Nicolas Armindo

Nicolas Armindo
Nicolas Armindo
Born	March 8, 1982 (age 44); Colmar, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Known for	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion (2010)

Nicolas Armindo (born 8 March 1982 in Colmar, France) is a French professional racing driver with Portuguese heritage. His motorsport journey began in karting, followed by advancement through French Formula Campus in 2001, then competing in French Formula Renault during 2002 and 2003, alongside participation in the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup throughout the same years. He later shifted focus to sports car racing, entering the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany starting in 2004.

In 2010, Armindo clinched the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany title while racing for Attempto Racing, playing a key role in securing both the Drivers' and Team championships for his squad that season. The previous year, 2009, saw him achieve third place overall in the FIA GT3 European Championship driving an Audi R8 LMS with Rosberg Motorsport. His endurance racing credentials include scoring points at Istanbul during the 2005 FIA GT Championship.

Armindo holds the record for the fastest lap at the sixth round of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup on a 5.1-kilometre track, completing a lap in 1:51.692 minutes. His career features stints with IMSA Performance Matmut competing in the Le Mans Series and Hermes Attempto Racing within the German Porsche Carrera Cup. Additionally, he appeared as a guest competitor for Lechner Racing in the Porsche Supercup, where he secured a win at Hockenheim.

The year 2011 marked Armindo's victory in the GTE-AM category of the Le Mans Series, piloting a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR alongside teammate Raymond Narac. During that same year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans event, he raced in the GTE-Pro division behind the wheel of the latest 2011 GT3 RSR model. He also drove a Porsche 997 GT3 R for Attempto Team in both ADAC GT Masters and the 24 Hours of Dubai endurance race.

In 2012, Armindo took part in the Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race with Orbit Racing, partnering with driver James Sofronas.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions – awarding two points from 2008 onward) (Races shown in italics indicate fastest laps)

2010 2015

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos.	Pts
2006	Lechner Racing School Team	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR 19	ITA	GER	ESP	MON	GBR	USA	USA	FRA	GER	HUN	ITA	NC	0‡
2007	Tolimit Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR Ret	BHR 8	ESP 8	MON 7	FRA 2	GBR 1	GER 11	HUN Ret	TUR Ret	ITA 19	BEL Ret		9th	72
2008	Tolimit Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR 18	BHR 6	ESP 4	TUR Ret	MON 18	FRA 9	GBR 15	GER 6	HUN 16	ESP	BEL	ITA 1	11th	73
Al Faisal Lechner Racing	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	BHR	ESP	MON	ESP	GBR	GER 1	HUN	BEL 5	ITA 7			NC	0‡
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 991 GT3	ESP	MON	AUT 17	GBR	HUN	BEL	BEL	ITA	ITA	USA	NC	0‡

† — Classified despite not finishing (completed more than 90% of race distance). ‡ — Participated as guest driver; not eligible for championship points.

Full GT1 World Championship Outcomes

Season	Racing Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Standing	Total Points
2010	Mad-Croc Racing	Corvette	ABU QR	ABU CR	SIL QR 12	SIL CR 11	BRN QR	BRN CR	PRI QR	PRI CR													33rd	14
2010	Matech Competition	Ford									SPA QR	SPA CR	NÜR QR	NÜR CR	ALG QR	ALG CR	NAV QR 4	NAV CR 7	INT QR 7	INT CR 8	SAN QR 17	SAN CR 8	33rd	14

24 Hours of Le Mans Performance

Year	Team Name	Co-Drivers	Automobile	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Position	Class Ranking
2011	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall IMSA Performance Matmut	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Raymond Narac Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Patrick Pilet	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GTE Pro	311	17th place	5th in class
2012	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall IMSA Performance Matmut	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Anthony Pons Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Raymond Narac	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GTE Am	328 laps completed	21st overall	'\'\'2nd in category\'\
2014	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall IMSA Performance Matmut	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Raymond Narac Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall David Hallyday	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	GTE Am	323 laps finished	31st overall standing	11th in class