Nicolas Baert

Nicolas Baert (born 8 August 2001 in Braine-l'Alleud ) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing for Comtoyou Racing in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

Early career Baert made his single-seater debut in 2019, joining MP Motorsport to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship. 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 Comtoyou Racing's three-car lineup to race in TCR Europe for 2020. Baert took his first pole and win at Zolder 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.

Baert remained with Comtoyou Racing for the 2021 TCR Europe season. Scoring a lone podium in the first round of the season at the Slovakia Ring, he finished seventh in points in his sophomore season in the series.

GT career

Following two races in 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge for Saintéloc Racing, Baert returned to the French team for 2022, competing in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II. In the endurance cup, Baert scored a best result of 12th overall at Hockenheim and finished fifth in the Silver Cup standings. In the latter, Baert took a best result of sixth at Magny-Cours, 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 Comtoyou Racing 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 Monza and Le Castellet, and scored a further class podium at the 24 Hours of Spa 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 Hockenheim to finish eighth in points.

In 2024, Baert stayed with Comtoyou Racing, as the team switched to the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, for a dual programme in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. In the former, Baert scored two Silver Cup podiums at Monza and Jeddah, while in the latter, Baert took a lone overall podium at the season-finale in Barcelona.

Baert remained with Comtoyou Racing for 2025, staying in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and making his debut in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Finishing 33rd in the Silver Cup class in the former, Baert then scored a lone points finish at the Norisring by finishing 13th in race two en route to a 24th-place points finish. The following year, Baert remained with his father's team for a second season in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

Personal life Baert is the son of Comtoyou Racing 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) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points 2019 MP Motorsport NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 JER1 JER2 JER3 ALG1 ALG2 ALG3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 7th 105

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results Year Entrant Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2019 Team Belgium Formula 4 11th 7th DNF

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2020 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR LEC1 LEC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 JAR1 JAR2 3rd 244 2021 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR SVK1 SVK2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 7th 242

Complete World Touring Car Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2020 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR BEL1 BEL2 GER1 GER2 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 ESP1 ESP2 ESP3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NC† 0† † 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) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2025 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo OSC1 OSC2 LAU1 LAU2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 24th 3 2026 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 20th* 7* Season still in progress.