Nicolás Varrone

Nicolás "Nico" Varrone (born 6 November 2000) is an Argentine racing driver.

Nicolás Varrone
NationalityArgentina Argentine
Born (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000
Ingeniero Maschwitz, Buenos Aires, Argentina
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number33
Starts2
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps0

Career

Varrone won of V de V Challenge Monoplace in 2018, and finished third in the LMP3 class of the Michelin Le Mans Cup in 2021.

In 2022, Varrone made his debut at the IMSA SportsCar Championship where he entered the Six Hours of The Glen in the LMP3 category.[1] He then signed with the Canadian racing team AWA for the 2023 season.[2]

In January 2023, Varrone signed for Corvette Racing to contest the LMGTE Am class of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, driving a Chevrolet Corvette C8.R.[3][4]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Fórmula Renault 2.0 Argentina MS Racing Car 4 0 0 0 0 15 27th
2017 Fórmula Renault 2.0 Argentina MS Racing 24 0 0 0 0 103 20th
2018 V de V Challenge Monoplace Inter Europol Competition 4 1 3 2 3 546 1st
TS Corse 10 5 10 6 8
Fórmula Renault 2.0 Argentina MS Racing 14 0 0 0 0 107 18th
TC2000 Championship Riva Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019 Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy Argentina  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 14 9th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Hillspeed 9 1 0 0 2 109 17th
2020 International GT Open Team Lazarus 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 24th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 7 0 0 0 0 58 20th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 7 0 0 0 2 68 3rd
2022 European Le Mans Series - GTE Rinaldi Racing 6 1 1 0 1 39 11th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 FastMD Racing 1 0 1 0 0 315 29th
24H GT Series - GT3 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau 1 1 0 1 1 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Am Iron Lynx 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 WTM by Rinaldi Racing 4 0 4 1 1 31 5th
FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am Corvette Racing
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 AWA
Source:[5]

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2022 Italy Iron Lynx Germany Pierre Ehret
Germany Christian Hook
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE Am 324 53th 17th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2022 Rinaldi Racing LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 LEC
1
IMO
Ret
MNZ
6
CAT
9
SPA
10
ALG
9
11th 39

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Pts
2023 Corvette Racing LMGTE Am Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 SEB
1
PRT
1
SPA
2
LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 1st* 82*

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 FastMD Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MDO WGL
4
MOS
ELK
PET
29rd 315
2023  AWA LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
4
WGL
MOS
ELK
IMS
PET
4th* 306*

References

  1. Dagys, John (June 15, 2022). "49 Entries for 6H Watkins Glen". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  2. Dagys, John (December 21, 2022). "AWA Confirms Lineup for Two-Car LMP3 Effort for Daytona". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. Thukral, Rachit (14 January 2023). "Varrone completa la alineación de Corvette en el WEC GTE Am 2023". lat.motorsport.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. "Corvette Racing Rounds Out FIA WEC Lineup in No. 33 C8.R". en.endurance-info.com. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. "Nicolás Varrone | Racing career profile | Driver Database". Driver Database. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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