Nick Percat
Nick Percat | |
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Nick Percat 2013 Mike Pero Pukekohe 500 | |
Nationality | Australian |
Born |
Adelaide, South Australia | 14 September 1988
V8 Supercars | |
Years active | 2011- |
Teams | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport |
Starts | 49 |
Wins | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 12th in 2014 |
Previous series | |
2005–06 2005 2007–09 2009 2010-11 |
South Australian Formula Ford Victorian Formula Ford Australian Formula Ford Australian Drivers' Champ. Dunlop V8 Supercar Series |
Championship titles | |
2005 2009 |
South Australian Formula Ford Australian Formula Ford |
Nick Percat (born 14 September 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian racing driver and former Bathurst 1000 champion. Percat currently races in the V8 Supercars Championship Series driving a CoatesHire backed Holden VF Commodore for Walkinshaw Racing. Percat won the Bathurst 1000 at his first attempt, co-driving for Garth Tander for the Holden Racing Team.
Percat won the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship in his third season in the category having dominated the season after finishing runner up the previous year to Paul Laskaseski.[1] In 2011 he returned to single seaters for a one off support race for the 2011 Indian Grand Prix driving a Van Diemen built Formula MRF for a winner takes all $50,000 prize. He took pole position and won race one but was taken out in race two by eventual winner Jordan King.[2]
On 9 October 2011, he partnered Garth Tander to win the Bathurst 1000 race for the Holden Racing Team.[3] In winning the Bathurst 1000, Percat became the first South Australian born driver to win the race.
On the 24th of December 2014, it was announced that Percat would contest the 2015 season with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.
Career results
Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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2005 | South Australian Formula Ford Championship | 1st | Swift SC94F Ford | |
2005 | Victorian Formula Ford Championship | 28th | Mygale SJ97 Ford | |
2006 | South Australian Formula Ford Championship | 9th | Spectrum 010b Ford | |
2007 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 7th | Spectrum 011b Ford Van Diemen RF06 Ford |
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2008 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 2nd | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services |
2008 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 8th | Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz | Team BRM |
2009 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 1st | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services |
2010 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 4th | Holden VZ Commodore Holden VE Commodore |
Jay Motorsport Walkinshaw Performance |
2010 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 63rd | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing |
2011 | Formula MRF 1600 - Delhi | 4th | Van Diemen MRF 1600 - Ford | Walkinshaw Racing |
2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 30th | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
2011 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 7th | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Performance |
2012 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 4th | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Performance |
2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 41st | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
2013 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 33rd | Holden VF Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
2013 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 2nd | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Team BRM |
2013 | V8SuperTourers Season | 34th | Holden VE Commodore | M3 Racing |
2014 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 12th | Holden VF Commodore | James Rosenberg Racing |
References
- ↑ Stuart Innes (15 September 2009). "Nick Percat relishes perfect result". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ↑ http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/10/30/nick-percat-wins-crashes-in-india/ Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2 Nov,2011
- ↑ "Tander, Percat win Bathurst". sportal.com.au. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Paul Laskazeski |
Australian Formula Ford Championship Champion 2009 |
Succeeded by Chaz Mostert |
Preceded by Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife |
Winner of the Bathurst 1000 2011 (with Garth Tander) |
Succeeded by Jamie Whincup Paul Dumbrell |
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