Nicholas Bernard Wilkie Boulle (born March 28, 1989) is an American-British professional racing driver, athlete, entrepreneur and jeweler from Dallas, Texas, who is currently competing for United Autosports in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship and for Inter Europol Competition in the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Racing career

Boulle began racing go karts at the age of 12 and went on to compete nationally as an official VW Motorsport Junior Driver. In 2016, he earned a second-place finish at the ROLEX 24 Hours of Daytona in the PC class with PR1 Motorsports where he drove alongside Jose Gutierrez, Robert Alon and Tom Kimbersmith. Later that year, he placed third in PC (Prototype Challenge) in the Lone Star Le Mans with co-driver James French. In January 2017, Boulle became the first ever Rolex dealer to win the ROLEX 24 Hours of Daytona Prototype Challenge. His team was composed of Kyle Masson, Patricio O'Ward and James French. He then came in second place in the IMSA Weather Tech Sports Car Championship at Circuit of the Americas.

In 2018, Boulle raced for a third time in the ROLEX 24 Hours of Daytona and came in 12th in his class. A few months later, Boulle debuted in the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a part of Jackie Chan DC Racing’s team, alongside drivers David Cheng and Pierre Nicolet. The team came in eighth in the LMP2 class.

Personal life Boulle graduated from Southern Methodist University and earned his BBA at the Cox School of Business. For several years he competed with the Elbowz Racing Elite Cycling Team and was medaled at the USA Cycling Collegiate National Cycling Championship for SMU Cycling in the D2 division. After University, he founded a digital marketing firm called WowBirds, and in 2015, began working at his family’s business, de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry.

Racing record American Open-Wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Complete USF2000 National Championship results Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2005 Cape Motorsports ATL126 ATL230 MOH17 MOH211 CLE110 CLE216 ROA129 ROA215 MOH35 MOH49 VIR13 VIR28 10th 113

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2018 Jackie Chan DC Racing David Cheng Pierre Nicolet Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 355 12th 8th 2019 Larbre Compétition Erwin Creed Romano Ricci Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 355 17th 12th 2025 Inter Europol Competition Luca Ghiotto Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 363 27th 10th LMP2 Pro-Am 5th

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PointsRef2016PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAY2SEBLBHLGABELWGLMOSLIMELKATL17th64Performance Tech MotorsportsAUS32017Performance Tech MotorsportsPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAY1SEBDETWGLELKPET9th68 BAR1 MotorsportsCOA2PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsPLigier JS P217Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8LBHDETWGLMOS8ELKLGAPET34th232018AFS/PR1 Mathiasen MotorsportsPLigier JS P217Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY12SEBLBHMOHDETWGLMOSELKLGA44th36Performance Tech MotorsportsOreca 07PET142019Park Place MotorsportsGTDPorsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6DAY7SEB6MDODETWGL13MOSLIMELKVIRLGAPET36th672020PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY2†SEBELKATLPETLGASEBNC†0† 2022 Team Hardpoint GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA MOH DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 42nd 435 2023  FastMD Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY† SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET NC† 0†2024Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 1st 2227 2025United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL ELK IMS PET 16th 1574 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports MOS 2026 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 30th 374 † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

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