Giacomo Ricci
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| Giacomo Ricci | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Date of Birth | March 30, 1985 |
| 2008 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | David Price Racing |
| Car No. | 24 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 | Euroseries 3000 |
Giacomo Ricci (born March 30, 1985 in Milan) is an Italian racing driver.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Formula BMW
Ricci began his car racing career by driving in the German-based Formula BMW ADAC series in 2001 and 2002, with a best finish of seventh in the drivers' championship.
[edit] Formula Renault
Ricci also competed in one race of the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2001, and competed in rounds of the two-litre German series and the European Cup in 2002. For 2003 he made a step down to the smaller engine category of the Spanish Formula Junior 1600 series, finishing fourth in the championship. He also drove in one race of the North American-based FRenault series during the year. In 2004 he drove in eight races of the World Series by Nissan (who share the same owners as Renault, the championship being rebranded as the World Series by Renault the following year).
[edit] Formula 3000
From 2004 to 2007, Ricci drove in the F3000 series variously known as Euro Formula 3000, Italian Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000. After initially scoring no points from four races in 2004, he improved to third place in the standings in 2005. In 2006, driving for the Fisichella Motorsport team, he won the championship with five wins and thirteenth podium finishes. For 2007 he only competed in selected rounds and finished fifth in the championship, opting to focus his intentions on North American-based motor racing that year.
[edit] Champ Car Atlantic
Ricci duly drove in Champ Car Atlantic (the feeder series for the now-defunct Champ Car World Series in 2007 for the Conquest Racing team. He finished in sixth place in the championship, despite not scoring any wins or podium finishes. He was the third-highest ranked rookie of 2007, behind Franck Perera and Robert Wickens.
[edit] GP2 Series
Ricci received his GP2 Series call-up in 2008 to replace the injured Michael Herck in the David Price Racing team for the first few rounds of the championship, due to the fact that the Belgian-Romanian driver had broken his wrist in the preceding GP2 Asia Series.[1] His team-mate was Brazilian Diego Nunes. He was replaced by Andy Soucek after the first two rounds of the championship as Herck continued to recover.[2]
[edit] International GT Open
Ricci is also competing in the GTS class of the International GT Open championship in 2008.
[edit] Racing record
[edit] Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Formula BMW ADAC | CTS-Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 7th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Toby Fortec Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2002 | Formula Renault 2.0 Germany | SL Formula Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | KUG Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Formula BMW ADAC | KUG-DeWalt Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18th | |
| 2003 | Formula Junior 1600 Spain | ? | ? | ? | ? | 106 | 4th |
| Fran-Am 2000 Winter World Championship | Team Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29th | |
| 2004 | World Series by Nissan | Vergani Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th |
| Euro Formula 3000 | Power Tech | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2005 | Italian Formula 3000 | Astromega | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3rd |
| 2006 | Euroseries 3000 | Fisichella Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 5 | 106 | 1st |
| 2007 | Euroseries 3000 | G-Tec ELK Motorsport |
6 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 5th |
| Champ Car Atlantic | Conquest Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 6th | |
| 2008 | GP2 Series | David Price Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th* |
| International GT Open | Villois Racing (GTS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1st* |
* Season in progress.
[edit] References
- Career statistics from driverdb.com. Retrieved on May 9, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Italian)
