Draft:Nicolò Rocca

Nicolò Rocca
Nicolò Rocca
Nationality	Italian
Born	December 14, 1993 (age 30); Turin, Piedmont, Italy
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season	2013
Current team	CAAL Racing
Car number	56
Starts	97 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Wins	5 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Podiums	20 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Poles	9 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Fastest laps	7 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Best finish	3rd in 2019 (PRO)
Finished last season	4th in 2022
Previous series
20011-12	Formula Renault

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Nicolò Rocca (born 14th December 1993 in Turin) is an Italian professional racing driver that competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 56 Chevrolet Camaro for CAAL Racing in the EuroNASCAR PRO class. His best result in the series is a 3rd place in 2019, at the wheel of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro of PK Carsport.

Racing Career[edit]

Rocca started his racing career in 2002 with karting. During his karting career, he raced across Italy and Europe, culminating with a KF3 season in 2008. He made his car racing debut in 2010, racing in Formula BMW in the Lista championship for Daltec Racing, scoring multiple podiums.

In 2011 he graduated to Formula Renault, racing in the Alps championship, for Interwetten Racing, with a best result of 3rd in the opening round in Monza. Rocca's experience in Formula Renault continued in 2012, racing for GSK this time, in the Italian championship.

In 2013 Rocca switched to stock cars, taking part to his first Nascar Whelen Euro championship in the PRO class, racing for Scorpus Racing. In 2014, he joined Caal Racing on the No.25 Chevrolet, finishing the season with a win at the Bologna Motorshow race, in December.

2015 was the breakthrough year for Rocca, which did see him scoring 4 pole positions in the first 4 races of the season, securing the best ever average qualifying position of the series, against team mates Alon Day and Eddie Cheever. He secured 3 wins and 6 podiums, which left him as the main title contender against Ander Vilarino^[1] going into the last race of the year in Zolder. A controversial contact with the local hero Anthony Kumpen hampered Rocca's chances to secure his first title.

Rocca returned to the wheel of the No.56 Chevrolet Camaro of Caal Racing in 2016, finishing the season in 4th.

After only racing part time in 2017 and 2018, Rocca joined PK Carsport full time for the 2019 season, onboard of the No.24 Chevrolet Camaro. Rocca scored the first podium of the season in Brands Hatch, after a race long battle with Alon Day and Stienes Longin, for then securing the first pole position and win^[2] with the new team in Most. Further podiums in Vernay and in Hockenheimring left Rocca as the main title contender of Loris Hezemans getting into the last weekend of the season^[3], which he eventually ended 3rd after a luck-less last race.

For 2020, Rocca joined the Austrian team DF1 Racing^[4], managing to bring the No.22 Chevrolet on the podium multiple times, continuing with them in 2021, and finishing the 2021 season in 4th.

In 2022 Rocca re-joined Caal Racing No.56 Chevrolet Camaro, starting off the season with a pole position and win in Valencia^[5]. Rocca ended leading the championship for most of the 2022 season, ending the season in 4th.

Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO[edit]

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.)

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	NWES	Pts
2015	Caal Racing	56	Chevy	VAL 3	VAL 11	VEN 1*	VEN 7*	BRH 18	BRH DNF	TOU 1*	TOU 3	UMB 3	UMB 1	ZOL 18	ZOL DNS		9th	561
2016				VAL 4	VAL 21	VEN 4	VEN 7	BRH 20	BRH 6	TOU 5	TOU 3	ADR 4	ADR 4	ZOL 3	ZOL 20		4th	553
2018				VAL	VAL	FRA	FRA	BRH 9	BRH 21	TOU	TOU	HOC	HOC	ZOL 5	ZOL 17		25th	154
2019	PK Carsport	24		VAL 5	VAL 5	FRA 6	FRA 5	BRH 3	BRH 9	MOS 1*	MOS 11	VEN 2	HOC 2	HOC 2	ZOL DNF	ZOL 8	3rd	499
2020	DF1 Racing	22		ITA 8	ITA 8	BEL 8	BEL DNS	CRO 10	CRO 3	ESP1 15	ESP1 4	ESP2 15	ESP2 3				9th	317
2021	DF1 Racing	22		ESP 2	ESP 5	GBR 3	GBR 8	CZE 5	CZE 10	CRO 7	CRO 7	BEL 5	BEL 4	ITA 4	ITA 6		4th	394
2022	Caal Racing	56		VAL 1	VAL 3	GBR 2	GBR 4	ITA 7	ITA DNF	CZE 24	CZE 8	BEL 4	BEL 15	CRO 13	CRO 2		4th	374

References[edit]

^ "Preview: EuroNASCAR Zolder Finals – Can Vilarino Stay One Step Ahead?". www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
^ "NICOLO ROCCA SCORES DRAMATIC WIN AFTER HEZEMANS ENGINE TROUBLE". Motorsport.com.
^ "IT'S HEZEMANS VERSUS ROCCA FOR THE EURO NASCAR TITLE". euronascar.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
^ "Nicolò Rocca Officially Joins DF1 Racing for 2020". worldofeuronascar.com. 28 August 2020.
^ "Nicolo Rocca opens the seasons on a high note". www.threewide.de. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[1] "Preview: EuroNASCAR Zolder Finals – Can Vilarino Stay One Step Ahead?". www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[2] "NICOLO ROCCA SCORES DRAMATIC WIN AFTER HEZEMANS ENGINE TROUBLE". Motorsport.com.

[3] "IT'S HEZEMANS VERSUS ROCCA FOR THE EURO NASCAR TITLE". euronascar.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[4] "Nicolò Rocca Officially Joins DF1 Racing for 2020". worldofeuronascar.com. 28 August 2020.

[5] "Nicolo Rocca opens the seasons on a high note". www.threewide.de. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

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