1. Nicholas Robert Cassidy was born on 19 August 1994 and is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in Formula E for Jaguar TCS Racing.
24 Facts About Nick Cassidy
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Nick Cassidy has won the 2017 championship in Super GT and the 2019 championship in Super Formula.
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Nick Cassidy began his racing career in Karting when he was just six years old and remained in Karting till 2010.
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Nick Cassidy participated in midget races from the age of eight.
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Nick Cassidy has been racing in the formula racing series since 2008.
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In 2009, Nick Cassidy was runner-up in the New Zealand Formula First Championship, and in 2010, he was runner-up in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship.
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In 2011, Nick Cassidy began the year for Giles Motorsport, in the Toyota Racing Series.
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Nick Cassidy was named Rookie of the year and runner-up, behind his teammate Mitch Evans.
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Nick Cassidy started a few races in the Australian Formula Ford Championship, such as the ADAC Formel Masters and the Formula Abarth.
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Nick Cassidy competed in five races in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
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In 2012, Nick Cassidy participated in the Toyota Racing Series again, remaining with Giles Motorsport.
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In two consecutive weeks of 2018, Nick Cassidy lost final-round title battles in both Super Formula and Super GT, finishing second in both series.
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Nick Cassidy made his debut in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for a combined entry of AF Corse and Red Bull Racing, replacing Red Bull Racing Reserve Driver Alex Albon in the final round of the 2021 season at the Norisring.
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Nick Cassidy drove Red Bull's Ferrari 488 GT3s for the 2022 season.
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However, Nick Cassidy spun out of the lead on the opening lap as a result of a software glitch, before being pushed into the wall and out of the race by Oliver Rowland.
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Nick Cassidy scored points in the following rounds in Valencia and Monaco before achieving his maiden podium at the Puebla ePrix.
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At the next race in New York City Nick Cassidy scored another pole and led the race until the closing laps, when a misjudged move by Jean-Eric Vergne forced the Kiwi down to fourth.
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Nick Cassidy returned to the podium on Sunday, though this would be his final podium of the year, as Cassidy finished a chaotic season of Formula E 15th in the standings, 23 points behind champion Nyck de Vries.
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Nick Cassidy finished on the podium at London as a result of a penalty for De Vries and ended the season eleventh in the standings, four positions behind teammate Frijns.
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At the next round in Monaco, Nick Cassidy charged from his starting spot of tenth to second within the opening seven laps, before executing a pass on title rival Evans to take victory in the principality.
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Nick Cassidy struggled in Jakarta, finishing seventh on Saturday before losing out on points on Sunday after damaging his front wing in a self-inflicted accident with Wehrlein, though he would return to form with a win at Portland, having managed his car's energy well in a pandemonious, peloton-style race.
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Nick Cassidy entered the 2024 Portland ePrix with a lead of 25 points over Pascal Wehrlein.
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Nick Cassidy was leading race 1 of the Portland ePrix until the penultimate lap, where he spun out.
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Nick Cassidy left Portland with no points scored across the two races.