Nicola Larini

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Nicola Larini
Italian F3

Nicola Larini (born 19 March 1964) is an Italian

racing driver. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 6 September 1987. He finished second in the tragic 1994 San Marino Grand Prix on a substitute outing for Ferrari, but only scored points once more in his career. He enjoyed greater success in touring car racing, primarily for Alfa Romeo
.

Early career

Born in

Coloni in a Dallara, and briefly drove for the same team in Formula 3000
the following year.

Formula One

Larini's rapid ascendancy in motorsport continued when Coloni entered the final two European rounds of the

1987 Formula One season. Larini failed to qualify for the Italian Grand Prix, but got into the Spanish Grand Prix
, only to retire early on.

For the

1989 season, their much-improved car suffering from the lottery of pre-qualifying. However, Larini continued to shine, running 6th at the San Marino Grand Prix until a hub failure, and running third at the Canadian Grand Prix until an electrical failure. He would also qualify 10th for the Japanese Grand Prix
.

The

Ligier team, but the well-funded French team were at a creative dead-end and the car was a distinct midfielder. A brace of seventh places were Larini's best results in a low-key year, although he easily outshone Philippe Alliot
in the other Ligier.

Larini then moved to the new

1991 season, once again having to face pre-qualifying. He got through in the opening round, the United States Grand Prix
, and held on for seventh place, but the team would develop acute financial difficulties, and were unable to progress. As a result, Larini would only qualify for four more races.

For the

1993 saw more Ferrari testing and touring cars, this time taking the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
title in Germany for Alfa Romeo. In
1994, he would have another chance with Ferrari in Formula One, replacing the injured Jean Alesi early in the season. He qualified seventh at the Pacific Grand Prix, but along with Ayrton Senna was eliminated at the first corner by Mika Häkkinen. Then at the San Marino Grand Prix he took second place, but his first points score was overshadowed by the tragic deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna
. It was back to touring cars with Alfa for the rest of the year, with Larini placing third in the German series.

Alfa would drop off the pace for the next two years, with Larini placing sixth in the German series in 1995, and 11th in the

Sauber, who were using rebranded Ferrari engines. Larini scored a point on his return at the Australian Grand Prix, but left after five races after a series of disagreements with Peter Sauber
.

Later career

After that, Larini was a stalwart in touring cars, for Alfa Romeo for many years in the European Touring Car Championship, and between 2005 and 2009 for Chevrolet in the WTCC (World Touring Car Championship). On November 21, 2009, he announced that he would quit his professional racing driver career, but would not stop racing completely.[1] For example, in 2016 he won Race 1 in Imola at the European Lotus Cup, in 2017, made his NASCAR Whelen Euro Series debut at Autodromo di Franciacorta, driving the No. 1 Ford Mustang for Alex Caffi Motorsport.[2]

Championships

  • 1986 – Italian Formula 3 Champion Dallara Alfa Romeo Marlboro
  • 1992 – Italiano Superturismo Champion – Alfa Romeo 155 GTA turbo
  • 1993 – DTM Champion – Alfa Romeo 155 V6 2.5 TI DTM

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1985 FIA European Formula 3 Cup Team Gulf Coloni 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
1986 FIA European Formula 3 Cup Team Gulf Coloni 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
International Formula 3000 Championship Coloni Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1987 International Formula 3000 Championship Forti Corse 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
World Touring Car Championship Alfa Corse 2 0 0 0 1 30 35th
Formula One Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1988 Formula One Osella Squadra Corse 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1989 Formula One Osella Squadra Corse 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1990 Formula One Équipe Ligier Gitanes 16 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1991 Formula One Modena Team SpA 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1992 Italian Superturismo Championship Alfa Corse 20 10 7 10 15 284 1st
Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1993 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Alfa Corse 22 11 3 12 15 261 1st
FIA Touring Car Challenge 2 0 0 0 2 54 2nd
1994 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Alfa Corse 18 2 1 5 8 150 3rd
Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 2 0 0 0 1 6 14th
1995 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Alfa Corse 14 0 1 1 5 71 6th
International Touring Car Championship 9 1 2 3 3 59 4th
1996 International Touring Car Championship Martini Alfa Corse 26 2 1 2 4 95 11th
1997 Formula One Red Bull Sauber Petronas 5 0 0 0 0 1 19th
1998 Italian Superturismo Championship Nordauto Engineering 20 3 0 2 13 331 3rd
Super Tourenwagen Cup Alfa Corse 2 0 0 1 0 23 26th
1999 Italian Superturismo Championship Nordauto Engineering 20 3 1 4 13 343 4th
SportsRacing World Cup Target 24 4 0 2 1 2 27 17th
Super Tourenwagen Cup Alfa Corse 2 0 0 0 1 20 26th
2000 European Touring Car Championship Nordauto Engineering 20 0 0 3 9 195 4th
2001 European Touring Car Championship Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto 20 3 1 4 11 604 2nd
2002 European Touring Car Championship GTA Racing Team Nordauto 19 4 2 4 11 86 3rd
2003 European Touring Car Championship GTA Racing Team Nordauto 20 1 4 2 7 92 4th
2004 Porsche Supercup Porsche AG 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2005 World Touring Car Championship Chevrolet RML 19 0 0 0 0 9 16th
2006 World Touring Car Championship Chevrolet RML 18 0 0 0 2 24 12th
TC 2000 Championship Chevrolet Pro Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2007 World Touring Car Championship Chevrolet RML 22 0 0 0 6 71 5th
2008 World Touring Car Championship Chevrolet RML 24 0 1 2 4 48 11th
2009 World Touring Car Championship Chevrolet RML 24 1 0 0 1 27 13th
2010 Superstars Series Rangoni Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011 24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1-XP2 Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 1 0 0 1 1 0 NC
2012 24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1-XP Global Partner Enterprise SA 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2013 Superstars Series Petri Corse 2 0 0 0 0 3 31st
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 2 1 1 0 1 0 NC
2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro Petri Corse 5 0 0 0 0 26 11th
2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 116 29th
2018 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Petri Corse Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 6 30th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR Hyundai Motorsport N 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
Nicola Larini - Alfa Corse - Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI 94, 1994 DTM Donington Park
Larini -Alfa Romeo 156 GTA in Donington 2003 ETCC

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts
1986
Coloni Racing
 March 85B Cosworth SIL
VAL
 PAU SPA
IMO
 MUG PER
Ret
ÖST
 BIR
BUG
JAR
 NC 0
1987
 Forti Corse Dallara 3087 Cosworth SIL
VAL
 SPA PAU DON PER
Ret 		BRH
16 		BIR
IMO

Ret
BUG
JAR

Ret 		NC 0

Complete Formula One results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Pts
1987
Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems
Coloni FC-187
 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 BRA SMR BEL MON DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA
DNQ 		POR ESP
Ret 		MEX JPN AUS NC 0
1988
 Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1I Osella 890T 1.5 V8t BRA
DNQ 		NC 0
Osella FA1L SMR
EX 		MON
9 		MEX
DNQ 		CAN
DNQ 		DET
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
19 		GER
Ret 		HUN
DNPQ 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		POR
12 		ESP
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
DNPQ
1989
 Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1M89 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 BRA
DSQ 		SMR
12 		MON
DNPQ 		MEX
DNPQ 		USA
DNPQ 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
DNPQ 		GBR
Ret 		GER
DNPQ 		HUN
DNPQ 		BEL
DNPQ 		ITA
Ret 		POR
DNPQ 		ESP
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
Ret 		NC 0
1990
Equipe Ligier Gitanes
Ligier JS33B
 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 USA
Ret 		BRA
11 		SMR
10 		MON
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		MEX
16 		FRA
14 		GBR
10 		GER
10 		HUN
11 		BEL
14 		ITA
11 		POR
10 		ESP
7 		JPN
7 		AUS
10 		NC 0
1991
 Modena Team SpA Lambo 291 Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 USA
7 		BRA
DNPQ 		SMR
DNPQ 		MON
DNPQ 		CAN
DNPQ 		MEX
DNPQ 		FRA
DNPQ 		GBR
DNPQ 		GER
Ret 		HUN
16 		BEL
DNQ 		ITA
16 		POR
DNQ 		ESP
DNQ 		JPN
DNQ 		AUS
Ret 		NC 0
1992
 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F92AT Ferrari 038 3.5 V12 RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN
12 		AUS
11 		NC 0
1994
 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 412T1 Ferrari 041 3.5 V12 BRA PAC
Ret 		SMR
2 		MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR JPN AUS 14th 6
1997
Sauber Petronas
Sauber C16
 Petronas SPE-01 3.0 V10 AUS
6 		BRA
11 		ARG
Ret 		SMR
7 		MON
Ret 		ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR 19th 1

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos. Pts
1993
 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti ZOL
1
1 		ZOL
2
1 		HOC
1
9 		HOC
2
2 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
Ret 		WUN
1
1 		WUN
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
1 		NOR
1
1 		NOR
2
1 		DON
1
3 		DON
2
1 		DIE
1
10 		DIE
2
1 		ALE
1
1 		ALE
2
2 		AVU
1
6 		AVU
2
3 		HOC
1
4 		HOC
2
19 		1st 261
1994
 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti ZOL
1
Ret 		ZOL
2
8 		HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
DNS 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
1 		MUG
1
4 		MUG
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
Ret 		NOR
1
1 		NOR
2
2 		DON
1
3 		DON
2
DNS 		DIE
1
3 		DIE
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
DNS 		AVU
1
3 		AVU
2
6 		ALE
1
1 		ALE
2
1 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret 		3rd 150
1995
 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
Ret 		AVU
1
Ret 		AVU
2
6 		NOR
1
8 		NOR
2
10† 		DIE
1
3 		DIE
2
2 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
3 		ALE
1
3 		ALE
2
Ret 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret 		6th 71
  • † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 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 Pos. Pts
1995
 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti MUG
1
2 		MUG
2
5 		HEL
1
7 		HEL
2
1 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
12
EST
1

3
EST
2

Ret
MAG
1

Ret
MAG
2

DNS 		4th 59
1996
 Martini Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti HOC
1
11 		HOC
2
12 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
7
EST
1

Ret
EST
2

Ret 		HEL
1
Ret 		HEL
2
6 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
Ret 		DIE
1
Ret 		DIE
2
DNS 		SIL
1
3 		SIL
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
15
MAG
1

2
MAG
2

Ret 		MUG
1
1 		MUG
2
Ret 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret
INT
1

Ret
INT
2

1
SUZ
1

6
SUZ
2

6 		11th 95

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos. Pts
1998 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 156 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		NOR
1
12 		NOR
2
14 		REG
1 		REG
2 		WUN
1 		WUN
2 		ZWE
1 		ZWE
2 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		26th 23
1999 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 156 SAC
1 		SAC
2 		ZWE
1 		ZWE
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2
MIS
1

2
MIS
2

Ret 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		26th 20

Complete Italian Superturismo Championship results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts
1992 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 155 GTA S1
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

1
MAG
1

2
MAG
2

3 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
2 		BIN
1
1 		BIN
2
1
VAL
1

1
VAL
2

1
IMO
1

1
IMO
2

1
MIS
1

1
MIS
2

1 		PER
1
4 		PER
2
Ret 		VAR
1
2 		VAR
2
2
MNZ
1

4
MNZ
2

3 		1st 284
1998
Nordauto Engineering
 Alfa Romeo 156 BIN
1
5 		BIN
2
3
IMO
1

4
IMO
2

4
MNZ
1

1
MNZ
2

2 		VAR
1
3 		VAR
2
3
VAL
1

4
VAL
2

Ret
MAG
1

2
MAG
2

10 		PER
1
3 		PER
2
2
MIS
1

2
MIS
2

DSQ
MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

3
VAL
1

1
VAL
2

1 		3rd 331
1999
Nordauto Engineering
 Alfa Romeo 156
MIS
1

3
MIS
2

3 		BIN
1
5 		BIN
2
5
IMO
1

4
IMO
2

Ret 		PER
1
3 		PER
2
2
MAG
1

8
MAG
2

3 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
2
MIS
1

1
MIS
2

3 		VAR
1
1 		VAR
2
3
MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

2
VAL
1

1
VAL
2

4 		4th 343

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts
2000
 Nordauto Engineering Alfa Romeo 156 MUG
1
2 		MUG
2
2 		PER
1
3 		PER
2
6
A1R
1

4
A1R
2

3
MNZ
1

14
MNZ
2

Ret 		HUN
1
5 		HUN
2
5
IMO
1

5
IMO
2

4
MIS
1

5
MIS
2

5
BRN
1

3
BRN
2

6
VAL
1

2
VAL
2

2 		MOB
1
2 		MOB
2
3 		4th 195
2001
 Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156
MNZ
1

1
MNZ
2

2
BRN
1

1
BRN
2

2 		MAG
1
2 		MAG
2
2 		SIL
1
5 		SIL
2
3 		ZOL
1
Ret 		ZOL
2
3 		HUN
1
12 		HUN
2
2
A1R
1

14
A1R
2

2 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
5 		JAR
1
4 		JAR
2
5
EST
1

4
EST
2

5 		2nd 604
2002
 GTA Racing Team Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156 GTA MAG
1
2 		MAG
2
2 		SIL
1
1 		SIL
2
2
BRN
1

3
BRN
2

3 		JAR
1
2 		JAR
2
1
AND
1

1
AND
2

5 		OSC
1
6 		OSC
2
6 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
9 		PER
1
2 		PER
2
4 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
DNS
EST
1

Ret
EST
2

6 		3rd 86
2003
 GTA Racing Team Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156 GTA VAL
1
7 		VAL
2
6 		MAG
1
2 		MAG
2
2 		PER
1
7 		PER
2
5
BRN
1

13
BRN
2

5 		DON
1
2 		DON
2
4 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
2
AND
1

6
AND
2

1 		OSC
1
17† 		OSC
2
8
EST
1

2
EST
2

2
MNZ
1

10†
MNZ
2

4 		4th 92

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 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 Pts
1987
 Alfa Corse
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo
 MNZ JAR DIJ NÜR SPA BRN
Ret 		SIL
3 		BAT CLD WEL FUJ 35th 30
2005
 Chevrolet
Chevrolet Lacetti
 ITA
1
24 		ITA
2
15 		FRA
1
17 		FRA
2
13 		GBR
1
Ret 		GBR
2
DNS 		SMR
1
13 		SMR
2
11 		MEX
1
10 		MEX
2
7 		BEL
1
17 		BEL
2
18 		GER
1
17 		GER
2
11 		TUR
1
NC 		TUR
2
Ret 		ESP
1
7 		ESP
2
Ret 		MAC
1
4 		MAC
2
10 		16th 9
2006
 Chevrolet
Chevrolet Lacetti
ITA
1

27
ITA
2

7
FRA
1

11
FRA
2

8 		GBR
1
NC 		GBR
2
12
GER
1

14
GER
2

21 		BRA
1
Ret 		BRA
2
DNS 		MEX
1
15 		MEX
2
Ret
CZE
1

11
CZE
2

7 		TUR
1
7 		TUR
2
3
ESP
1

3
ESP
2

4
MAC
1

22
MAC
2

DNS 		12th 24
2007
 Chevrolet
Chevrolet Lacetti
 BRA
1
Ret 		BRA
2
10
NED
1

2
NED
2

4
ESP
1

2
ESP
2

5
FRA
1

Ret
FRA
2

11
CZE
1

5
CZE
2

6
POR
1

3
POR
2

20 		SWE
1
7 		SWE
2
2
GER
1

Ret
GER
2

21 		GBR
1
Ret 		GBR
2
12
ITA
1

4
ITA
2

2
MAC
1

7
MAC
2

2 		5th 71
2008
 Chevrolet
Chevrolet Lacetti
 BRA
1
Ret 		BRA
2
12 		MEX
1
3 		MEX
2
Ret
ESP
1

6
ESP
2

9
FRA
1

7
FRA
2

2
CZE
1

11
CZE
2

11
POR
1

2
POR
2

6 		GBR
1
23 		GBR
2
12
GER
1

Ret
GER
2

11 		EUR
1
6 		EUR
2
4
ITA
1

5
ITA
2

3
JPN
1

16
JPN
2

12
MAC
1

9
MAC
2

Ret 		11th 48
2009
 Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT BRA
1
15 		BRA
2
15 		MEX
1
8 		MEX
2
10 		MAR
1
6 		MAR
2
1 		FRA
1
NC 		FRA
2
9 		ESP
1
11 		ESP
2
13 		CZE
1
Ret 		CZE
2
13 		POR
1
5 		POR
2
Ret 		GBR
1
22 		GBR
2
17 		GER
1
15 		GER
1
6 		ITA
1
Ret 		ITA
2
16 		JPN
1
12 		JPN
2
5 		MAC
1
12 		MAC
2
7 		13th 27

Complete International Superstars Series results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Pts
2010
 Rangoni Motorsport Mercedes C63 AMG
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
ALG
1
ALG
2
 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		CPR
1 		CPR
2
VAL
1

Ret
VAL
2

DNS 		KYA
1 		KYA
2 		50th 0
2013
 Petri Corse Porsche Panamera S
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
BRN
1
BRN
2
 SVK
1 		SVK
2 		ZOL
R1
10 		ZOL
R2
Ret
ALG
R1

DNS
ALG
R2

DNS 		DON
1 		DON
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
 32nd 3

References

  1. ^ Larini says goodbye with lucky points
  2. NASCAR Home Tracks
    . Retrieved 11 September 2017.

External links

Media related to Nicola Larini at Wikimedia Commons

Sporting positions
Preceded by Italian Formula Three Championship
Champion
1986 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Italia Superturismo Championship

Champion
1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
1993
 Succeeded by
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