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Nicholas Tandy (born 5 November 1984) is a British racing driver who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship as a factory driver for Porsche. Tandy is the only person to have completed the Grand Slam of overall victories in major 24-hour races: winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015; the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2018; the Spa 24 Hours in 2020; and the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2025.
Other major career milestones for Tandy include overall victory at the 2015 Petit Le Mans and the 2025 12 Hours of Sebring, which made him the first driver in history to win the "Big Six" endurance races. He also has class victories at the 2013, 2018 and 2020 Petit Le Mans; the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona; and the 2018, 2019 and 2020 12 Hours of Sebring.
Tandy continued in the series in 2009, and also continued to use the Mygale chassis and Mercedes engines. With Ultimate Motorsport pulling out of the series, JTR became the de facto lead team for Mygale, with Tandy being touted as a championship contender. After a double podium at the Oulton Park opener, Tandy suffered a somewhat disappointing weekend at Silverstone with low points finishes. After his brother's death, the team vowed to carry on in both Formula Three and in Formula Ford. Eighteen days after his brother's death, Tandy scored his and the team's first win with a dominating performance at Rockingham. Having negotiated the first lap incident which took out rivals Daniel Ricciardo and Renger van der Zande, Tandy drove away from the field to win by 8.608 seconds from Henry Arundel and Adriano Buzaid. Tandy is also noted for his pace over a single lap, having recorded four fastest laps from the first eight races of the championship, and at one point, lay third in the standings.
After Carlo van Dam left Kolles & Heinz Union, Tandy was signed up to drive at the Norisring in the Formula Three Euroseries. The following weekend, Tandy signed a deal to compete in the rest of the Euroseries campaign, but a clause in the contract meant that he did not compete again in the rest of the British championship. Tandy left the team before the Dijon-Prenois rounds.
Shortly after that, Tandy has been signed as the tenth Porsche works driver. His first official race was the 2013 24 Hours of Daytona Tandy won the GT class of the 2013 Petit Le Mans and resulted third at the 12 Hours of Sebring, driving for Walker Racing alongside Wolf Henzler and Bryan Sellers. He also won the GTC class at American Le Mans Series race at Laguna Seca with NGT Motorsport. Also, he won two races at the European Le Mans Series in the GTE class, ending third in the standings.
Tandy joined the Porsche factory team at the United SportsCar Championship for the 2014 season. He shared a Core Porsche 911 RSR in the GTLM class with Richard Lietz. He won the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona with Lietz and Patrick Pilet.
In 2015, Tandy partnered Patrick Pilet in the United SportsCar Championship. He claimed four wins and a third-place finish, helping his teammate to win the drivers championship, as well as the teams championship and also overall win in 2015 Petit Le Mans with a Porsche 911 RSR of GTLM class.
Also in 2015, Tandy joined the Porsche LMP1 factory team at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning the French classic. He also drove a KCMG Oreca Nissan at five rounds of the World Endurance Championship, helping the team to finish runner-up in the LMP2 standings.
In 2016, Tandy continued sharing a factory Porsche 911 with Pilet at the GT Le Mans class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, scoring a class win at Long Beach and a second place at Austin.
Tandy returned to Porsche's LMP1 factory team for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, where he scored multiple podiums but no wins.
As Porsche left sports prototype racing for 2018, Tandy returned to the IMSA SportsCar Championship, sharing the No. 911 car with Pilet. He earned two wins and ranked seventh in the GTLM class standings. In 2019, he was runner-up with three wins. Also in 2019, he finished third at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Earl Bamber as third driver.
Tandy continued the No. 911 GTLM car at the 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship, now partnering with Frédéric Makowiecki. The duo got two wins and finished fifth in points. He also scored a DNF at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with an Aurus LMP2.
Corvette Racing signed Tandy for the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Driving with Tommy Milner, he claimed four wins and finished runner-up in the GTLM class, behind their teammates.
In 2022, Tandy continued sharing a factory Corvette with Milner, but in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He got a win and two runner-ups, and was sixth in the GTE drivers ranking.
Tandy returned to the Porsche for the 2023 season to drive a Porsche 963 prototype.
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup
Tandy was then offered the opportunity to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany at the Dijon-Prenois rounds with Konrad Motorsport where on his debut with no testing, he finished second.
Following this performance, Tandy was given a drive with Konrad in Porsche Supercup at the Abu Dhabi round supporting Formula 1. He was again on the podium with a second place.
Having impressed in the 2009 season finale, Tandy drove on a permanent basis for the German-based team in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup; he started the 2010 Porsche Supercup season with an excellent qualifying performance and was rewarded with a podium in the opening rounds, and Tandy swiftly went on to take his first Porsche Supercup win on 11 July 2010 at the British circuit, Silverstone GP, in superb fashion with a classic lights to flag victory. Tandy's full debut season ended with him putting in a strong challenge for the title, taking the fight with eventual winner René Rast, to the final race at the famous Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Tandy returned for a second season in 2011 but he failed to achieve his ambition of winning the title after only winning one race at Abu Dhabi and finishing fifth in the championship.
In the German Cup, he came close to winning the championship in 2010 after winning five races but also finished two races outside the top fifteen and retired at the final round. He won the 2011 championship winning three races and finishing on the podium seven times.
International sports car racing
In 2012, Tandy started in various sports car racing series such as the American Le Mans Series, the ADAC GT Masters and the International GT Open. Together with Marco Holzer, his teammate at Manthey Racing, he became runner-up of the 2012 International GT Open season. He won the Porsche Cup award for the best private Porsche racing driver.
Personal life
Tandy from Pavenham, Bedfordshire now resides in neighbouring village Felmersham with his wife and two children. He was educated at the local : Pinchmill Lower School in Felmersham, Lincroft Middle School in Oakley and Sharnbrook Upper School and Community College in Sharnbrook. Nick's brother Joe Tandy died in a road traffic accident in Bromham, Bedfordshire on 13 May 2009. Nick drove for his late brother's team, Joe Tandy Racing, from 2006 until his Euroseries deal in mid-2009.
Racing record
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
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2009
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2Dijon-Prenois Dijon-Prenois Hockenheimring Hockenheimring
! 28th
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Complete Porsche Supercup results
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2009
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! 129 As a guest driver Tandy was ineligible for championship points.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete British GT Championship results
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2012
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Complete American Le Mans Series results
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2012
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2013
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Complete European Le Mans Series results
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2013
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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
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2014
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! 4th
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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
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2014
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! 11th
! 2792015
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! GTLM
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2016
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! 25th
! 252018
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! GTLM
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! 7th
! 2992019
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! GTLM
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2023
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! GTP
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2024
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! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
! Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-six engine DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET ! 9th*
! 237*
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