This biographical article is written like a résumé. (December 2025) |
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]
| 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 |
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
editWinner 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
editEuropean Megane Trophy Champion
2009
edit10th in Megane Trophy, several podiums in Dutch GT4
2008
edit8th in FR 2.0 NEC, podium in Spa. Podium 24H Barcelona
2007
edit6th in FR 2.0 NEC. Participation 24H Barcelona
2006
editDutch Formula Ford Champion/ Benelux Formula Ford Champion. Participation 24h Dubai and Barcelona
2005
editVice Champion Seat Cupra Cup
Racing record
editCareer 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
editComplete 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
editGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
editGT 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