Nico Bastian

Nico Bastian
Nico Bastian
Nationality	German
Born	15 April 1990 (age 36); Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Categorisation	FIA Silver (until 2019); FIA Gold (2020–)
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
2019; ; 2018–2019; ; 2011	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver; Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver; Mini Challenge Germany

Nico Bastian (born 15 April 1990 in Heidelberg) is a racing driver from Germany. A long-standing Mercedes-AMG stalwart, he is a two-time Blancpain GT Series Silver Cup champion, and has twice finished in the overall podium at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.^[2]^[3]

Racing record

Career summary

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
	Blancpain Sprint Series - Silver	Fortec Motorsport	2	0	0	0	2	21	8th
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
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am		5	0	1	1	3	60	6th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		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 Endurance Cup - Silver		5	0	0	1	2	49	5th
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		10	0	1	1	0	10.5	18th
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver		10	1	3	3	7	108.5	1st
	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 Endurance Cup - Silver		5	3	2	1	5	142	1st
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		10	1	0	0	1	29	9th
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver		10	4	3	1	6	112.5	1st
	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
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am	SPS Automotive Performance	2	0	0	0	0	2	27th
	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	3	0	0	0	0	25	12th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	BWT Haupt Racing Team	2	0	0	0	1	25	12th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am	GetSpeed Performance	3	0	0	1	0	18	21st
	International GT Open	Winward Motorsport	2	0	1	0	0	21	18th
	International GT Open	AKM Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	21	18th
	24H GT Series - GT3-Am	Team HRT Abu Dhabi Racing	1	1	0	1	1	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Mercedes-AMG Team HRT	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2022	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am	Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2023	ADAC GT Masters	Team Joos by RACEmotion	2	0	0	0	0	7	28th
2024	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	PROsport Racing	3	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	Scherer Sport PHX	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	PROsport Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2025	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	HRT Ford Performance	0	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Pro-Am	PROsport Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am	PROsport Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	24H Series - GT3	TFT Racing	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC
2026	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - Cup2	Mühlner Motorsport
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR	Hyundai Motorsport N
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR	Hyundai Motorsport N	1	1	1	0	1	N/A	1st

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

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos.	Points
2012	DB Motorsport	BMW Z4 GT3	Pro	MNZ	SIL	LEC	SPA 6H	SPA 12H	SPA 24H	NÜR Ret	NAV	NC	0
2015	Rowe Racing	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Pro	MNZ 11	SIL 10	LEC 4	SPA 6H 1	SPA 12H 1	SPA 24H 16	NÜR 19		6th	48
2017	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Pro-Am	MNZ 17	SIL 22	LEC 15	SPA 6H 56	SPA 12H 50	SPA 24H Ret	CAT 21		6th	60
2018	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Silver	MON 12	SIL Ret	LEC 27	SPA 6H 39	SPA 12H 30	SPA 24H Ret	CAT 16		5th	49
2019	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Silver	MNZ 4	SIL 10	LEC 11	SPA 6H 14	SPA 12H 14	SPA 24H 17	CAT 5		1st	142
2020	SPS Automotive Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Pro-Am	IMO Ret	NÜR 30	SPA 6H	SPA 12H	SPA 24H	LEC			27th	2
2021	GetSpeed Performance	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Pro-Am	MNZ 25	LEC Ret	SPA 6H 39	SPA 12H 28	SPA 24H Ret				21st	18
2021	BWT Haupt Racing Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Pro						NÜR 3	CAT 5		12th	25

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Points
2014	Fortec Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Silver	NOG QR 13	NOG CR 12	BRH QR	BRH CR	ZAN QR	ZAN CR	SVK QR	SVK CR	ALG QR	ALG CR	ZOL QR	ZOL CR	BAK QR	BAK CR	8th	21
2018	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Silver	ZOL 1 11	ZOL 2 9	BRH 1 19	BRH 2 15	MIS 1 6	MIS 2 15	HUN 1 7	HUN 2 9	NÜR 1 16	NÜR 2 17					1st	108.5
2019	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Silver	BRH 1 1	BRH 2 8	MIS 1 20	MIS 2 6	ZAN 1 9	ZAN 2 12	NÜR 1 24	NÜR 2 18	HUN 1 7	HUN 2 8					1st	112.5

References

↑ Goodwin, Graham (19 November 2019). "2020 FIA Driver Categorisation List Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
↑ "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

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 Neubauer (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] Goodwin, Graham (19 November 2019). "2020 FIA Driver Categorisation List Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

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

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

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