Nicolas Baert


Nicolas Baert is a Belgian racing driver currently competing for Comtoyou Racing in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

Early career

Baert made his single-seater debut in 2019, joining MP Motorsport to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship. In his only year in single-seater competition, Baert scored a best result of fourth twice on his way to seventh in points. During 2019, Baert also represented Belgium in the first edition of the FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup.
Leaving single-seaters at the end of 2019, Baert joined Comtoyou Racing's three-car lineup to race in TCR Europe for 2020. Baert took his first pole and win at Zolder to finish third in the overall points and runner-up in the Benelux series. Near the end of 2020, Baert made a wildcard appearance at the Spain round of the World Touring Car Cup.
Baert remained with Comtoyou Racing for the 2021 TCR Europe season. Scoring a lone podium in the first round of the season at the Slovakia Ring, he finished 7th in points in his sophomore season in the series.

GT career

Following two races in 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge for Saintéloc Racing, Baert returned to the French team for 2022, competing in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II. In the endurance cup, Baert scored a best result of 12th overall at Hockenheim and finished fifth in the Silver Cup standings. In the latter, Baert took a best result of sixth at Magny-Cours, which was also his only class win of the season as he finished fifth in the Silver Cup points.
The following year, Baert returned to fellow Audi team Comtoyou Racing ahead of 2023 for another double programme in both GT World Challenge Europe series. Racing in the Gold Cup in Endurance Cup, Baert won in class at Monza and Le Castellet, and scored a further class podium at the 24 Hours of Spa en route to the Gold Cup title at season's end. In the latter, Baert competed in the Pro Cup and scored one overall podium in race one at Hockenheim to finish eighth in points.
In 2024, Baert stayed with Comtoyou Racing, as the team switched to the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, for a dual programme in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. In the former, Baert scored two Silver Cup podiums at Monza and Jeddah, while in the latter, Baert took a lone overall podium at the season-finale in Barcelona.
Baert remained with Comtoyou Racing for 2025, staying in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and making his debut in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Finishing 33rd in the Silver Cup class in the former, Baert then scored a lone points finish at the Norisring by finishing 13th in race two en route to a 24th-place points finish.

Personal life

Baert is the son of Comtoyou Racing founder Jean-Michel Baert.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

† As Baert was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2019MP MotorsportNAV
1
9		NAV
2
6		NAV
3
Ret		LEC
1
Ret		LEC
2
6		LEC
3
17		ARA
1
8		ARA
2
7		ARA
3
8		CRT
1
6		CRT
2
5		CRT
3
5		JER
1
7		JER
2
5		JER
3
9		ALG
1
4		ALG
2
12		ALG
3
6		CAT
1
4		CAT
2
7		CAT
3
5		7th105

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2020Comtoyou RacingAudi RS 3 LMS TCRLEC
1
Ret		LEC
2
9		ZOL
1
11		ZOL
2
6		MNZ
1
38		MNZ
2
5		CAT
1
107		CAT
2
6		SPA
1
Ret		SPA
2
5		JAR
1
87		JAR
2
5		3rd244
2021Comtoyou RacingAudi RS 3 LMS TCRSVK
1
23		SVK
2
8		LEC
1
15		LEC
2
13		ZAN
1
64		ZAN
2
8		SPA
1
66		SPA
2
8		NÜR
1
14		NÜR
2
8		MNZ
1
810		MNZ
2
8		CAT
1
44		CAT
2
8		7th242

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2020Comtoyou RacingAudi RS 3 LMS TCRBEL
1		BEL
2		GER
1		GER
2		SVK
1		SVK
2		SVK
3		HUN
1		HUN
2		HUN
3		ESP
1
15		ESP
2
16		ESP
3
11		ARA
1		ARA
2		ARA
3		NC†0†

† As Baert was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2022Saintéloc Junior TeamAudi R8 LMS Evo IISilverIMO
21		LEC
20		SPA
6H
Ret		SPA
12H
Ret		SPA
24H
Ret		HOC
12		CAT
16		5th43
2023Comtoyou RacingAudi R8 LMS Evo IIGoldMNZ
7		LEC
9		SPA
6H
34		SPA
12H
26		SPA
24H
21		NÜR
21		CAT
35		1st104
2024Comtoyou RacingAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoSilverLEC
46		SPA
6H
60†		SPA
12H
Ret		SPA
24H
Ret		NÜR
38		MNZ
15		JED
23		12th47
2025Comtoyou RacingAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoSilverLEC
36		MNZ
Ret		SPA
6H
62		SPA
12H
54		SPA
24H
Ret		NÜR
26		BAR
49		33rd8

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2022Saintéloc Junior TeamAudi R8 LMS Evo IISilverBRH
1
11		BRH
2
18		MAG
1
6		MAG
2
16		ZAN
1
19		ZAN
2
11		MIS
1
7		MIS
2
11		VAL
1
12		VAL
2
9		5th76
2023Comtoyou RacingAudi R8 LMS Evo IIProBRH
1
8		BRH
2
20		MIS
1
4		MIS
2
15		HOC
1
2		HOC
2
16		VAL
1
6		VAL
2
10		ZAN
1
9		ZAN
2
Ret		8th27.5
2024Comtoyou RacingAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoProBRH
1
Ret		BRH
2
14		MIS
1
10		MIS
2
33†		HOC
1
17		HOC
2
6		MAG
1
15		MAG
2
DNS		CAT
1
Ret		CAT
2
2		11th17

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2025Comtoyou RacingAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoOSC
1
DSQ		OSC
2
Ret		LAU
1
19		LAU
2
Ret		ZAN
1
18		ZAN
2
20		NOR
1
Ret		NOR
2
13		NÜR
1
17		NÜR
2
22		SAC
1
Ret		SAC
2
17		RBR
1
21		RBR
2
19		HOC
1
21		HOC
2
19		24th3

* Season still in progress.