Nick Cassidy

Nick Cassidy (born 19 August 1994)[1] is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in Formula E for Envision Racing and in DTM with AF Corse. Cassidy has won the 2017 championship in Super GT and the 2019 championship in Super Formula.

Nick Cassidy
Cassidy at 2021 Berlin ePrix
Nationality New Zealander
Born (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994
Auckland, New Zealand
Formula E career
Debut season2021
Current teamEnvision Racing
Car number37
Starts15
Wins0
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2021
Previous series
2017-2020
2016-2020
2015
2014
2013-16
2012-13-14
2011-12-13-14
2011
2011
2011
2010–11		Super Formula
Super GT
All-Japan Formula 3
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
European Formula 3
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
Toyota Racing Series
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
Formula Abarth
ADAC Formel Masters
Australian Formula Ford
Championship titles
2012-13
2012-13-14
2015
2017
2019		Toyota Racing Series
New Zealand Grand Prix
All-Japan Formula 3
Super GT
Super Formula

Career

Nick Cassidy began his racing career in Karting when he was just six years old and remained in Karting till 2010. He participated in midget races from the age of eight.[2]

Cassidy has been racing in the formula racing series since 2008. After driving in Formula First championships, he started racing in the Formula Ford championships in New Zealand and Australia. In 2009, Cassidy was runner-up in the New Zealand Formula First championship, and in 2010, he was runner-up in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Both times, he was named Rookie of the year.[2]

Cassidy placed 14th in the 2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship in a Mygale SJ11a

In 2011, Cassidy began the year for Giles Motorsport, in the Toyota Racing Series. After five podium finishes, he won two of three races on the last race weekend. He was named Rookie of the year and runner-up,[2] behind his teammate Mitch Evans.

Cassidy started a few races in the Australian Formula Ford Championship, such as the ADAC Formel Masters and the Formula Abarth. He competed in five races in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. In 2012, Cassidy participated in the Toyota Racing Series again, remaining with Giles Motorsport. In two consecutive weeks of 2018, Cassidy lost final-round races in the Super Formula and Super GT.

In 2019, he completed the 'triple crown' in the Japanese motorsport.[3] He made his Formula E debut in the 2020–21 Formula E season for Envision Virgin Racing, replacing Sam Bird.[4] He also made his debut in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for a combined entry of AF Corse and Red Bull Racing, replacing Red Bull Racing Reserve Driver Alex Albon in the final round of the 2021 season at the Norisring.

Cassidy and Ryo Hirakawa were 2017 GT500 champions in the #37 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S Lexus LC 500.

Racing record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2003 Kartsport NZ Schools Championship — Cadet Marina View Primary NC
Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship — Cadet 1st
Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship — Cadet NC
2004 Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship — Cadet 1st
Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship — Cadet NC
2005 NZ Top Half Series — JR 100cc Yamaha 2nd
NZ North Island Sprint Kart Championship — Junior Restricted 1st
2006 NZ Top Half Series — JR 100cc Yamaha 15th
Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship — 100cc Junior Restricted Yamaha 1st
2007 Rotax Max Challenge New Zealand — Junior DNF
NZ Top Half Series — JR 100cc Yamaha 19th
Hawkes Bay Kart Club - 40th Annual Blossom Sprint Meeting — Junior 100cc Yamaha GP 2nd
CIK Trophy of New Zealand Challenge Cup — Junior Yamaha 1st
NZ North Island Sprint Kart Championship — Formula Junior 1st
Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Kart Championship — 100cc Junior Yamaha 1st
2008 CIK Trophy of New Zealand Challenge Cup — Junior Yamaha 1st
CIK Trophy of New Zealand — Junior ICA 1st
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior 11th
Gen-i Rotax Max Challenge NZ — Arai Helmets Junior 1st
2009 Gen-i Rotax Max Challenge NZ — Arai Junior DNF
2010 Mi Sedaap NZ Pro Kart Series — KZ2 26th

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula First Manfeild Winter Series Sabre Motorsport 12 3 2 2 9 782 1st
2008–09 Formula First New Zealand 24 8 2 8 16 1439 2nd
2009 Formula Ford NZ Winter Series 6 3 2 3 3 225 7th
2009–10 New Zealand Formula First Championship 3 1 1 1 3 195 26th
Western Springs Speedway – F2 Midgets HLR Racing 8 7 0 7 8 290 1st
NZ Formula Ford Championship BNT/Fuchs Motorsport 18 8 3 5 14 1090 2nd
2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship Evans Motorsport Group 3 0 0 0 1 26 15th
2010–11 Western Springs Speedway – Midgets HLR Racing 3 0 0 0 1 36 20th
Western Springs Speedway – International Midget Series 4 0 0 0 0 25 14th
2011 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 2 1 3 7 805 2nd
Australian Formula Ford Championship Evans Motorsport Group 2 0 0 0 1 22 14th
Formula Abarth European Series Composit Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 6 17th
Formula ACI/CSAI Abarth Italian Championship 2 0 0 0 0 6 17th
ADAC Formel Masters ma-con Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 8 22nd
V8 Supercar Series Greg Murphy Racing 5 0 0 0 0 153 31st
2012 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 14 4 0 3 9 914 1st
V8SuperTourers Endurance Championship M3 Racing 2 1 0 0 2 1852 1st
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 8 24th
2013 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 2 0 6 10 915 1st
FIA Formula 3 European Championship EuroInternational 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Carlin 3 0 0 0 0
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 AVF 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen GP 10 0 0 0 0 20 18th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship ThreeBond with T-Sport 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
Toyota Racing Series Neale Motorsport 2 1 2 1 1 91 24th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps China BRT by JCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
2014–15 Toyota Finance 86 Championship Neale Motorsport 6 3 1 4 6 202 11th
2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Petronas Team TOM'S 17 7 7 6 13 129 1st
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 6 0 0 0 2 43 16th
Super GT - GT300 Team Up Garage with Bandoh 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 30 1 1 1 8 254 4th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Super GT Lexus Team TOM'S 8 0 0 0 2 54 5th
2017 Super GT Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S 8 2 1 0 4 84 1st
Super Formula Kondō Racing 7 0 1 0 1 7 10th
2018 Super GT Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S 8 1 0 0 4 75 2nd
Super Formula Kondō Racing 6 1 1 1 4 37 2nd
2019 Super GT Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S 8 1 0 1 4 83 2nd
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Super Formula Vantelin Team TOM'S 7 1 0 1 4 36 1st
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup HubAuto Corsa 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD AIM Vasser Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0 26 49th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Ferrari 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series Eurasia Motorsport 3 0 1 1 0 13 9th
2020 Super GT Toyota Gazoo Racing Team KeePer Tom's 6 1 1 1 1 46 8th
Super Formula Vantelin Team TOM'S 7 1 1 2 2 50 4th
2020–21 Formula E Envision Virgin Racing 15 0 2 0 2 76 15th
2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters AlphaTauri AF Corse 2 0 0 1 0 11 16th

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Engine 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2013 EuroInternational Mercedes MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 NOR
1
16		 NOR
2
11		 NOR
3
11		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 NÜR
3		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 VAL
3		 NC† 0†
Carlin Volkswagen HOC
1
24		 HOC
2
21		 HOC
3
16
2014 ThreeBond with T-Sport NBE SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 PAU
1		 PAU
2		 PAU
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 NOR
3		 MSC
1		 MSC
2		 MSC
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 NÜR
3		 IMO
1
11		 IMO
2
12		 IMO
3
22		 HOC
1
16		 HOC
2
19		 HOC
3
18		 NC† 0†
2015 Prema Powerteam Mercedes SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 PAU
1		 PAU
2		 PAU
3		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 NOR
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 ALG
1
32		 ALG
2
Ret		 ALG
3
9		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
6		 NÜR
3
3		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 16th 43
2016 Prema Powerteam Mercedes LEC
1
2		 LEC
2
2		 LEC
3
2		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
16		 HUN
3
9		 PAU
1
2		 PAU
2
16		 PAU
3
Ret		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
Ret		 RBR
3
10		 NOR
1
6		 NOR
2
4		 NOR
3
6		 ZAN
1
2		 ZAN
2
1		 ZAN
3
2		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
17		 SPA
3
5		 NÜR
1
4		 NÜR
2
Ret		 NÜR
3
5		 IMO
1
10		 IMO
2
7		 IMO
3
8		 HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
Ret		 HOC
3
4		 4th 254

† As Cassidy was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete Super GT results

(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 DC Points
2015 Team Up Garage with Bandoh Toyota 86 GT300 OKA FUJ CHA FUJ SUZ
21		 SUG AUT MOT NC 0
2016 Lexus Team TOM'S Lexus RC F GT500 OKA
8		 FUJ
4		 SUG
11		 FUJ
5		 SUZ
2		 CHA
11		 MOT
3		 MOT
4		 5th 54
2017 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S Lexus LC 500 GT500 OKA
1		 FUJ
3		 AUT
6		 SUG
10		 FUJ
6		 SUZ
6		 CHA
1		 MOT
2		 1st 84
2018 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S Lexus LC 500 GT500 OKA
3		 FUJ
7		 SUZ
3		 CHA
8		 FUJ
2		 SUG
14		 AUT
1		 MOT
4		 2nd 75
2019 Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S Lexus LC 500 GT500 OKA
12		 FUJ
7		 SUZ
2		 CHA
2		 FUJ
4		 AUT
3		 SUG
4		 MOT
1		 2nd 83
2020 TGR Team KeePer TOM'S Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 FUJ
1		 FUJ
4		 SUZ
7		 MOT
6		 FUJ
4		 SUZ
Ret		 MOT FUJ 8th 46

Complete Super Formula results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2017 Kondō Racing SUZ
17		 OKA
3		 OKA
11		 FUJ
Ret		 MOT
5		 AUT
Ret		 SUG
19		 SUZ
C		 SUZ
C		 10th 7
2018 Kondō Racing SUZ
7		 AUT
C		 SUG
2		 FUJ
1		 MOT
3		 OKA
5‡		 SUZ
2		 2nd 37
2019 Vantelin Team TOM'S SUZ
1		 AUT
8		 SUG
4		 FUJ
3		 MOT
3		 OKA
10		 SUZ
2		 1st 36
2020 Vantelin Team TOM'S MOT
6		 OKA
3		 SUG
1		 AUT
7		 SUZ
5		 SUZ
Ret		 FUJ
4		 4th 50

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2019 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 DAY
5		 SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 49th 26

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2019 Lexus Team KeePer Tom's Lexus LC 500 GT500 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 ZOL
1		 ZOL
2		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 ASS
1		 ASS
2		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 LAU
1		 LAU
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2
Ret		 NC† 0†
2021 AlphaTauri AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 LAU
1		 LAU
2		 ZOL
1		 ZOL
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 ASS
1		 ASS
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 NOR
1
5		 NOR
2
13		 16th 11

† As Cassidy was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete Formula E results

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

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points
2020–21 Envision Virgin Racing Spark SRT05e Audi e-tron FE07 DIR
19		 DIR
14		 RME
15		 RME
Ret		 VLC
4		 VLC
13		 MCO
8		 PUE
Ret		 PUE
2		 NYC
4		 NYC
2		 LDN
11		 LDN
7		 BER
14		 BER
17		 15th 76

References
  1. "Profile" Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (nickcassidy.co.nz; retrieved 4 February 2012)
  2. "Driver Profile" (toyotaracing.co.nz; 2012-02-04; pages 3,4)
  3. "After conquering Japan, what next for Nick Cassidy?". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. Smith, Topher. "Cassidy to make Formula E debut in season seven". Downforce Racing. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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