Nicolás Varrone
Varrone in 2023
NationalityArgentine
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

Nicolás Martín "Nico" Varrone[1] (born 6 November 2000) is an Argentine racing driver.

Early career

Having competed in karting, Varrone made his car racing debut in the national Formula Renault category at the end of 2016. He remained in the series the following year and ended up 20th in the standings.

A move to Europe followed in 2018, as Varrone joined the V de V Challenge Monoplace, first driving for Inter Europol Competition before switching to TS Corse. The Argentine dominated, taking six wins from 14 races and claiming the title. This made him the final champion of the series' history.

In a 2019 season plagued by monetary concerns, Varrone took part in three rounds of the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Hillspeed, where he was able to win the reversed-grid race at Spa-Francorchamps.[2] As a consequence, the youngster signed for Chris Dittmann Racing for the 2020 season.[3][4] However, plans of running the entire season were scuppered by the COVID-19 pandemic, which meant that Varrone was forced to abandon his season after the opening pair of events.

Sportscar career

After being forced to stop his British F3 campaign, Varrone returned home to Buenos Aires, thinking that he would have to abandon his racing career to work in the family business. However, manager Jose Balbiani managed to connect Varrone to Rinaldi Racing owner Michele Rinaldi, giving Varrone the chance to test an LMP3 car and subsequently partake in the final round of that year's Le Mans Cup.[5]

In 2021, Rinaldi paired Varrone with Alexander Matschull for the entire Le Mans Cup season, where three podiums earned the duo third place overall.[6]

In 2022, Varrone made his debut at the IMSA SportsCar Championship where he entered the Six Hours of The Glen in the LMP3 category.[7] He then signed with the Canadian racing team AWA for the 2023 season.[8]

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 alongside Nicky Catsburg and Ben Keating. [9][10] He and his team had a successful year, not only winning their 24 Hours of Le Mans category but also their whole World Endurance Championship category.

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 2 3 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 6 3 0 1 5 164* 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 AWA 4 1 0 0 2 882 13th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Source:[11]

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

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points
2019 Hillspeed OUL
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
3		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 SNE
3		 SIL1
1
17		 SIL1
2
4		 SIL1
3
14		 DON1
1		 DON1
2		 DON1
3		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
17		 SPA
3
8		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 SIL2
1
13		 SIL2
2
22		 SIL2
3
13		 DON2
1		 DON2
2		 DON2
3		 17th 109
2020 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL
1
9		 OUL
2
51		 OUL
3
Ret		 OUL
4
Ret		 DON1
1
Ret		 DON1
2
118		 DON1
3
4		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 BRH
4		 DON2
1		 DON2
2		 DON2
3		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 SNE
3		 SNE
4		 DON3
1		 DON3
2		 DON3
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 20th 58

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 53rd 17th
2023 United States Corvette Racing Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Ben Keating		 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE
Am		 313 26th 1st

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
Source:[12]

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
1		 MNZ
4		 FUJ
2		 BHR
7		 1st 173
Source:[12]

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 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
3		 MOS
 ELK
 IMS
 PET
6		 13th 882
2024 AWA GTD Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET
Source:[12]


References

  1. ↑ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans : Nicolás Martín Varrone". www.24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Hine, Nathan (2019-09-18). "REVIEW: 2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Round eight Donington Park – consistent Clement Novalak clinches title after clash with Hoggard". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  3. ↑ Wood, Ida (2020-03-05). "Nico Varrone make full-time move to BRDC British F3 with Chris Dittmann Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Lauren (2020-03-09). "Chris Dittmann Racing confirm Nicolás Varrone for 2020 BRDC British F3 Championship". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  5. ↑ "From Covid Disruption To Corvette Glory: Varonne's Journey To The Centenary Le Mans | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  6. ↑ "LMC". www.lemanscup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  7. ↑ Dagys, John (June 15, 2022). "49 Entries for 6H Watkins Glen". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ Dagys, John (December 21, 2022). "AWA Confirms Lineup for Two-Car LMP3 Effort for Daytona". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ Thukral, Rachit (14 January 2023). "Varrone completa la alineación de Corvette en el WEC GTE Am 2023". lat.motorsport.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Corvette Racing Rounds Out FIA WEC Lineup in No. 33 C8.R". en.endurance-info.com. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nicolás Varrone | Racing career profile | Driver Database". Driver Database. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 "Nicolás Varrone Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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