Nick Boulle

Nicholas Bernard Wilkie Boulle (born March 28, 1989) is an American-British professional racing driver, athlete, entrepreneur and jeweler from Dallas, Texas.

Racing career

Boulle began racing go karts at the age of 12 and went on to compete nationally as an official VW Motorsport Junior Driver.[1] In 2016, he earned a 2nd-place finish at the ROLEX 24 Hours of Daytona in the PC class with PR1 Motorsports where he drove alongside Jose Gutierrez, Robert Alon and Tom Kimbersmith.[2] Later that year he placed 3rd in PC (Prototype Challenge) in the Lone Star Le Mans with co-driver James French.[3] In January 2017, Boulle became the first ever Rolex dealer to win the ROLEX 24 Hours of Daytona Prototype Challenge. His team was composed of Kyle Masson, Patricio O'Ward and James French.[4] He then came in 2nd place in the IMSA Weather Tech Sports Car Championship at Circuit of the Americas. In 2018 he raced for a third time in the ROLEX 24 Hours of Daytona and came in 12th in his class.[5] A few months later, Boulle debuted in the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a part of Jackie Chan DC Racing’s team, alongside drivers David Cheng and Pierre Nicolet. The team came in 8th in the LMP2 class.[6][7]

Personal life

Boulle graduated from Southern Methodist University and earned his BBA at the Cox School of Business. For several years he competed with the Elbowz Racing Elite Cycling Team and was medaled at the USA Cycling Collegiate National Cycling Championship for SMU Cycling in the D2 division. After University he founded a digital marketing firm called WowBirds and in 2015 began working at his family’s business, de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry.[8][9]

Racing record

American Open-Wheel racing results

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

Complete USF2000 National Championship results

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2005 Cape Motorsports ATL1
26
ATL2
30
MDO1
7
MDO2
11
CLE1
10
CLE2
16
ROA1
29
ROA2
15
MDO3
5
MDO4
9
VIR1
3
VIR2
8
10th 113

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 China Jackie Chan DC Racing China David Cheng
France Jacques Nicolet
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 355 12th 8th
2019 France Larbre Compétition France Erwin Creed
France Romano Ricci
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 355 17th 12th

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 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2022 Team Hardpoint GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
10
SEB
LBH
LGA
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
12
42nd 435
2023  FastMD Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
6
SEB
WGL
MOS
ELK
IMS
PET
NC† 0†

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

References

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