Growing up in a small village in the Bernese (CH) mountains, Nico’s competitive spirit was born when he started racing mountain bikes as a young boy. Soon though, he found his passion for Go Karts at the age of 12. From that very moment, he made sure everything in his life was shaped around his love for racing. Besides his school commitments, he used every free hour to look for supporter and partners who allowed him to pursue his racing career.

After successfully completing high school, he had the chance to fully focus on his sport and the realization of his dreams. When he signed a contract to become an official Audi factory driver in 2014, he had achieved his first dream – to become a professional racing driver. In 2016, he became a DTM race winner – beating names like Mattias Ekström, Timo Scheider, Bruno Spengler, Gary Paffet etc… stars he has looked up to ever since he first drove a go kart.