Nicolas Baert (born 8 August 2001 in

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) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing for

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Early career

Baert made his single-seater debut in 2019, joining

MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...

to compete in the

F4 Spanish Championship The F4 Spanish Championship () is an FIA Formula 4 racing series. The championship was planned to launch in 2015, though the inaugural season was cancelled and delayed until 2016. Koiranen GP was the promoter of the championship for the first tw ...

. In his only year in single-seater competition, Baert scored a best result of fourth twice on his way to seventh in points. During 2019, Baert also represented Belgium in the first edition of the FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup. Leaving single-seaters at the end of 2019, Baert joined

's three-car lineup to race in TCR Europe for 2020. Baert took his first pole and win at

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to finish third in the overall points and runner-up in the Benelux series. Near the end of 2020, Baert made a wildcard appearance at the Spain round of the

World Touring Car Cup The FIA World Touring Car Cup (abbreviated to WTCR, referring to the use of TCR regulations) was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It ...

. Baert remained with

for the 2021 TCR Europe season. Scoring a lone podium in the first round of the season at the Slovakia Ring, Baert finished 7th in points in his sophomore season in the series.

GT career

Following two races in 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge for

Saintéloc Racing Saintéloc Racing is a French motorsport team. It mainly operates in rallying and sports car racing series. Current series include the European Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. The ...

, Baert returned to the French team for 2022, competing in both the

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, formerly for sponsorship reasons the Blancpain Endurance Series from 2011 to 2015 and Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup from 2016 to 2019, is a sports car racing series developed by Stéphane Ratel Or ...

and the

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, driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II. In the endurance cup, Baert scored a best result of 12th overall at

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and finished fifth in the Silver Cup standings. In the latter, Baert took a best result of sixth at

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, which was also his only class win of the season as he finished fifth in the Silver Cup points. The following year, Baert returned to fellow Audi team

ahead of 2023 for another double programme in both GT World Challenge Europe series. Racing in the Gold Cup in Endurance Cup, Baert won in class at

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and Le Castellet, and scored a further class podium at the

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en route to the Gold Cup title at season's end. In the latter, Baert competed in the Pro Cup and scored one overall podium in race one at

to finish eighth in points. In 2024, Baert stayed with

, as the team switched to the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, for a dual programme in both the

and the

. In the former, Baert scored two Silver Cup podiums at

and

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, while in the latter, Baert took a lone overall podium at the season-finale in

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. Baert remained with

for 2025, staying in

and making his debut in

Personal life

Baert is the son of

founder Jean-Michel Baert.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

† As Baert was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † As Baert was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baert, Nicolas 2001 births Living people Belgian racing drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers People from Braine-l'Alleud Spanish F4 Championship drivers FIA Motorsport Games drivers TCR Europe Touring Car Series drivers World Touring Car Cup drivers 24H Series drivers Saintéloc Racing drivers Comtoyou Racing drivers Audi Sport drivers MP Motorsport drivers