Nick Yelloly

Nicholas Yelloly
Born	(1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Racing driver, test and simulator driver
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Competing in IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, Aston Martin Formula One test driver

Nicholas Jon Yelloly (born 3 December 1990) is a British racing driver currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Meyer Shank Racing and participating in the European Le Mans Series for Inter Europol Competition as an official factory driver representing Acura.

In addition to his racing commitments, Yelloly acts as a test and simulator driver for the Aston Martin team in Formula One.

Karting

Yelloly began his karting journey in September 2005. He raced in Junior TKM Intermediate during 2006 before moving up to ICA in 2007, where he finished fifteenth overall. The following year, he competed in the Super 1 National KF1 Championship, achieving eighth place in the final standings.

Formula Renault UK

In 2008, Yelloly made his debut in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series with Fortec Competition, earning points in all four races and concluding the series in fourteenth position. The next year, he joined the Hitech Junior Team (later known as Atech Grand Prix) for a full season in Formula Renault UK, securing twelve points-scoring finishes and ending nineteenth overall while ranking seventh in the Graduate Cup.

Continuing with the same team under its new name in 2010, Yelloly improved his championship position to seventh, claiming three podiums and winning the final race of the season at Brands Hatch.

GP3 Series

Yelloly stepped up to the GP3 Series in 2011, driving for Atech CRS Grand Prix alongside teammates Marlon Stöckinger and Zoël Amberg. Despite difficulties faced by the team throughout the season, he amassed seven points—mostly from his home event at Silverstone—and finished twenty-first overall, outperforming his teammates who did not score.

Formula Renault 3.5

Yelloly made his first appearance in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series during round seven at Silverstone Circuit in 2011 with Pons Racing, partnering with Oliver Webb. Although his initial race was marred by a disqualification, he managed to secure three points finishes during the season, including a podium at Circuit de Catalunya.

The following year, Yelloly signed with Comtec Racing, where he won both the opening race at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón and another event at the Nürburgring. He concluded the season fifth overall, adding podium finishes at both Spa-Francorchamps and Circuit Paul Ricard.

Return to GP3

In February 2013, Yelloly returned to compete in the GP3 Series, this time with Carlin Motorsport, finishing sixth in the championship and earning four podiums. For the 2014 season, he switched to Status Grand Prix, where he was promoted to race winner after the initial victor was disqualified due to technical infringements; he ended that year sixth in the overall standings.

Porsche Cup racing

Yelloly transitioned to sportscar racing in 2016 by joining the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Project 1 Motorsport. He claimed rookie vice-champion honors while finishing sixth overall and also took part in the Porsche Supercup support race at Silverstone.

He returned to Project 1 Motorsport for the 2017 season, securing three wins and finishing as runner-up in the championship standings alongside two appearances in Porsche Supercup events.

In 2018, Yelloly advanced to a full-time campaign in the Porsche Supercup with Fach Auto Tech. Throughout that season, he engaged in a close title fight against Michael Ammermüller and Thomas Preining, ultimately finishing second overall with victories at rounds supporting both the Monaco and German Grands Prix.

Chinese GT Series

On 24 February 2019, BMW revealed Yelloly as an official factory driver, marking his first appearance for the brand in the China GT Championship the following March. Competing with Fist Team AAI, he achieved five wins out of ten races, ultimately capturing the Chinese GT championship.

ADAC GT Masters

In 2020, Yelloly signed with Schubert Motorsport, partnering predominantly with Henric Skoog throughout the 2020 ADAC GT Masters campaign. Although he missed two rounds, he managed to secure 22nd place overall, highlighted by a victory at the Red Bull Ring. That same year, Yelloly also claimed victory at the 2020 24 Hours of Nürburgring alongside teammates Nicky Catsburg and Alexander Sims.

Returning in 2021, Yelloly teamed up with Jesse Krohn in a Schubert-operated BMW M6 GT3. The pair earned three podium finishes, including a runner-up spot at Oschersleben, concluding the season eighth in the championship standings.

GT World Challenge

Following part-time involvement since 2018, Yelloly committed to a full season in the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with ROWE Racing. Despite a slow start without scoring points in the initial two rounds, Yelloly and co-drivers Augusto Farfus and Nicky Catsburg became strong contenders during the 2022 24 Hours of Spa, leading for significant periods before a puncture relegated them to sixth place. Additional points earned at the final event held at Barcelona secured Yelloly twelfth position in the overall standings.

2023 Season

In 2023, Yelloly joined the IMSA SportsCar Championship driving for the BMW M Team RLL, piloting the new BMW M Hybrid V8 within the GTP class. The season opener at Daytona was plagued by hybrid system malfunctions, resulting in a 49th-place finish after extensive repairs. The team bounced back at Sebring, where Yelloly took advantage of rivals’ misfortunes to secure second place. At Long Beach, he qualified fourth and held third position until the driver swap; teammate Connor De Phillippi then brought home another second-place finish despite a late-race crash. Subsequent outings included an eighth-place result at Monterey, a promoted second place (following a competitor’s penalty) at Watkins Glen, and third at Mosport. Technical difficulties forced retirement at Road America. Rounding out the season, Yelloly finished third at Indianapolis and seventh at Petit Le Mans, concluding the year sixth in the championship.

Simultaneously, Yelloly continued competing with ROWE Racing in the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, sharing driving duties alongside Philipp Eng and Marco Wittmann. Their campaign featured a victory from pole position at Monza, a third place at Le Castellet following performance setbacks and penalties ahead of them, and triumph at the prestigious 24 Hours of Spa, where Yelloly extended their lead during the closing stages. A fifteenth-place finish at Nürburgring coupled with a rival’s win dropped them behind in championship points. Ultimately, a tenth-place finish in Barcelona secured second place overall in the season standings.

2024

During the 2024 IMSA season, Yelloly and De Phillippi remained with the #25 BMW squad. Their campaign included a seventh-place finish at Daytona and a fourth-place result at Sebring. However, their race at Long Beach ended prematurely following a crash involving De Phillippi, which occurred after earlier repairs from a multi-car incident. Additional difficulties arose at Detroit, where De Phillippi inflicted two separate damages on the car, including a broken rear suspension. At Road America, Yelloly was forced out due to a crash, but strategic fuel management earned the #25 entry its only podium of the year with a second-place finish at Indianapolis. The pair concluded the championship in eighth position after retiring from the season finale at Atlanta because of technical issues. Post-season, BMW declared that Yelloly would be leaving after six years as a factory driver, with BMW M Motorsport director Andreas Roos commending his skill, consistency, and professionalism.

In addition to his IMSA efforts in 2024, Yelloly made his debut in LMP2 by participating in the last three rounds of the European Le Mans Series with Nielsen Racing in the Pro-Am category, stepping in for Albert Costa. He secured a class podium at the concluding Portimão race.

2025

For 2025, Yelloly embarked on a dual prototype racing program: competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Acura Meyer Shank Racing, partnering with Renger van der Zande, while simultaneously racing in the European Le Mans Series for Inter Europol Competition alongside Tom Dillmann and silver-ranked Jakub Śmiechowski.

Formula One

Yelloly took part in the 2019 Young Driver Test representing Racing Point at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and later participated in Aston Martin’s post-season test at Yas Marina Circuit in 2021. In July 2024, he piloted the Aston Martin AMR24 during a filming day held at Silverstone following the British Grand Prix.

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Position
2007	Super 1 National Championship – ICA	15th
2008	Super 1 National Championship – KF1	8th

Racing career summary

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^* Current season in progress.

Full Formula Renault UK Championship Results

(key) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Formula Renault UK Winter Series	Fortec Competition	4	0	0	0	0	31	14th
2009	Formula Renault UK	Hitech Junior Team	20	0	0	0	0	83	19th
	Formula Renault UK Winter Series	Hitech Junior Team	4	0	0	0	2	93	2nd
2010	Formula Renault UK	Atech GP	20	1	1	2	3	312	7th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Atech GP	2	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC†
2011	GP3 Series	Atech CRS GP	16	0	0	0	1	7	21st
	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Pons Racing	6	0	0	0	1	36	14th
2012	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Comtec Racing	17	2	1	0	4	122	'5th'
2013	'GP3 Series'	'Carlin'	'16'	'0'	'0'	'1'	'4'	'107'	'6th'
	'Formula Renault 3.5 Series'	'Zeta Corse'	'1'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'28th'
2014	'GP3 Series'	'Status Grand Prix'	'18'	'1'	'0'	'0'	'4'	'127'	'6th'
2015	'GP2 Series'	'Hilmer Motorsport'	'12'	'0'	'0'	'1'	'0'	'19'	'19th'
	'Formula Renault 3.5 Series'	'Lotus (Charouz Racing System)'	'2'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'6'	'20th'
2016	'Porsche Carrera Cup Germany'	'Rookie Team Deutsche Post by Project 1'	'16'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'2'	'161'	'6th'
	'Porsche Supercup'	'Rookie Team Deutsche Post by Project 1'	'1'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'NC†'
2017	'Porsche Carrera Cup Germany'	'Team Deutsche Post by Project 1'	'14'	'3'	'0'	'0'	'8'	'237'	"2nd"
	'Porsche Supercup'	"MOMO Megatron Team PARTRAX"	"2"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"23"	"18th"
2018	"Porsche Supercup"	"Fach Auto Tech"	"10"	"2"	"2"	"2"	"3"	"146"	"2nd"
	"Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup"	"Rowe Racing"	"2"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"NC"
2019	"China GT Championship"	"Fist Team AAI"	"10"	"5"	"1"	"0"	"8"	"190"	"1st"
	"Intercontinental GT Challenge"	"BMW Team Schnitzer"	"1"	"0"	"1"	"0"	"0"	"10"	"20th"
	"VLN Series – SP9"	"BMW Team Schnitzer"	"1"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"7.75"	"51st"
	"24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9"	"Walkenhorst Motorsport"	"1"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0" "|"	"DNF"
	2020 "|ADAC GT Masters" "|Schubert Motorsport" "|10" "|1" "|0" "|0" "|1" "|41" "|22nd"

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Standing	Points
2009	Hitech Junior Team	BRI 1 Ret	BRI 2 20	THR 1 18	THR 2 Ret	DON 1 22	DON 2 Ret	OUL 1 19	OUL 2 21	CRO 1 17	CRO 2 16	SIL1 1 20	SIL1 2 15	SNE 1 7	SNE 2 10	SIL2 1 Ret	SIL2 2 9	ROC 1 Ret	ROC 2 10	BHGP 1 10	BHGP 2 Ret		19th	83
2010	Atech GP	THR 1 6	THR 2 11	ROC 1 Ret	ROC 2 7	BHGP 1 'C'	BHGP 2 '4'	OUL 1 '6'	OUL 2 '14'

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(Legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; races in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Points
2010	Atech GP	ALC 1	ALC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	BRN 1	BRN 2	MAG 1	MAG 2	HUN 1 13	HUN 2 11	HOC 1	HOC 2	SIL 1	SIL 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	NC†	0

† Yelloly competed as a guest driver and was therefore not eligible to earn points.

Full GP3 Series Results

(Legend) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics mark fastest lap)

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Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Position	Points
2011	ATECH CRS GP	IST FEA 13	IST SPR 11	CAT FEA 25	CAT SPR 18	VAL FEA 9	VAL SPR 12	SIL FEA 3	SIL SPR 6	NÜR FEA 16	NÜR SPR 9	HUN FEA 21

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

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Full GP2 Series Results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Standing	Points
2011	Pons Racing	ALC 1	ALC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MON 1	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	SIL 1 DSQ	SIL 2 14	LEC 1 Ret	LEC 2 5	CAT 1 6	CAT 2 2	14th	36
2012	Comtec Racing	ALC 1 1	ALC 2 18	MON 1 Template:Small 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;"   │ [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   │ SPA < br >  │  │  │  │  │  │  │  │  │  │  │  │  │Ret}} ... (rest of table omitted for brevity) ...

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Final Position	Total Points
2015	Hilmer Motorsport	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	CAT FEA Ret	CAT SPR 14	MON FEA 10	MON SPR 9	RBR FEA 8	RBR SPR Ret	SIL FEA 7	SIL SPR 5	HUN FEA Ret	HUN SPR 17	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR 17	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	SOC FEA	SOC SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	YMC FEA	YMC SPR	19th	19

Full Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Results

(key) (Pole positions are in bold, fastest laps are in italics)

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Year	Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
2016	Rookie Team Deutsche Post by Project 1	OSC 1 9	OSC 2 7	HOC1 1 7	HOC1 2 7	RBR 1 10	RBR 2 9	LAU 1 10	LAU 2 7	NOR 1 DNS	NOR 2 12	ZAN 1 5	ZAN 2 11	NÜR 1 3	NÜR 2 4	HOC2 1 4	HOC2 2 2	6th	161

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Points
2016	Rookie Team Deutsche Post by Project 1	CAT	MON	RBR	SIL 5	HUN	HOC	SPA	MNZ	COA	COA		NC†	0†
2017	MOMO Megatron Team PARTRAX	CAT	CAT	MON	RBR	SIL	HUN	SPA 7	SPA 4	MNZ	MEX	MEX	18th	23
2018	Fach Auto Tech	CAT 5	MON 1	RBR 5	SIL 5	HOC 1	HUN 5	SPA 5	MNZ 4	MEX 4	MEX 2		2nd	146

^† Since Yelloly participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to accumulate points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

(Entries in bold signify pole position) (Entries in italics indicate fastest lap)

                     

Full China GT Championship Outcomes

(key) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Standing	Points
2019	Fist Team AAI	SEP 1 1	SEP 2 3	NIN 1 1	NIN 2 1	SHA1 1 2	SHA1 2 2	QIN 1 Retired	QIN 2 5	TIA 1 4	TIA 2 1	SHA2 1 1	SHA2 2 Retired	Champion	190

Full ADAC GT Masters Outcomes

(key) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Earned
2020	Schubert Motorsport	LAU1 1 23	LAU1 2 Retired	NÜR 1 27	NÜR 2 21	HOC 1 15	HOC 2 22	SAC 1	SAC 2	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 5	LAU2 1	LAU2 2	OSC 1 Retired	OSC 2 12	22nd	41

2021 ADAC GT Masters	Schubert Motorsport	OSC 1 4	OSC 2 2	RBR 1 Retired	RBR 2 3	ZAN 1 3	ZAN 2 Retired	LAU 1 7	LAU 2 11	SAC 1 10	SAC 2 Disqualified	HOC 1 22	HOC 2 Retired	NÜR 1 9	NÜR 2 8	8th	104

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	Category	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Points
2020	Turner Motorsport	GTD	BMW M6 GT3	BMW 4.4 L Turbocharged V8	DAY	DAY	SEB	ELK	VIR	ATL	MDO	CLT	PET	LGA	SEB 11	51st	20
2022	BMW M Team RLL	GTD Pro	BMW M4 GT3	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo Inline-6	DAY 9	SEB 4	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET		20th	542
2023	BMW M Team RLL	GTP	BMW M Hybrid V8	BMW P66#BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbocharged V8	DAY 9	SEB 2	LBH 2	LGA 8	WGL 1	MOS 3	ELK 10	IMS 3	PET 7		6th	2687
2024	BMW M Team RLL	GTP	BMW M Hybrid V8	BMW P66#BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbocharged V8	DAY 7	SEB 4	LBH 9	LGA 7	DET 10	WGL 6	ELK 10	IMS 2	PET 10		8th	2392

^* Current season underway.

Full European Le Mans Series Results

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final Position	Total Points
2024	Nielsen Racing	LMP2 Pro-Am	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT	LEC	IMO	SPA 4	MUG 5	ALG 3	9th	37
2025	Inter Europol Competition	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 10	LEC 2	IMO 2	SPA	SIL	ALG	3rd*	38*

<^* Current season in progress.

Complete Results for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Year	Team Name	Drivers	Car Model	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Finish	Class Finish
2025	Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Inter Europol Competition	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Dillmann Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jakub Śmiechowski	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	367	18th	1st