Nicolas Taylor (racing driver)

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Nicolas Taylor
TCR Italy 2024 Mugello Nr. 17 Taylor.jpg
Taylor in 2024
Nationality Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian
Born (2005-10-08) 8 October 2005 (age 19)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Championship titles
2024 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

Nicolas Taylor (born 8 October 2005 in Calgary [1] [2] ) is a Canadian racing driver. He is the 2024 TCR Italy champion.

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Career

Taylor started karting in Canada, [3] before moving to Malta to compete in mainly Italian-based championships as a factory driver for GP Racing. [4] Racing full-time in karts until 2023, Taylor most notably won the 2023 Rok Cup Italy in the Shifter class. [5] [6]

On December 14, 2023, it was announced that Taylor would join PMA Motorsport for the 2024 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship. [7] After qualifying second on debut at Misano, Taylor repeated the same feat in the following round at Pergusa, where he also scored his maiden podium and Under 25 win in race one. [8] Standing on the podium at Mugello and taking another top five at Imola, [9] Taylor took his maiden pole at the penultimate round at Vallelunga, [10] which he converted into his maiden win in the series. [11] In the season finale at Monza, Taylor won race one from pole and by finishing seventh in race two took the TCR Italy title over Ruben Volt on countback. [12] [13]

Taylor is set to remain with PMA Motorsport in 2025, competing in both the Italian and European TCR championships on a full-time basis. [14] [15]

Personal life

Taylor lives in Malta, having moved there during his karting career. [16] Taylor has one brother, Zachary, [17] [18] who is a fellow racing driver and is testing TCR machinery as of 2025. [19]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2021 SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 SeniorAluminosNC
2022 WSK Champions Cup - OK GP Racing Srl16th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti - X30 SeniorNC
Karting European Championship - KZ2 NC
Trofeo Delle Industrie - KZ2 NC
Karting World Cup - KZ2 NC
Italian Karting Championship - KZ2 39th
SKUSA SuperNationals - Pro ShifterNC
2023 WSK Champions Cup - KZ2 GP Racing Srl24th
WSK Super Master Series - KZ2 44th
WSK Open Series - KZ2 20th
ROK Superfinal - Shifter Rok34th
SKUSA SuperNationals - Pro Shifter20th
2024 SKUSA SuperNationals - Pro Shifter17th
Sources: [20] [21] [22] [23]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2024 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship PMA Motorsport [24] 1222343521st
TCR Europe Touring Car Series 200003115th
TCR Spain400006611th
2025 TCR Europe Touring Car Series PMA Motorsport**
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship **
Sources: [20]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "TCR | Nicolas Taylor Interview: "I never expected to be third in the standings. It was supposed to be a learning year"". p300.it. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
    2. ↑ "Calgary auto racer Nicolas Taylor enjoys dream season, winning second world championship on Italian circuit". ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 25 April 2025.[ dead link ]
    3. ↑ "Calgary Kart Racing Club Race #2 Report". canadiankartingnews.com. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
    4. ↑ "Maltese driver Nicholas Taylor competes in Italy". newsbook.com.mt. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
    5. ↑ "ROK Talk Show: great success for the last round of ROK Cup Italia". italy.rokcup.com. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    6. ↑ "A Canadian Champion in Italy, Niki Taylor on Top of ROK Cup Italia". canadiankartingnews.com. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    7. ↑ "Canadian teenager inks PMA Motorsport deal". touringcartimes.com. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    8. ↑ "Nicolas Taylor Shines in Debut Season with PMA Motorsport". motorsportmalta.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    9. ↑ "TCR Italy | Mugello 2024: Park Junesung difende la posizione di partenza e vince Gara 2". p300.it. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    10. ↑ "TCR Italy | Vallelunga 2024, Qualifiche: L'Audi di Nicolas Taylor veloce ma fragile. Prima pole e subito dopo rottura". p300.it. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    11. ↑ "TCR Italy | Vallelunga 2024, Gara 1: Nicolas Taylor vince dopo una prestazione superlativa". p300.it. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    12. ↑ "TCR Italy | Monza 2024, Gara 1: Nicolas Taylor perfetto sotto la pioggia, Luca Franca vince il titolo DSG". p300.it. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    13. ↑ "Taylor conquista il titolo tricolore assoluto TCR 2024". acisport.it. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    14. ↑ "TCR Italy | Il campione in carica Nicolas Taylor pronto a difendere il suo titolo nel 2025". p300.it. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
    15. ↑ "Nicolas Taylor and Felice Jelmini joins TCR Europe grid". TouringCarTimes.com. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
    16. ↑ "Nic Taylor's Simulation Training Sets Him for On-Track Success". wpr.gg. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    17. ↑ "Calgary brothers ripping up the karting circuit in Italy". ctvnews.ca. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    18. ↑ "Tmiem il-ġimgħa eċċellenti għas-sewwieqa tal-karting Nicolas u Zachary Taylor". newsbook.com.mt. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    19. ↑ "TCR Italy | Nel 2025 parte la collaborazione tra Zachary Taylor e PMA Motorsport". p300.it. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    20. 1 2 "Nicolas Taylor | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
    21. ↑ Kartcom. "Taylor Nicolas" . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    22. ↑ Kartcom. "Taylor Nicholas" . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    23. ↑ Kartcom. "Taylor Niki" . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
    24. ↑ "Nicolas Taylor to make TCR Europe debut in Spain". touringcartimes.com. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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