Nicolas Minassian
Nationality | French Armenian via dual nationality |
---|---|
Born | 28 February 1973 |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1994, 2000, 2002–2016 |
Teams | Roland Bassaler, Team Oreca, Pescarolo Sport, Creation Autosportif, Peugeot, SMP Racing. |
Best finish | 2nd (2008) |
Class wins | 0 |
Nicolas Minassian (born 28 February 1973) is a French professional racing driver of Armenian descent.
After finishing 2nd place in the 1993
the following year
.
He graduated to
2000
where he came a strong 2nd in the championship.
Unable to secure a
CART and competed in the Indianapolis 500 before being released by the team. In 2002 Minassian won the ASCAR Racing Series oval racing series for RML Group before returning to endurance racing including the 24 Hours of Le Mans for such teams as Creation Autosportif and Pescarolo Sport
.
In 2007 he became a factory driver for the
Le Mans Series
.
In 2008 he drove the Peugeot 908 diesel
Le Mans Series. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
with the Peugeot 908.
Outside racing
In 2019 Nicolas Minassian founded a management company together with his former team-mate
Ferdinand Habsburg, ELMS and FRECA driver Franco Colapinto, FRECA driver Oliver Goethe, GT World Challenge Europe driver Benjamin Goethe, and ELMS drivers Rui Andrade and Diego Menchaca
.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete International Formula 3000 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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998
|
West Competition | OSC Ret |
IML 19 |
CAT Ret |
SIL 7 |
MON 9 |
PAU 7 |
A1 5 |
HOC Ret |
HUN 4 |
SPA 19 |
PER 19 |
NUR | 13th | 5 |
1999
|
Kid Jensen Racing | IMO 13 |
MON Ret |
CAT 8 |
MAG 14 |
SIL 1 |
A1R 3 |
HOC Ret |
HUN 5 |
SPA 3 |
NUR Ret |
6th | 20 | ||
2000
|
D2 Playlife Super Nova | IMO 1 |
SIL 11 |
CAT 2 |
NUR Ret |
MON 5 |
MAG 1 |
A1R 1 |
HOC 7 |
HUN 4 |
SPA 3 |
2nd | 45 | ||
2003
|
Brand Motorsport | IMO 11 |
CAT
|
A1R
|
MON | NUR | MAG | SIL | HOC | HUN | MNZ
|
NC | 0 |
American Open-Wheel
(
key
)
CART
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Chip Ganassi Racing | MTY 11 |
LBH 8 |
TXS NH |
NZR 18 |
MOT 15 |
MIL 19 |
DET 17 |
POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | CHI
|
MDO | ROA | VAN | LAU | ROC | HOU | LS | SRF | FON | 27th | 7 | [2] |
IRL IndyCar Series
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Chip Ganassi Racing | G-Force | 49 | Oldsmobile | PHX |
HOM |
ATL |
INDY 29 |
TEX |
PIK |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
KTY |
GAT |
CHI |
TEX |
47th | 1 | [3] |
Indy 500 results
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 22 | 29 | Ganassi |
Complete V8 Supercar results
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Final pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Team Dynamik | Holden VY Commodore
|
ADL | PHI | ECK
|
WIN | PTH
|
HDV | QLD | ORP | SAN 28 |
BAT 11 |
SUR
|
PUK | ECK
|
44th | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden VE Commodore
|
ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
HAM R5 |
HAM R6 |
PER
R7 |
PER
R8 |
PER
R9 |
PHI R10 |
PHI R11 |
HDV
R12 |
HDV
R13 |
TOW
R14 |
TOW
R15 |
QLD
R16 |
QLD
R17 |
SMP R18 |
SMP R19 |
SAN Q |
SAN R20 |
BAT R21 |
SUR R22 Ret |
SUR R23 10 |
YMC
R24 |
YMC
R25 |
YMC
R26 |
WIN
R27 |
WIN
R28 |
SYD R29 |
SYD R30 |
NC | 0 + |
+ Not Eligible for points
- Bathurst 1000 results
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Team Dynamik | Holden Commodore VY
|
Jan Magnussen | 11th | 158 |
Complete American Le Mans Series results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004
|
Creation Autosportif | LMP1 | DBA 03S
|
Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8
|
D | SEB | MID | LIM | SON | POR | MOS | AME | PET ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
MON ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
2006
|
Creation Autosportif | LMP1 | Creation CA06/H
|
Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 | M | SEB | TEX | MID | LIM | UTA | POR | AME | MOS | PET ovr:4 cls:4 |
MON ovr:3 cls:3 |
19th | 16 | |
2008
|
Total
|
LMP1 | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | HDi 5.5 L V12 )
(Diesel |
M | SEB ovr:11 cls:4 |
STP | LNB | UTA | LIM | MID | AME | MOS | DET | PET ovr:2 cls:2 |
MON | 9th | 46 |
2009
|
Total
|
LMP1 | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 )
(Diesel |
M | SEB ovr:5 cls:4 |
STP | LNB | UTA | LIM | MID | AME | MOS | PET ovr:2 cls:2 |
MON | 15th | 46 | |
2010
|
Total
|
LMP1 | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | HDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 )
(Diesel |
M | SEB ovr:2 cls:2 |
LNB | MON | UTA | LIM | MID | AME | MOS | PET | NC | 0 |
Complete Le Mans Series results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004
|
Creation Autosportif | LMP1 | DBA 03S
|
Zytek 3.4 L V8
|
D | MON ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
NÜR ovr:3 cls:3 |
SIL ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
SPA ovr:3 cls:3 |
4th | 12 | ||
2005
|
Creation Autosportif | LMP1 | DBA 03S
|
Zytek 3.4 L V8
|
M | SPA ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
MON ovr:7 cls:5 |
SIL ovr:2 cls:2 |
NÜR ovr:3 cls:3 |
IST ovr:3 cls:3 |
5th | 25 | |
2006
|
Creation Autosportif | LMP1 | Creation CA06/H
|
Judd 2.5 L V10 | M | IST ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
SPA | NÜR | DON ovr:2 cls:2 |
JAR ovr:4 cls:4 |
10th | 14 | |
2007
|
Team Total
|
LMP1 | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | MON ovr:1 cls:1 |
Val ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
NÜR ovr:2 cls:2 |
SPA ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
SIL ovr:1 cls:1 |
MIL ovr:1 cls:1 |
4th | 33 |
2008
|
Team Total
|
LMP1 | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | CAT ovr:1 cls:1 |
MON ovr:5 cls:5 |
SPA ovr:1 cls:1 |
NÜR ovr:2 cls:2 |
SIL ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
3rd | 32 | |
2009
|
Team Total
|
LMP1 | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | CAT | SPA ovr:1 cls:1 |
ALG | NÜR | SIL | 19th | 11 | |
2010
|
Team Total
|
LMP1 | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | CAS | SPA | ALG | HUN | SIL ovr:1 cls:1 |
22nd | 15 | |
2011
|
Peugeot Sport Total | LMP1 | Peugeot 908 | HDI 3.7 L Turbo V8 )
(Diesel |
M | CAS | SPA ovr:2 cls:2 |
IMO | SIL | EST | NC | 0 | |
2012
|
Sébastien Loeb Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
|
D | CAS ovr:2 cls:2 |
DON ovr:4 cls:4 |
PET | 6th | 30 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016
|
SMP Racing | P | BR Engineering BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | DAY 9 |
24th | 52 | |||||||||
DragonSpeed | Oreca 05 | SEB 4 |
LBH | LGA
|
DET
|
WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET |
References
- ^ "TEAM". Bullet Sports Management.
- ^ "Nicolas Minassian – 2001 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Nicolas Minassian – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.