Nick Cassidy (born 19 August 1994) is a

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, currently competing in

Formula E Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...

for

Envision Racing The Envision Racing Formula E Team is a British motor racing team based at Silverstone Park and majority-owned by Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision Energy that competes in Formula E. Currently, the two drivers are Nick Cassidy and Sé ...

, and in the

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and

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a grand touring car series sanctioned by ITR e.V. who have been affiliated to the DMSB-FIA since 1984. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The ser ...

with

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. He has won the

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championship in

Super GT Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as either the JGTC or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is ...

and the

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championship in

Super Formula The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) an ...

Career

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."Driver Profile"
(toyotaracing.co.nz; 4 February 2012; pages 3,4) Cassidy has been racing in the

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series since 2008. After driving in

Formula First Formula Vee (Formula Fau Vee in Brazil and Germany) or Formula Volkswagen is a popular open wheel, single-seater junior motor racing formula, with relatively low costs in comparison to Formula Ford. On the international stage, Niki Lauda, Eme ...

championships, he started racing in the

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championships in New Zealand and Australia. In 2009, Cassidy was runner-up in the

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, and in 2010, he was runner-up in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Both times, he was named

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of the year. Mygale SJ11a of Nick Cassidy

In 2011, Cassidy began the year for Giles Motorsport, in the

Toyota Racing Series The Formula Regional Oceania Championship is New Zealand's premier formula racing category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. ...

. 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, behind his teammate

Mitch Evans Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He currently drives for the Jaguar TCS Racing team in Formula E. In 2012, he won the GP3 Series and he raced in the GP2 Series for four years, achieving ...

. Cassidy started a few races in the Australian Formula Ford Championship, such as the

ADAC Formel Masters ADAC Formel Masters was an ADAC sanctioned open wheel racing series based in Germany, held annually from 2008 to 2014. It was replacement of the local Formula BMW championship. The first season was in 2008 and is the main feeder series to the ATS F ...

and the

Formula Abarth Formula Abarth was an open wheel racing series based in Italy and Europe aimed at karting graduates. The inaugural season was in 2010, effectively replacing the Formula Azzurra. Abarth have taken over the supporting Project Youth initiative, th ...

. He competed in five races in the

Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series The Dunlop Super2 Series (formerly known as Dunlop Series, Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, HPDC V8 Supercars Series, Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Series and Konica V8 Supercars/Lites Series) is an Australian touring car racing competition, specifical ...

. In

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, Cassidy participated in the Toyota Racing Series again, remaining with Giles Motorsport. In two consecutive weeks of 2018, Cassidy lost final-round title battles in both Super Formula and Super GT, finishing second in both series. In 2019, he completed the 'triple crown' in Japanese motorsport by winning the Super Formula title. He made his

debut in the 2020–21 Formula E season for

Envision Virgin Racing The Envision Racing Formula E Team is a British motor racing team based at Silverstone Park and majority-owned by Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision Energy that competes in Formula E. Currently, the two drivers are Nick Cassidy and Sé ...

, replacing

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. He also made his debut in the

for a combined entry of

and

Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing, also simply known as Red Bull or RBR and currently competing as Oracle Red Bull Racing, is a Formula One racing team, racing under an Austrian licence and based in the United Kingdom. It is one of two Formula One teams owned ...

, replacing Red Bull Racing Reserve Driver

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in the final round of the 2021 season at the

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. He is piloting Red Bull's Ferrari 488 GT3s for the 2022 season.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As Cassidy was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(

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) ^† As Cassidy was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete Super GT results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Super Formula results

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) (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

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Cassidy was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete Formula E results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

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