Riccardo Ponzio
Riccardo Ponzio (born 11 June 1997) is an Italian racing driver, from Pescara.[1] After some appearances in the Italian Endurance Championship[2] in 2015, he made his debut in the Italian F4 Championship, with the Teramo Racing Team,[3] concluding with a 10th place as best placement in the Misano World Circuit.[4] In 2016 his participation in the championship continues with the same team, but not taking part in the whole championship.[5]
Career
[change | change source]F2 Italian trophy
[change | change source]For 2017 the driver from Abruzzo participates in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy, F2 Italian Trophy. Against the odds, he wins in 7 races out of 14 disputed (including the 1st position in the iconic circuit of Imola Circuit[6]) and is crowned champion of the tricolor series during the last round of the season at the racetrack of Monza Circuit,[7] scoring 420 points[8] in total. He ends the season with 12 consecutive podiums including 7 wins and 3 Pole position.
Prototypes
[change | change source]During the winter of the same year he took part in a test with a Hyundai i30 N TCR, due to a possible participation in the World Touring Car Cup Drivers championship.
On March 16th, 2018, the driver announces that he will participate in the European Le Mans Series[9] championship with Oregon Team, driving a Norma M30 LMP3. He will conclude the season with 9 points and a 7th place[10] conquered on the Belgian circuit of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
In 2019 he announced that, while waiting for the Formula One program that was being developed, he participated in the Italian sports prototype championship[11] under the new SG Motors[12] team with which he won 3 races, ending the season in 2nd place, winning the under 25 and rookie title.[13]
Formula 1 - BOSS GP
[change | change source]During the period 2020-2021 he took part at the BOSS GP European Championship, in the Open Class,[14] aboard a Formula One Jaguar R3,[15] he participates in 3 races[16] achieving two second places and a third place.[17]
Championship GT
[change | change source]In 2022 he signed an agreement with Imperiale Racing[18] to race in the 2022 Italian GT Championship with Lamborghini Huracan GT3. He shared the #9 car with James Roe Jr. and Sebastian Balthasar in the PRO-AM category. The first year in the category ended positively with a victory at the debut in the circuit of Vallelunga Circuit,[19] and once again hitting the podium in the last race in Monza Circuit.[20]
Trophies
[change | change source]- F2 Italian Trophy 2017
- Italian champion sports prototypes 2019 (under 25)
Racing record
[change | change source]Italian Gran Turismo Endurance
[change | change source]F4
[change | change source]Italian Championship
| Year | Team | Car | VAL | MNZ | IMO | MUG | ADR | IMO | MIS | Points | Position | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Teramo Racing Team | Tatuus FA T014 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | Rit | Rit | ES | ES | 21 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 22º | ||
| Year | Team | Car | MIS | ADR | IMO | MUG | VAL | IMO | MNZ | Points | Position | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Teramo Racing Team | Tatuus FA T014 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Rit | 19 | 15 | 0 | 38º | |||||||||||
F2
[change | change source]F2 Italian Trophy
| Year | Team | Car | MIS | IMO | SPA | MAG | VAL | MUG | MNZ | Points | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Puresport | Dallara F308 - Volkswagen | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 337 | 1º |
European Le Mans Series
[change | change source]LMP3
| Year | Team | Car | LEC | MNZ | RBR | SIL | SPA | POR | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oregon Team | Norma M30 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 17º |
Italian Championship Prototypes
[change | change source]| Year | Team | Car | MNZ | VAL | MIS | IML | VAL | MUG | Points | Position | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SG Motors | Wolf Gb Thunder | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 142 | 2° |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "ACI Sport - Protagonisti del CAMPIONATO ITALIANO SPORT PROTOTIPI 2019: Riccardo Ponzio". www.acisport.it. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "Italian Formula 4 Championship 2015 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "ACI Sport - Immagini su Drivers Portraits 2015". www.acisport.it. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Misano, gara 2 Schwartzman dopo il caos - F4 ITALIA". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Italian F.4 Championship Powered by Abarth 2016 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "F2 Italian Trophy: Riccardo Ponzio fa doppietta in Gara 2 a Imola". it.motorsport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "F2 Italian Trophy: vittoria e titolo per Riccardo Ponzio a Monza - ALTRE MONOPOSTO News". web.archive.org. 2017-10-24. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Gare e risultati 2017 | TOPJET F2000 Formula Trophy" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Mateu, Méndez e Ponzio i piloti Oregon Team per la stagione dell'European Le Mans Series 2018". Oregon Team (in Italian). 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "Riccardo Ponzio Results | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "ACI Sport - Protagonisti del ITALIAN SPORT PROTOTYPES CHAMPIONSHIP 2019: Riccardo Ponzio". www.acisport.it. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ Italia, Formula. "SG Motors, il rientro in pista è nel Campionato Italiano Sport Prototipi". www.formulaitalia.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Riccardo Ponzio | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Riccardo Ponzio". www.bossgp.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Boss GP, al via c'è il pinetese Ponzio «Emozioni uniche»". Il Centro (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "The "Jag" is back!". www.bossgp.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Report Races Spa". www.bossgp.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "Imperiale Racing again on the podium in the closing round of the Italian GT Endurance 2022 Championship - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-29. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ Saglia, Nicola (2022-09-18). "ACIGT Endurance | Vallelunga, gara: Fisichella e Barrichello nuovi re di Roma". LiveGP.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ Bellamoli, Matteo (2022-10-11). "Imperiale Racing ancora sul podio nell'ultimo round del Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo Endurance 2022". Imperiale Racing (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.