Nicola Lacorte

Nicola Lacorte is an Italian racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for DAMS Lucas Oil as part of the Alpine Academy.
Lacorte is the son of pharmaceutical entrepreneur Roberto Lacorte. He was a race-winner in the [2023 Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship].

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

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 signed with Prema Racing in 2023 to compete in [2023 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship|Formula 4 UAE Championship|Formula 4 UAE] and Italian F4. 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. 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 T1, 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 T7 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

In December 2023, Lacorte joined the Alpine Academy.

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.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

Year

Team

Points

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

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

^† 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

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

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

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	RUA 1	RUA 2	RUA 3	HIG 1	HIG 2	HIG 3	10th	130

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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