Nico Müller

Nico Müller
Müller in 2023
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 31)
Thun, Switzerland
DTM career
Debut season2014
Car number51
Former teamsAudi Sport Team Abt Sportsline, Team Rosberg
Starts152
Championships0
Wins11
Podiums34
Poles6
Fastest laps15
Best finish2nd in 2019, 2020
Finished last season7th
Previous series
2012-2013
20102011
2009
200809
2008
2008
World Series by Renault
GP3 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Swiss Formula Renault 2.0
Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
Championship titles
2009Swiss Formula Renault 2.0
Formula E career
Debut season2019–20
Current teamABT CUPRA Formula E Team
Car number51
Former teamsDragon / Penske Autosport
Starts30
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish19th in 2022–23
Finished last season19th (15 pts)

Nico Sebastian Müller (born 25 February 1992) is a Swiss professional racing driver. He is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot Sport and in Formula E for ABT Cupra.

Career

Karting

Müller began his karting career in 2004 and the following year, Müller finished sixth in the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland ICA Junior class. He improved to third place in the same competition in 2006 and also finished as runner-up in the Swiss Junior Championship. In 2007, he won the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland KF3 class, winning the title by a single point, and took fifth place in the Swiss KF3 championship.

Formula Renault 2.0

In 2008, Müller stepped up to single-seaters, racing in his native Formula Renault series for Jenzer Motorsport. In his first year in the category, he finished fifth, taking a victory at Spa-Francorchamps along with two other podium places. He also took part in selected races of both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup series. In November of that year, he contested the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series, which was held over two races at the Imola circuit. Müller took two podium places to finish third in the standings, behind Kazim Vasiliauskas and champion Daniel Mancinelli.

Müller remained in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 series in 2009 and wrapped up the title in dominant fashion, finishing on the podium in all twelve races, taking nine victories and nine pole positions.

He also contested a full season of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Jenzer Motorsport. He originally finished third in his début race in Barcelona, but was later promoted to second following the disqualification of race winner Albert Costa. During the season he took a further four points-scoring positions to finish eleventh in the championship, the third highest placed rookie driver.

GP3 Series

In 2010, Müller graduated to the new GP3 Series, continuing his long relationship with Jenzer Motorsport. He took his first victory in the category at the third round of the season in Valencia, winning the sprint race after starting from the front row of the grid. Another podium followed at the next round at Silverstone before he took his second win of the year with victory from pole position in the feature race at the Hungaroring.

A haul of nine points in the final round at Monza ensured that Müller finished the season third overall behind Robert Wickens and eventual champion Esteban Gutiérrez. Müller remained in the championship with Jenzer Motorsport for a second season in 2011.

World Rallycross

Müller competed in the 2017 World RX of France and the 2017 World RX of Latvia for the EKS RX team. He finished the events 17th and 6th respectively.

Sports car racing

In October 2017, it was announced that Müller would replace relief driver James Rossiter in the No. 26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 07, partnering regular drivers Roman Rusinov and Pierre Thiriet for the 6 Hours of Shanghai in November. He finished seventh after colliding with three cars during the course of the race. That month, Müller was entered into the 2017 FIA GT World Cup, driving an Audi R8 LMS with Audi Sport Team WRT, and was caught up in a first lap multi-car accident in the qualifying race. His car was repaired in time for the main race, but crashed out after hitting a car that spun ahead of him.

Other series

At the end of October 2009, Müller tested a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car for the first time, driving for Prema Powerteam at Motorland Aragón in Spain as a prize for winning the Swiss Formula Renault title. A week later, he took part in the first International Formula Master test session of the winter at the Hungaroring, finishing as the fastest driver on day one before taking second place the following day.

Müller became the first Swiss to race in World RX

Formula E

Dragon / Penske Autosport (2019–2021)

Having acted as a development driver for the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team for two seasons, Müller made his Formula E debut in the 2019–20 season, driving for GEOX Dragon alongside Brendon Hartley. His package proved to be largely uncompetitive, leading to the Swiss driver ending up 25th in the standings, lowest of all full-time competitors.

In 2021, Müller remained with the rebranded Dragon / Penske Autosport for another campaign in Formula E. He scored a number of points finishes, including a surprise podium during the Valencia ePrix, a race in which a myriad of drivers ran out of useable energy with mere minutes remaining. Müller eventually exited the series, being replaced by Joel Eriksson for the second half of the season.

ABT CUPRA Formula E Team (2023–)

2022–23 season

Müller during the 2023 Berlin ePrix

Müller returned to Formula E in 2023, joining the newly re-entered ABT CUPRA outfit for the start of the Gen3 era. The season began in disappointing fashion, with the team playing catch-up to its rivals due to their one-year hiatus from the series, which was compounded by the Swiss driver crashing during Race 2 in Diriyah. A first glimmer of hope materialised in Hyderabad, where a chaotic race with a plethora of retirements elevated Müller to eleventh at the finish, with him having set the fastest lap of the race. Three rounds later in Berlin, ABT profited from a wet qualifying session on Sunday to start on the front row, with Müller narrowly missing out on pole to teammate Robin Frijns. Hours later however, it would be Müller who scored the team's maiden top ten finish of the campaign, ending up ninth in a dry race. In Monaco, points were once again on the table until, with two laps remaining, Sam Bird crashed into the Swiss driver at Sainte Devote, costing Müller a ninth place in the process.

After two point-less events in Indonesia and the United States, Müller proceeded to have his most fruitful weekend of the season at the Rome ePrix: a large crash which eliminated a chunk of the field at the halfway mark of Saturday's race elevated Müller to the top ten, where he was able to consolidate in sixth position, taking home ABT's best result of the season. A day later, Müller finished tenth, getting the final points-paying position after a penalty for António Félix da Costa ahead. He ended the season in fine style, qualifying eighth for the final race at London and maintaining said place, thus jumping to 19th in the drivers' championship.

2023–24 season

Müller was retained by ABT CUPRA for the 2023–24 season, partnering a new teammate, former Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 Jenzer Motorsport 12 1 0 0 3 174 5th
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 8 32nd
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 2 0 0 0 0 0 52nd
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 - Winter Series 2 0 0 0 2 52 3rd
2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Jenzer Motorsport 14 0 0 0 1 25 11th
Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 12 9 9 8 12 317 1st
2010 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 16 2 1 2 4 53 3rd
2011 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 16 1 0 0 3 36 4th
2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 17 0 0 0 1 78 9th
2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 17 2 1 0 3 143 5th
2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Rosberg 10 0 0 1 0 10 19th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Audi Race Experience 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 G-Drive Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Rosberg 18 0 0 0 0 26 21st
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 3 0 1 0 1 41 9th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team WRT 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Abt 18 1 1 2 2 88 9th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 3 0 1 1 1 26 10th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 4 0 0 0 0 2 27th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 1 1 1 18 9th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 19th
FIA GT World Cup Phoenix Racing Asia 0 0 0 0 0 N/A DNS
2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 18 0 0 1 2 81 12th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team WRT 2 0 0 0 1 29 10th
FIA GT World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 8 12th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
World Rallycross Championship EKS RX 2 0 0 0 0 13 17th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 27th
2017–18 Formula E Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Development driver
2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 20 0 0 0 3 96 10th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 8 39th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 1 0 0 12 18th
World Rallycross Championship EKS Audi Sport 1 0 0 0 0 10 19th
Stock Car Brasil Ipiranga Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2018–19 Formula E Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Test/reserve driver
2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 18 3 1 4 11 250 2nd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 3 32nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019–20 Formula E GEOX Dragon 10 0 0 1 0 0 25th
2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 18 6 3 5 13 330 2nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2020–21 Formula E Dragon / Penske Autosport 7 0 0 0 1 30 20th
2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Team Rosberg 16 0 0 2 1 56 10th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 18 15th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 2 0 0 0 0 16 12th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Car Collection 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Team Rosberg 16 1 1 0 2 105 7th
FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 1 0 0 0 0 18 9th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Vector Sport 4 0 0 0 1 16 17th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 22nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 High Class Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Monster VR46 with Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 30 16th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Car Collection 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2022–23 Formula E ABT CUPRA Formula E Team 15 0 0 1 0 15 19th
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 6 0 0 0 0 22 13th
2023–24 Formula E ABT CUPRA Formula E Team

As Müller was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2009 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
1

2
CAT
2

22†
SPA
1

17
SPA
2

10
HUN
1

7
HUN
2

9
SIL
1

15
SIL
2

11
LMS
1

17
LMS
2

Ret
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

11
ALC
1

24
ALC
2

12
11th 25

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2010 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA

13
CAT
SPR

9
IST
FEA

6
IST
SPR

4
VAL
FEA

7
VAL
SPR

1
SIL
FEA

3
SIL
SPR

4
HOC
FEA

Ret
HOC
SPR

17
HUN
FEA

1
HUN
SPR

6
SPA
FEA

4
SPA
SPR

6
MNZ
FEA

4
MNZ
SPR

3
3rd 53
2011 Jenzer Motorsport IST
FEA

11
IST
SPR

15
CAT
FEA

5
CAT
SPR

Ret
VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

14
SIL
FEA

1
SIL
SPR

11
NÜR
FEA

15
NÜR
SPR

7
HUN
FEA

4
HUN
SPR

5
SPA
FEA

7
SPA
SPR

3
MNZ
FEA

4
MNZ
SPR

3
4th 36

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 Pos Points
2012 International Draco Racing ALC
1

Ret
ALC
2

Ret
MON
1

5
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

4
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

Ret
MSC
1

8
MSC
2

Ret
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

7
HUN
1

6
HUN
2

Ret
LEC
1

8
LEC
2

7
CAT
1

12
CAT
2

15
9th 78
2013 International Draco Racing MNZ
1

13
MNZ
2

5
ALC
1

Ret
ALC
2

5
MON
1

1
SPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

5
MSC
1

7
MSC
2

4
RBR
1

13
RBR
2

8
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

5
LEC
1

10
LEC
2

2
CAT
1

12
CAT
2

4
5th 143

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 17 18 19 20  Pos   Points 
2014 Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM HOC
16
OSC
16
HUN
12
NOR
18
MSC
5
SPL
19
NÜR
Ret
LAU
Ret
ZAN
Ret
HOC
13
19th 10
2015 Audi Sport Team Rosberg Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1

6
HOC
2

19
LAU
1

20
LAU
2

9
NOR
1

18
NOR
2

19
ZAN
1

9
ZAN
2

21
SPL
1

12
SPL
2

5
MSC
1

9
MSC
2

9
OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

Ret
NÜR
1

16
NÜR
2

16
HOC
1

14
HOC
2

16
21st 26
2016 Audi Sport Team Abt Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1

3
HOC
2

7
SPL
1

10
SPL
2

Ret
LAU
1

10
LAU
2

8
NOR
1

20
NOR
2

1
ZAN
1

20
ZAN
2

5
MSC
1

13
MSC
2

7
NÜR
1

11
NÜR
2

5
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

Ret
HOC
1

15
HOC
2

13
9th 88
2017 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1

9
HOC
2

5
LAU
1

18
LAU
2

6
HUN
1

10
HUN
2

4
NOR
1

9
NOR
2

13
MSC
1

15
MSC
2

15
ZAN
1

10
ZAN
2

4
NÜR
1

11
NÜR
2

Ret
SPL
1

3
SPL
2

3
HOC
1

12
HOC
2

11
12th 81
2018 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1

13
HOC
2

13
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

17
HUN
1

3
HUN
2

14
NOR
1

18
NOR
2

7
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

7
BRH
1

15
BRH
2

10
MIS
1

5
MIS
2

10
NÜR
1

10
NÜR
2

14
SPL
1

3
SPL
2

2
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

4
10th 96
2019 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 Turbo DTM HOC
1

8
HOC
2

2
ZOL
1

3
ZOL
2

8
MIS
1

5
MIS
2

1
NOR
1

2
NOR
2

8
ASS
1

2
ASS
2

3
BRH
1

3
BRH
2

2
LAU
1

1
LAU
2

2
NÜR
1

15
NÜR
2

6
HOC
1

17
HOC
2

1
2nd 250
2020 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 Turbo DTM SPA
1

1
SPA
2

1
LAU
1

1
LAU
2

2
LAU
1

2
LAU
2

5
ASS
1

3
ASS
2

3
NÜR
1

1
NÜR
2

5
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

1
ZOL
1

3
ZOL
2

9
ZOL
1

6
ZOL
2

2
HOC
1

1
HOC
2

2
2nd 330
2021 Team Rosberg Audi R8 LMS Evo MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

2
LAU
1

13
LAU
2

10
ZOL
1

10
ZOL
2

4
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

9
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

14
ASS
1

Ret
ASS
2

8
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

12
NOR
1

8
NOR
2

15
10th 56
2022 Team Rosberg Audi R8 LMS Evo II ALG
1

Ret
ALG
2

1
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

5
IMO
1

2
IMO
2

8
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

12
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

6
SPA
1

6
SPA
2

22
RBR
1

6
RBR
2

7
HOC
1

8
HOC
2

6
7th 105

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2016 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro MIS
QR
MIS
CR
BRH
QR
BRH
CR
NÜR
QR

5
NÜR
CR

34
HUN
QR
HUN
CR
CAT
QR

Ret
CAT
CR

14
27th 2

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

(key)

Supercar

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WRX Points
2017 EKS RX Audi S1 BAR POR HOC BEL GBR NOR SWE CAN FRA
17
LAT
6
GER RSA 17th 13
2018 EKS Audi Sport Audi S1 BAR POR BEL GBR NOR SWE CAN FRA LAT
9
USA GER RSA 19th 10

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2017 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA
7
BHR 27th 6
2022 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
NC
SPA
10
LMS
13
MNZ
3
FUJ 17th 16
Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6 BHR
4
9th 18
2023 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6 SEB
NC
ALG
5
SPA
9
LMS
9
MNZ
11
FUJ BHR
8
13th 22

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2022 United Kingdom Vector Sport France Sébastien Bourdais
Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 357 27th 22nd
2023 France Peugeot TotalEnergies France Loïc Duval
United States Gustavo Menezes
Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar 312 27th 12th

Complete Formula E results

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

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2019–20 GEOX Dragon Spark SRT05e Penske EV-4 DIR
DNS
DIR
Ret
SCL
12
MEX
Ret
MRK
20
BER
NC
BER
14
BER
12
BER
20
BER
17
BER
22
25th 0
2020–21 Dragon / Penske Autosport Spark SRT05e Penske EV-4 DIR
21
DIR
5
RME
13
RME
9
VLC
2
VLC
20
20th 30
Penske EV-5 MCO
18
PUE PUE NYC NYC LDN LDN BER BER
2022–23 ABT CUPRA Formula E Team Formula E Gen3 Mahindra M9Electro MEX
14
DRH
Ret
DRH
Ret
HYD
11
CAP
WD
SAP
Ret
BER
15
BER
9
MCO
Ret
JAK
11
JAK
12
POR
Ret
RME
6
RME
10
LDN
Ret
LDN
8
19th 15

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 High Class Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
9†
SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET NC† 0†

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.


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