Nicola Larini

born 19 Mar 1964 · raced 1987–1997

50Races

0Wins

1Podiums

12Top 10s

10.81Avg Position

18.57Avg Grid Pos

Nicola Larini, a versatile Italian driver known for his touring car successes, also carved out a niche in Formula 1 with a reputation for tenacity. Competing across several seasons, he participated in 50 Grands Prix, notably securing a memorable second-place finish at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix for Ferrari, deputising for the injured Jean Alesi. This podium, his sole F1 top-three result, highlighted his raw speed and determination. Despite limited opportunities in top-tier F1 machinery, Larini remained a respected figure in motorsport, primarily due to his formidable achievements outside of Grand Prix racing.

Top Teams

Team	Pod.Podiums	PtsPoints (as awarded)	Races
Ferrari	1	6	4
Sauber	0	1	5
Osella	0	0	19
Coloni	0	0	1
Lambo	0	0	5
Ligier	0	0	16

Top Circuits

Circuit	Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded)	Races
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1.2	5
Adelaide Street Circuit	0	4
Circuito de Jerez	0	4
Suzuka Circuit	0	4
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	0	4
Hockenheimring	0	3
Silverstone Circuit	0	3
Circuit de Monaco	0	3

Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

Philippe Alliot14 shared races · Compare with Philippe Alliot (1990)
Johnny Herbert5 shared races · Compare with Johnny Herbert (1997)

Season by season

Nicola Larini season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Points
1997	19	1
1994	14	6
1992	—	0
1991	—	0
1990	—	0
1989	33	0
1988	—	0
1987	32	0

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Nicola Larini was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1997	Sauber Sauber	Herbert vs LariniJohnny Herbert vs Nicola Larini	5–0	2–3	3–1
1990	Ligier Ligier	Alliot vs LariniPhilippe Alliot vs Nicola Larini	9–5	4–10	0–0

Circuits raced

8 circuitsShow all▾

Race results

19975 racesSauber▾

Nicola Larini race results in 1997
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	PtsPoints
Monaco GPMonaco Grand Prix	Sauber	11	Spun off	0
San Marino GPSan Marino Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P7	0
Argentine GPArgentine Grand Prix	Sauber	14	Spun off	0
Brazilian GPBrazilian Grand Prix	Sauber	19	P11	0
Australian GPAustralian Grand Prix	Sauber	13	P6	1

Earlier seasons1987–1994 (7 seasons)▾

19942 racesFerrari▾

Nicola Larini race results in 1994
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	PtsPoints
San Marino GPSan Marino Grand Prix	Ferrari	6	P2	6
Pacific GPPacific Grand Prix	Ferrari	7	Collision	0

19922 racesFerrari▾

Nicola Larini race results in 1992
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	PtsPoints
Australian GPAustralian Grand Prix	Ferrari	19	P11	0
Japanese GPJapanese Grand Prix	Ferrari	11	P12	0

199116 racesLambo▾

Nicola Larini race results in 1991
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Australian GPAustralian Grand Prix	Lambo	19	Spun off
Japanese GPJapanese Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not qualify
Spanish GPSpanish Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not qualify
Portuguese GPPortuguese Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not qualify
Italian GPItalian Grand Prix	Lambo	23	P16
Belgian GPBelgian Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not qualify
Hungarian GPHungarian Grand Prix	Lambo	24	P16
German GPGerman Grand Prix	Lambo	24	Spun off
British GPBritish Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not prequalify
French GPFrench Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not prequalify
Mexican GPMexican Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not prequalify
Canadian GPCanadian Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not prequalify
Monaco GPMonaco Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not prequalify
San Marino GPSan Marino Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not prequalify
Brazilian GPBrazilian Grand Prix	Lambo	—	Did not prequalify
United States GPUnited States Grand Prix	Lambo	17	P7

199016 racesLigier▾

Nicola Larini race results in 1990
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Australian GPAustralian Grand Prix	Ligier	12	P10
Japanese GPJapanese Grand Prix	Ligier	17	P7
Spanish GPSpanish Grand Prix	Ligier	20	P7
Portuguese GPPortuguese Grand Prix	Ligier	22	P10
Italian GPItalian Grand Prix	Ligier	26	P11
Belgian GPBelgian Grand Prix	Ligier	21	P14
Hungarian GPHungarian Grand Prix	Ligier	25	P11
German GPGerman Grand Prix	Ligier	22	P10
British GPBritish Grand Prix	Ligier	21	P10
French GPFrench Grand Prix	Ligier	19	P14
Mexican GPMexican Grand Prix	Ligier	24	P165 places worse than season average (P10.8)
Canadian GPCanadian Grand Prix	Ligier	20	Collision
Monaco GPMonaco Grand Prix	Ligier	17	Differential
San Marino GPSan Marino Grand Prix	Ligier	20	P10
Brazilian GPBrazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	20	P11
United States GPUnited States Grand Prix	Ligier	13	Throttle

▲/▼ a finish at least 4 places better/worse than Nicola Larini’s average finish in 1990 (P10.8, retirements excluded).

198916 racesOsella▾

Nicola Larini race results in 1989
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Australian GPAustralian Grand Prix	Osella	11	Electrical
Japanese GPJapanese Grand Prix	Osella	10	Brakes
Spanish GPSpanish Grand Prix	Osella	11	Suspension
Portuguese GPPortuguese Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
Italian GPItalian Grand Prix	Osella	24	Gearbox
Belgian GPBelgian Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
Hungarian GPHungarian Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
German GPGerman Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
British GPBritish Grand Prix	Osella	17	Handling
French GPFrench Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
Canadian GPCanadian Grand Prix	Osella	15	Electrical
United States GPUnited States Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
Mexican GPMexican Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
Monaco GPMonaco Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
San Marino GPSan Marino Grand Prix	Osella	14	P12
Brazilian GPBrazilian Grand Prix	Osella	19	Disqualified

198816 racesOsella▾

Nicola Larini race results in 1988
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Australian GPAustralian Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
Japanese GPJapanese Grand Prix	Osella	24	Brakes
Spanish GPSpanish Grand Prix	Osella	14	Suspension
Portuguese GPPortuguese Grand Prix	Osella	25	P12
Italian GPItalian Grand Prix	Osella	17	Engine
Belgian GPBelgian Grand Prix	Osella	26	Fuel system
Hungarian GPHungarian Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not prequalify
German GPGerman Grand Prix	Osella	18	Engine
British GPBritish Grand Prix	Osella	26	P19
French GPFrench Grand Prix	Osella	24	Halfshaft
Detroit GPDetroit Grand Prix	Osella	26	Engine
Canadian GPCanadian Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not qualify
Mexican GPMexican Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not qualify
Monaco GPMonaco Grand Prix	Osella	25	P9
San Marino GPSan Marino Grand Prix	Osella	—	Excluded
Brazilian GPBrazilian Grand Prix	Osella	—	Did not qualify

19872 racesColoni▾

Nicola Larini race results in 1987
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	PtsPoints
Spanish GPSpanish Grand Prix	Coloni	26	Suspension	0
Italian GPItalian Grand Prix	Coloni	—	Did not qualify	0