Nicola Marinangeli

Nicola Marinangeli (born 14 May 2003) is an Italian racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for AIX Racing.

Nicola Marinangeli
Marinangeli driving the Dallara F3 2025 during the 2025 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Nationality	Italian
Born	(2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 22) Foligno, Umbria, Italy
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season	2025
Current team	AIX Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	27
Starts	3
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2025
Previous series
2023-24–2024-25 2023–2024 2023 2022 2022 2021 2020–2022 2020 2019–2020 2019 2019	Asian Le Mans Series International GT Open GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Ferrari Challenge Europe Euroformula Open Championship F3 Asian Championship FR European Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4

Single-seater career

Lower formula

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 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.

Marinangeli racing in the 2022 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

2021

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

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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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.^[11] He would also partner Sean Hudspeth in the Silver Cup class of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.^[12]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018	Italian F4 Championship	DR Formula	3	0	0	0	0	0	43rd
2019	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Xcel Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	37	11th
	Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round		2	0	0	1	1	N/A	NC
	Italian F4 Championship	Bhai Tech Racing	20	0	0	0	0	0	29th
2020	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Xcel Motorsport	19	1	1	1	9	202	5th
	Formula Renault Eurocup	Bhaitech Racing	16	0	0	0	0	1	21st
	Formula Regional European Championship	KIC Motorsport	5	0	0	0	0	6	17th
2021	Formula Regional European Championship	Arden Motorsport	20	0	0	0	0	0	30th
	F3 Asian Championship	Motorscape	15	0	0	0	0	0	21st
2022	Formula Regional Asian Championship	Evans GP	15	0	0	0	0	1	24th
	Euroformula Open Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	8	0	0	0	0	36	12th
	Formula Regional European Championship	Monolite Racing	8	0	0	0	0	0	37th
	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)	Chiuini De Poi – Perugia	4	0	0	0	0	16	9th
2023	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	AF Corse	10	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver			0	2	0	1	55	6th
	International GT Open		13	1	0	0	3	90	6th
2023-24	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Dragon Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	30th
2024	International GT Open	AF Corse	14	2	0	0	5	104	3rd
2024-25	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Dragon Racing
2025	FIA Formula 3 Championship	AIX Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0*	28th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Pos	Points
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		43rd	0
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	0

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	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	DUB3 1	DUB3 2	DUB3 3	DUB3 4	11th	37
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	5th	202

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

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 European Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
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	17th	6
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					30th	0
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					37th	0

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	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	0
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	1

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)

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	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		6th	90
2024	AF Corse	Ferrari 296 GT3	Pro	PRT 1 6	PRT 2 Ret	HOC 1 3	HOC 2 Ret	SPA 14	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 5	LEC 1 4	LEC 2 1	RBR 1 11	RBR 2 2	CAT 1 6	CAT 2 1	MNZ 4	3rd	104

^*Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	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 21	ZAN 2 19	6th	55

^*Season still in progress.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos.	Points
2023–24	Dragon Racing	GT	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6	SEP 1	SEP 2	DUB 14	ABU 1 12	ABU 2 12		30th	0
2024–25	Dragon Racing	GT	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†	0

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

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	MNZ FEA	35th*	0*

* Season still in progress.