Nicky Catsburg

Nick Catsburg is a Dutch professional racing driver, currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. He was also a factory driver for BMW from 2011 to 2022.
Having started off his career in single-seaters before moving to endurance racing, Catsburg is a two-time Nürburgring 24 Hours winner, with BMW in 2020 and with Ferrari in 2023. He has also won the Spa 24 Hours once overall, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Daytona in class, both with Corvette. He has also gathered success in touring car racing, winning two races in the WTCC and one in its successor, the WTCR.

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 a BMW Z4 GT3
2011
GT1 Abu Dhabi, Sachsenring, Zolder in Corvette GT1 for Exim Bank Team China. 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

Career summary

^† Catsburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

Year

Entrant

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

DC

Points

OSC
1
11

ASS
1
10

ZOL
1
10

ZOL
1
21†

NUR
1
15

NUR
2
13

OSC
2
21

SPA
2
10

HOC
2
12

6th

170

HOC
1
Ret

ZAN
2
18

ALA
2
11

OSC
1
Ret

OSC
2
13

ASS
2
22†

ZOL
2
10

8th

163

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2008	MP Motorsport	SPA 1 34	SPA 2 16	SIL 1	SIL 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	EST 1	EST 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	41st	0

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

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

Lada Sport Rosneft

Lada Vesta WTCC

RUS
1
11

SVK
1
Ret

SVK
2
Ret

FRA
1
Ret

FRA
2
12

JPN
1
Ret

JPN
2
Ret

CHN
2
Ret

THA
1
Ret

THA
2
DNS

QAT
2
Ret

12th

41

Lada Sport Rosneft

Lada Vesta WTCC

SVK
1
11

HUN
2
13

MAR
1
Ret

RUS
1
2

RUS
2
1

ARG
1
13

ARG
2
12

JPN
2
11

QAT
2
14

7th

175

Polestar Cyan Racing

Volvo S60 Polestar TC1

GER
2
1

ARG
1
15

ARG
2
16

CHN
2
5‡

JPN
2
2

MAC
2
13

5th

238.5

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

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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

Points

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

SVK
1
7

SVK
3
12

NED
1
10

NED
3
11

GER
2
DSQ

POR
3
Ret

CHN
2
15

CHN
3
Ret

JPN
1
23

JPN
2
18

JPN
3
14

MAC
1
10

MAC
2
12

WTCR Race of Malaysia|MAL
1]
9

MAL
2
Ret

MAL
3
DSQ

13th

166

Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team

Hyundai i30 N TCR

BEL
1
14

GER
1
DNP

GER
2
DNP

SVK
1
17

SVK
3
1

17th

53

BRC Hyundai N Racing team

Hyundai Elantra N TCR

SAU
2
Ret

NC‡

0‡

^‡ As Catsburg was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Supercar Challenge results

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

Year

Team

Class

Car

Engine

1

2

3

4

5

6

Pos.

Points

2024–25 [Asian Le Mans Series|2024–25]

LMP2

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

6th

62