Nicola Marinangeli (born 14 May 2003) is an Italian racing driver currently competing in the International GT Open with AF Corse.

Nicola Marinangeli
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 21)
Foligno, Italy
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup career
Debut season2023
Current teamAF Corse
Racing licence 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

Single-seater career

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Lower formulae

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2018

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Career summary

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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

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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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

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GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). acisport.it. ACI Sport Italia. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "NEW RACING ROOKIES ARRIVE IN DUBAI FOR THIRD SEASON OF F4UAE". 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Italian F4 Championship - Provisional Entry List 2019" (PDF).
  4. ^ Costa, Massimo (31 January 2019). "Marinangeli si accasa da Bhaitech (Marinangeli is taken over by Bhaitech)". ITALIARACING.net. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Xcel Motorsport on Instagram". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Nicola Marinangeli avec Bhaitech Racing en Formule Renault Eurocup". autohebdo.fr. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ^ Wood, Elliot (20 November 2020). "Marinangeli and Hauger join Formula Regional Europe field at Imola". FormulaScout. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Sargeant set for Carlin return in FIA F3's post-season test". Formula Scout. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Van Amersfoort Racing | Nicola Marinangeli joins VAR for 2022 EFO Championship". www.vanamersfoortracing.nl. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. ^ "33-car entry at Portimão season-opener as GT Sport celebrates 25 years of racing". www.gtopen.net. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 FGTWCE - PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST Brands Hatch - Media v5" (PDF). gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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