Nicola Baldan
Italian racing driver (born 1982)
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Nicola Baldan (born 30 May 1982) is an Italian racing driver set to compete in the TCR Europe Touring Car Series for PMA Motorsport.
Italian
FIA Silver2016
2013
2010TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
SEAT León Cup Italy
MINI Challenge Italy
Trofeo Abarth Italia
| Nicola Baldan | |
|---|---|
Baldan in 2017 | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 30 May 1982 Piove di Sacco, Italy |
| Categorisation | FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2016 2013 2010 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship SEAT León Cup Italy MINI Challenge Italy Trofeo Abarth Italia |
Career
Baldan began car racing in 2002, competing in the Citroen Saxo Cup.[1] After winning the Under-25 title in 2003, Baldan then transitioned to Renault Clio Cup Italia, winning the junior title in 2006 and 2007 before finishing third overall in 2008.[2] The following year, Baldan transitioned to the Abarth 500 trophy, competing in the series until 2012, most notably winning the Italian and European titles in 2010.[3] Baldan then won the 2013 MINI Challenge Italy title,[4] before joining Roma Racing Team for his only season in the Euro V8 Series,[5] taking a lone win at Mugello and five more podiums to secure third in points.[6]
Following that, Baldan spent two years in SEAT León Cup Italy,[7] in which he most notably secured the overall title in 2016 driving for Pit Lane Competizioni.[8] Returning to Pit Lane Competizioni for 2017, Baldan transitioned over to TCR Italy for his second season with the team.[9] Starting off the season with wins at Misano, Monza and Mugello,[10] before scoring a win in each of the three remaining rounds to secure the TCR Italy title.[11] For his title defense the following year, Baldan remained with Pit Lane Competizioni,[12] Baldan took a lone win at Le Castellet and two other podiums before leaving the team with two rounds to go,[13] and ending the year with M1RA.[14] During 2018, Baldan also raced for both teams in select rounds of TCR Europe.[15]
The following year, Baldan moved to GT3 competition by racing in the Italian GT Sprint Championship for Antonelli Motorsport.[16] In his only full-time season in the series, Baldan scored a lone podium in the season-ending race at Monza.[17] Baldan then switched to Dinamic Motorsport to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy in 2020,[18] scoring a lone podium at Mugello as he ended the year eighth in points.[19] During 2020, Baldan also joined Élite Motorsport to make one-off appearances in TCR Europe,[20] TCR Italy and TCR Ibérico.[21] Returning to TCR competition full-time in 2021, Baldan joined Target Competition to compete in TCR Italy, as well as select rounds of the World Touring Car Cup.[22][23] In his first full season since 2017, Baldan scored podiums in both races at the Misano and Imola rounds en route to a fourth-place points finish.[24][25]
Switching to TCR Europe full-time for 2022, Baldan joined Hyundai N Team Target,[26] scoring podiums at Algarve and Nürburgring to end the year seventh in points.[27][28] During 2022, Baldan also returned to TCR Italy, competing in the last two rounds for Élite Motorsport and scoring a lone podium in race one at Vallelunga.[29] In 2023, Baldan joined Aggressive Team Italia for one-off appearances in TCR Europe and the TCR World Tour,[30][31] before coming back to the former's last three rounds for Comtoyou Racing and scoring four podiums en route to seventh in points.[32]
Returning to TCR Europe and Comtoyou Racing for 2024,[33] Baldan took his maiden series win in race one at Zolder from pole as he ended the year eighth in points.[34] In parallel, Baldan also raced in TCR Italy,[35] taking wins at Pergusa and Imola en route to a third-place points finish.[36][37] The following year, Baldan remained with Aikoa Racing for a dual campaign in both TCR Europe and TCR Italy.[38][39] Scoring a best result of fourth twice and finishing 10th in the former's standings, Baldan found more success in the latter, taking wins at Misano and Monza and seven more podiums to secure runner-up honors in points.[40][41]
Baldan switched to PMA Motorsport to continue competing in TCR Europe the following year.[42]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Citroen Saxo Cup | ||||||||
| 2003 | Citroen Saxo Cup | ||||||||
| 2004 | Renault Clio Cup Italia | Scuderia La Torre | 22 | 16th | |||||
| 2005 | Renault Clio Cup Italia | Scuderia La Torre | 14 | 16th | |||||
| 2006 | Renault Clio Cup Italia | Team Alghisi | 110 | 5th | |||||
| 2007 | Renault Clio Cup Italia | Team Alghisi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7th |
| 2008 | Renault Clio Cup Italia | Go Race | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 122 | 3rd |
| 2009 | Alpe Adria Clio Cup | Go Race | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2010 | Trofeo Abarth Italia | Uboldi Corse | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 211 | 1st |
| Trofeo Castrol SEAT Leon Supercopa | Drive Techonology | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 10th | |
| 2011 | Italian GT Championship - GT4 | Composit Moto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29th |
| Ferrari Challenge Italy | |||||||||
| 2012 | Trofeo Abarth Italia | 170 | 2nd | ||||||
| Trofeo Abarth 500 Europe | 65 | 5th | |||||||
| Ginetta G50 Cup Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 43rd | ||
| 2013 | MINI Challenge Italy | MINI Milano by Dinamic Promodrive | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 199 | 1st |
| Campionato Italiano Superstars | Team BMW Dinamic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12th | |
| 2014 | EuroV8 Series | Roma Racing Team | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 147 | 3rd |
| 2016 | SEAT León Eurocup | Pit Lane Competizioni | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11th |
| 2017 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | Pit Lane Competizioni | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 210 | 1st |
| 2018 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | Pit Lane Competizioni | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 69.5 | 5th |
| M1RA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Pit Lane Competizioni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28th | |
| M1RA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TCR Swiss Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 28th | ||
| 2019 | Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT3 | Antonelli Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9th |
| TCR DSG Endurance | Pit Lane Competizioni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | Dinamic Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8th |
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Élite Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23rd | |
| TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26th | ||
| TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8th | ||
| 2021 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | Target Competition | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 316 | 4th |
| World Touring Car Cup | Target srl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
| 2022 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Hyundai N Team Target | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 245 | 7th |
| TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | Élite Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 | NC | |
| 2023 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Aggressive Team Italia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 7th |
| Comtoyou Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| TCR World Tour | Aggressive Team Italia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57th | |
| 24H TCE Series - TCR | Aikoa Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | NC | |
| 2024 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Gruppo Baldan by Comtoyou Racing | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 8th |
| TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | Aikoa Racing | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 344 | 3rd | |
| 2025 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Aikoa Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 10th |
| TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 396 | 2nd | ||
| 2026 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | PMA Motorsport | |||||||
| TCR Europe Cup | |||||||||
| Sources:[43][44] | |||||||||
Complete EuroV8 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete TCR Italy Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pit Lane Competizioni | SEAT León TCR | ADR 1 3 |
ADR 2 3 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 Ret |
MNZ1 1 1 |
MNZ1 2 1 |
MUG 1 5 |
MUG 2 1 |
IMO 1 11 |
IMO 2 1 |
VAL 1 3 |
VAL 2 1 |
MNZ2 1 2 |
MNZ2 2 1 |
1st | 210 |
| 2018 | Pit Lane Competizioni | Hyundai i30 N TCR | IMO1 1 15 |
IMO1 2 5 |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 8 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 9 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 2 |
IMO2 1 DNS |
IMO2 2 DNS |
5th | 69.5 | ||||
| M1RA | VAL 1 6 |
VAL 2 15† |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Élite Motorsport | CUPRA León Competición TCR | MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
IMO1 1 |
IMO1 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
IMO2 1 15 |
IMO2 2 4 |
26th | 15 | ||
| 2021 | Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | MNZ 1 610 |
MNZ 2 6 |
MIS 1 32 |
MIS 2 2 |
VAL 1 52 |
VAL 2 5 |
IMO1 1 4 |
IMO1 2 5 |
IMO2 1 2 |
IMO2 2 2 |
MUG 1 5 |
MUG 2 Ret |
4th | 316 | ||
| 2022 | Élite Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
IMO1 1 |
IMO1 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
IMO2 1 7 |
IMO2 2 26† |
VAL 1 23 |
VAL 2 4 |
NC | 98 | ||
| 2024 | Aikoa Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | MIS 1 20†4 |
MIS 2 2 |
PER 1 17 |
PER 2 Ret |
MUG 1 27 |
MUG 2 2 |
IMO 1 77 |
IMO 2 1 |
VAL 1 24 |
VAL 2 3 |
MNZ 1 86 |
MNZ 2 21 |
3rd | 344 | ||
| 2025 | Aikoa Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | MIS1 1 48 |
MIS1 2 1 |
VAL 1 22 |
VAL 2 2 |
MNZ 1 71 |
MNZ 2 1 |
IMO 1 77 |
IMO 2 2 |
MUG 1 35 |
MUG 2 3 |
MIS2 1 39 |
MIS2 2 3 |
2nd | 396 | ||
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete TCR World Tour results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)