Nicola Marinangeli

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Nicola Marinangeli
FREC 2022 Spielberg Nr. 24 (1).jpg
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 20)
Foligno, Italy
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup career
Debut season 2023
Current team AF Corse
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number71
Starts6 (6 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2023
Previous series
2022
2020-22
2020
2019-20
2019
2019
Euroformula Open Championship
FR European Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4

Nicola Marinangeli (born 14 May 2003) is an Italian racing driver, currently driving in the Asian Le Mans Series for Dragon Racing.

Contents

Single-seater career

Lower formulae

2018

Born in Foligno, Marinangeli started his career in 2018 in the Italian F4 Championship for DR Formula. [1] He drove in the final event at Mugello and scored a best finish of 22nd.

2019

Following that the Italian signed for Xcel Motorsport to drive in the 2019 F4 UAE Championship. [2] However, Marinangeli finished last in the standings, with 37 points and being one of only three drivers not to score a podium throughout the season. [3] He then competed full-time in Italian F4 with Bhai Tech Racing. [4] He scored no points and finished 29th in the drivers' standings.

2020

In January of 2020 Marinangeli once again competed in the F4 UAE Championship. [5] 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. [6] Both of his teammates would beat him in the championship, where the Italian only scored one point.

Formula Regional European Championship

Marinangeli racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring. FREC 2021 Spielberg Nr. 14 Marinangeli.jpg
Marinangeli racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

In 2020 Marinangeli made his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship for KIC Motorsport at Imola. [7] In the five races he competed in the Italian scored six points, leading to him finishing 17th and last in the drivers' championship.

He 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

Marinangeli tested for Charouz Racing System on the final two days of the FIA Formula 3 post-season test in November of 2021. [8]

Euroformula Open Championship

In February 2022 Marinangeli was announced by Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing as one of their drivers for that year's Euroformula Open season. [9]

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 the Italian would be joining AF Corse in the International GT Open series, driving alongside Riccardo Agostini. [10] He would also partner Sean Hudspeth in the Silver Cup class of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. [11]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018 Italian F4 Championship DR Formula 30000043rd
2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport1500003711th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 20011N/ANC
Italian F4 Championship Bhai Tech Racing 200000029th
2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport1911192025th
Formula Renault Eurocup Bhaitech Racing 160000121st
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport50000617th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship Arden Motorsport 200000030th
F3 Asian Championship Motorscape150000021st
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Evans GP 150000124th
Euroformula Open Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 800003612th
Formula Regional European Championship Monolite Racing80000037th
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) Chiuini De Poi – Perugia40000169th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup AF Corse 1000000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 6020024.5*7th*
International GT Open 131003906th
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Dragon Racing30000030th
2024 International GT Open AF Corse

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122PosPoints
2018 DR Formula ADR
1
ADR
2
ADR
3
LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
VLL
1
VLL
2
VLL
3
MUG
1

22
MUG
2

Ret
MUG
3

29
43rd0
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
29th0

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

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
DUB3
1
DUB3
2
DUB3
3
DUB3
4
11th37
2020 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
5th202

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
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
21st1

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2020 KIC Motorsport 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
CAT
2
CAT
3
IMO
1

9
IMO
2

10
IMO
3

11
VLL
1

10
VLL
2

C
VLL
3

9
17th6
2021 Arden Motorsport IMO
1

Ret
IMO
2

18
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

21
MCO
1

Ret
MCO
2

Ret
LEC
1

25
LEC
2

Ret
ZAN
1

27
ZAN
2

28
SPA
1

26
SPA
2

Ret
RBR
1

20
RBR
2

21
VAL
1

31
VAL
2

18
MUG
1

30
MUG
2

28
MNZ
1

17
MNZ
2

Ret
30th0
2022 Monolite Racing MNZ
1
MNZ
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
MCO
1
MCO
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
SPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

26
RBR
1

23
RBR
2

25
CAT
1

30
CAT
2

27
MUG
1

29
MUG
2

31
37th0

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
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
21st0
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
24th1

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526DCPoints
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
12th36

Complete International GT Open results

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213Pos.Points
2023 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Pro PRT
1

5
PRT
2

9
SPA
5
HUN
1

6
HUN
2

5
LEC
1

5
LEC
2

9
RBR
1

4
RBR
2

1
MNZ
1

5
MNZ
2

2
CAT
1

2
CAT
2

12
6th75

*Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2023 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Silver BRH
1

23
BRH
2

Ret
MIS
1

28
MIS
2

26
HOC
1

17
HOC
2

24
VAL
1

31
VAL
2

26
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
8th*41*

*Season still in progress.

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