Nicky Pastorelli
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| Nationality |  Dutch | ||||||
| Born | 11 April 1983 The Hague, Netherlands | ||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold
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| Achievements | 2004 Euro Formula 3000 Champion | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 9 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Years active | 2006 | ||||||
| Team(s) | Rocketsports | ||||||
| Best finish | 17th - 2006 | ||||||
| First race | 2006 Grand Prix of Houston (Reliant Park) | ||||||
| Last race | 2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal (Montreal) | ||||||
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Nicky Pastorelli (born 11 April 1983) is a Dutch professional racing driver.
Motorsports career
[edit]Euro Formula 3000
[edit]Born in The Hague, Pastorelli participated in Euro Formula 3000 for Scuderia Fama in 2003. He finished on the podium twice and placed fifth in the season championship.
For 2004, Pastorelli signed with the defending champion Draco Junior Team. Pastorelli won the championship by one point over Fabrizio Del Monte with 2 wins among 6 podium finishes in the 10 series races.
Formula One testing
[edit]This result gained him a Formula One test at Minardi, and in 2005 Pastorelli was appointed official Jordan Grand Prix test driver, and was the first driver in the Young Driver Development Program of MF1 Racing. However, none of these tests resulted in a Formula One race drive for Pastorelli.
Champ Car
[edit]Pastorelli made his debut at Grand Prix of Houston in the second race of the season, in Rocketsports' only entry. He qualified 16th of the 17 cars, and retired after 29 laps with a mechanical failure. His first finish, in 15th, came in the next race at Grand Prix of Monterrey, and in his first and only oval start at the Milwaukee Mile he finished 10th. His best Champ Car finish came in his final race in the series at the Grand Prix of Montreal. He was replaced for the final three races of the season by veteran Mario Domínguez.
American Le Mans Series
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In 2008 and 2009, Pastorelli has competed in the GT2 class of the American Le Mans Series for VICI Racing in a Porsche 911 GT3. In 2008, he also finished 3rd in the GT class of the Dutch Supercar Challenge in a Volkswagen Passat.
Career summary
[edit]- 2000
- Formula Arcobaleno Netherlands, Competed in 6 out of 8 races: 5 wins, 3 poles, 3rd place in Championship
- 2001
- Italian Formula Renault 2000 - 18th place
- 2002
- European Formula Renault 2000 - 9 race starts, no points
- 2003
- Euro Formula 3000 Series: 2 second place finishes and 5th in the championship
- 2004
- Superfund Euro 3000 - Championship winner, 2 victories
- Champ Car Test with Walker Racing at Sebring International Raceway
- 2005
- Formula 1 test with Minardi at Misano (January)
- Official Jordan F1 test driver and in Young Driver Development Program of Midland F1
- 2006
- Official 3rd driver — Midland F1
- Champ Car — Partial season driving with Rocketsports Racing in Champ Car. - 17th place
- 2008
- Dutch Supercar Challenge - Papagayo Racing, Volkswagen Passat V8 STAR - 3rd place
- American Le Mans Series GT2 - VICI Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - 22nd place (GT2 drivers championship)
- 2009
- American Le Mans Series GT2 - VICI Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Motorsports career results
[edit]American Open Wheel racing
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Complete Champ Car results
[edit]| Yr | Team | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rocketsports | 8 | LBH | HOU 17 |
MTY 15 |
MIL 10 |
POR 17 |
CLE 17 |
TOR | EDM 17 |
SJO 10 |
DEN 12 |
MTL 6 |
ROA | SRF | MXC | 17th | 73 | [1] |
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 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Lamborghini | ABU QR Ret |
ABU CR Ret |
SIL QR 20 |
SIL CR 12 |
BRN QR 4 |
BRN CR 7 |
PRI QR 15 |
PRI CR 12 |
SPA QR 5 |
SPA CR 9 |
NÜR QR 11 |
NÜR CR Ret |
ALG QR 8 |
ALG CR Ret |
NAV QR Ret |
NAV CR 9 |
INT QR 5 |
INT CR 7 |
SAN QR 9 |
SAN CR 11 |
32nd | 16 |
| 2011 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Lamborghini | ABU QR Ret |
ABU CR 11 |
ZOL QR Ret |
ZOL CR Ret |
ALG QR 5 |
ALG CR 4 |
SAC QR 7 |
SAC CR 2 |
SIL QR 6 |
SIL CR 10 |
NAV QR 2 |
NAV CR 1 |
PRI QR Ret |
PRI CR 9 |
ORD QR 6 |
ORD CR 6 |
BEI QR 9 |
BEI CR Ret |
SAN QR 3 |
SAN CR Ret |
8th | 80 |
| 2012 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz | NOG QR 7 |
NOG CR 4 |
ZOL QR 2 |
ZOL CR 4 |
NAV QR 6 |
NAV QR 3 |
SVK QR 8 |
SVK CR 10 |
ALG QR 6 |
ALG CR 1 |
SVK QR 4 |
SVK CR 8 |
MOS QR 5 |
MOS CR 8 |
NUR QR 6 |
NUR CR 8 |
DON QR 6 |
DON CR 6 |
6th | 100 |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicky Pastorelli – 2006 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Nicky Pastorelli driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Nicky Pastorelli career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- 1983 births
- Sportspeople from The Hague
- Dutch racing drivers
- Champ Car drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Dutch people of Italian descent
- International GT Open drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- Draco Racing drivers
- Rocketsports Racing drivers
- GT4 European Series drivers
- TCR International Series drivers