| Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Austrian |
| Born | (1978-11-09) 9 November 1978 (age 46) Leoben, Austria |
| FIA GT1 World Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | BMW Team Vita4One |
| Car number | 17 |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2008, 2010–11 2010 | Blancpain Endurance Series FIA GT3 European Championship GT4 European Cup |
Nikolaus "Niki" Mayr-Melnhof (born 9 November 1978 in Leoben) is an Austrian racing driver currently competing in the Blancpain Sprint Series for Phoenix Racing (Germany). He previously competed in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Vita4one Racing
Early life and ancestry
Born into the family that once belonged to an important Austrian nobility, Nikolaus is the youngest son of Count Franz Karl von Goëss, Freiherr Mayr von Melnhof-Saurau (b. 1949) and his wife, Countess Erzsébet Andrássy (b. 1947). His parents divorced in 1983.
Career
In 2008 he contested the GT4 European Cup in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 run by the Jetalliance Racing team, winning the first race of the season at Silverstone and again at Oschersleben. In 2010 he contested the first half of the FIA GT3 European Championship season, driving a Team S-Berg BMW Alpina B6 GT3 alongside Martin Matzke, the pair claiming a fourth place finish in the second race at Brno. Later that year he made his FIA GT1 World Championship debut at the Algarve round, driving a Maserati MC12 for the Hegersport team alongside Alessandro Pier Guidi. In 2011 Mayr-Melnhof took part in the full FIA GT3 European Championship in a Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo as teammate to Albert von Thurn und Taxis. The pair finished eighth in the standings, with race wins at Navarra and Paul Ricard. He also did three rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series.
Mayr-Melnhof is racing a BMW Z4 GT3 in the GT1 World Championship in 2012 for BMW Team Vita4One, with fellow Austrian Mathias Lauda as his teammate.
Racing record
FIA GT competition results
GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BMW Team Vita4One | BMW | NOG QR 12 |
NOG CR 11 |
ZOL QR 5 |
ZOL CR 14 |
NAV QR 7 |
NAV QR 6 |
SVK QR 10 |
SVK CR 7 |
ALG QR 5 |
ALG CR 8 |
SVK QR 2 |
SVK CR 3 |
MOS QR 7 |
MOS CR 10 |
NUR QR 9 |
NUR CR 5 |
BUD QR 8 |
BUD CR Ret |
12th | 56 |
Complete FIA GT Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 2 |
NOG CR 6 |
ZOL QR 3 |
ZOL CR 5 |
ZAN QR 3 |
ZAN CR Ret |
SVK QR 5 |
SVK CR 2 |
NAV QR 18 |
NAV CR 5 |
BAK QR 1 |
BAK CR 15 |
3rd | 92 |
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 2 |
NOG CR Ret |
BRH QR 5 |
BRH CR Ret |
ZAN QR Ret |
ZAN CR 11 |
SVK QR 15 |
SVK CR Ret |
ALG QR Ret |
ALG CR 6 |
ZOL QR 16 |
ZOL CR 18 |
BAK QR 6 |
BAK CR 3 |
11th | 32 |
| 2015 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR Ret |
NOG CR 8 |
BRH QR 6 |
BRH CR 8 |
ZOL QR 4 |
ZOL CR 5 |
MOS QR WD |
MOS CR WD |
ALG QR 3 |
ALG CR 2 |
MIS QR 12 |
MIS CR 12 |
ZAN QR 3 |
ZAN CR Ret |
9th | 48 |
| 2016 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 15 |
MIS CR 27 |
BRH QR 13 |
BRH CR 11 |
NÜR QR 21 |
NÜR CR 22 |
HUN QR WD |
HUN CR WD |
CAT QR Ret |
CAT CR 16 |
NC | 0 |
References
- Mercier, Laurent (2 April 2012). "Nogaro : Les équipages affichent complets..." [Nogaro: Crews are complete]. endurance-info.com (in French). Endurance-Info. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- "Family tree of Nikolaus von Mayr-Melnhof-Saurau".
- "Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka 2".
- "Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof – Complete Archive – Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
External links
- Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Leoben
- Austrian racing drivers
- FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Audi Sport drivers
- W Racing Team drivers
- Phoenix Racing drivers
- Abt Sportsline drivers
- Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
- 24H Series drivers