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Nicola Larini
Larini in 2006
Born (1964-03-19) 19 March 1964 (age 60)
Lido di Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years1987–1992, 1994, 1997
TeamsColoni, Osella, Ligier, Modena, Ferrari, Sauber
Entries75 (49 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Career points7
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1987 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry1997 Monaco Grand Prix
World Touring Car Championship
Years active2005–2009
Former teamsChevrolet RML
Starts107
Wins1
Podiums13
Poles2
Fastest laps2
Best finish5th in 2007
European Touring Car Championship
Years active2000–2003
Former teamsNordauto
Starts79
Wins8
Podiums38
Poles10
Fastest laps10
Best finish3rd in 2002
Super Tourenwagen Cup
Years active1998–1999
Former teamsAlfa Corse
Starts4
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish26th in 1998, 1999
International Touring Car Championship
Years active1995–1996
Former teamsAlfa Corse
Starts34
Wins3
Podiums7
Poles6
Fastest laps4
Best finish4th in 1995
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Years active1993–1995
Former teamsAlfa Corse
Starts58
Championships1 (1993)
Wins14
Podiums26
Poles13
Fastest laps17
Previous series
1991–99
1986–87
1984–86
1983		Italian Superturismo
International F3000
Italian F3
Formula Fiat Abarth
Championship titles
1993
1992
1986		DTM
Italian Superturismo
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 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 Lido di Camaiore, Tuscany, Larini began car racing in Formula Italia in 1983, then moved up to Formula Abarth in 1984, placing third overall. He also started in Italian Formula Three the same season. In 1986 he won the title for 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 1988 season he was signed by the Osella Formula One team, and drew good notices for his valiant performances in the hugely uncompetitive car, with a best result of 9th in the Monaco Grand Prix. He would continue with Osella in 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 1990 Formula One season saw a move up the grid to 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 Modena team for the 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 1992 season, he was out of luck for a Grand Prix drive, but was signed by Ferrari to develop their active suspension system. Larini kept his racing instincts sharp by winning the Italian Touring Car Championship for Alfa Romeo, and was called up to the Ferrari Formula One team for the end of the year, replacing Ivan Capelli to race-test the active suspension car. He made a fair impression, but started both races from the back of the grid for technical reasons. However, 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 Italian series in 1996. However, 1997 would see his Ferrari connections land him a seat with 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

Since then Larini has been a stalwart in touring cars, for Alfa Romeo for many years, and since 2005 for Chevrolet in WTCC (World Touring Car Championship). On November 21, 2009, he announced that he is quitting his professional racing driver career, but will not stop racing completely.[1] For example, in 2017, Larini made his NASCAR Whelen Euro Series debut at Autodromo di Franciacorta, driving the No. 1 Ford Mustang for Alex Caffi Motorsport.[2]

His younger brother Andrea Larini is also a racing driver.

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

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 JS33 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 Red Bull 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 Touring Car 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
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
R1 		MNZ
R2 		IMO
R1 		IMO
R2 		ALG
R1 		ALG
R2 		HOC
R1 		HOC
R2 		CPR
R1 		CPR
R2 		VAL
R1
Ret 		VAL
R2
DNS 		KYA
R1 		KYA
R2 		50th 0
2013 Petri Corse Porsche Panamera S MNZ
R1 		MNZ
R2 		BRN
R1 		BRN
R2 		SVK
R1 		SVK
R2 		ZOL
R1
10 		ZOL
R2
Ret 		ALG
R1
DNS 		ALG
R2
DNS 		DON
R1 		DON
R2 		IMO
R1 		IMO
R2 		VAL
R1 		VAL
R2 		32nd 3

References

  1. ^ Larini says goodbye with lucky points
  2. ^ Guiglia, Gian Luca (September 11, 2017). "Motorsports Icon Nicola Larini To Join NWES At Franciacorta". NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved September 11, 2017.

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 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Champion
1993 		Succeeded by
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