Age 20
Career start 2015
Nationality Dutch

Biography

Not afraid of a challenge, Dutch Colin Caresani entered the Nürburgring Langstrecken Series (NLS) at the early age of 19. After successes in the DTM Trophy, in 2023 he took the next step with the Schnitzelalm Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the NLS, 24h Nürburgring and ADAC GT Masters.
A season focusing on the Green Hell brings ample chances and challenges. The road to success does not come easy but Colin Caresani showcased his remarkable talent throughout the season.
Being fast is one thing, it requires hard work and a continuous dedication to become better. Colin’s analytic qualities, his commitment to teamwork and likable personality make him a dedicated team player. This dedication has one goal: becoming a factory driver and compete at the highest level in motorsport.
Born 22nd December 2003, Colin Caresani was gripped by motorsports in any form from an early age. Living about 3 kilometers from the track in Zandvoort, he grew up hearing racecars as soon as he stepped out of the front door.
From nine years old, he successfully competed at the karting sport, both national and international. In 2019 he made his car racing debut in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux. Since then things went fast – literally and figuratively. 2023 marked his debut in the Nürburgring Langstrecke Serie and the 24H NBR, the most infamous, exciting, and difficult endurance race in the world.

During his karting days, Colin achieved multiple pole positions and wins in both the Dutch, German and European series and a place in the national KNAF talent program.
The transition to motorsport proved to be even more successful: Rookie Champion in the 2019 Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux and 3rd in the overall championship. In the following year he became overall champion in this series.
Supported by the largest Dutch BMW dealer Van Poelgeest BMW he became National Champion of the 2021 BMW M2 Cup. Upon invitation in the DTM BMW M2 Cup, he competed in the last 3 rounds, accumulating more points than any other driver in these races. In 2022, together with the now BMW Factory Team Project 1, Colin went a step higher with the DTM Trophy, also known as the toughest GT4 series in the world, where he just missed out on the championship.
2023 marked a switch to Schnitzelalm Racing. As the youngest GT3 driver he achieved pole position and 2 wins at the GTWS Jerez and qualified 2nd for the Nürburgring 24H Qualifiers. Additionally, Colin was involved in development work for Mercedes-AMG in the Mercedes AMG GT2 and top 5 finish in the ADAC GT Masters Nürburgring.

Timeline

2024
  • GT World Challenge Europe
  • Mercedes-AMG Factory Team Winward Racing
  • Currently leading the Silver class in GTWCE
2023
  • Youngest GT3 driver at the 24h of Nürburgring
  • ADAC GT Masters
  • Nuerburgring-Langstrecken-Series
2022
  • Vice-Champion DTM Trophy
  • Selected for the Team NL Program by the KNAF
  • Class Podium in the NLS
2021
  • Champion Dutch BMW M2 Cup
  • Wins & Pole Positions in my guest starts in the DTM BMW M2 Cup
  • Pro driver for Max Verstappen’s Team Redline in the Virtual Le Mans Series
  • Pro driver for Romain Grosjean’s R8G
2020
  • Champion Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux
2019
  • 3rd overall and best rookie in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux
2018
  • Wins & Pole Positions in the European, German & Dutch Rotax Max Junior Championship
  • Selected for the National Talent Academy (KNAF Academy)
2015
  • Started my career off in the Dutch Championship Rotax Minimax
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First day done at this beautiful venue. Lots of laps completed and lots of data gathered.

Time to dive into the data and try to make our package as strong as possible.

See you on Saturday! 💙

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First day done at this beautiful venue. Lots of laps completed and lots of data gathered. Time to dive into the data and try to make our package as strong as possible. See you on Saturday! 💙

𝐁𝐮𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐨 𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢! È 𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐓 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐚!*🇮🇹

Just arrived here at the Temple of Speed. Such an incredible place with so much history.

Can’t wait to run my first laps here tomorrow! ❤️

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𝐁𝐮𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐨 𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢! È 𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐓 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐚!*🇮🇹 Just arrived here at the Temple of Speed. Such an incredible place with so much history. Can’t wait to run my first laps here tomorrow! ❤️

enjoying the rare occasion of some sunlight at the Nürburgring

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enjoying the rare occasion of some sunlight at the Nürburgring

Started P50. Overtook 25 cars. 4th fastest driver in my stint. Finished P2 in Silver. Leading the championship by 20 points. 🤝🏼

Amazing job from the team to get us back on the grid. They finished setting up the car just 5 minutes before the pit lane opened.

❤️

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Started P50. Overtook 25 cars. 4th fastest driver in my stint. Finished P2 in Silver. Leading the championship by 20 points. 🤝🏼 Amazing job from the team to get us back on the grid. They finished setting up the car just 5 minutes before the pit lane opened. ❤️

Not the start of the weekend we expected at all.

My teammate unfortunately had a crash in the first qualifying so we will start as very last for the race later this afternoon. A huge setback for us but most importantly Tanart is okay.

The team is working extremely hard to repair the car in time for the race. So grateful for these guys! ❤️

I’ll do everything I can in the race.

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Not the start of the weekend we expected at all. My teammate unfortunately had a crash in the first qualifying so we will start as very last for the race later this afternoon. A huge setback for us but most importantly Tanart is okay. The team is working extremely hard to repair the car in time for the race. So grateful for these guys! ❤️ I’ll do everything I can in the race.

Back at the best place in the world 🩵

Good start to the weekend with a positive testday today. Got a lot of laps in in different conditions and acquired some valuable data.

Heads down now and full focus.

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Back at the best place in the world 🩵 Good start to the weekend with a positive testday today. Got a lot of laps in in different conditions and acquired some valuable data. Heads down now and full focus.
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