Nicky Catsburg

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Nicky Catsburg
Nick Catsburg.JPG
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 33)
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Car number10
Starts5
Wins1
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish1 in
Previous series
200910
2009–10
2008
200708
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
2020
2010
2006
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Formula Ford Benelux Division 1

Nicky Catsburg (born 15 February 1988 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch professional racing driver, for BMW and General Motors works driver for Corvette Racing.

Career[]

The Marc VDS Racing BMW Z4 gt3 that won the 2015 24 Hours of Spa

2016
2nd Daytona 24 Hours
2nd WTCC Moscow Opening Race
1st WTCC Moscow Main Race
2015

Nick Catsburg driving the new BMW M8 GTE during the 2018 6 Hours of Spa

Winner Spa 24 Hours with BMW Sports Trophy Team MarcVDS
2014
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
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
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 an BMW Z4 GT3

2011
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
European Megane Trophy Champion

2009
10th in Megane Trophy, several podiums in Dutch GT4

2008
8th in FR 2.0 NEC, podium in Spa. Podium 24H Barcelona

2007
6th in FR 2.0 NEC. Participation 24H Barcelona

2006
Dutch Formula Ford Champion/ Benelux Formula Ford Champion. Participation 24h Dubai and Barcelona

2005
Vice Champion Seat Cupra Cup

Racing record[]

Complete GT1 World Championship results[]

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[]

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[]

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

1

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[]

(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

11

4

Ret

Ret

Ret

12

9

6

Ret

Ret

4

Ret

Ret

DNS

9

Ret
12th 41
2016 Lada Sport Rosneft Lada Vesta WTCC
8

5

11

3

3

13

Ret

7

9

6

2

1

3

7

13

12

7

11

5

4

8

14
7th 175
2017 Polestar Cyan Racing Volvo S60 Polestar TC1
4

4

8

4

5

2

6

1

5

4

15

16

3

5‡

9

2

9

13

8

3
5th 238.5

Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2016 Black Swan Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
2
SEB
13
LGA
17
DET
WD
WGL
7
MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 17th 92
2017 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M6 GTLM BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 DAY
11
SEB
9
LBH COA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
9
17th 64
2018 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 DAY
7
SEB
7
LBH MDO WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 18th 48
2020 Corvette Racing GTLM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 DAY
4
DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET
2
LGA SEB
5
8th 86
2021 Corvette Racing GTLM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
4
DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET
6
8th 977

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]

(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 Pts
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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Germany BMW Team MTEK Germany Martin Tomczyk
Austria Philipp Eng
BMW M8 GTE GTE
Pro
332 33rd 11th
2019 Germany BMW Team MTEK Germany Martin Tomczyk
Austria Philipp Eng
BMW M8 GTE GTE
Pro
309 47th 13th
2021 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE
Pro
345 21st 2nd

Complete World Touring Car Cup 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Pts
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

References[]

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Champion

2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Intercontinental GT Challenge
Champion

2020
With: Augusto Farfus
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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