Nils Ballerstein
Driver Profile
- English Full Name: Nils Ballerstein
- Nationality: Germany
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FIA Driver Categorisation:
Silver
- Recent Team: N/A
- Total Podiums: 0 (🏆 0 / 🥈 0 / 🥉 0)
- Total Races: 0
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Racer Overview
Nils Ballerstein is a German racing driver who, as of 2023, was 28 years old. While information on his racing career is limited, he participated in the ADAC Procar - Division III series in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, driving for Heide Motorsport, he finished 8th in the series. Across 6 races, he achieved 6 podium finishes.
Beyond racing, Ballerstein has also made contributions to automotive engineering. He gained recognition for his work at Bugatti, where he developed a "Dimple Airscoop," a morphable outer skin for the Bugatti Bolide's air intake. This innovative design, inspired by the dimples on a golf ball, improves the car's aerodynamics by reducing drag and lift. Ballerstein began this project as part of his master's thesis in 2019 and continued it as a doctoral thesis project with Bugatti's New Technologies department. He also appears to be affiliated with Technische Universität Braunschweig.