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Nicola Lacorte
Lacorte in 2024
NationalityItaly Italian
Full nameNicola Lacorte
Born (2007-06-01) 1 June 2007 (age 17)
Pisa, Italy
Related toRoberto Lacorte (father)
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamTrident
Car number7
Starts20 (20 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish21st 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

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.

Lacorte is also a member of the Alpine Academy.

Career

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Karting

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Lacorte 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

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2022

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Lacorte racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2022 Italian F4 Championship.

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 driving at the Mugello Circuit during the 2023 Italian F4 Championship.

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 driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship

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

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For 2025, Lacorte was announced to be stepping up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with new team DAMS Lucas Oil.[14]

Formula One

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In December 2023, Lacorte joined the Alpine Academy.[15]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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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

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Racing career summary

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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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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  1. ^ "FIA Karting European Championship - OK 2021". DriverDB. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (18 July 2022). "Four karters revealed for Ferrari and ACI scouting camp". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (31 March 2022). "Iron Lynx unveils 2022 Italian F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Italian Formula 4 Championship 2022". DriverDB. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (9 December 2023). "Niko Lacorte joins Prema's Formula 4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (22 April 2023). "Sztuka holds off Badoer to win Italian F4 opener at Imola". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (23 April 2023). "Niko Lacorte escapes battling pursuers to take maiden Italian F4 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Italian Formula 4 Championship certified by FIA 2023". DriverDB. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. ^ Wood, Ida (11 December 2023). "Lacorte and Xie join FRegional Oceania as Pirelli becomes tyre supplier". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  10. ^ Waring, Bethonie (4 February 2024). "Lacorte wins, Xie and Woods-Toth collide in FRegional Oceania race two". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Nicola Lacorte joins Trident for 2024 FRECA". Trident. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Trident scores points finish In Race 2 at Hockenheim". Trident. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  13. ^ {{Cite web|title=Trident scores second FRECA podium of 2024 at Paul Ricard|date=20 July 2024|url=https://www.tridentmotorsport.com/en/news/trident-scores-second-freca-podium-of-2024-at-paul-ricard.html%7Caccess-date=19 November 2024|website=[[Trident Racing|Trident|language=en}}
  14. ^ "Nicola Lacorte joins DAMS Lucas Oil for 2025 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Nicola Lacorte joins the Alpine Academy programme". Alpine Cars. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Nicola Lacorte | Racing career profile | Driver Database". Driver DB. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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