Nicola Lacorte (born 1 June 2007) is an Italian racing driver who is set to race for DAMS Lucas Oil in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship, having last raced in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with Trident. He was a race winner in the Italian F4 Championship.
| Nicola Lacorte | |
|---|---|
 Lacorte in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Full name | Nicola Lacorte |
| Born | 1 June 2007 Pisa, Italy |
| Related to | Roberto Lacorte (father) |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Trident |
| Car number | 7 |
| Starts | 20 (20 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 21st in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2024 2023 2023 2022–2023 | FR European Championship FR Oceania Championship Euro 4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship |
Lacorte is also a member of the Alpine Academy.
Career
editKarting
editLacorte finished 56th in the 2021 FIA Karting European Championship.[1] In July 2022, he contested in a scouting camp conducted by the Ferrari Driver Academy.[2]
Formula 4
edit2022
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Lacorte made his single-seater debut at the Red Bull Ring round of the 2022 Italian F4 Championship with Iron Lynx.[3] His only points came in his first race, where he ended 28th in the standings.[4]
2023
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Lacorte signed with Prema Racing in 2023 to compete in Formula 4 UAE and Italian F4.[5] In the former, the Italian did not have a very successful campaign, he only managed two points finishes and was 24th in the standings with five points.
In his main campaign, he started the season well with a third placed podium in the first race in Imola.[6] He would proceed to take his first win during the third race after polesitter and teammate Ugo Ugochukwu was eliminated on the opening lap.[7] However, those were the only podiums of his season, only finishing in the points seven more times. At the conclusion of the season, Lacorte placed ninth in the standings, amassing 75 points.[8]
Formula Regional
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Lacorte participated in the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition.[9] He took part in the first three rounds of the year, and won a race in Hampton Downs Motorsport Park.[10] He finished tenth in the championship.
For his main campaign, Lacorte was promoted to the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident.[11] He had a difficult season, only managing to finish in the points twice with tenth in Spa-Francorchamps and Paul Ricard.[12][13] Scoring three points, the Italian finished 21st in the standings.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
editFor 2025, Lacorte was announced to be stepping up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with new team DAMS Lucas Oil.[14]
Formula One
editIn December 2023, Lacorte joined the Alpine Academy.[15]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | NC |
| WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | NC | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | NC | ||
| FIA Karting European Championship — OKJ | NC | ||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 31st | ||
| 25° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 51st | ||
| 31° Andrea Margutti Trophy — OKJ | Team Driver Racing Kart | 5th | |
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | KR Motorsport | 25th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 48th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 27th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OK | 34th | ||
| FIA Karting European Championship — OK | 56th | ||
| Source:[16] | |||
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italian F4 Championship | Iron Lynx | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28th |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Prema Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 9th | ||
| Euro 4 Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.5 | 9th | ||
| 2024 | Formula Regional Oceania Championship | M2 Competition | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 130 | 10th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21st | |
| 2025 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | DAMS Lucas Oil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iron Lynx | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 |
RBR 4 26 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 35† |
MNZ 3 C |
MUG 1 19 |
MUG 2 12 |
MUG 3 Ret |
28th | 1 |
| 2023 | Prema Racing | IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 1 |
IMO 4 4 |
MIS 1 8 |
MIS 2 11 |
MIS 3 8 |
SPA 1 16 |
SPA 2 13‡ |
SPA 3 8 |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 7 |
MNZ 3 9 |
LEC 1 32 |
LEC 2 12 |
LEC 3 15 |
MUG 1 29† |
MUG 2 10 |
MUG 3 17 |
VLL 1 9 |
VLL 2 24 |
VLL 3 12 |
9th | 75 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | DUB1 1 Ret |
DUB1 2 15 |
DUB1 3 11 |
KMT1 1 18 |
KMT1 2 23 |
KMT1 3 16 |
KMT2 1 11 |
KMT2 2 18 |
KMT2 3 11 |
DUB2 1 10 |
DUB2 2 12 |
DUB2 3 16 |
YMC 1 29† |
YMC 2 Ret |
YMC 3 8 |
24th | 5 |
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | MUG 1 5 |
MUG 2 24† |
MUG 3 7 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 10 |
MNZ 3 10 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 4 |
CAT 3 6 |
9th | 57.5 |
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | M2 Competition | TAU 1 Ret |
TAU 2 11 |
TAU 3 6 |
MAN 1 2 |
MAN 2 5 |
MAN 3 Ret |
HMP 1 7 |
HMP 2 1 |
HMP 3 4 |
CHR 1 |
CHR 2 |
CHR 3 |
HIG 1 |
HIG 2 |
HIG 3 |
10th | 130 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Trident | HOC 1 18 |
HOC 2 10 |
SPA 1 16 |
SPA 2 13 |
ZAN 1 18 |
ZAN 2 16 |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 Ret |
MUG 1 20 |
MUG 2 20 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 16 |
IMO 1 19 |
IMO 2 13 |
RBR 1 22 |
RBR 2 21 |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 16 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 14 |
21st | 3 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DAMS Lucas Oil | BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
TBD | TBD |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "FIA Karting European Championship - OK 2021". DriverDB. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (18 July 2022). "Four karters revealed for Ferrari and ACI scouting camp". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (31 March 2022). "Iron Lynx unveils 2022 Italian F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Italian Formula 4 Championship 2022". DriverDB. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (9 December 2023). "Niko Lacorte joins Prema's Formula 4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (22 April 2023). "Sztuka holds off Badoer to win Italian F4 opener at Imola". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (23 April 2023). "Niko Lacorte escapes battling pursuers to take maiden Italian F4 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Italian Formula 4 Championship certified by FIA 2023". DriverDB. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 December 2023). "Lacorte and Xie join FRegional Oceania as Pirelli becomes tyre supplier". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (4 February 2024). "Lacorte wins, Xie and Woods-Toth collide in FRegional Oceania race two". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Nicola Lacorte joins Trident for 2024 FRECA". Trident. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Trident scores points finish In Race 2 at Hockenheim". Trident. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Trident scores second FRECA podium of 2024 at Paul Ricard". Trident. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Nicola Lacorte joins DAMS Lucas Oil for 2025 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Nicola Lacorte joins the Alpine Academy programme". Alpine Cars. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Nicola Lacorte | Racing career profile | Driver Database". Driver DB. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
External links
edit- Nicola Lacorte career summary at DriverDB.com