Nicola Lacorte approaches the 2026 F3 campaign determined to transform experience into results with DAMS Lucas Oil. After a demanding rookie year in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, the Italian driver returns with DAMS Lucas Oil carrying renewed confidence, stronger technical understanding and a clear development roadmap. His first season in F3 delivered a best…
DAMS Lucas Oil head into their second FIA Formula 3 campaign convinced they have made tangible progress after an assured 2026 F3 pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Across the three days, the French squad completed 601 laps — the fifth-highest tally of any team — while also demonstrating eye-catching one-lap pace when conditions…
Nicola Lacorte enters his second season in the FIA Formula 3 Championship determined to translate winter progress into on-track results with DAMS Lucas Oil. After a disappointing 2025 campaign, the 18-year-old Italian believes both he and the team have taken decisive steps forward. With experience across junior single-seaters and endurance racing, Lacorte approaches the new…
The final day of 2026 F3 pre-season testing in Barcelona showed strong performances, with Théophile Naël of Campos Racing taking top honours in the morning session and Nicola Lacorte of DAMS Lucas Oil taking the lead in the afternoon. As the teams refine their setups, Day 3 provided key insights into the drivers’ form ahead…
DAMS Lucas Oil’s F3 2025 debut season proved challenging for the French team. The team finished 10th and last in the Teams’ standings with just 30 points. DAMS replaced Jenzer Motorsport in the F3 championship with a lineup of Christian Ho, Matías Zagazeta, and Nicola Lacorte. DAMS Lucas Oil’s 2025 F3 campaign provided valuable learning…
Nicola Lacorte is set to make his return to the Formula 3 grid with DAMS Lucas Oil in 2026. Lacorte made his series debut with the team in 2025 with the backing of the Alpine Driver Academy. This move proved to be a real test for the Italian driver from Italian F4 and Formula Regional….
When Nicola Lacorte graduated into the 2025 F3 Championship with DAMS Lucas Oil and the backing of the Alpine Academy, the move represented the biggest test of his young career. The Italian teenager carried experience from Italian F4 and Formula Regional, along with a reputation for flashes of speed and determination. Yet, as many rookies…
The F3 Sprint Race at the Italian GP in Monza proved to be as dramatic off the track as it was on it. After a thrilling contest of overtakes, collisions, and strategy, the stewards issued a series of penalties that dramatically changed the finishing order. Technical errors, collisions, and rule infringements all came under scrutiny,…
Following a tightly contested F3 qualifying session at the Hungaroring, the Stewards issued several decisions that will affect the starting grid for both the Sprint and Feature Races of the 2025 Hungarian GP. While the session ended with Trident’s Rafael Câmara on provisional pole, post-session investigations have led to key penalties that adjust the order…
Ahead of the F3 Austrian GP, DAMS Lucas Oil has announced 17 year-old American Nikita Johnson as the replacement for a race-banned Nicola Lacorte this weekend. Earlier this year, Johnson began his year by competing in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship, where Red Bull’s young prodigy and current F2 driver Arvid Lindblad claimed the title….
