Nicola Lacorte

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Nicola Lacorte
F4 Italy 2023 Mugello Nr. 47 Lacorte (1).jpg
Lacorte driving at the Mugello Circuit during the 2023 Italian F4 Championship.
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Full nameNicola Lacorte
Born (2007-06-01) 1 June 2007 (age 16)
Pisa, Italy
Related to Roberto Lacorte (father)
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current team Trident
Car number7
Starts0 (0 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2023
2023
2022–2023 		Euro 4 Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Italian F4 Championship

Nicola Lacorte (born 1 June 2007) is an Italian racing driver who is currently set to race in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with Trident. He was a race winner in the Italian F4 Championship. He is also a member of the Alpine Academy.

Contents

Career

Karting

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

2022

Lacorte racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2022 Italian F4 Championship. F4 Italy 2022 Nr. 47 (1).jpg
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

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

Lacorte will participate in the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition. [9]

For his main campaign, Lacorte was promoted to the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident. [10]

Formula One

In December 2023, Lacorte joined the Alpine Academy. [11]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
201924° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ KR MotorsportNC
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 MotorsportNC
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 Kart5th
2021 WSK Champions Cup — OK KR Motorsport25th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 48th
WSK Euro Series — OK 27th
WSK Open Cup — OK 34th
FIA Karting European Championship — OK 56th
Source: [12]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 Italian F4 Championship Iron Lynx 80000128th
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Prema Racing 150000524th
Italian F4 Championship 211102759th
Euro 4 Championship 9000057.59th
2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship M2 Competition 9101213010th
Formula Regional European Championship Trident

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
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		28th1
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		9th75

† 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)

YearTeam123456789101112131415PosPoints
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		24th5

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
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		9th57.5

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
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
10th130

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2024 Trident HOC
1 		HOC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		TBDTBD

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References

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  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. ↑ "Nicola Lacorte joins Trident for 2024 FRECA". Trident . 12 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nicola Lacorte joins the Alpine Academy programme". Alpine Cars . 4 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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