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.
Racing record Career summary Season Series TeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPoints Position 2006 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup N/A9000013213th 2007 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup N/A1001311968th 2008 Mini Challenge Germany Gigamot8110111814th SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany Mobile Grafix by T.A.C. Race Solutions400001319th 2009 Mini Challenge Germany Die Agentour Racing161005266 3rd 2010 Mini Challenge Germany Die Agentour Racing1520252635th 2011 Mini Challenge Germany Gigamot1442911344 1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T MINI Motorsport10000N/A13th 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am DB Motorsport100000NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Schubert10000N/A8th 2013 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Rowe Racing10001N/A3rd 2014 ADAC GT Masters Rowe Racing1200002429th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910001N/A3rd Blancpain Sprint Series Fortec Motorsport200000NC Blancpain Sprint Series - Silver20002218th 2015 ADAC GT Masters Rowe Racing200000NC† Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro50000486th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF 24H Series - A6 HP Racing 2016 GT Asia Series - GT3 Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy-Team AAI20000?? Intercontinental GT Challenge Erebus Motorsport100001212th 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup AKKA ASP500000NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am50113606th Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup AKKA ASP Team500000NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver50012495th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup10011010.518th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver101337108.5 1st Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3 GruppeM Racing Team821127310th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Black Falcon10000N/A4th FIA GT Nations Cup Team Germany10000N/ADNF 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup AKKA ASP Team500002311th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver53215142 1st Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup101001299th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver104316112.5 1st Intercontinental GT Challenge SunEnergy1 Racing100000NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon10000N/ADNF 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup SPS Automotive Performance200000NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am20000227th International GT Open HTP-Winward Motorsport20000920th Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport200005435th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Bilstein10000N/A9th 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GetSpeed Performance 3 0 0 0 0 25 12th BWT Haupt Racing Team 2 0 0 0 1 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 AKM Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 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 HRT10000N/ADNF 2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT11001N/A 1st 2023 ADAC GT Masters Team Joos by RACEmotion20000728th2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 PROsport Racing 3 0 0 0 1 0 NC† Scherer Sport PHX 1 0 0 0 1 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 PROsport Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF2025 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 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd 24H Series - GT3 TFT Racing 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC2026Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - Cup2Mühlner MotorsportNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCRHyundai Motorsport N 24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR 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 SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR NAV NC 0 2015 Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR 6th 48 2017 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 6th 60 2018 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Silver MON SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 5th 49 2019 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Silver MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 1st 142 2020 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am IMO NÜR SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC 27th 22021 GetSpeed PerformanceMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H 21st 18 BWT Haupt Racing Team Pro NÜR CAT 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 NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR ALGQR ALGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR BAKQR BAKCR 8th 21 2018 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Silver ZOL1 ZOL2 BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 1st 108.5 2019 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 1st 112.5
References
External links Official website (in German) Profile at Driver Database