Nico Pino
Nicolás Pino Leon (born 21 September 2004) is a Chilean racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series.[1]
| Nico Pino | |
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| File:NP Karting.jpg
Pino during a karting event
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| Nationality |  Chilean |
| Born | 21 September 2004 Santiago, Chile |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Inter Europol Competition |
| Car no. | 13 |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Best finish | Vice Champion in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2021 2021 2021 2020 2019 |
European Le Mans Series European Le Mans Series Euro Formula Open Supercars Endurance GT4 South F4 British Championship F4 SEA Championship |
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 Est Asia Championship | Meritus.GP[2] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2020 | F4 British Championship | Argenti Motorsport[3] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14th |
| 2021 | Euroformula Open Championship | Drivex School[4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22nd |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Inter Europol Competition[5] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28th | |
| Supercars Endurance GT4 South - GT4 Pro | Tockwith Motorsport[6][7] | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1st* | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | Sean Creech Motorsport |
† 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 |
IMO 2 |
LEC | ARA | SPA | ALG | 1st* | 43* |
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 |
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| 2023 | Sean Creech Motorsport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
IMS |
PET |
-* | 0* |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Duqueine Team |
 René Binder Neel Jani |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 327 | 11th | 3rd |
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External links
- Official website
- Nico Pino career summary at DriverDB.com
- Articles with short description
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- Living people
- 2004 births
- Chilean racing drivers
- Euroformula Open Championship drivers
- Drivex drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Team Meritus drivers
- British F4 Championship drivers
- Double R Racing drivers
- Le Mans Cup drivers
- South East Asian F4 Championship drivers
- Sportspeople from Santiago
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
