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
Pino during a karting event
NationalityChile Chilean
Born (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004
Santiago, Chile
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2021
Current teamInter Europol Competition
Car number13
Starts8
Wins3
Podiums0
Best finishVice 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 East 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 4 1 0 0 2 59 2nd*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Sean Creech Motorsport 4 0 2 1 2 858* 9th*

† 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

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
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

References
  1. "Nico Pino: del mall a la Fórmula Uno". La Tercera (in Spanish). 2 November 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. Wood, Ida (6 February 2020). "Chilean karting prodigy Nico Pino completes Double R F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. Wood, Ida (21 September 2021). "Chilean racer Nico Pino joins Drivex in Euroformula". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. "ELMS Musters 39 Car Grid For Penultimate 2021 Race At Spa". dailysportscar.com. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. "[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.
  7. "RESULTADOS EN | SUPERCARS GT4 South". gt4south.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. "Nico Pino Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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