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Nicky Pastorelli

Nicky Pastorelli (born 11 April 1983) is a Dutch professional racing driver.

Nicky Pastorelli
Nationality Dutch
Born (1983-04-11) 11 April 1983 (age 43)
The Hague, Netherlands
RelativesFrancesco Pastorelli (brother)
Racing licence FIA Platinum (until 2018)
FIA Gold (2019–)
Achievements2004 Euro Formula 3000 Champion
Champ Car career
9 races run over 1 year
Years active2006
TeamRocketsports
Best finish17th - 2006
First race2006 Grand Prix of Houston (Reliant Park)
Last race2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal (Montreal)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Motorsports career

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Euro Formula 3000

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Born in The Hague, Pastorelli participated in Euro Formula 3000 for Scuderia Fama in 2003. He finished on the podium twice and placed fifth in the season championship.

For 2004, Pastorelli signed with the defending champion Draco Junior Team. Pastorelli won the championship by one point over Fabrizio Del Monte with two wins among six podium finishes in the ten series races.

Formula One testing

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This result gained him a Formula One test at Minardi, and in 2005 Pastorelli was appointed official Jordan Grand Prix test driver, and was the first driver in the Young Driver Development Program of MF1 Racing. However, none of these tests resulted in a Formula One race drive for Pastorelli.

Champ Car

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Pastorelli made his debut at Grand Prix of Houston in the second race of the season, in Rocketsports' only entry. He qualified 16th of the 17 cars, and retired after 29 laps with a mechanical failure. His first finish, in 15th, came in the next race at Grand Prix of Monterrey, and in his first and only oval start at the Milwaukee Mile he finished tenth. His best Champ Car finish came in his final race in the series at the Grand Prix of Montreal. He was replaced for the final three races of the season by veteran Mario Domínguez.

American Le Mans Series

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Pastorelli's 2008 Dutch Supercar

In 2008 and 2009, Pastorelli has competed in the GT2 class of the American Le Mans Series for VICI Racing in a Porsche 911 GT3. In 2008, he also finished third in the GT class of the Dutch Supercar Challenge in a Volkswagen Passat.

Career summary

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  • 2000
Formula Arcobaleno Netherlands, Competed in 6 out of 8 races: 5 wins, 3 poles, 3rd place in Championship
  • 2001
Italian Formula Renault 2000 - 18th place
  • 2002
European Formula Renault 2000 - 9 race starts, no points
  • 2003
Euro Formula 3000 Series: 2 second place finishes and 5th in the championship
  • 2004
Superfund Euro 3000 - Championship winner, 2 victories
Champ Car Test with Walker Racing at Sebring International Raceway
  • 2005
Formula 1 test with Minardi at Misano (January)
Official Jordan F1 test driver and in Young Driver Development Program of Midland F1
  • 2006
Official 3rd driver — Midland F1
Champ Car — Partial season driving with Rocketsports Racing in Champ Car. - 17th place
  • 2008
Dutch Supercar Challenge - Papagayo Racing, Volkswagen Passat V8 STAR - 3rd place
American Le Mans Series GT2 - VICI Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - 22nd place (GT2 drivers championship)
  • 2009
American Le Mans Series GT2 - VICI Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Motorsports career results

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American Open Wheel racing

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Complete Champ Car results

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Yr Team No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref
2006 Rocketsports 8 LBH HOU
17		 MTY
15		 MIL
10		 POR
17		 CLE
17		 TOR EDM
17		 SJO
10		 DEN
12		 MTL
6		 ROA SRF MXC 17th 73 [1]

Complete GT1 World Championship results

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References

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  1. ↑ "Nicky Pastorelli – 2006 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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