Nicola Marinangeli

Nicola Marinangeli is an Italian racing driver who last competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for AIX Racing.

Single-seater career

Lower formula

2018

Born in Foligno, Marinangeli started his career in 2018 in the [2018 2019 Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship] for DR Formula. He drove in the final event at Mugello and scored a best finish of 22nd.

2019

Following that, Marinangeli signed for Xcel Motorsport to drive in the 2019 F4 UAE Championship. However, he finished last in the standings, with 37 points and being one of only three drivers not to score a podium throughout the season. He then competed full-time in Italian F4 with Bhai Tech Racing. He scored no points and finished 29th in the drivers' standings.

2020

In January 2020, Marinangeli once again competed in the F4 UAE Championship. He won one race and finished fifth in the drivers' standings.

Formula Renault Eurocup

Marinangeli was signed by Bhaitech Racing to drive in the final season of the Formula Renault Eurocup. Both of his teammates would beat him in the championship, where the Italian only scored one point.

Formula Regional European Championship

In 2020, Marinangeli made his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship for KIC Motorsport at Imola. In the five races he competed in, he scored six points, leading to him finishing 17th and last in the drivers' championship.
Marinangeli joined Arden Motorsport for the 2021 season, partnering Alex Quinn and William Alatalo. Despite regular finishes in the top-twenty, Marinangeli was unable to reach the points once during the season, leading to 30th place in the standings at the end of the campaign.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2021

Marinangeli tested for Charouz Racing System on the final two days of the [2021 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship|FIA Formula 3 Championship|FIA Formula 3] post-season test in November 2021.

2025

On 17 February 2025, it was confirmed that Marinangeli would make his FIA Formula 3 debut in the 2025 season after a spell out of single-seater racing, driving for AIX Racing. He experienced a challenging season, often languishing at the back of the grid; he took a best finish of 19th thrice and finished 36th in the standings, albeit second-last. Marinangeli was the lowest-finishing full-time driver of the season.

Euroformula Open Championship

In February 2022, Marinangeli was announced by Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing as one of their drivers for that year's [2022 2022 Euroformula Open Championship|Euroformula Open Championship|Euroformula Open] season.

Sportscar career

Marinangeli made his first foray into sportscar racing during the back end of 2022, contesting two rounds of the Ferrari Challenge Europe at Mugello and Imola.
The following year, it was announced that Marinangeli would be joining AF Corse in the International GT Open series, driving alongside Riccardo Agostini. He would also partner Sean Hudspeth in the Silver Cup class of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.

Racing record

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

Year

Team

Pos

Points

MUG
1
22

MUG
2
Ret

MUG
3
29

43rd

2019

Bhai Tech Racing

VLL
1
16

VLL
2
13

VLL
3
27

MIS
1
22

MIS
2
29

MIS
3
C

HUN
1
14

HUN
2
Ret

HUN
3
19

RBR
1
24

RBR
2
24

RBR
3
Ret

IMO
1
15

IMO
2
27

IMO
3
21

IMO
4
17

MUG
1
Ret

MUG
2
25

MUG
3
13

MNZ
1
14

MNZ
2
27

MNZ
3
20

29th

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

Year

Team

Points

2019

Xcel Motorsport

DUB1
1
9

DUB1
2
8

DUB1
3
9

DUB1
4
8

YMC1
1
9

YMC1
2
Ret

YMC1
3
10

YMC1
4
10

DUB2
1
Ret

DUB2
2
8

DUB2
3
10

DUB2
4
Ret

YMC2
1
8

YMC2
2
DNS

YMC2
3
7

YMC2
4
7

11th

Xcel Motorsport

DUB1
1
3

DUB1
2
3

DUB1
3
2

DUB1
4
C

YMC1
1
2

YMC1
2
5

YMC1
3
3

YMC1
4
Ret

YMC2
1
4

YMC2
2
1

YMC2
3
Ret

YMC2
4
2

DUB2
1
5

DUB2
2
2

DUB2
3
9

DUB2
4
3

DUB3
1
10

DUB3
2
Ret

DUB3
3
5

DUB3
4
Ret

5th

202

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Points
2020	Bhaitech Racing	MNZ 1 12	MNZ 2 11	IMO 1 17	IMO 2 14	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	MAG 1	MAG 2	ZAN 1 17	ZAN 2 15	CAT 1 18	CAT 2 Ret	SPA 1 16	SPA 2 11	IMO 1 13	IMO 2 Ret	HOC 1 13	HOC 2 15	LEC 1 18	LEC 2 13	21st	1

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

Year

Entrant

Points

2021

Motorscape

DUB
1
15

DUB
2
13

DUB
3
14

ABU
1
14

ABU
2
14

ABU
3
Ret

ABU
1
13

ABU
2
Ret

ABU
3
14

DUB
1
14

DUB
2
16

DUB
3
15

ABU
1
12

ABU
2
15

ABU
3
18

21st

2022

Evans GP

ABU
1
Ret

ABU
2
Ret

ABU
3
13

DUB
1
14

DUB
2
11

DUB
3
15

DUB
1
14

DUB
2
10

DUB
3
11

DUB
1
14

DUB
2
17

DUB
3
13

ABU
1
Ret

ABU
2
13

ABU
3
16

24th

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	DC	Points
2022	Van Amersfoort Racing	POR 1 8	POR 2 Ret	POR 3 6*	PAU 1 Ret	PAU 2 7*	LEC 1 6*	LEC 2 9	LEC 3 8	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	IMO 1	IMO 2	IMO 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	12th	36

Complete International GT Open results

^*Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

^*Season still in progress.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

Year

Team

Class

Car

Engine

Pos.

Points

2023–24

Dragon Racing

Ferrari 296 GT3

Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6

SEP
1

SEP
2

DUB
14

ABU
1
12

ABU
2
12

30th

2024–25

Dragon Racing

Ferrari 296 GT3

Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6

SEP
1

SEP
2

DUB
2
19

DUB
2
17

ABU
1
10

ABU
2
11

NC†

† As Marinangeli was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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	AIX Racing	MEL SPR 20	MEL FEA 27	BHR SPR Ret	BHR FEA 25	IMO SPR Ret	IMO FEA Ret	MON SPR 19	MON FEA 21	CAT SPR 21	CAT FEA 23	RBR SPR 19	RBR FEA 25	SIL SPR 28	SIL FEA 26	SPA SPR 27	SPA FEA C	HUN SPR 21	HUN FEA 23	MNZ SPR 20	MNZ FEA 19	36th	0

* Season still in progress.