Nicola Baldan (born 30 May 1982) is an Italian racing driver set to compete in the TCR Europe Touring Car Series for PMA Motorsport.

Career Baldan began car racing in 2002, competing in the Citroen Saxo Cup. After winning the Under-25 title in 2003, Baldan then transitioned to Renault Clio Cup Italia, winning the junior title in 2006 and 2007 before finishing third overall in 2008. The following year, Baldan transitioned to the Abarth 500 trophy, competing in the series until 2012, most notably winning the Italian and European titles in 2010. Baldan then won the 2013 MINI Challenge Italy title, before joining Roma Racing Team for his only season in the Euro V8 Series, taking a lone win at Mugello and five more podiums to secure third in points.

Following that, Baldan spent two years in SEAT León Cup Italy, in which he most notably secured the overall title in 2016 driving for Pit Lane Competizioni. Returning to Pit Lane Competizioni for 2017, Baldan transitioned over to TCR Italy for his second season with the team. Starting off the season with wins at Misano, Monza and Mugello, before scoring a win in each of the three remaining rounds to secure the TCR Italy title. For his title defense the following year, Baldan remained with Pit Lane Competizioni, Baldan took a lone win at Le Castellet and two other podiums before leaving the team with two rounds to go, and ending the year with M1RA. During 2018, Baldan also raced for both teams in select rounds of TCR Europe.

The following year, Baldan moved to GT3 competition by racing in the Italian GT Sprint Championship for Antonelli Motorsport. In his only full-time season in the series, Baldan scored a lone podium in the season-ending race at Monza. Baldan then switched to Dinamic Motorsport to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy in 2020, scoring a lone podium at Mugello as he ended the year eighth in points. During 2020, Baldan also joined Élite Motorsport to make one-off appearances in TCR Europe, TCR Italy and TCR Ibérico. Returning to TCR competition full-time in 2021, Baldan joined Target Competition to compete in TCR Italy, as well as select rounds of the World Touring Car Cup. In his first full season since 2017, Baldan scored podiums in both races at the Misano and Imola rounds en route to a fourth-place points finish.

Switching to TCR Europe full-time for 2022, Baldan joined Hyundai N Team Target, scoring podiums at Algarve and Nürburgring to end the year seventh in points. During 2022, Baldan also returned to TCR Italy, competing in the last two rounds for Élite Motorsport and scoring a lone podium in race one at Vallelunga. In 2023, Baldan joined Aggressive Team Italia for one-off appearances in TCR Europe and the TCR World Tour, before coming back to the former's last three rounds for Comtoyou Racing and scoring four podiums en route to seventh in points.

Returning to TCR Europe and Comtoyou Racing for 2024, Baldan took his maiden series win in race one at Zolder from pole as he ended the year eighth in points. In parallel, Baldan also raced in TCR Italy, taking wins at Pergusa and Imola en route to a third-place points finish. The following year, Baldan remained with Aikoa Racing for a dual campaign in both TCR Europe and TCR Italy. Scoring a best result of fourth twice and finishing 10th in the former's standings, Baldan found more success in the latter, taking wins at Misano and Monza and seven more podiums to secure runner-up honors in points.

Baldan switched to PMA Motorsport to continue competing in TCR Europe the following year.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2002 Citroen Saxo Cup 2003 Citroen Saxo Cup 2004 Renault Clio Cup Italia Scuderia La Torre 22 16th 2005 Renault Clio Cup Italia Scuderia La Torre 14 16th 2006 Renault Clio Cup Italia Team Alghisi 110 5th 2007 Renault Clio Cup Italia Team Alghisi 9 0 0 0 0 62 7th 2008 Renault Clio Cup Italia Go Race 9 0 0 1 3 1223rd 2009 Alpe Adria Clio Cup Go Race 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2010 Trofeo Abarth Italia Uboldi Corse 12 7 8 3 10 2111st Trofeo Castrol SEAT Leon Supercopa Drive Techonology 10 0 0 0 1 37 10th2011 Italian GT Championship - GT4 Composit Moto 2 0 0 0 0 13 29th Ferrari Challenge Italy 2012 Trofeo Abarth Italia 1702nd Trofeo Abarth 500 Europe 65 5th Ginetta G50 Cup Italy 2 0 0 0 0 12 43rd2013 MINI Challenge Italy MINI Milano by Dinamic Promodrive 12 7 3 1 10 1991st Campionato Italiano Superstars Team BMW Dinamic 2 0 0 0 0 22 12th 2014 EuroV8 Series Roma Racing Team 10 1 0 1 6 1473rd 2016 SEAT León Eurocup Pit Lane Competizioni 6 0 0 0 0 27 11th 2017 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Pit Lane Competizioni 14 7 8 5 11 2101st2018 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Pit Lane Competizioni 8 1 1 1 369.55th M1RA 2 0 0 0 0 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Pit Lane Competizioni 2 0 0 0 0128th M1RA 2 0 0 0 0 TCR Swiss Trophy 2 0 0 1 0 10 28th2019 Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT3 Antonelli Motorsport 8 0 0 0 1 30 9th TCR DSG Endurance Pit Lane Competizioni 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Dinamic Motorsport 12 0 0 0 1 42 8th TCR Europe Touring Car Series Élite Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 28 23rd TCR Italy Touring Car Championship 2 0 0 0 0 15 26th TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series 2 0 0 0 1 28 8th2021 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Target Competition 12 0 0 1 4 316 4th World Touring Car Cup Target srl 4 0 0 0 0 0 23rd2022 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Hyundai N Team Target 13 0 0 0 2 245 7th TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Élite Motorsport 4 0 0 0 1 98 NC2023 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Aggressive Team Italia 2 0 0 0 02357th Comtoyou Racing 6 0 0 0 4 TCR World Tour Aggressive Team Italia 2 0 0 0 0 1 57th 24H TCE Series - TCR Aikoa Racing 1 1 1 1 1 40 NC2024 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Gruppo Baldan by Comtoyou Racing 10 1 1 1 1 201 8th TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Aikoa Racing 12 2 0 0 7 3443rd2025 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Aikoa Racing 12 0 0 0 0 133 10th TCR Italy Touring Car Championship 12 2 1 1 9 3962nd2026 TCR Europe Touring Car Series PMA Motorsport TCR Europe Cup Sources:

Complete EuroV8 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 2014 Roma Racing Team Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé MNZ1 MNZ2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 BRN1 BRN2 SAC HOC 3rd 147

Complete TCR Italy Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2017 Pit Lane Competizioni SEAT León TCR ADR1 ADR2 MIS1 MIS2 MNZ11 MNZ12 MUG1 MUG2 IMO1 IMO2 VAL1 VAL2 MNZ21 MNZ221st2102018 Pit Lane CompetizioniHyundai i30 N TCR IMO11 IMO12 LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO21 IMO225th69.5 M1RA VAL1 VAL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 2020 Élite Motorsport CUPRA León Competición TCR MUG1 MUG2 MIS1 MIS2 IMO11 IMO12 VAL1 VAL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO21 IMO22 26th 15 2021 Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR MNZ1 MNZ2 MIS1 MIS2 VAL1 VAL2 IMO11 IMO12 IMO21 IMO22 MUG1 MUG2 4th 316 2022 Élite Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO11 IMO12 MIS1 MIS2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO21 IMO22 VAL1 VAL2 NC 98 2024 Aikoa Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) MIS1 MIS2 PER1 PER2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO1 IMO2 VAL1 VAL2 MNZ1 MNZ23rd344 2025 Aikoa Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) MIS11 MIS12 VAL1 VAL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 MUG1 MUG2 MIS21 MIS222nd396

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points2018 Pit Lane CompetizioniHyundai i30 N TCR LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 ASS1 ASS228th1 M1RA MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 2020 Élite Motorsport CUPRA León Competición TCR LEC1 LEC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 JAR1 JAR2 23rd 28 2022 Target Competition Hyundai Elantra N TCR ALG1 ALG2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 7th 2452023 Aggressive Team Italia Hyundai Elantra N TCR ALG1 ALG2 PAU1 PAU2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN211th104 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) LEC1 LEC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 2024 Gruppo Baldan by Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) VAL1 VAL2 ZOL1 ZOL2 SAL1 SAL2 SPA1 SPA2 BRN1 BRN2 CRT1 CRT2 8th 201 2025 Aikoa Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) ALG1 ALG2 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 MIS1 MIS2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 10th 133 2026 PMA Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) MUG1 MUG2 SPA1 SPA2 LEC1 LEC2 HUN1 HUN2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 5th* 35* † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrant123456789101112PosPoints 2020 Dinamic Motorsport MUG11 MUG12 MIS1 MIS2 IMO11 IMO12 VLL1 VLL2 MUG21 MUG22 MNZ1 MNZ2 8th 42

Complete World Touring Car Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2021 Target srl Hyundai Elantra N TCR GER1 GER2 POR1 POR2 ESP1 ESP2 HUN1 HUN2 CZE1 CZE2 FRA1 FRA2 ITA1 ITA2 RUS1 RUS2 23rd 0

Complete TCR World Tour results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2023 Aggressive Team Italia Hyundai Elantra N TCR ALG1 ALG2 SPA1 SPA2 VAL1 VAL2 HUN1 HUN2 ELP1 ELP2 VIL1 VIL2 SYD1 SYD2 SYD3 BAT1 BAT2 BAT3 MAC1 MAC2 57th 1

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