Nicola Lacorte

Nicola Lacorte (born 1 June 2007) is an Italian racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for DAMS Lucas Oil. He is a former member of the Alpine Academy, and a race-winner in the Italian F4 Championship.

Lacorte is the son of pharmaceutical entrepreneur and amateur sports car racer Roberto Lacorte, the owner of Cetilar Racing.

Career Karting Lacorte finished 56th in the 2021 FIA Karting European Championship. In July 2022, he contested in a scouting camp conducted by the Ferrari Driver Academy.

Formula 4 Lacorte racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2022 Italian F4 Championship. 2022 Lacorte made his single-seater debut at the Red Bull Ring round of the 2022 Italian F4 Championship with Iron Lynx. His only points came in his first race, where he ended 28th in the standings.

2023 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. In the former, he 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. He proceeded to take his first win during the third race after polesitter and teammate Ugo Ugochukwu was eliminated on the opening lap. However, those were his only podiums of the season, as Lacorte placed ninth in the standings with only seven further points finishes.

Formula Regional

At the start of 2024, Lacorte participated in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition. He took part in the first three rounds of the year, and won a race in Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. His main campaign consisted of a full season in the Formula Regional European Championship. Driving for Trident, Lacorte only managed to finish in the points twice on his way to 21st overall.

FIA Formula 3 Championship 2025 For 2025, Lacorte entered the FIA Formula 3 Championship with new entrants DAMS. The season started slowly, as Lacorte's best result after three rounds was 15th in the Imola sprint race. At the Monaco round, he was disqualified from qualifying after receiving outside assistance to rejoin the track after an off at turn 1, but re-entered the session even after receiving the black flag. He then retired after causing a collision with Santiago Ramos during the sprint race, having pinched Ramos on the inside of turn 7 during the opening lap, which earned Lacorte a grid penalty. His seven penalty points were added to at the next event in Barcelona, where Lacorte began by causing a collision with José Garfias in qualifying, moving into the latter's car in frustration after believing to have been brake-tested. During the feature race, Lacorte caused a collision with Brando Badoer at turn 1, earning himself a 12th penalty point that resulted in him being banned from the following round in Austria. Lacorte also accrued six further penalty points for multiple safety car speeding infractions. He finished the season 33rd in the points standings.

2026 Lacorte remained with DAMS for the 2026 season.

Formula One Lacorte was a member of the Alpine Academy from 2024 to 2025.

Sportscar racing At the start of 2025, Lacorte entered into the 24 Hours of Daytona with Cetliar Racing, driving alongside his father Roberto. Later that year in November, Lacorte joined the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit, driving the Ferrari 296 GT3 for AF Corse.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary 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 17 0 0 0 0 0 33rd IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Cetilar Racing 2 0 0 0 0 337 58th 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship DAMS Lucas Oil 2 0 0 0 0 0 16th* Season still in progress.

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

Complete Euro 4 Championship results (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 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 9th 57.5

Complete Formula Regional Oceania 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) 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 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 21st 3

Complete IMSA 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 Points 2025 Cetliar Racing GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 58th 337

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (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 MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 33rd 0 2026 DAMS Lucas Oil MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA1 MADFEA2 23rd* 6* Season still in progress. Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.