Nicky Pastorelli

Nationality

Dutch

Born

11 April 1983 (age 34)
The Hague, Netherlands

Achievements

2004 Euro Formula 3000 Champion

Champ Car career

9 races run over 1 year

Years active

2006

Team(s)

Rocketsports

Best finish

17th - 2006

First race

2006 Grand Prix of Houston (Reliant Park)

Last race

2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal (Montreal)

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

Born in The Hague, Pastorelli participated in Euro Formula 3000 for Scuderia Fama in 2003. He finished on the podium twice and placed 5th 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 2 wins among 6 podium finishes in the 10 series races.

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.

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 10th. 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.

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 3rd in the GT class of the Dutch Supercar Challenge in a Volkswagen Passat.

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