | Corvette Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 33 |
| Former teams | BMW Team MTEK |
| Starts | 15 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Best finish | 1st (in LMGTE Am) in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009–10 2009–10 2008 2007–08 2006 2005 2004–05 | Eurocup Mégane Trophy Dutch GT4 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Ford Benelux SEAT Cupra Cup Netherlands Unipart Endurance Cup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2023 2020 2010 2006 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Asian Le Mans Series - GT Intercontinental GT Challenge Eurocup Mégane Trophy Formula Ford Benelux Division 1 |
Nick Catsburg (born 15 February 1988 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch professional racing driver, currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. He was also a factory driver for BMW from 2011 to 2022.[1][2]
Having started off his career in single-seaters before moving to endurance racing, Catsburg is a two-time Nürburgring 24 Hours winner, with BMW in 2020 and with Ferrari in 2023.[2][3] He has also won the Spa 24 Hours once overall, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Daytona in class, both with Corvette.[4][5] He has also gathered success in touring car racing, winning two races in the WTCC and one in its successor, the WTCR.[6][7]
Career
[edit]
2016
[edit]- 2nd Daytona 24 Hours
- 2nd WTCC Moscow Opening Race
- 1st WTCC Moscow Main Race
2015
[edit]Winner Spa 24 Hours with BMW Sports Trophy Team MarcVDS
2014
[edit]- Winner VLN3 with BMW Sports Trophy Team MarcVDS
- Winner Paul Ricard Blancpain Endurance Series Pro - Am with TDS Racing Team
- Winner Nurburgring Blancpain Endurance Series Pro - Am with TDS Racing Team
- Winner and p2 Nurburgring GT Open with Selleslagh Racing Team
- Vice Champion Pro - Am team championship Blancpain Endurance Series with TDS Racing Team.
- Participation 24h Nurburgring with BMW Sports Trophy Team MarcVDS
- Participation VLN6 in Dorr Mclaren
- Participation GT Tour - Magny Cours & Paul Ricard
- Participation BRCC championship with Lamborghini Gallardo GT3
- Development on Renault RS.0.1 for Renault Sport Technologies
2013
[edit]- Winner Team Championship Blancpain Endurance Series with MarcVDS Racing Team. Sharing with Markus Palttala and Henri Moser in BMW Z4 GT3
- Participation 24h Spa in BMW Z4 GT3
- Winner VLN8 in Z4 GT3 sharing with Maxime Martin
- Podium in ELMS at the Redbull Ring with Algarve Pro Racing Team in LMPC Class.
- Participation ELMS Hungaroring LMPC Class
- Test driver Algarve Pro Racing Team in an LMPC
2012
[edit]- 3rd place Dutch GT Championship for Ekris Motorsport, several race wins in the BMW M3 GT4
- Participation 24h Zolder, Blancpain Endurance Series Navarra for MarcVDS Racing Team in a BMW Z4 GT3
- Participation 24h Spa for Team RaceArt in a BMW Z4 GT3
2011
[edit]- GT1 Abu Dhabi, Sachsenring, Zolder in Corvette GT1 for Exim Bank Team China (Selleslagh Racing team). Sharing car with Mike Hezemans.
- GT1, rest of the season for Sumopower in Nissan GT1 sharing with Enrique Bernoldi.
FIA GT3 season in BMW Z4 GT3 for DB Motorsport, several podiums.
- Test & development driver for Nissan GT-R GT3.
2010
[edit]European Megane Trophy Champion
2009
[edit]10th in Megane Trophy, several podiums in Dutch GT4
2008
[edit]8th in FR 2.0 NEC, podium in Spa. Podium 24H Barcelona
2007
[edit]6th in FR 2.0 NEC. Participation 24H Barcelona
2006
[edit]Dutch Formula Ford Champion/ Benelux Formula Ford Champion. Participation 24h Dubai and Barcelona
2005
[edit]Vice Champion Seat Cupra Cup
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]† Catsburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | MP Motorsport | ZAN 1 6 | ZAN 2 7 | OSC 1 11 | OSC 2 6 | ASS 1 10 | ASS 2 6 | ZOL 1 10 | ZOL 1 21† | NUR 1 15 | NUR 2 13 | OSC 1 7 | OSC 2 21 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 10 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 12 | 6th | 170 |
| 2008 | MP Motorsport | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 5 | ZAN 1 5 | ZAN 2 18 | ALA 1 5 | ALA 2 11 | OSC 1 Ret | OSC 2 13 | ASS 1 4 | ASS 2 22† | ZOL 1 4 | ZOL 2 10 | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 15 | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 3 | 8th | 163 |
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 34 | SPA 2 16 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | EST 1 | EST 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 41st | 0 |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Exim Bank Team China | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | ABU QR 7 | ABU CR 10 | ZOL QR 2 | ZOL CR 5 | ALG QR 9 | ALG CR 9 | SAC QR Ret | SAC CR 6 | SIL QR | SIL CR | 13th | 58 | ||||||||||
| Sumo Power GT | Nissan GT-R GT1 | NAV QR Ret | NAV CR 12 | PRI QR 10 | PRI CR 7 | ORD QR 5 | ORD CR Ret | BEI QR 10 | BEI CR 6 | SAN QR 4 | SAN CR 4 |
Complete FIA GT Series results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Marc VDS Racing Team | BMW Z4 GT3 | Pro | NOG QR | NOG CR | ZOL QR | ZOL CR | ZAN QR | ZAN CR | SVK QR | SVK CR | NAV QR | NAV CR | BAK QR 5 | BAK CR Ret | NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ As Catsburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NSC Motorsports | Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 | Pro | NOG QR | NOG CR | BRH QR | BRH CR | ZAN QR | ZAN CR | SVK QR | SVK CR | ALG QR | ALG CR | ZOL QR 2 | ZOL CR Ret | BAK QR | BAK CR | 32nd | 6 |
| 2015 | Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 R-EX | Pro | NOG QR Ret | NOG CR 17 | BRH QR 7 | BRH CR 5 | ZOL QR | ZOL CR | MOS QR 1 | MOS CR Ret | ALG QR 5 | ALG CR 6 | MIS QR 10 | MIS CR 9 | ZAN QR 12 | ZAN CR 8 | 13th | 35 |
| 2016 | Rowe Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 10 | MIS CR 29 | BRH QR | BRH CR | NÜR QR | NÜR CR | HUN QR 18 | HUN CR 15 | CAT QR 18 | CAT CR 15 | NC | 0 |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
[edit](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 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lada Sport Rosneft | Lada Vesta WTCC | ARG 1 | ARG 2 | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | RUS 1 11 | RUS 2 4 | SVK 1 Ret | SVK 2 Ret | FRA 1 Ret | FRA 2 12 | POR 1 9 | POR 2 6 | JPN 1 Ret | JPN 2 Ret | CHN 1 4 | CHN 2 Ret | THA 1 Ret | THA 2 DNS | QAT 1 9 | QAT 2 Ret | 12th | 41 |
| 2016 | Lada Sport Rosneft | Lada Vesta WTCC | FRA 1 8 | FRA 2 5 | SVK 1 11 | SVK 2 3 | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 13 | MAR 1 Ret | MAR 2 7 | GER 1 9 | GER 2 6 | RUS 1 2 | RUS 2 1 | POR 1 3 | POR 2 7 | ARG 1 13 | ARG 2 12 | JPN 1 7 | JPN 2 11 | CHN 1 5 | CHN 2 4 | QAT 1 8 | QAT 2 14 | 7th | 175 | ||
| 2017 | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 | MAR 1 4 | MAR 2 4 | ITA 1 8 | ITA 2 4 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 2 | GER 1 6 | GER 2 1 | POR 1 5 | POR 2 4 | ARG 1 15 | ARG 2 16 | CHN 1 3 | CHN 2 5‡ | JPN 1 9 | JPN 2 2 | MAC 1 9 | MAC 2 13 | QAT 1 8 | QAT 2 3 | 5th | 238.5 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | BMW Team MTEK | LMGTE Pro | BMW M8 GTE | BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SPA 8 | LMS 9 | SIL 5 | FUJ 7 | SHA 8 | SEB 2 | SPA 9 | LMS 15 | 14th | 53 |
| 2023 | Corvette Racing | LMGTE Am | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | SEB 1 | ALG 1 | SPA 2 | LMS 1 | MNZ 4 | FUJ 2 | BHR 7 | 1st | 173 | |
| Source:[8] | ||||||||||||||
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  BMW Team MTEK | Martin Tomczyk Philipp Eng | BMW M8 GTE | GTE Pro | 332 | 33rd | 11th |
| 2019 | BMW Team MTEK | Martin Tomczyk Philipp Eng | BMW M8 GTE | GTE Pro | 309 | 47th | 13th |
| 2021 |  Corvette Racing |  Antonio García Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | GTE Pro | 345 | 21st | 2nd |
| 2022 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | GTE Pro | 214 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | Corvette Racing |  Nicolás Varrone Ben Keating | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | GTE Am | 313 | 26th | 1st |
| 2024 |  CrowdStrike Racing by APR | Colin Braun George Kurtz | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 149 | DNF | DNF |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | |||||||
| Source:[8] | |||||||
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
[edit](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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | MAR 1 10 | MAR 2 Ret | MAR 3 DNS | HUN 1 23 | HUN 2 10 | HUN 3 9 | SVK 1 7 | SVK 2 4 | SVK 3 12 | NED 1 10 | NED 2 4 | NED 3 11 | GER 1 9 | GER 2 DSQ | GER 3 8 | POR 1 5 | POR 2 5 | POR 3 Ret | CHN 1 5 | CHN 2 15 | CHN 3 Ret | JPN 1 23 | JPN 2 18 | JPN 3 14 | MAC 1 10 | MAC 2 12 | MAC 3 5 | MAL 1 9 | MAL 2 Ret | MAL 3 DSQ | 13th | 166 |
| 2020 | Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BEL 1 14 | BEL 2 9 | GER 1 DNP | GER 2 DNP | SVK 1 17 | SVK 2 5 | SVK 3 1 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | ESP 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | 17th | 53 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | BRC Hyundai N Racing team | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | ALS 1 | ALS 2 | BHR 1 5 | BHR 2 3 | SAU 1 7 | SAU 2 Ret | NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ As Catsburg was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Supercar Challenge results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Koopman Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | GT | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | ASS 1 5 | ASS 2 Ret | ASS 1 3 | ASS 2 2 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 4 | ASS 1 3 | ASS 2 4 | 3rd | 150 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 5 | SEP 2 5 | DUB 1 7 | DUB 2 7 | ABU 1 4 | ABU 2 2 | 6th | 62 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Catsburg Looking "Long Term" With Corvette". Dailysportscar.com. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b Euwema, Davey (21 December 2022). "Catsburg Maintains 'Good Relationship' with BMW After Exit". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ McLuskie, Toby (22 May 2023). "Catsburg the Verstappen of endurance racing: 'A bizarre season'". GPblog.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Lickorish, Stephen (11 June 2023). "Catsburg: "Insane" for Corvette to win at Le Mans despite losing two laps". Autosport. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (11 June 2023). "'We joked about going home' - A look inside Corvette's remarkable Le Mans comeback". Racer.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Abbott, Andrew (9 November 2016). "Nick Catsburg looking to the WTCC 'and beyond' for 2017". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Nicky Catsburg joins BRC for final two WTCR events". TouringCarTimes. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Nick Catsburg Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Nicky Catsburg career summary at DriverDB.com