Nicky Catsburg

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.

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.

The Marc VDS Racing BMW Z4 GT3 that won the 2015 24 Hours of Spa

Nick Catsburg driving the new BMW M8 GTE during the 2018 6 Hours of Spa

• 2nd Daytona 24 Hours
• 2nd WTCC Moscow Opening Race
• 1st WTCC Moscow Main Race

Winner Spa 24 Hours with BMW Sports Trophy Team MarcVDS

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

European Megane Trophy Champion

10th in Megane Trophy, several podiums in Dutch GT4

8th in FR 2.0 NEC, podium in Spa. Podium 24H Barcelona

6th in FR 2.0 NEC. Participation 24H Barcelona

Dutch Formula Ford Champion/ Benelux Formula Ford Champion. Participation 24h Dubai and Barcelona

Vice Champion Seat Cupra Cup

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

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

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

‡ As Catsburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

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

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

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

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

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

• Season still in progress.

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

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

• Official website
• Nicky Catsburg career summary at DriverDB.com