Nico Bastian

Nico Bastian
Nico Bastian
Nationality	German
Born	15 April 1990 (age 34); Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Years active	2015, 2016, 2017–2019
Teams	Rowe Racing; AKKA ASP, HRT
Starts	175
Wins	15
Poles	9
Fastest laps	16
Best finish	1st in 2019
Championship titles
2011, 2019	MINI Challenge Germany, Blancpain GT Series Europe

Nico Bastian (born 15 April 1990 in Heidelberg) is a racing driver from Germany. He currently competes in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Mercedes-Benz.^[1]^[2]

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup	N/A	9	0	0	0	0	132	13th
2007	ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup	N/A	10	0	1	3	1	196	8th
2008	Mini Challenge Germany	Gigamot	8	1	1	0	1	118	14th
2008	SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany	Mobile Grafix by T.A.C. Race Solutions	4	0	0	0	0	13	19th
2009	Mini Challenge Germany	Die Agentour Racing	16	1	0	0	5	266	3rd
2010	Mini Challenge Germany	Die Agentour Racing	15	2	0	2	5	263	5th
2011	Mini Challenge Germany	Gigamot	14	4	2	9	11	344	1st
2011	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T	MINI Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	13th
2012	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am	DB Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2012	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	BMW Team Schubert	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2013	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Rowe Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
2014	ADAC GT Masters	Rowe Racing	12	0	0	0	0	24	29th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Rowe Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
	Blancpain Sprint Series	Fortec Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	ADAC GT Masters	Rowe Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro		5	0	0	0	0	48	6th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	24H Series - A6	HP Racing
2016	GT Asia Series - GT3	Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy-Team AAI	2	0	0	0	0	?	?
2016	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Erebus Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	12	12th
2017	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	AKKA ASP	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2017	Intercontinental GT Challenge	AKKA ASP	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	AKKA ASP Team	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	AKKA ASP Team	10	0	1	1	0	10.5	18th
	Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3	GruppeM Racing Team	8	2	1	1	2	73	10th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Black Falcon	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	FIA GT Nations Cup	Team Germany	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	AKKA ASP Team	5	0	0	0	0	23	11th
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	AKKA ASP Team	10	1	0	0	1	29	9th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	SunEnergy1 Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	SPS Automotive Performance	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	International GT Open	HTP-Winward Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	9	20th
	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS	Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	54	35th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Bilstein	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	GetSpeed Performance
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	BWT Haupt Racing Team
	International GT Open	AKM Motorsport
	24H GT Series - GT3	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Abu Dhabi Racing
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2022	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2023	ADAC GT Masters	Team Joos by RACEmotion	2	0	0	0	0	7	28th
2024	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	PROsport-Racing

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

References[edit]

^ "Nico Bastian". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^ "Nico Bastian and Thomas Neubauer take Blancpain Brands Hatch victory". Autosport. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

External links[edit]

Official website (in German)
Profile at Driver Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Inaugural	Blancpain GT Series Silver Cup Champion 2018-2019 With: Jack Manchester (2018)	Succeeded by Ezequiel Pérez Companc (GT World Challenge Europe)
Preceded by Jules Szymkowiak Fabian Schiller	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup/Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Silver Cup Champion 2018-2019 With: Jack Manchester (2018) & Thomas Neubeuer (2019)	Succeeded by Simon Gachet Steven Palette (GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup)
Preceded by Alex Fontana Mikaël Grenier Adrian Zaugg	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Silver Cup Champion 2019 With: Timur Boguslavskiy & Felipe Fraga	Succeeded by Alex MacDowall Patrick Kujala Frederik Schandorff (GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup)

[1] "Nico Bastian". Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

[2] "Nico Bastian and Thomas Neubauer take Blancpain Brands Hatch victory". Autosport. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

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