Nicky Pastorelli
Name |
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Nicky Pastorelli |
Birthdate |
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11 April 1983 |
Birthplace |
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The Hague, Netherlands |
Residence |
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Rijswijk, Netherlands |
Languages |
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Dutch, Italian, English |
When I was 10 years old, I was first introduced to the sport of karting when I drove my first laps at an empty parking lot and fell instantly in love with the sport. Less than a year later I was making practice laps at the professional Strijen Circuit. In 1993, I started in the Mini League followed by Junior League, in which I had my first successes.
At the age of 14 I became a member of Peter de Bruin’s karting team and stayed there for several seasons to drive in the ICA and Formula A Leagues. In 2000 I moved to the Dutch Formula Arcobaleno League and two years later, in 2002, I took part in the distinguished Formula Renault 2000 championship. In 2003 I moved to the Formula 3000. In my succesful rookie year a 2nd place was my best result and it earned me a seat as first driver at the Draco Junior Team for the 2004 European f3000 Series. At the end of this season, I grabbed the European championship title through a sensational win at the last race at the Nurburgring in Germany.
This excellent result gave me a Formula 1 test at Minardi and also opened the doors to the Champ Car World Series where I had a very successful test with Walker Racing in December 2004. In 2005 I was appointed official Jordan/Midland Grand Prix test driver and was the first driver in the Young Driver Development Program of Midland F1.
My single seater story continues in 2006 as I raced for Rocketsports Racing in the Bridgestone presents the Champ Car World Series powered by Ford. Then I made the switch to sportscars where I enjoyed three great years with the Vici team.
In 2010 I joined the All-Inkl.com team in the FIA GT1 World Championship and will continue to drive for them in 2011. This year (2011) my focus will be on the American Le Mans Series with the West Racing Team and the Lamborghini Galardo LP560 and to keep driving for the All-Inkl.com team.
In short:
1993 / 1994: Karting Categorie Mini’s 60cc
1995 / 1996: Karting Categorie Juniors/Cadets 100cc:
6th place at the Wolrld championship (Belgium)
1997: Karting Categorie Juniors 100cc:
7th place at the European championship
3rd place at the Dutch championship
1998: Karting Categorie ICA 100 cc:
3rd place at the european championship
2nd place at the Dutch championship
1999 /2000: Karting Categorie Formule A – Several races for the European championship with 4rd place as best result
2000: Formula Arcobaleno (competed 6 out of 8 races):
- 5x pole position
- 3x wins
- 3rd place in the championship
2001: Formule Renault 2000 Italian champioship (4rd place as best result)
2002: Formule Renault 2000 European championship
2003: Euro 3000 Series: 2 2nd place finishes, 5th overall in the championship, best rookie
2004: European f3000 championship, European champion 2004.
Champ Car Test for Walker Racing in Sebring, FL
2005: Formula 1 test forMinardi in Misano, Italy
Official Jordan/Midland F1 testdriver.
2006: Bridgestone presents the Champ Car World Series powered by Ford
for Rocketsports Racing (best result 6th place)
2007: Competed in the Daytona 24H race in Daytona, FL. Vici racing
2008: American LeMans Series for Vici Racing (Porsche RSR GT2 class)
Dutch Supercar Challenge. 3rd place in the championship
2009: American LeMans Series for T-Mobile Vici Racing (Porsche RSR GT2 class).
2010: FIA GT1 World Championship with All-Inkl.com Racing Team in the Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 RS
2011: American Le Mans series with West Racing Team in the Lamborghini Galardo LP560 and the FIA GT1 World Championship with All-Inkl.com Racing Team in the Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 RS
