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Nicolás Baptiste Velasco (born 31 October 2005) is a Colombian racing driver currently competing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship with FA Racing.

Karting
Baptiste debuted in karting at the age of nine and started karting competitively two years later in 2016. His highest ranking in a karting competition would be eighth in the Colombia Rotax Max Challenge. He took part in the 2020 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in which he was ranked 60th.

2020
Baptiste made his single-seater debut during the penultimate round of the 2020 F4 Spanish Championship, a week after his 15th birthday. He took part in one weekend, the Jarama round, and finished 14th and two twelfth places in the races.

Two weeks later, Baptiste made his debut in the 2020 Italian F4 Championship with Cram Motorsport for the final two rounds. He took a best finish of 15th and finished 27th in the championship.

2021
Baptiste contested the full 2021 Italian F4 Championship as his main campaign, again with Cram Motorsport. He scored his first points in eighth place during the second Misano race, and he was also the second best rookie. His next points finish came at the last race in the Red Bull Ring scoring a fifth place and placing the best of the rookies. Baptiste would not go on to score any more points and he finished 24th in the championship with 14 points, and ninth in the rookies'.

Formula Regional
Baptiste stepped up to the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship. He joined two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso's team, FA Racing, alongside Victor Bernier and Esteban Masson. During his debut weekend in Monza, he finished 16th and 29th.

Racing career summary

 * Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
 * Season still in progress.