Nicky Catsburg (born 15 February 1988 in
Amersfoort
Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the second- ...
) is a Dutch professional racing driver, for BMW and
General Motors works driver for
Corvette Racing
Corvette Racing is an American auto racing team established in 1999 by General Motors and Pratt & Miller for the purposes of competing in sports car racing internationally. Corvette Racing is an official racing program for General Motors and t ...
.
Career
2016
2nd Daytona 24 Hours
2nd WTCC Moscow Opening Race
1st WTCC Moscow Main Race
2015
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
Complete FIA GT Series results
‡ As Catsburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
‡ As Catsburg was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Amersfoort
Dutch racing drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
FIA GT Championship drivers
Eurocup Mégane Trophy drivers
Formula Ford drivers
FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
International GT Open drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
World Touring Car Championship drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
World Touring Car Cup drivers
MP Motorsport drivers
BMW M drivers
TDS Racing drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
Rowe Racing drivers
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers
Corvette Racing drivers
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers
Tech 1 Racing drivers
Schnitzer Motorsport drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers