Nicolas Armindo
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| Nicolas Armindo | |
|---|---|
 Armindo in 2014 | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 8 March 1982 |
| FIA GT1 World Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Matech Competition |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold (until 2018) FIA Silver (2019–)[1] |
| Car number | 6 |
| Former teams | Mad-Croc Racing |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 33rd in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2002-03 2002-03 | FIA GT3 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup FFSA Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2014 2011–2012 2010 | FFSA GT Championship Le Mans Series – GTE Am Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| Teams | IMSA Performance Matmut |
| Best finish | 17th |
| Class wins | 0 |
Nicolas Armindo (born 8 March 1982) is a French race car driver of Portuguese descent.[2]
Having raced locally in karting, Armindo started his career in French Formula Campus in 2001, before moving on to Formula Renault and Porsche one-make competition.[3][4] He amassed three wins in Porsche Supercup and eventually became Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion in 2010 for Hermes Attempto Racing, beating Nick Tandy and Uwe Alzen.[5][6][7]
Armindo had already made a one-off FIA GT debut at Istanbul in 2005, and later came third in the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship and sixth in ADAC GT Masters with Audi regulars Team Rosberg.[8][9]
In 2011, Armindo graduated to LM GTE and began a prolific relationship with IMSA Performance, as he and Raymond Narac dominated the European Le Mans Series back-to-back.[10][11] They were joined by Porsche factory driver Patrick Pilet at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans and finished fifth in GTE Pro, before Armindo then led the team to a GTE Am–class podium at the 2012 edition and a win at Spa-Francorchamps.[12][13]
After a year away in ADAC GT Masters in 2013, Armindo reunited with Narac to win the 2014 FFSA GT Championship, a programme he dovetailed with the Blancpain Endurance Series.[14][15][16] He would spend the latter stages of his career in the SRO flagship series, ranging from BMW to McLaren, Lamborghini and Porsche machinery.[17][18] In 2017 and 2018, he won the 500 Nocturnes night race at Anneau du Rhin for AB Sport Auto.[19][20]
Armindo now works as a property developer in his home city of Colmar.[21]