Nicolas Rondet is a former Barber Dodge Pro Series and Atlantic Championship driver from Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France.
Career history After he was born in France he grew up in Brazil and started karting. After a short career in karting and single-seaters, he switched to touring cars. He won his first season in the French Citroën AX Cup in 1993. The following season Rondet finished fifth in the series. After this success, he moved to the United States of America to race in the Skip Barber Western Series. In his second season, he won the championship and the Skip Barber Big Scholarship. The scholarship secured him a seat in the 1997 Barber Dodge Pro Series season. The season was successful as he won one race and scored another two podium finishes. The following season, he secured his seat due to his sponsors. Again he scored three podium finishes but he had to miss three races. 1998 was also the first season Rondet made his debut in the Atlantic Championship racing at Long Beach and Houston. His best finish was a seventh place at Houston. Rondet also raced a single outing in the IMSA GT Championship. At Lime Rock Park. he finished thirteenth in a Mazda RX-7. He returned for a partial Atlantic Championship season the following year. He was places eleventh in the championship scoring one podium finish. After failing to secure a seat for the 2000 season, he returned to the Barber Dodge Pro Series in 2001. This season was highly successful as he finished every race in the top-ten, winning three races. As he won the title, he won a scholarship to race in the 2002 Atlantic Championship season. This season was not so successful as he finished in the top-ten only twice.
Complete motorsports results
American Open-Wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Barber Dodge Pro Series Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 1997STP28SEB4SAV10LRP4MOH8WGI9MIN1MOH2ROA5LS4REN4LS3 5th 125 1998SEB18LRP15DET25WGI9CLE2GRA3MOH2ROA4LS1ATLHMSLS216 7th 67 2001SEB3PIR1LRP110LRP25DET5CLE7TOR5CHI1MOH1ROA3VAN2LS41st155
Atlantic Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points 1998 World Speed MotorsportsLBH24NAZGATMILMTLCLETORTRRMOHROAVANLSHOU7 27th 9 1999 World Speed MotorsportsLBH21NAZ7GAT5MIL4MTL26ROA25TRR3MOH25CHIVANLS17HOU23 11th 40 2002 Condor MotorsportsMTYLBH14MIL18LS10POR15CHI22TOR9CLE22TRR15ROA13MTL17DEN22 20th 20
References
External links Official website