Nicky Catsburg
This biographical article is written like a résumé. (December 2025) |
| Nicky Catsburg | |
|---|---|
Catsburg in 2015 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | Nick Catsburg 15 February 1988 Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018–19 |
| Current team | Corvette Racing |
| Categorisation | |
| Car number | 33 |
| Former teams | BMW Team MTEK |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Best finish | 1st (in LMGTE Am) in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009–10 2009–10 2008 2007–08 2006 2005 2004–05 | Eurocup Mégane Trophy Dutch GT4 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Ford Benelux SEAT Cupra Cup Netherlands Unipart Endurance Cup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2023 2020 2010 2006 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am Asian Le Mans Series – GT Intercontinental GT Challenge Eurocup Mégane Trophy Formula Ford Benelux Division 1 |
Nick Catsburg (born 15 February 1988 in Amersfoort) 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.[2][3]
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.[3][4] 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.[5][6] He has also gathered success in touring car racing, winning two races in the WTCC and one in its successor, the WTCR.[7][8]
Career
[edit]

2016
[edit]- 2nd Daytona 24 Hours
- 2nd WTCC Moscow Opening Race
- 1st WTCC Moscow Main Race
2015
[edit]Winner Spa 24 Hours with BMW Sports Trophy Team MarcVDS
2014
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]European Megane Trophy Champion
2009
[edit]10th in Megane Trophy, several podiums in Dutch GT4
2008
[edit]8th in FR 2.0 NEC, podium in Spa. Podium 24H Barcelona
2007
[edit]6th in FR 2.0 NEC. Participation 24H Barcelona
2006
[edit]Dutch Formula Ford Champion/ Benelux Formula Ford Champion. Participation 24h Dubai and Barcelona
2005
[edit]Vice Champion Seat Cupra Cup
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]† Catsburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | MP Motorsport | ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 7 |
OSC 1 11 |
OSC 2 6 |
ASS 1 10 |
ASS 2 6 |
ZOL 1 10 |
ZOL 1 21† |
NUR 1 15 |
NUR 2 13 |
OSC 1 7 |
OSC 2 21 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 10 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 12 |
6th | 170 |
| 2008 | MP Motorsport | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 5 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 18 |
ALA 1 5 |
ALA 2 11 |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 13 |
ASS 1 4 |
ASS 2 22† |
ZOL 1 4 |
ZOL 2 10 |
NÜR 1 15 |
NÜR 2 15 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 3 |
8th | 163 |
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
| Source:[9] | |||||||||||||||||
Complete FIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Exim Bank Team China | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | ABU QR 7 |
ABU CR 10 |
ZOL QR 2 |
ZOL CR 5 |
ALG QR 9 |
ALG CR 9 |
SAC QR Ret |
SAC CR 6 |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
13th | 58 | ||||||||||
| Sumo Power GT | Nissan GT-R GT1 | NAV QR Ret |
NAV CR 12 |
PRI QR 10 |
PRI CR 7 |
ORD QR 5 |
ORD CR Ret |
BEI QR 10 |
BEI CR 6 |
SAN QR 4 |
SAN CR 4 | |||||||||||||
| Source:[10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Marc VDS Racing Team | BMW Z4 GT3 | Pro | NOG QR |
NOG CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
ZAN QR |
ZAN CR |
SVK QR |
SVK CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
BAK QR 5 |
BAK CR Ret |
NC‡ | 0‡ | ||
| 2014 | NSC Motorsports | Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 | Pro | NOG QR |
NOG CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZAN QR |
ZAN CR |
SVK QR |
SVK CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
ZOL QR 2 |
ZOL CR Ret |
BAK QR |
BAK CR |
32nd | 6 |
| 2015 | Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 R-EX | Pro | NOG QR Ret |
NOG CR 17 |
BRH QR 7 |
BRH CR 5 |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
MOS QR 1 |
MOS CR Ret |
ALG QR 5 |
ALG CR 6 |
MIS QR 10 |
MIS CR 9 |
ZAN QR 12 |
ZAN CR 8 |
13th | 35 |
| 2016 | Rowe Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 10 |
MIS CR 29 |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
HUN QR 18 |
HUN CR 15 |
CAT QR 18 |
CAT CR 15 |
NC | 0 | ||||
‡ As Catsburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lada Sport Rosneft | Lada Vesta WTCC | ARG 1 |
ARG 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
RUS 1 11 |
RUS 2 4 |
SVK 1 Ret |
SVK 2 Ret |
FRA 1 Ret |
FRA 2 12 |
POR 1 9 |
POR 2 6 |
JPN 1 Ret |
JPN 2 Ret |
CHN 1 4 |
CHN 2 Ret |
THA 1 Ret |
THA 2 DNS |
QAT 1 9 |
QAT 2 Ret |
12th | 41 |
| 2016 | Lada Sport Rosneft | Lada Vesta WTCC | FRA 1 8 |
FRA 2 5 |
SVK 1 11 |
SVK 2 3 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 13 |
MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 7 |
GER 1 9 |
GER 2 6 |
RUS 1 2 |
RUS 2 1 |
POR 1 3 |
POR 2 7 |
ARG 1 13 |
ARG 2 12 |
JPN 1 7 |
JPN 2 11 |
CHN 1 5 |
CHN 2 4 |
QAT 1 8 |
QAT 2 14 |
7th | 175 | ||
| 2017 | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 | MAR 1 4 |
MAR 2 4 |
ITA 1 8 |
ITA 2 4 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 2 |
GER 1 6 |
GER 2 1 |
POR 1 5 |
POR 2 4 |
ARG 1 15 |
ARG 2 16 |
CHN 1 3 |
CHN 2 5‡ |
JPN 1 9 |
JPN 2 2 |
MAC 1 9 |
MAC 2 13 |
QAT 1 8 |
QAT 2 3 |
5th | 238.5 | ||||
| Source:[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ZHU 3 |
FUJ | CHA | SEP | 11th | 16 | ||
| 2021 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | GT | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW S63 4.4 L Turbo V8 | DUB 1 3 |
DUB 2 8 |
ABU 1 14 |
ABU 2 11 |
10th | 16 | ||
| 2022 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | GT | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo L6 | DUB 1 10 |
DUB 2 7 |
ABU 1 11 |
ABU 2 12 |
11th | 8 | ||
| 2023 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | GT | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo L6 | DUB 1 1 |
DUB 2 1 |
ABU 1 4 |
ABU 2 2 |
1st | 82 | ||
| 2024–25 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 5 |
SEP 2 5 |
DUB 1 7 |
DUB 2 7 |
ABU 1 4 |
ABU 2 2 |
6th | 62 |
| Source:[9] | ||||||||||||
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | BMW Team MTEK | LMGTE Pro | BMW M8 GTE | BMW P63 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SPA 8 |
LMS 9 |
SIL 5 |
FUJ 7 |
SHA 8 |
SEB 2 |
SPA 9 |
LMS 15 |
14th | 53 |
| 2023 | Corvette Racing | LMGTE Am | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | SEB 1 |
ALG 1 |
SPA 2 |
LMS 1 |
MNZ 4 |
FUJ 2 |
BHR 7 |
1st | 173 | |
| 2026 | TF Sport | LMGT3 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | IMO 2 |
SPA 8 |
LMS 1 |
SÃO |
COA |
FUJ |
QAT |
BHR |
1st* | 72* |
| Source:[9] | ||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BMW M8 GTE | GTE Pro |
332 | 33rd | 11th | ||
| 2019 | BMW M8 GTE | GTE Pro |
309 | 47th | 13th | ||
| 2021 | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | GTE Pro |
345 | 21st | 2nd | ||
| 2022 | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | GTE Pro |
214 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2023 | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | GTE Am |
313 | 26th | 1st | ||
| 2024 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 149 | DNF | DNF | ||
| LMP2 Pro-Am | |||||||
| 2025 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 30th | 13th | ||
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 8th | ||||||
| 2026 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | LMGT3 | 336 | 33rd | 1st | ||
| Sources:[20][9] | |||||||
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 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 |
HUN 3 9 |
SVK 1 7 |
SVK 2 4 |
SVK 3 12 |
NED 1 10 |
NED 2 4 |
NED 3 11 |
GER 1 9 |
GER 2 DSQ |
GER 3 8 |
POR 1 5 |
POR 2 5 |
POR 3 Ret |
CHN 1 5 |
CHN 2 15 |
CHN 3 Ret |
JPN 1 23 |
JPN 2 18 |
JPN 3 14 |
MAC 1 10 |
MAC 2 12 |
MAC 3 5 |
MAL 1 9 |
MAL 2 Ret |
MAL 3 DSQ |
13th | 166 |
| 2020 | Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BEL 1 14 |
BEL 2 9 |
GER 1 DNP |
GER 2 DNP |
SVK 1 17 |
SVK 2 5 |
SVK 3 1 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
ESP 3 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
ARA 3 |
17th | 53 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | BRC Hyundai N Racing team | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
ALS 1 |
ALS 2 |
BHR 1 5 |
BHR 2 3 |
SAU 1 7 |
SAU 2 Ret |
NC‡ | 0‡ | ||||||||||||
| Source:[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ As Catsburg was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
References
[edit]- ↑ "2011-2012 Drivers - Status notification - FIA". Yumpu. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Catsburg Looking "Long Term" With Corvette". Dailysportscar.com. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- 1 2 Euwema, Davey (21 December 2022). "Catsburg Maintains 'Good Relationship' with BMW After Exit". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ McLuskie, Toby (22 May 2023). "Catsburg the Verstappen of endurance racing: 'A bizarre season'". GPblog.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ Lickorish, Stephen (11 June 2023). "Catsburg: "Insane" for Corvette to win at Le Mans despite losing two laps". Autosport. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (11 June 2023). "'We joked about going home' – A look inside Corvette's remarkable Le Mans comeback". Racer.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ Abbott, Andrew (9 November 2016). "Nick Catsburg looking to the WTCC 'and beyond' for 2017". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg joins BRC for final two WTCR events". TouringCarTimes. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nick Catsburg Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg". Motor Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Nicky Catsburg race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg – 2025 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicky Catsburg". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Nicky Catsburg career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Amersfoort
- Racing drivers from Utrecht (province)
- 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
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 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
- Hyundai Motorsport drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- Engstler Motorsport drivers
- Craft-Bamboo Racing drivers
- Cyan Racing drivers
- Algarve Pro Racing drivers
- GT World Challenge America drivers
- Nielsen Racing drivers
- Marc VDS Racing Team drivers
- Haupt Racing Team drivers
- Sumo Power drivers
- TF Sport drivers
- 12 Hours of Sebring drivers
- Bathurst 12 Hour drivers
- FFSA GT Championship drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup drivers
- FIA GT3 European Championship drivers
- Abt Sportsline drivers
- Petit Le Mans drivers
- Schubert Motorsport drivers
- Riley Motorsports drivers
- FIA GT World Cup drivers
- Reiter Engineering drivers
- Suzuka 1000 km drivers
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- British GT Championship drivers
