Nico Pino

Nico Pino
Pino during a karting event
NationalityChile Chilean
Born (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 19)
Santiago, Chile
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2021
Current teamInter Europol Competition
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number13
Starts14 (14 entries)
Wins4
Podiums5
Best finish2nd in 2022
Previous series
2022-23
2021-22
2021
2020
2019		Asian Le Mans Series
EF Open Championship
Supercars Endurance GT4 South
F4 British Championship
F4 SEA Championship

Nicolás Pino Leon (born 21 September 2004) is a Chilean racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosports.

Early career

Karting

Pino began his racing career in Karting at the age of 8 in Santiago de Chile until the age of 13 when he moved to compete on the European and World karting scene.

Lower formulae

After Karting Pino progressed into Formula 4 making appearances in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship before switching for half season of the prestigious F4 British Championship.

Since then Pino has made one-off appearances in the Euroformula Open Championship which uses the driving the Dallara Formula 3 (F320) car

Prototype and Endurance racing

Towards the end of 2021 Nico made the full time switch to prototype and endurance racing with the aim of competing in Le Mans 24h. He was the youngest driver to enter a race by the time he made his LMP3 debut in Spa Francorchamps with Inter Europol Competition being the teammate of Moto GP rider Matteo Passini.

European Le Mans Series

For 2022, Nico embarked on a full-season campaign in the European Le Mans Series, competing with Inter Europol Competition. He was joined by drivers Ghuilerme Oliveira and Charles Crews in the LMP3 Class. Nico scored 3 wins and finished 2nd overall in the championship.

Daytona 24h

In 2022 Nico participated in the Daytona 24h where he classified 2nd on his first time competing in this event, however the car had to be retired later in the race due to an incident with one of the teammates.

Le Mans

Nico participated in the Le Mans LMP3 race from the Michelin Le Man Cup by RLR MSport. He was called as a last minute replacement 2 days before the event and had to fly overnight from Chile.

IMSA SportsCar Championship

During the course of the European Le Mans Series 2022 season he was called by the front running team Sean Creech Motorsport to race the Petit Le Mans round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Meritus.GP[1] 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 F4 British Championship Argenti Motorsport[2] 12 0 0 0 0 14 14th
2021 Euroformula Open Championship Drivex School[3] 3 0 0 0 0 4 22nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Inter Europol Competition[4] 2 0 0 0 0 8 28th
Supercars Endurance GT4 South - GT4 Pro Tockwith Motorsport[5][6] 2 2 0 1 2 50 2nd
2022 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 Inter Europol Competition 4 0 0 0 0 36 7th
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 6 3 0 0 3 79 2nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Performance Tech Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 332 28th
Sean Creech Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 RLR MSport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Euroformula Open Championship Drivex School 8 0 0 0 0 20 14th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 ARC Bratislava 4 0 0 0 0 18 11th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 6 1 0 0 2 79 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Sean Creech Motorsport 4 0 2 1 2 858 16th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Nielsen Racing
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 United Autosports[7] 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*

† As Pino was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 DC Points
2021 Drivex School POR
1 		POR
2 		POR
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		MNZ
1
8 		MNZ
2
11 		MNZ
3
Ret 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		22nd 4
2022 Drivex School POR
1
10 		POR
2
9 		POR
3
11 		PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
5 		LEC
1
7 		LEC
2
Ret 		LEC
3
Ret 		SPA
1
WD 		SPA
2
WD 		SPA
3
WD 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		14th 20

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2021 Inter Europol Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA
Ret 		ALG
7 		28th 8
2022 Inter Europol Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC
DSQ 		IMO
8 		MNZ
1 		CAT
1 		SPA
1 		ALG
Ret 		2nd 79
2023 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
1 		LEC
2 		ARA
6 		SPA
6 		POR
5 		ALG
5 		4th 79
2024 Nielsen Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 Performance Tech Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
7 		SEB
 MDO
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 28th 332
Sean Creech Motorsport PET
3
2023  Sean Creech Motorsport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
2 		SEB
7 		WGL
7 		MOS
 ELK
2 		IMS
 PET
 16th 858
2024 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL
Source:[8]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2023 France Duqueine Team Austria René Binder
Switzerland Neel Jani 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 327 11th 3rd

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2024 United Autosports LMGT3 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT
13 		IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Nico Pino debuta esta semana en la F4 asiática tras quedar habilitado por la FIA por cumplir la edad reglamentaria". presslatam.cl (in Spanish). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (6 February 2020). "Chilean karting prodigy Nico Pino completes Double R F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (21 September 2021). "Chilean racer Nico Pino joins Drivex in Euroformula". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ^ "ELMS Musters 39 Car Grid For Penultimate 2021 Race At Spa". dailysportscar.com. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ "[Chilenos en el exterior] Debut ganador de Nicolás Pino en el Supercars Endurance GT4 en España". racing5.cl (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ^ "RESULTADOS EN | SUPERCARS GT4 South". gt4south.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ^ Klein, Jamie (2024-02-09). "United Adds Pino to McLaren LMGT3 Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  8. ^ "Nico Pino Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

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