Nick Percat
| Nick Percat | |
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 Nick Percat at the 2013 Mike Pero Pukekohe 500 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 14 September 1988 (age 36) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Car number | 8 |
| Current team | Brad Jones Racing |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 109 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2016 position | 18th (1430 pts) |
Nick Percat (born 14 September, 1988) is an Australian racing driver who currently races in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, driving for Brad Jones Racing.[1] He won the Bathurst 1000 at his first attempt, co-driving for Garth Tander for the Holden Racing Team.
Biography
Percat won the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship in his third season in the category having dominated the season after finishing runner up the previous year to Paul Laskaseski.[2] In 2011 he returned to single seaters for a one off support race for the 2011 Indian Grand Prix driving a Van Diemen built Formula MRF for a winner takes all $50,000 prize. He took pole position and won race one but was taken out in race two by eventual winner Jordan King.[3]
On 9 October 2011, he partnered Garth Tander to win the Bathurst 1000 race for the Holden Racing Team.[4] In winning the Bathurst 1000, Percat became the first South Australian born driver to win the race.
On the 24th of December 2014, it was announced that Percat would contest the 2015 season with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. He endured a mediocre season, with a best finish of 6th at the Gold Coast 600. He finished 22nd in the championship despite not racing in the final two rounds of the year due to a foot injury.
The 2016 season kicked off with Percat taking a shock win in unpredictable circumstances at the 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide, which was also the first win for the team.[5] Percat became the first South Australian driver to win the local event.
Percat continued his strong form at the 2016 Bathurst 1000 by scoring a podium with co-drive Cameron McConville. Percat has finished on the podium 3 times out of his 6 starts.
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Percat placed second in the 2013 Australian Carrera Cup Championship -
Percat is contesting the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport in a Holden VF Commodore
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Career results
Career summary
Supercars Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Number | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | Garth Tander
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1st | 161 |
| 2012 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | Garth Tander
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25th | 139 |
| 2013 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VF Commodore | Garth Tander
|
4th | 161 |
| 2014 | 222 | James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VF Commodore |  Oliver Gavin
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3rd | 161 |
| 2015 | 222 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | Oliver Gavin
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19th | 159 |
| 2016 | 222 | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | Cameron McConville
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3rd | 161 |
References
- ^ "Supercars: Nick Percat will race for Brad Jones Racing in 2017 Supercars season". Fox Sports. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Stuart Innes (15 September 2009). "Nick Percat relishes perfect result". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/10/30/nick-percat-wins-crashes-in-india/ Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2 Nov,2011
- ^ "Tander, Percat win Bathurst". sportal.com.au. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (6 March 2016). "Percat wins chaotic rain hit Clipsal 500". Speed Cafe. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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