Nick Cassidy
| Nick Cassidy | |
|---|---|
 Cassidy in 2018 | |
| Nationality |  New Zealander |
| Born | 19 August 1994 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Formula E career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Envision Virgin Racing |
| Car number | 37 |
| Starts | 15 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 15th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017-2020 2016-2020 2015 2014 2013-16 2012-13-14 2011-12-13-14 2011 2011 2011 2010–11 | Super Formula Super GT All-Japan Formula 3 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps European Formula 3 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Toyota Racing Series Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Formula Abarth ADAC Formel Masters Australian Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012-13 2012-13-14 2015 2017 2019 | Toyota Racing Series New Zealand Grand Prix All-Japan Formula 3 Super GT Super Formula |
Nick Cassidy (born 19 August 1994)[1] is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in Formula E for Envision Virgin Racing and in DTM with AF Corse. Cassidy has won the 2017 championship in Super GT and the 2019 championship in Super Formula.
Career[]
 | This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: appears to have been last updated in 2012. (February 2020) |
Nick Cassidy began his racing career in Karting when he was just six years old and remained in Karting till 2010. He participated in midget races from the age of eight.[2]
Cassidy has been racing in the formula racing series since 2008. After driving in Formula First championships, he started racing in the Formula Ford championships in New Zealand and Australia. In 2009, Cassidy was runner-up in the New Zealand Formula First championship, and in 2010, he was runner-up in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Both times, he was named Rookie of the year.[2]
In 2011, Cassidy began the year for Giles Motorsport, in the Toyota Racing Series. After five podium finishes, he won two of three races on the last race weekend. He was named Rookie of the year and runner-up,[2] behind his teammate Mitch Evans.
Cassidy started a few races in the Australian Formula Ford Championship, such as the ADAC Formel Masters and the Formula Abarth. He competed in five races in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. In 2012, Cassidy participated in the Toyota Racing Series again, remaining with Giles Motorsport. In two consecutive weeks of 2018, Cassidy lost final-round races in the Super Formula and Super GT.
In 2019, he completed the 'triple crown' in the Japanese motorsport.[3] He made his Formula E debut in the 2020–21 Formula E season for Envision Virgin Racing, replacing Sam Bird.[4] He will also make his debut in DTM for a combined entry of AF Corse and Red Bull Racing. He will compete part-time in the championship with Red Bull Racing Reserve Driver Alex Albon.
Racing record[]
Karting career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kartsport NZ Schools Championship — Cadet | Marina View Primary | NC |
| Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship — Cadet | 1st | ||
| Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship — Cadet | NC | ||
| 2004 | Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship — Cadet | 1st | |
| Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship — Cadet | NC | ||
| 2005 | NZ Top Half Series — JR 100cc Yamaha | 2nd | |
| NZ North Island Sprint Kart Championship — Junior Restricted | 1st | ||
| 2006 | NZ Top Half Series — JR 100cc Yamaha | 15th | |
| Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship — 100cc Junior Restricted Yamaha | 1st | ||
| 2007 | Rotax Max Challenge New Zealand — Junior | DNF | |
| NZ Top Half Series — JR 100cc Yamaha | 19th | ||
| Hawkes Bay Kart Club - 40th Annual Blossom Sprint Meeting — Junior 100cc Yamaha GP | 2nd | ||
| CIK Trophy of New Zealand Challenge Cup — Junior Yamaha | 1st | ||
| NZ North Island Sprint Kart Championship — Formula Junior | 1st | ||
| Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Kart Championship — 100cc Junior Yamaha | 1st | ||
| 2008 | CIK Trophy of New Zealand Challenge Cup — Junior Yamaha | 1st | |
| CIK Trophy of New Zealand — Junior ICA | 1st | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | 11th | ||
| Gen-i Rotax Max Challenge NZ — Arai Helmets Junior | 1st | ||
| 2009 | Gen-i Rotax Max Challenge NZ — Arai Junior | DNF | |
| 2010 | Mi Sedaap NZ Pro Kart Series — KZ2 | 26th |
Racing career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Formula First Manfeild Winter Series | Sabre Motorsport | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 782 | 1st |
| 2008–09 | Formula First New Zealand | 24 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 1439 | 2nd | |
| 2009 | Formula Ford NZ Winter Series | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 225 | 7th | |
| 2009–10 | New Zealand Formula First Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 195 | 26th | |
| Western Springs Speedway – F2 Midgets | HLR Racing | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 290 | 1st | |
| NZ Formula Ford Championship | BNT/Fuchs Motorsport | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1090 | 2nd | |
| 2010 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Evans Motorsport Group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15th |
| 2010–11 | Western Springs Speedway – Midgets | HLR Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 20th |
| Western Springs Speedway – International Midget Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14th | ||
| 2011 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 805 | 2nd |
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Evans Motorsport Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14th | |
| Formula Abarth European Series | Composit Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17th | |
| Formula ACI/CSAI Abarth Italian Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17th | ||
| ADAC Formel Masters | ma-con Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22nd | |
| V8 Supercar Series | Greg Murphy Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 31st | |
| 2012 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 914 | 1st |
| V8SuperTourers Endurance Championship | M3 Racing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1852 | 1st | |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24th | |
| 2013 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 915 | 1st |
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | EuroInternational | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Carlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | AVF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Koiranen GP | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18th |
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | Neale Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 24th | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | China BRT by JCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd | |
| 2014–15 | Toyota Finance 86 Championship | Neale Motorsport | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 202 | 11th |
| 2015 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | Petronas Team TOM'S | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 129 | 1st |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | ||
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 16th | |
| Super GT - GT300 | Team Up Garage with Bandoh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2016 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 254 | 4th |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| Super GT | Lexus Team TOM'S | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 5th | |
| 2017 | Super GT | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 1st |
| Super Formula | Kondō Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10th | |
| 2018 | Super GT | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 2nd |
| Super Formula | Kondō Racing | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 2nd | |
| 2019 | Super GT | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 2nd |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Super Formula | Vantelin Team TOM'S | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 1st | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | HubAuto Corsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD | AIM Vasser Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 49th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2019–20 | Asian Le Mans Series | Eurasia Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9th |
| 2020 | Super GT | Toyota Gazoo Racing Team KeePer Tom's | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 8th |
| Super Formula | Vantelin Team TOM'S | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 4th | |
| 2020–21 | Formula E | Envision Virgin Racing | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 15th |
| 2021 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | AlphaTauri AF Corse |
† As Cassidy was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results[]
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | EuroInternational | Mercedes | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
NOR 1 16 |
NOR 2 11 |
NOR 3 11 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
VAL 3 |
NC† | 0† | ||||||
| Carlin | Volkswagen | HOC 1 24 |
HOC 2 21 |
HOC 3 16 |
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| 2014 | ThreeBond with T-Sport | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
PAU 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
MSC 1 |
MSC 2 |
MSC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
IMO 1 11 |
IMO 2 12 |
IMO 3 22 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 19 |
HOC 3 18 |
NC† | 0† | |
| 2015 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
PAU 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
ALG 1 32 |
ALG 2 Ret |
ALG 3 9 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 6 |
NÜR 3 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
16th | 43 |
| 2016 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 2 |
LEC 3 2 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 16 |
HUN 3 9 |
PAU 1 2 |
PAU 2 16 |
PAU 3 Ret |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 10 |
NOR 1 6 |
NOR 2 4 |
NOR 3 6 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 1 |
ZAN 3 2 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 17 |
SPA 3 5 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 5 |
IMO 1 10 |
IMO 2 7 |
IMO 3 8 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 4 |
4th | 254 |
† As Cassidy was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
Complete Super GT 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Team Up Garage with Bandoh | Toyota 86 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | CHA | FUJ | SUZ 21 |
SUG | AUT | MOT | NC | 0 |
| 2016 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 8 |
FUJ 4 |
SUG 11 |
FUJ 5 |
SUZ 2 |
CHA 11 |
MOT 3 |
MOT 4 |
5th | 54 |
| 2017 | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | OKA 1 |
FUJ 3 |
AUT 6 |
SUG 10 |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ 6 |
CHA 1 |
MOT 2 |
1st | 84 |
| 2018 | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | OKA 3 |
FUJ 7 |
SUZ 3 |
CHA 8 |
FUJ 2 |
SUG 14 |
AUT 1 |
MOT 4 |
2nd | 75 |
| 2019 | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | OKA 12 |
FUJ 7 |
SUZ 2 |
CHA 2 |
FUJ 4 |
AUT 3 |
SUG 4 |
MOT 1 |
2nd | 83 |
| 2020 | TGR Team KeePer TOM'S | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | FUJ 1 |
FUJ 4 |
SUZ 7 |
MOT 6 |
FUJ 4 |
SUZ Ret |
MOT | FUJ | 8th | 46 |
Complete Super Formula results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kondō Racing | SUZ 17 |
OKA 3 |
OKA 11 |
FUJ Ret |
MOT 5 |
AUT Ret |
SUG 19 |
SUZ C |
SUZ C |
10th | 7 |
| 2018 | Kondō Racing | SUZ 7 |
AUT C |
SUG 2 |
FUJ 1 |
MOT 3 |
OKA 5‡ |
SUZ 2 |
2nd | 37 | ||
| 2019 | Vantelin Team TOM'S | SUZ 1 |
AUT 8 |
SUG 4 |
FUJ 3 |
MOT 3 |
OKA 10 |
SUZ 2 |
1st | 36 | ||
| 2020 | Vantelin Team TOM'S | MOT 6 |
OKA 3 |
SUG 1 |
AUT 7 |
SUZ 5 |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ 4 |
4th | 50 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AIM Vasser Sullivan | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0 L V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 49th | 26 |
Complete Formula E results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Envision Virgin Racing | Spark SRT05e | Audi e-tron FE07 | DIR 19 |
DIR 14 |
RME 15 |
RME Ret |
VLC 4 |
VLC 13 |
MCO 8 |
PUE Ret |
PUE 2 |
NYC 4 |
NYC 2 |
LDN 11 |
LDN 7 |
BER 14 |
BER 17 |
15th | 76 |
References[]
- ^ "Profile" Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (nickcassidy.co.nz; retrieved 4 February 2012)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Driver Profile" (toyotaracing.co.nz; 2012-02-04; pages 3,4)
- ^ "After conquering Japan, what next for Nick Cassidy?". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Smith, Topher. "Cassidy to make Formula E debut in season seven". Downforce Racing. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nick Cassidy. |
- Official website
- Nick Cassidy career summary at DriverDB.com
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