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🇳🇱 Nicky Catsburg

Racing driver from Netherlands. IMSA WeatherTech, Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Nicky Catsburg
Born
15 February 1988(b. 1988)
Nationality
Netherlands
Current team
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Championships
12023
Career wins
15
Career podiums
40
Career starts
211
Career DNFs
26
Racer Rating
5,318
Nicky Catsburg
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,318
Rank 777 of 38,983 indexed, +101 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Nicky Catsburg is a racing driver from Netherlands who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. Catsburg is a one-time champion (2023), with 15 wins and 40 podiums from 211 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,318 ranks Catsburg 777th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAB12-2026USAUSADEUUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-12Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP4+28
2026-06-28Watkins Glen International GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP8−69
2026-06-13LE MANS LMGT3WECP1+100
2026-05-30Detroit Street Course GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP7−77
2026-05-14Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 9Nürburgring 24 HoursDNF−60
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+161Daytona International Speedway 2021IMSA WeatherTechP1
+151SEBRING 2019WECP2
+149Race of Russia 2016World Touring Car ChampionshipP1
+147Sebring International Raceway 2022IMSA WeatherTechP1
+144Nürburgring Nordschleife 2020Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Race of Russia4 starts+48
Race of Portugal7 starts+26
Race of Shanghai4 starts+23
Daytona International Speedway6 starts+22
Struggles
Race of Morocco4 starts-35
Race of Japan7 starts-28
Road Atlanta5 starts-24
Sebring International Raceway7 starts-22
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports602000P2+1295,318
▸WECTF Sport312000—+160
▸Bathurst 12 HourJohor Motorsports Racing JMR100000—−128
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursRed Bull Team ABT100100—−60
2025▸IMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports1003000P6+1805,217
▸Asian Le Mans SeriesNielsen Racing601000P5+451
▸GT World Challenge EuropeCrowdStrike by SPS100000P37−99
▸WECAlgarve Pro Racing100000—−82
2024▸IMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports1002000P13−3264,935
▸GT World Challenge EuropeCrowdStrike Racing by Riley100000P40−73
▸WECCrowdstrike Racing by APR100100—−121
2023▸WECCorvette Racing735000P1+4915,287
▸Asian Le Mans SeriesWalkenhorst Motorsport400000—−199
▸GT World Challenge EuropeSunEnergy1 Racing100000P39−29
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursFrikadelli Racing Team111000—+137
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieFrikadelli Racing Team100100P29−146
2022▸ADAC GT MastersSchubert Motorsport801000P15+515,033
▸FIA World Touring Car CupBRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse401100P15−164
▸GT World Challenge EuropeRowe Racing400000P37+145
▸IMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing311000P12+142
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursROWE RACING100100—−129
▸WECCorvette Racing100100P12−132
2021▸IMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing311000P8−595,120
▸GT World Challenge EuropeWalkenhorst Motorsport200000P42−179
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursROWE RACING100100—−140
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING100000P25+81
▸WECCorvette Racing101000P9+140
2020▸FIA World Touring Car CupEngstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team511000P15+455,114
▸IMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing301000P8+57
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING311000P7+295
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursROWE RACING111000—+139
2019▸FIA World Touring Car CupBRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing Team2900630P16−3314,982
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieWalkenhorst Motorsport412000P4+112
▸WECBMW Team MTEK301000P10+3
▸GT World Challenge EuropeWalkenhorst Motorsport100000P38+69
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursROWE RACING100100—−178
2018▸WECBMW Team MTEK500000P11↑150−985,018
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING200000P30+71
2017▸World Touring Car ChampionshipPolestar Cyan Racing2015110P5+2855,049
▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW Team RLL300000P23↑134−301
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING200100P40−290
2016▸World Touring Car ChampionshipLADA Sport Rosneft2215110P8+6575,037
▸IMSA WeatherTechBlack Swan Racing100000P25−39
2015▸World Touring Car ChampionshipLADA Sport Rosneft1500800P13−5895,223
2014▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieDörr Motorsport GmbH411100P11+434,783
2013▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieBMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS111000P22↑650+1125,043
2008▸Formula Renault EurocupMP Motorsport200000P24+2,9314,281
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Catsburg finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇳🇱 Tom CoronelFIA Gold3,52495593662%
🇭🇺 Norbert MicheliszFIA Platinum5,14494316333%
🇲🇦 Mehdi BennaniFIA Gold4,22388464252%
🇬🇧 Robert Huff4,09086365042%
🇵🇹 Tiago MonteiroFIA Gold3,42186434350%
🇸🇪 Thed Bjork6,01076344245%
🇮🇹 Gabriele TarquiniFIA Silver4,85773324144%
🇫🇷 Yvan MullerFIA Gold5,29471224931%
🇧🇪 Frédéric VervischFIA Gold5,22669363352%
🇦🇷 Néstor GirolamiFIA Gold5,33161342756%
🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion6,771107370%
🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlinFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,604110100%
🇦🇺 Broc FeeneyFIA Gold, 1× champion6,597110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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768🇮🇹 Andrea BoldriniFIA GT Championship5,331
769🇦🇷 Néstor GirolamiTCR World Tour5,331
770🇯🇵 Marco SørensenWEC5,329
771🇸🇪 Linus LundqvistZenith Racing Series5,328
772🇺🇸 Parker RetzlaffNASCAR Xfinity5,326
773🇦🇷 Juan Cruz AlvarezGP2 Series5,324
774🇺🇸 Art CrossFormula 15,322
775🇺🇸 Daniel DyeARCA Menards Series5,320
776🇬🇧 Phil AndrewsInternational Formula 30005,320
777🇳🇱 Nicky CatsburgIMSA WeatherTech5,318
778🇫🇷 Laurent RedonIndyCar5,316
779🇮🇹 Fabiano VandoneInternational Formula 30005,315
780🇩🇪 Mick SchumacherIndyCar5,315
781🇺🇸 Greg RayIndyCar5,314
782🇮🇹 Lorenzo ColomboWEC5,314
783🇺🇸 Tyce CarlsonIndyCar5,313
784🇺🇸 Brent CrewsNASCAR Xfinity5,311
785🇧🇪 Eric van de PoeleFIA GT Championship5,310
786🇩🇰 Mikkel JensenAsian Le Mans Series5,310
787🇳🇿 Ryan Hunter-ReayIndyCar5,310
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Nicky Catsburg is an established professional sportscar driver with a Racer Rating of 5,389, placing him among the top tier of endurance racing competitors. He holds FIA Platinum status, the highest grading in GT and sportscar racing, denoting a full professional. His career spans 98 starts across multiple series since 2008, primarily in the world's most prestigious endurance championships; he averaged a finishing position of P8.3 across all classified starts. Catsburg won the 2023 WEC LMGTE Am championship and has accumulated eight wins and 23 podiums overall, with recent success including victory at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans with TF Sport.[1]

The bulk of Catsburg's professional activity has been split between two major series. In IMSA WeatherTech he has made 39 starts for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, securing two wins and ten podiums since 2016. In the WEC, where he races for TF Sport, he has competed 22 times with four wins and nine podiums from 2018 onwards, including his 2023 championship. His head-to-head record against a cohort of established Platinum-graded professionals shows competitive equilibrium; against Davide Rigon, a 2016 WEC LMGTE Pro champion, Catsburg finished ahead in 25 of 47 shared races. He has beaten several drivers of considerably higher rating, including Kyle Kirkwood on seven occasions, though these instances are scattered across his record rather than concentrated. The gap between his performances against peers and against elite-level drivers reflects his positioning as a professional operator in sportscar racing rather than a front-runner candidate at the absolute pinnacle.[2]

Catsburg remains active in 2026, competing in his fifth season with Corvette Racing and continuing with TF Sport in the WEC, where he has already recorded one win and two podiums through three rounds. His profile is that of a reliable, long-term factory driver for major teams in endurance racing; his championship in a factory-backed Porsche programme and sustained presence across IMSA and WEC at high-finishing positions demonstrate professional competence within the sportscar ranks, though his rating places him a step below the elite drivers who regularly contest wins in the strongest fields.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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