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Find sources: "Nicky Pastorelli" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Nicky Pastorelli Nationality Dutch Born (1983-04-11) 11 April 1983 (age 43) The Hague, Netherlands Relatives Francesco Pastorelli (brother) Categorisation FIA Platinum (until 2018) FIA Gold (2019–) Achievements 2004 Euro Formula 3000 Champion Champ Car career 9 races run over 1 year Years active 2006 Team Rocketsports Best finish 17th - 2006 First race 2006 Grand Prix of Houston (Reliant Park) Last race 2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal (Montreal) Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0 **Nicky Pastorelli** (born 11 April 1983) is a Dutch professional racing driver. ## Motorsports career ### Euro Formula 3000 Born in [The Hague](/source/The_Hague), Pastorelli participated in [Euro Formula 3000](/source/Euroseries_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](/source/Fabrizio_Del_Monte) with two wins among six podium finishes in the ten series races. ### Formula One testing This result gained him a [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) test at [Minardi](/source/Minardi), and in 2005 Pastorelli was appointed official [Jordan Grand Prix](/source/Jordan_Grand_Prix) test driver, and was the first driver in the Young Driver Development Program of [MF1 Racing](/source/MF1_Racing). However, none of these tests resulted in a Formula One race drive for Pastorelli. ### Champ Car Pastorelli made his debut at [Grand Prix of Houston](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Houston) in the second race of the season, in [Rocketsports](/source/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](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Monterrey), and in his first and only oval start at the [Milwaukee Mile](/source/Milwaukee_Mile) he finished tenth. His best Champ Car finish came in his final race in the series at the [Grand Prix of Montreal](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Montreal). He was replaced for the final three races of the season by veteran [Mario Domínguez](/source/Mario_Dom%C3%ADnguez_(racing_driver)). ### American Le Mans Series Pastorelli's 2008 Dutch Supercar In 2008 and 2009, Pastorelli has competed in the GT2 class of the [American Le Mans Series](/source/American_Le_Mans_Series) for [VICI Racing](/source/VICI_Racing) in a [Porsche 911 GT3](/source/Porsche_911_GT3). In 2008, he also finished third in the GT class of the [Dutch Supercar Challenge](/source/Dutch_Supercar_Challenge) in a [Volkswagen Passat](/source/Volkswagen_Passat). ### Career summary - 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](/source/Walker_Racing) at [Sebring International Raceway](/source/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](/source/Rocketsports_Racing) in Champ Car. - 17th place - 2008 - - [Dutch Supercar Challenge](/source/Dutch_Supercar_Challenge) - Papagayo Racing, [Volkswagen Passat](/source/Volkswagen_Passat) [V8 STAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V8_STAR&action=edit&redlink=1) - 3rd place - [American Le Mans Series](/source/American_Le_Mans_Series) GT2 - [VICI Racing](/source/VICI_Racing), [Porsche 911](/source/Porsche_911) GT3 RSR - 22nd place (GT2 drivers championship) - 2009 - - [American Le Mans Series](/source/American_Le_Mans_Series) GT2 - [VICI Racing](/source/VICI_Racing), [Porsche 911](/source/Porsche_911) GT3 RSR ## Motorsports career results ### American Open Wheel racing ([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:American_Open_Wheel_driver_results_legend)) #### Complete Champ Car results 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 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 2010 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini ABU QR Ret ABU CR Ret SIL QR 20 SIL CR 12 BRN QR 4 BRN CR 7 PRI QR 15 PRI CR 12 SPA QR 5 SPA CR 9 NÜR QR 11 NÜR CR Ret ALG QR 8 ALG CR Ret NAV QR Ret NAV CR 9 INT QR 5 INT CR 7 SAN QR 9 SAN CR 11 32nd 16 2011 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini ABU QR Ret ABU CR 11 ZOL QR Ret ZOL CR Ret ALG QR 5 ALG CR 4 SAC QR 7 SAC CR 2 SIL QR 6 SIL CR 10 NAV QR 2 NAV CR 1 PRI QR Ret PRI CR 9 ORD QR 6 ORD CR 6 BEI QR 9 BEI CR Ret SAN QR 3 SAN CR Ret 8th 80 2012 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Mercedes-Benz NOG QR 7 NOG CR 4 ZOL QR 2 ZOL CR 4 NAV QR 6 NAV QR 3 SVK QR 8 SVK CR 10 ALG QR 6 ALG CR 1 SVK QR 4 SVK CR 8 MOS QR 5 MOS CR 8 NUR QR 6 NUR CR 8 DON QR 6 DON CR 6 6th 100 * Season still in progress. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Nicky Pastorelli – 2006 Champ Car World Series Results"](https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/pastoni01/2006/R). *Racing-Reference*. 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Retrieved 15 August 2023. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.pastorelli.nl) - [Nicky Pastorelli](https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Nicky_Pastorelli/) driver statistics at Racing-Reference - [Nicky Pastorelli](https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/nicky-pastorelli) career summary at DriverDB.com Sporting positions Preceded by Augusto Farfus Superfund Euro Formula 3000 champion 2004 Succeeded by Luca Filippi v t e Manufacturers, Teams, and Drivers that competed in the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season Teams McLaren Ferrari Aston Martin Hexis Racing 1 — Dusseldorp, Makowiecki 2 — Demoustier, Parente AF Corse 3 — Vilander, Salaquarda 4 — Castellacci, Ide Valmon Racing Team Russia 6 — Afanasyev, Zuber 7 — Martin, Vasilyev Porsche Ford BMW Exim Bank Team China 8 — Ren, Lariche 9 — Parisy, Halliday Sunred 10 — Pavlović, Cressoni 11 — Moncini, Soucek BMW Team Vita4One 17 — Lauda, Mayr-Melnhof 18 — Bartels, Buurman Lamborghini Audi Mercedes-Benz Reiter Engineering 24 — Kox, O'Young 25 — Thurn und Taxis, Enge Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 32 — Vanthoor, Ortelli 33 — Stippler, Jarvis All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 37 — Jäger, Pastorelli 38 — Basseng, Winkelhock Races Nogaro Zolder Navarra First Slovakia Algarve Second Slovakia Moscow Nürburgring Donington --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nicky Pastorelli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Pastorelli) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Pastorelli?action=history)). 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