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Nicolò Rocca

Nicolò Rocca (born 14th December 1993 in Turin.[1]) is an Italian professional racing driver that competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving most recently the No. 56 Chevrolet Camaro for CAAL Racing in the EuroNASCAR PRO class. His best result in the series is a 3rd place in 2019,[2] at the wheel of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro of PK Carsport.

Nicolò Rocca
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1993-12-14) December 14, 1993 (age 30)
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season2013
Current teamCAAL Racing
Car number56
Starts97 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Wins5 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Podiums20 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Poles9 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Fastest laps7 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
Best finish3rd in 2019 (PRO)
Finished last season4th in 2022
Previous series
2011-12Formula Renault

Career

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Rocca started his racing career in 2002 with karting. During his karting career, he raced across Italy and Europe, culminating with a KF3 season in 2008. He made his car racing debut in 2010, racing in Formula BMW in the 2010 Formula Lista Junior season for Daltec Racing, scoring multiple podiums.

In 2011 he graduated to Formula Renault, racing in the Alps championship, for Interwetten Racing, with a best result of 3rd in the opening round in Monza. Rocca's experience in Formula Renault continued in 2012, racing for GSK this time,[3] in the Italian championship.

In 2013 Rocca switched to stock cars, taking part to his first NASCAR Whelen Euro championship in the PRO class, racing for Scorpus Racing. In 2014, he joined Caal Racing on the No.25 Chevrolet,[4] finishing the season with a win at the Bologna Motorshow race,[5] in December.

2015 was the breakthrough year for Rocca, which did see him scoring 4 pole positions in the first 4 races of the season, securing the best ever average qualifying position of the series, against teammates Alon Day and Eddie Cheever. He secured 3 wins and 6 podiums, which left him as the main title contender against Ander Vilarino[6] going into the last race of the year in Zolder. A controversial contact with the local hero Anthony Kumpen hampered Rocca's chances to secure his first title.

Rocca returned to the wheel of the No.56 Chevrolet Camaro of Caal Racing in 2016, finishing the season in 4th.[7]

After only racing part time in 2017 and 2018, Rocca joined PK Carsport full time for the 2019 season, onboard of the No.24 Chevrolet Camaro.[8][9] Rocca scored the first podium of the season in Brands Hatch, after a race long battle with Alon Day and Stienes Longin, for then securing the first pole position and win[10] with the new team in Most. Further podiums in Venray[11] and in Hockenheimring left Rocca as the main title contender of Loris Hezemans getting into the last weekend of the season,[12] which he eventually ended 3rd[13] after a luck-less last race.

For 2020, Rocca joined the Austrian team DF1 Racing,[14] managing to bring the No.22 Chevrolet on the podium multiple times,[15] continuing with them in 2021,[16] and finishing the 2021 season in 4th[17]

In 2022 Rocca re-joined Caal Racing No.56 Chevrolet Camaro, starting off the season with a pole position and win in Valencia.[18] Rocca ended leading the championship for most of the 2022 season,[19] ending the season in 4th.

Karting record

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Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 Formula Lista Junior Daltec Racing 12 0 0 0 1 40 9th
2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Daltec Racing 10 0 0 0 0 32 21st
Formula 2000 Light Daltec-Interwetten 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia GSK Grand Prix 4 0 0 0 0 11 30th
2013 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite Scorpus Racing 10 0 0 0 0 403 14th
2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 CAAL Racing 12 0 0 0 0 482 13th
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 2 0 0 0 1 65 44th
2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 CAAL Racing 11 3 6 2 6 561 9th
2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 CAAL Racing 12 0 0 0 2 553 4th
2018 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 CAAL Racing 4 0 0 0 0 154 25th
2019 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 PK Carsport 13 1 1 3 5 499 3rd
2020 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR Pro DF1 Racing 9 0 0 0 1 317 9th
2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR Pro DF1 Racing 12 0 0 0 2 394 4th
2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR Pro CAAL Racing 6 1 1 1 3 NC NC

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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(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 Pos Points
2011 Daltec Racing MNZ
1
14 		MNZ
2
13 		IMO
1
16 		IMO
2
Ret 		PAU
1
9 		PAU
2
Ret 		RBR
1
13 		RBR
2
Ret 		HUN
1
 HUN
2
 LEC
1
11 		LEC
2
14 		SPA
1
 SPA
2
 21st 32

Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO

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(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.)

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWES Pts
2013 Scorpus Racing 19 Chevy NOG
10 		NOG
19 		DIJ
10 		DIJ
6 		BRH
7 		BRH
9 		TOU
18 		TOU
5 		MNZ
14 		MNZ
8 		BUG BUG 14th 403
2014 CAAL Racing 25 Chevy VAL
16 		VAL
21 		BRH
10 		BRH
8 		TOU
10 		TOU
10 		NÜR
20 		NÜR
5 		UMB
22 		UMB
9 		BUG
19 		BUG
12 		13th 483
2015 56 VAL
3 		VAL
11 		VEN
1* 		VEN
7* 		BRH
18 		BRH
21 		TOU
1* 		TOU
3 		UMB
3 		UMB
1 		ZOL
18 		ZOL
DNS 		9th 561
2016 VAL
4 		VAL
21 		VEN
4 		VEN
7 		BRH
20 		BRH
6 		TOU
5 		TOU
3 		ADR
4 		ADR
6 		ZOL
3 		ZOL
20 		4th 553
2018 VAL VAL FRA FRA BRH
9 		BRH
21 		TOU TOU HOC HOC ZOL
5 		ZOL
17 		25th 154
2019 PK Carsport 24 Chevy VAL
5 		VAL
5 		FRA
6 		FRA
5 		BRH
3 		BRH
9 		MOS
1* 		MOS
11 		VEN
2 		HOC
2 		HOC
2 		ZOL
24 		ZOL
8 		3rd 499
2020 DF1 Racing 22 Chevy ITA
8 		ITA
8 		BEL
8 		BEL
DNS 		CRO
10 		CRO
13 		ESP1
15 		ESP1
4 		ESP2
15 		ESP2
3 		9th 317
2021 ESP
2 		ESP
5 		GBR
3 		GBR
8 		CZE
5 		CZE
10 		CRO
7 		CRO
7 		BEL
5 		BEL
4 		ITA
4 		ITA
6 		4th 394
2022 CAAL Racing 56 Chevy VAL
1 		VAL
3 		GBR
2 		GBR
4 		ITA
7 		ITA
DNF 		CZE
24 		CZE
8 		BEL
4 		BEL
15 		CRO
13 		CRO
2 		4th 374

References

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  1. ^ "Nicolò Rocca". www.worldofeuronascar.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Hezemans crowned the 2019 Euro NASCAR Champion, Longin breaks through". www.euronascar.com. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Formazione a tre punte per la GSK Motorsport". www.motorsport.com (in Italian). 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Rocca con Caal nella NASCAR europea". www.italiaracing.it (in Italian). 9 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Whelen: Rocca ancora con la CAAL Racing". www.motorsport.com (in Italian). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Preview: EuroNASCAR Zolder Finals – Can Vilarino Stay One Step Ahead?". www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Nascar Whelen Euro Series Kumpen campione a Zolder". www.italiaracing.it (in Italian). 11 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Nicolò Rocca e Dario Costa: «Volevo fare il pilota»". vanityfair.it (in Italian). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Nicolò Rocca, dal sogno di Saetta McQueen alle piste con la Nascar Euro Series". autoappassionati.it (in Italian). 14 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ "NICOLO ROCCA SCORES DRAMATIC WIN AFTER HEZEMANS ENGINE TROUBLE". Motorsport.com. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Hezemans scores third career win in a breathtaking battle at Venray". euronascar.com. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  12. ^ "IT'S HEZEMANS VERSUS ROCCA FOR THE EURO NASCAR TITLE". euronascar.com. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. ^ "2019 EuroNASCAR PRO Championship Standings". euronascar.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Nicolò Rocca Officially Joins DF1 Racing for 2020". worldofeuronascar.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Euro NASCAR returns to Brands Hatch as Thruxton welcomes British Trucks". autosport.com. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  16. ^ "DF1 Racing extends contract with Nicolò Rocca and Grapos Softdrinks". euronascar.com. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  17. ^ "DF1 Racing going for the title 2022 with the #22 Camaro and Nicolò Rocca". euronascar.com. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Nicolo Rocca opens the seasons on a high note". www.threewide.de. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  19. ^ "EuroNASCAR: Graff wins Sunday showcase at Brands Hatch". www.msv.com. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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