Daniel Ricciardo
| Daniel Ricciardo | |
|---|---|
 Ricciardo in 2009. | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 1 July 1989 Perth, Australia |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Tech 1 Racing |
| Car no. | 8 |
| Starts | 19 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007–08 2008 2008 2009 | Western Australian Formula Ford Formula BMW UK Formula BMW Asia Italian Formula Renault Italy Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault WEC Formula Three Euroseries British Formula Three |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 WEC British Formula Three |
Daniel Ricciardo (born 1 July 1989 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian racing driver. He won the British Formula Three Championship in 2009. He currently races in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. He is also the test driver for both the Red Bull Racing and the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One teams.[1][2]
Career
Formula Ford and Formula BMW
Ricciardo started karting at the age of nine. In 2005, he entered the Western Australian Formula Ford championship. He drove a 15-year-old Van Diemen, and finished eighth by season's end.[3]
The next year, he won a scholarship to the Formula BMW Asian championship with Eurasia Motorsport. During his first season, Ricciardo earned a pole position and won twice. He finished third in the Drivers' Championship with 231 points, 59 points behind the champion.
In August 2006, Ricciardo entered one race in the Formula BMW UK series. He finished eighth in the second race and took three championship points. At the end of the year, he entered the Formula BMW World Final Fortec Motorsport. He finished in fifth position, fourteen seconds behind the winner.
Formula Renault
2007 saw the Australian moved to Formula Renault, entering the European and Italian championships. He finished the year seventh in the Italian series with 196 points and scoring a single podium at Valencia. He failed to score a point in his few starts in the European races.
Ricciardo stayed in Formula Renault for 2008, entering the European and Western European championships. By the end of the year, the he took his first European title in the Western European Cup and finished second in the Eurocup.
Formula Three
During the middle of the 2008 season, Ricciardo made his Formula Three debut at the Nürburgring. He qualified in eighth for the first race. He was moved up to sixth in the race after James Jakes and Christian Vietoris stalled on the grid.[4]
Ricciardo moved to the British Formula Three Championship for 2009, driving for Carlin Motorsport.[5] He also made his debut in the 3.5-litre World Series by Renault championship. He retired from the first race, before finishing fifteenth in the second. When he returned to Formula Three, he extended his championship lead. Ricciardo became the first Australian driver since David Brabham in 1989 to win the British F3 title. He won the championship by 87 points.
Ricciardo continued with Carlin for the Macau Grand Prix with the team.[6] He finished sixth in the qualifying race. He retired on the first lap of the main race after hitting the wall.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
On 30 October 2009, Ricciardo was signed by Tech 1 to compete in the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.[7] He had 8 pole positions in the season, 4 wins, and finished the season second in the championship. [8]
Ricciardo returned to the series in 2011 for ISR Racing[9]
Formula One
Ricciardo made his track debut at the wheel of a Formula One car in December 2009. He tested for Red Bull Racing at the young drivers test at Circuito de Jerez.[10] On the final day of testing, Ricciardo had the fastest time of the test by more than one second.[11] Ricciardo became one of the test and reserve drivers for both Red Bull Racing, and the sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso[12]
In November 2010, Ricciardo was the only Red Bull Racing driver at the end-of-season young drivers test.[13] Ricciardo dominated the event. His fastest lap was 1.3 seconds faster than Sebastian Vettel's qualifying lap the Saturday before. Ricciardo remained unbeaten in Formula One tests he has attended.[14]
On 26 November 2010, Ricciardo was confirmed as Toro Rosso's test and reserve driver for the 2011 season. He will take part in the first free practice session of each race weekend.[15][16]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Australian Formula Ford | Privateer | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 74 | 8th |
| 2006 | Formula BMW Asia | Eurasia Motorsport | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 231 | 3rd |
| Formula BMW UK | Motaworld Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20th | |
| Formula BMW World Final | Fortec Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | |
| 2007 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italy | RP Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 6th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 WEC | SG Formula | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 192 | 1st |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 136 | 2nd | ||
| Formula Three Euroseries | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC↓ | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2009 | British Formula Three Championship | Carlin Motorsport | 20 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 275 | 1st |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | Carlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2010 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 136 | 2nd |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | ISR | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 89* | 4th* |
| Formula One | Red Bull Racing | Test driver | |||||||
| Scuderia Toro Rosso | |||||||||
| Formula One | Hispania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* | |
↓ As a guest driver, Ricciardo was ineligible for points
* Season in progress
Complete Formula Three Euroseries results
(key)
| Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SG Formula | HOC1 1 |
HOC1 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 15 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
HOC2 1 |
HOC2 2 |
NC† | 0 |
† – As Ricciardo was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tech 1 Racing | CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
MON FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
BUG SPR |
BUG FEA |
ALG SPR Ret |
ALG FEA 15 |
NÜR SPR |
NÜR FEA |
ALC SPR |
ALC FEA |
34th | 0 |
| 2010 | Tech 1 Racing | ALC 1 3 |
ALC 2 2 |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 5 |
MON 1 1 |
BRN 1 12 |
BRN 2 5 |
MAG 1 6 |
MAG 2 2 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 6 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 11 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 2 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 4 |
2nd | 136 |
| 2011 | ISR Racing | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 9 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MON 1 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
17th* | 3* |
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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 L V8 | AUS TD |
MAL TD |
CHN TD |
TUR TD |
ESP TD |
MON TD |
CAN TD |
EUR TD |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
IND |
ABU |
BRA |
NC* | 0* |
* Season in progress.
References
- ↑ "Ricciardo set to apply pressure". abc.new.au. ABC. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (26 November 2010). "Ricciardo gets STR Friday practice role". autosport.com. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ↑ "2005 Western Australian Formula Ford Championship Final Pointscore". formulaford1600.com.au. Australian Formula Ford State Racing. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ English, Steven (2008). "Hülkenberg is 'Ring Leader". Autosport. 193 (5): 58–59.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ↑ "Carlin confirms Red Bull duo". crash.net. 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ↑ Young, Colin (2009-09-26). "West Australian Daniel Ricciardo expected to make major moves pre-Christmas". news.com.au. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ O'Leary, Jamie (2009-10-30). "Ricciardo joins Hartley at Tech 1". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ↑ Mills, Peter (2010-10-09). "Aleshin secures title, Guerrieri wins". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathon (2011-12-11). "Ricciardo stays on in FR3.5 with ISR". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ↑ "Red Bull to give Ricciardo first F1 test". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
{{cite news}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ↑ O'Leary, Jamie (2009-12-03). "Ricciardo ends Jerez test on top". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (2010-01-26). "Ricciardo, Hartley to be Red Bull reserves". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ↑ "Ricciardo to star for Red Bull at young driver test". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ↑ Straw, Edd (2010-11-17). "Ricciardo dominates rookie testing". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (2010-11-26). "Ricciardo gets STR Friday practice role". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ↑ "Ricciardo to get Friday outings as Toro Rosso 2011 reserve". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
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