Nico Müller
Nico Müller | |
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2022–23 | |
Finished last season | 19th (15 pts) |
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Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 |
Nico Sebastian Müller[1] (born 25 February 1992) is a Swiss professional racing driver. He is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot Sport and in Formula E for ABT Cupra.
Career
Karting
Müller began his
Formula Renault 2.0
In
Müller remained in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 series in 2009 and wrapped up the title in dominant fashion, finishing on the podium in all twelve races, taking nine victories and nine pole positions.[3]
He also contested a full season of the
GP3 Series
In 2010, Müller graduated to the new
A haul of nine points in the final round at
World Rallycross
Müller competed in the 2017 World RX of France and the 2017 World RX of Latvia for the EKS RX team. He finished the events 17th and 6th respectively.
Sports car racing
In October 2017, it was announced that Müller would replace relief driver James Rossiter in the No. 26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 07, partnering regular drivers Roman Rusinov and Pierre Thiriet for the 6 Hours of Shanghai in November.[11] He finished seventh after colliding with three cars during the course of the race.[12] That month, Müller was entered into the 2017 FIA GT World Cup, driving an Audi R8 LMS with Audi Sport Team WRT,[13] and was caught up in a first lap multi-car accident in the qualifying race.[14] His car was repaired in time for the main race,[14] but crashed out after hitting a car that spun ahead of him.[15]
Other series
At the end of October 2009, Müller tested a
Formula E
Dragon / Penske Autosport (2019–2021)
Having acted as a development driver for the
In 2021, Müller remained with the rebranded
ABT CUPRA Formula E Team (2023–2024)
2022–23 season
Müller returned to Formula E in
After two point-less events in Indonesia and the United States, Müller proceeded to have his most fruitful weekend of the season at the Rome ePrix: a large crash which eliminated a chunk of the field at the halfway mark of Saturday's race elevated Müller to the top ten, where he was able to consolidate in sixth position, taking home ABT's best result of the season.[31][32] A day later, Müller finished tenth, getting the final points-paying position after a penalty for António Félix da Costa ahead. He ended the season in fine style, qualifying eighth for the final race at London and maintaining said place, thus jumping to 19th in the drivers' championship.[33]
2023–24 season
Müller was retained by
Racing record
Career summary
† As Müller was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 22† |
SPA 1 17 |
SPA 2 10 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 9 |
SIL 1 15 |
SIL 2 11 |
LMS 1 17 |
LMS 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 11 |
ALC 1 24 |
ALC 2 12 |
11th | 25 |
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010
|
Jenzer Motorsport | CAT FEA 13 |
CAT SPR 9 |
IST FEA 6 |
IST SPR 4 |
VAL FEA 7 |
VAL SPR 1 |
SIL FEA 3 |
SIL SPR 4 |
HOC FEA Ret |
HOC SPR 17 |
HUN FEA 1 |
HUN SPR 6 |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 6 |
MNZ FEA 4 |
MNZ SPR 3 |
3rd | 53 |
2011
|
Jenzer Motorsport | IST FEA 11 |
IST SPR 15 |
CAT FEA 5 |
CAT SPR Ret |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 14 |
SIL FEA 1 |
SIL SPR 11 |
NÜR FEA 15 |
NÜR SPR 7 |
HUN FEA 4 |
HUN SPR 5 |
SPA FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 3 |
MNZ FEA 4 |
MNZ SPR 3 |
4th | 36 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012
|
International Draco Racing | ALC 1 Ret |
ALC 2 Ret |
MON 1 5 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 4 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
MSC 1 8 |
MSC 2 Ret |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 7 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 Ret |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 7 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 15 |
9th | 78 |
2013
|
International Draco Racing | MNZ 1 13 |
MNZ 2 5 |
ALC 1 Ret |
ALC 2 5 |
MON 1 1 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 5 |
MSC 1 7 |
MSC 2 4 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 8 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 5 |
LEC 1 10 |
LEC 2 2 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 4 |
5th | 143 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016
|
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS
|
Pro | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
NÜR QR 5 |
NÜR CR 34 |
HUN QR |
HUN CR |
CAT QR Ret |
CAT CR 14 |
27th | 2 |
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
(key)
Supercar
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | EKS RX | Audi S1 | BAR | POR | HOC | BEL | GBR | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA 17 |
LAT 6 |
GER | RSA | 17th | 13 |
2018 | EKS Audi Sport | Audi S1 | BAR | POR | BEL | GBR | NOR | SWE | CAN | FRA | LAT 9 |
USA | GER | RSA | 19th | 10 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017
|
G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA 7 |
BHR | 27th | 6 |
2022 | Vector Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB NC |
SPA 10 |
LMS 13 |
MNZ 3 |
FUJ | 17th | 16 | ||||
Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | BHR 4 |
9th | 18 | |||||||||
2023 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | SEB NC |
ALG 5 |
SPA 9 |
LMS 9 |
MNZ 11 |
FUJ | BHR 8 |
13th | 22 | ||
2024 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | QAT DSQ |
IMO |
SPA |
LMS |
SAP |
COA |
FUJ |
BHR |
19th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Vector Sport | Sébastien Bourdais Ryan Cullen |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 357 | 27th | 22nd |
2023 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Loïc Duval Gustavo Menezes |
Peugeot 9X8 | Hypercar | 312 | 27th | 12th |
Complete Formula E results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019–20 | GEOX Dragon
|
Spark SRT05e | Penske EV-4
|
DIR DNS |
DIR Ret |
SCL 12 |
MEX Ret |
MRK 20 |
BER NC |
BER 14 |
BER 12 |
BER 20 |
BER 17 |
BER 22 |
25th | 0 | |||||
2020–21 | Dragon / Penske Autosport
|
Spark SRT05e | Penske EV-4
|
DIR 21 |
DIR 5 |
RME 13 |
RME 9 |
VLC 2 |
VLC 20 |
20th | 30 | ||||||||||
Penske EV-5
|
MCO 18 |
PUE | PUE | NYC | NYC | LDN | LDN | BER | BER | ||||||||||||
2022–23 | ABT CUPRA Formula E Team
|
Formula E Gen3 | Mahindra M9Electro | MEX 14 |
DRH Ret |
DRH Ret |
HYD 11 |
CAP WD |
SAP Ret |
BER 15 |
BER 9 |
MCO Ret |
JAK 11 |
JAK 12 |
POR Ret |
RME 6 |
RME 10 |
LDN Ret |
LDN 8 |
19th | 15 |
2023–24 | ABT CUPRA Formula E Team
|
Formula E Gen3 | Mahindra M9Electro | MEX 17 |
DRH 18 |
DRH 13 |
SAP |
TOK |
MIS |
MIS |
MCO |
BER |
BER |
SIC |
SIC |
POR |
POR |
LDN |
LDN |
17th* | 0* |
Complete IMSA 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 | High Class Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 9† |
SEB | LGA
|
MDO
|
WGL | ELK | PET | NC† | 0† |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.
References
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- ^ "ABT Formula E driver Nico Müller criticizes Sam Bird after Monaco accident: "His frustration must run deep" - e-formula.news". e-formula.news. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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External links
- Official website
- Nico Müller on Twitter
- Nico Müller career summary at DriverDB.com