Nicolás Pino Leon (born 21 September 2004) is a Chilean racing driver who currently competes in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosports.
| Nico Pino | |
|---|---|
 Pino during a karting event | |
| Nationality |  Chilean |
| Born | 21 September 2004 Santiago, Chile |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Inter Europol Competition |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 13 |
| Starts | 14 (14 entries) |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Best finish | 2nd (LMP3) 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 |
Early career
editKarting
editPino 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
editAfter Karting, Pino progressed into Formula 4, making appearances in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship in 2019. In 2020, the Chilean switched to the British F4 Championship, joining Argenti Motorsport.[1] However, following just four rounds, Pino left the series.
At the end of 2021. he returned to single-seaters, racing in the Euroformula Open Championship round at Monza Circuit.[2] Pino returned to the series at the start of the following year, where he would partake in three rounds with Drivex.[3]
Prototype and Endurance racing
edit2021-22: LMP3 successes
editAt the back end of 2021, Pino joined Inter Europol Competition for the final two races of the European Le Mans Series, driving in the LMP3 class.[4]
Beginning 2022, the Chilean would drive for IEC in the Asian Le Mans Series, where he and fellow full-time teammate Guilherme Oliveira ended up seventh in the nine-car championship.[5] Pino then embarked on a complete campaign in the ELMS, returning to IEC to partner Oliveira and Charles Crews.[6][7] Despite being disqualified from the opening round due to a technical infringement, the No. 13 crew went on a title charge, winning three successive races in Monza, Barcelona, and Spa.[8][9][10][11] However, following a collision between Pino and the LMP2 of Mathias Beche, the team would be forced to retire after Oliveira experienced a late crash with a GT entry, leaving the team second in the standings.[12]
During the same year, Pino competed in two rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, scoring a podium at the Petit Le Mans event with Sean Creech Motorsport.[13]
2023: LMP2 step-up
editThe AsLMS at the start of 2023 heralded Pino's debut in the LMP2 category, as he partnered László Tóth and team owner Miro Konôpka at ARC Bratislava.[14] Their entry struggled throughout the four-race campaign, taking a best finish of seventh and classifying ninth and last in the teams' standings.
Pino split his attention between Europe and America during the summer, racing alongside René Binder and former WEC and Le Mans champion Neel Jani for Duqueine Team in the ELMS, whilst also partaking in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds with Sean Creech Motorsport's LMP3 outfit.[15][16] With two Pro class podiums in the former, Pino and his teammates secured fourth place in the standings; the latter series brought second-placed finishes at Daytona and Road America.[17] Pino, Jani, and Binder also drove at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the team scored a class podium with third place.[18][19]
2024: WEC debut, ELMS & IMSA
editIn 2024, Pino made his debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship, competing in the newly-formed LMGT3 category for United Autosports. Additionally, he signed to race with Nielsen Racing in the European Le Mans Series and took the place of the re-ranked Alex Quinn in United's MEC lineup in IMSA.[20][21][22] At the end of April, it was also announced that Pino had joined Stellantis Motorsport.[23]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit† As Pino was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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 6 |
SEB 10 |
WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | ATL | 9th* | 525* |
| Source:[28] | |||||||||||||
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Duqueine Team
|
 René Binder Neel Jani
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 327 | 11th | 3rd |
| 2024 |  United Autosports
|
 Hiroshi Hamaguchi Marino Sato
|
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 212 | DNF | DNF |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit(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 6 |
SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 8th* | 8* |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ Wood, Ida (6 February 2020). "Chilean karting prodigy Nico Pino completes Double R F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (21 September 2021). "Chilean racer Nico Pino joins Drivex in Euroformula". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (2022-04-21). "Drivex School names Nico Pino as first Euroformula signing for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "ELMS Musters 39 Car Grid For Penultimate 2021 Race At Spa". dailysportscar.com. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (18 January 2022). "Inter Europol Confirm Asian Le Mans Series Line-up". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (8 March 2022). "Inter Europol Complete #13 ELMS LMP3 Squad". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Inter Europol Competition - Another young driver joins the team for the ELMS". Inter Europol Competition. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ Euwema, Davey. "Prema Takes Maiden Win; LMP3, GTE Decided on Last Lap – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ Euwema, Davey. "IDEC Sport Ends Lengthy Win Drought at Monza – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "Inter Europol Competition - Inter Europol Competition secure Barcelona ELMS race victory". Inter Europol Competition. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ Dagys, John. "United Autosports Takes First Win of Season at Spa – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Deletraz, Habsburg Champions as Prema Wins at Portimao – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "The final DPi champions: Meyer Shank Racing crowned by Petit Le Mans win". RACER. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 February 2023). "Asian Le Mans Series Confirm Full Entry With Most Drivers Named". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (2 February 2023). "Jani Leads New Look Duqueine Team LMP2 Squad". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (January 6, 2023). "Sean Creech Motorsport Complete Rolex 24 LMP3 Line-Up". Dailysportscar. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Algarve Pro Wins 4H Le Castellet After Nail-Biting Finale (Updated)". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "Breakthrough Victory For Inter Europol In LMP2". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Centenary Le Mans: Post-Race Notebook (Updated)". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (9 February 2024). "United Autosports adds two more to McLaren GT3 lineup". RACER.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (9 February 2024). "United Adds Pino to McLaren LMGT3 Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (November 7, 2023). "United Signs Pino After Quinn Becomes Gold". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Nico Pino rejoint Stellantis Motorsport". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "[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.
- ^ "RESULTADOS EN | SUPERCARS GT4 South". gt4south.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (2024-02-09). "United Adds Pino to McLaren LMGT3 Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Nico Pino Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Nico Pino career summary at DriverDB.com