Matteo Nannini

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Matteo Nannini
FIA F3 Austria 2021 Nr. 14 Nannini.jpg
Nannini driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (2003-07-10) 10 July 2003 (age 22) [1]
Faenza, Italy
Related to Alessandro Nannini (first cousin once-removed)
Gianna Nannini (first cousin once-removed)
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season 2021
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number20
Former teams HWA Racelab, Campos Racing
Starts9 (8 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish22nd in 2021
Previous series
2019
2019
2019
2019 		Formula Renault Eurocup
Formula Regional European Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Championship titles
2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season 2020
Car number14
Former teams Jenzer Motorsport, HWA Racelab
Starts38 (39 entries)
Wins1
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish14th in 2021

Matteo Nannini (born 10 July 2003) is an Italian and Argentinian racing driver who most recently competed in the Indy NXT for Juncos Hollinger Racing.

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Racing career

Karting

Nannini started karting at the age of six where he would go on to win a number of karting championships. In 2015 Nannini joined Fernando Alonso's karting team, and this is where Nannini won his second competition at Trofeo dei Campioni in Italy.

Formula 4

After competing in other lower formulas, Nannini had the most success in the 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship where he won 7 races and won the title by 48 points over Joshua Dürksen.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2020

In his second year of single-seater racing, Nannini moved up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport. [2] Nannini struggled throughout the first half of the season, claiming his first point score in Round 6 in Barcelona. He finished in tenth in the first race, which gave him reverse-grid pole. [3] Nannini then managed to claim his first and only podium with a 3rd place in the second race of the weekend. [4] Nannini failed to score any points for the rest of the season and finished eighteenth overall in the championship with eleven points.

2021

Nannini returned to the series in 2021 with HWA Racelab. [5] Nannini once again struggled, but not as badly as the previous season. He qualified fourth at the first round in Barcelona, and was fighting for the win in Race 2 before being caught up in a collision with Dennis Hauger, with Nannini retiring and Hauger finishing 25th. He bounced back with a 3rd place finish in Race 3. [6] At the first race in Spielberg, Nannini was fighting for the win with Clement Novalak before the pair of them collided at Turn 4, with Novalak retiring and Nannini finishing 23rd. Nannini took his first F3 win at Budapest in Race 2, where he overtook Roman Stanek at the start and Enzo Fittipaldi in the early stages of the race to go on and win comfortably. [7] Afterwards he only got one more points finish, and finished fourteenth overall in the championship with 44 points, and was the highest placed HWA driver.

2022

Nannini joined ART Grand Prix for the second mid-season test at Barcelona, replacing Juan Manuel Correa who was out due to a foot injury. [8] He was not called up to replace Correa for the next round at Imola, and ART only ran two cars there.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Nannini was set to perform double duties in both F3 and Formula 2 in 2021, partnering Alessio Deledda at HWA Racelab. [9]

In May 2021, Nannini announced he would be solely focusing on the Formula 3 championship after his sponsor ended support for a Formula 2 campaign. [10] Williams Academy driver Jack Aitken replaced Nannini for the Monaco and Baku rounds. [11] Nannini would return to the championship with Campos Racing, racing in Baku and Silverstone after Gianluca Petecof had left the team.

Stock car racing

On March 22, 2022, Team Stange Racing had announced that they would be returning to the ARCA Menards Series with their No. 46 car, which was last fielded in 2016, with Nannini driving it in the race at Mid-Ohio. This would be his debut in a stock car. [12] However, the team did not end up entering the race.

Indy NXT

Nannini returned to full-time racing in 2023, driving for Juncos Hollinger Racing in the 2023 Indy NXT. [13]

On July 18, 2023, it was announced Juncos Hollinger Racing and Nannini had parted ways effective immediately. [14]

Personal life

His father is a first cousin of former Formula One driver Alessandro Nannini and of singer Gianna Nannini. [15]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2009Parolin Championkart — DelfinoSprintkartNC†
2010Parolin Championkart — DelfinoSprintkartNC†
2011Parolin Championkart — 50 RockySprintkart5th
Championkart International Final — Rocky5th
2012Parolin Championkart — 50 RockySprintkart3rd
Championkart International Final — Rocky2nd
2013Parolin Championkart — 60 MiniSprintkart3rd
Championkart International Final — Mini4th
2014International Mini Academy — 60 MiniTeam Driver2nd
Trofeo Academy Championkart — 60 Mini1st
2015ROK Cup Italy — Junior ROK 125RB15th
2016Trofeo dei Campioni — Junior ROK 125KGT1st
ROK Cup Italy - Centro — Junior ROK2nd
ROK Cup Italy — Junior ROK 1251st
WSK Final Cup — OKJ CRG SpANC
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 53rd
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OK CRG SpA27th
WSK Super Master Series — OK Ricky Flynn Motorsport41st
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 37th

† As Nannini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019 F4 Spanish Championship Xcel Motorsport300101817th
Formula 4 UAE Championship 20767163631st
Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 200000NC†
Formula Regional European Championship Scuderia DF Corse by Corbetta1500104313th
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 1800011118th
Formula Regional European Championship Monolite Racing300001415th
2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship HWA Racelab 30000122nd
Campos Racing 50000
FIA Formula 3 Championship HWA Racelab 2010124414th
2023 Indy NXT Juncos Hollinger Racing 7111114619th

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

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2019 Xcel Motorsport DUB1
1
1		 DUB1
2
2		 DUB1
3
2		 DUB1
4
5		 YMC1
1
1		 YMC1
2
3		 YMC1
3
5		 YMC1
4
1		 DUB2
1
2		 DUB2
2
5		 DUB2
3
1		 DUB2
4
3		 YMC2
1
1		 YMC2
2
3		 YMC2
3
2		 YMC2
4
1		 DUB3
1
2		 DUB3
2
8		 DUB3
3
1		 DUB3
4
3		1st363

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2019 Xcel Motorsport NAV
1
5		 NAV
2
4		 NAV
3
Ret		 LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		ARA
1 		ARA
2 		ARA
3 		CRT
1 		CRT
2 		CRT
3 		JER
1 		JER
2 		JER
3 		ALG
1 		ALG
2 		ALG
3 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		17th18

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2019 MP Motorsport MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
MON
1
MON
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
YMC
1
10		 YMC
2
5		NC†0

† As Nannini was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints
2019 Scuderia DF Corse
by Corbetta		 LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		VLL
1
10		 VLL
2
10		 VLL
3
C		 HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		RBR
1
8		 RBR
2
8		 RBR
3
11		 IMO
1
6		 IMO
2
6		 IMO
3
9		 IMO
4
9		 CAT
1
6		 CAT
2
10		 CAT
3
9		 MUG
1
11		 MUG
2
7		 MUG
3
11		 MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		13th43 [N 1]
2020 Monolite Racing MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
8		 CAT
3
6		 IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		15th14
  1. ↑ Nannini was not eligible to classify or score points at Vallelunga due to age restrictions. This points restriction also included the Vallelunga make-up race at Imola.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2020 Jenzer Motorsport RBR
FEA
27		 RBR
SPR
18		 RBR
FEA
23		 RBR
SPR
NC		 HUN
FEA
22		 HUN
SPR
24†		 SIL
FEA
24		 SIL
SPR
23		 SIL
FEA
27†		 SIL
SPR
16		 CAT
FEA
10		 CAT
SPR
3		 SPA
FEA
13		 SPA
SPR
26		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
20		 MUG
FEA
16		 MUG
SPR
15		18th11
2021 HWA Racelab CAT
1
10		 CAT
2
26†		 CAT
3
3		 LEC
1
22		 LEC
2
13		 LEC
3
20		 RBR
1
23		 RBR
2
12		 RBR
3
5		 HUN
1
10		 HUN
2
1		 HUN
3
25		 SPA
1
19		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
26		 ZAN
1
17		 ZAN
2
9		 ZAN
3
28		 SOC
1
16		 SOC
2
C		 SOC
3
17		14th44

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2021 HWA Racelab BHR
SP1
14		 BHR
SP2
9		 BHR
FEA
10		 MCO
SP1 		MCO
SP2 		MCO
FEA 		22nd1
Campos Racing BAK
SP1
15		 BAK
SP2
11		 BAK
FEA
DNS		 SIL
SP1
15		 SIL
SP2
14		 SIL
FEA
18		 MNZ
SP1 		MNZ
SP2 		MNZ
FEA 		SOC
SP1 		SOC
SP2 		SOC
FEA 		JED
SP1 		JED
SP2 		JED
FEA 		YMC
SP1 		YMC
SP2 		YMC
FEA

American open-wheel racing results

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2023 Juncos Hollinger Racing STP
15		 BAR
15		 IMS
1L*		 DET
14		 DET
11		 RDA
16		 MOH
17		 IOW
NSH
IMS
GMP
POR
LAG
LAG
19th146

References

  1. ↑ "Matteo Nannini". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  2. ↑ Wood, Elliot (2020-02-03). "Matteo Nannini moves to FIA F3 for second year in cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Improved Qualifying performance key to best F3 finish, says Nannini". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Piastri surges to Race 2 win from fifth, ahead of Peroni". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nannini to complete dual F2/F3 campaign, joins Deledda at HWA". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "2021 Round 1 post-Race 3 press conference". www.fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "RACE 2: Nannini beats Fittipaldi to maiden win in Budapest". www.fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Nannini to replace Correa at ART GP for FIA F3's next test". www.formulascout.com. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "HWA sign Italian duo Nannini and Deledda for 2021". fiaformula2.com. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Matteo Nannini on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  11. ↑ "Aitken to replace Nannini at HWA RACELAB in Monaco and Baku, with Italian set to focus on F3". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  12. ↑ Nguyen, Justin (March 22, 2022). "Team Stange Racing forms international NASCAR driver development programme, signs Matteo Nannini". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  13. ↑ Wood, Ida (9 December 2022). "Juncos signs Gold and Nannini for its return to Indy NXT". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Juncos Hollinger Racing, Nannini Part Company Immediately".
  15. ↑ Benzoni, Stefano (9 April 2021). "Matteo Nannini: chi è il baby campione: "Mi manda lo zio"". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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