Stéphane Richelmi
| Stéphane Richelmi | |
|---|---|
 Stéphane Richelmi at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round | |
| Nationality |
 Monegasque |
| Born |
17 March 1990 Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
| Related to | Jean-Pierre Richelmi (father) |
| 2014 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | DAMS |
| Car no. | 2 |
| Former teams | Trident Racing |
| Starts | 28 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2010–11 2009–10 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007–08 2006 |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Italian Formula Three French GT Championship British Formula Three Formula 3 Euro Series Formula Renault 2.0 WEC Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 |
Stéphane Richelmi (born 17 March 1990 in Monte Carlo) is a professional racing driver from Monaco. He is the son of former World Rally Championship driver Jean-Pierre Richelmi.[1]
Career
Formula Renault 1.6 & 2.0
Richelmi began his Formula racing career in the Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 category in 2006, ending the year in 12th place.
The following year, he stepped up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series, racing for Boutsen Energy Racing. He finished the season with no points, with his best race result being an 18th place at the Hungaroring.[2] He also contested two races of the Italian Formula Renault Championship.
In 2008, Richelmi participated in both the Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup series. He failed to score a point in eight Eurocup races and left the series after failing to qualify for either race at the Le Mans meeting.[3] He finished only 16th in the qualifying race for drivers who failed to make super pole, with the top twelve in the race qualifying for the weekend.[4] In the West European Cup, he scored points in three of his seven races to finish 16th in the championship.
Formula Three
Richelmi made the step up to Formula Three in late 2008, taking part in the final six races of the Formula 3 Euro Series season with Barazi-Epsilon.[5] His best result was an 18th place on his début in Barcelona.
The following year, Richelmi and the team entered the British Formula Three Championship, running a Dallara F308 chassis in the International Class.[6] Despite not finishing in the points in any of his 15 races, he was awarded two points at both Spa-Francorchamps and Portimão due to a number of cars finishing ahead of him who were ineligible for championship points. He was classified 19th in the final standings.[7]
During the year, Richelmi also took part in the Italian Formula Three Championship, driving for RC Motorsport. Despite missing the first two rounds at Adria and Magione, he finished sixth in the standings, scoring podium places at Varano, Imola and Vallelunga.[8] Richelmi continued in the Italian Formula Three series in 2010, switching to the Lucidi Motors team.[9] He finished the season as runner-up behind BVM-Target Racing's César Ramos, taking four race victories and eight podium places in total.[10] Along with Ramos and Andrea Caldarelli, Richelmi tested a Ferrari F2008 Formula One car as a prize for finishing in the top three in the championship, with the test taking place at Vallelunga on Thursday 2 December.[11] He completed 25 laps during the test and was the slowest of the three runners with a time of 1:17.97.[12]
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
In October 2009, Richelmi tested a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car for the first time, taking part in the first post-season test session at Motorland Aragón with the recently crowned champions Draco Racing. He completed a total of 80 laps, recording a best time of 1:44.526 on the second day of running.[13] A year later he tested again for Draco at Barcelona and Motorland Aragón and also had an outing with French team Tech 1 Racing at the latter venue.
It was announced in January 2011 that Richelmi would join the series for the 2011 season, racing for International DracoRacing alongside fellow newcomer André Negrão.[14]
Sports cars
In October 2009, Richelmi took part in the French FFSA GT Championship round at Paul Ricard, supporting the FIA GT race held on the same weekend. Sharing a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with Eric Cayrolle, he finished second in the first race before winning the second event.[15]
GP2 Series
Richelmi made his GP2 Series début in the 2011 season finale at Monza, replacing his injured compatriot Stefano Coletti at the Trident Racing team.[16] His team-mate was Rodolfo González. Despite not having tested the car before the event, he finished both races ahead of González. He remained with Trident for the 2012 season, alongside Julián Leal. Taking a best result of third place in the feature race at Hockenheim by gambling successfully on tyre choice in changing weather conditions, he finished 18th in the championship.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 | Thierry Boutsen Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 56 | 12th |
| 2007 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Boutsen Energy Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46th |
| Italian Formula Renault 2.0 | Thierry Boutsen Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46th | |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup | Epsilon Sport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | ||
| Formula 3 Euro Series | Barazi–Epsilon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2009 | British Formula Three Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th | |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | RC Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 6th | |
| French FFSA GT Championship | Selleslagh Racing Team | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2010 | Italian Formula Three Championship | Lucidi Motors | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 153 | 2nd |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | International DracoRacing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th |
| GP2 Series | Trident Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
| GP2 Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | ||
| 2012 | GP2 Series | Trident Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18th |
† – As Richelmi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | International Draco Racing | ALC 1 16 |
ALC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 17 |
SPA 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 15 |
MON 1 16 |
NÜR 1 13 |
NÜR 2 13 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 20 |
SIL 1 19 |
SIL 2 20 |
LEC 1 17 |
LEC 2 13 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 Ret |
26th | 6 |
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Trident Racing | TUR FEA |
TUR SPR |
ESP FEA |
ESP SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
GBR FEA |
GBR SPR |
GER FEA |
GER SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
ITA FEA 15 |
ITA SPR 14 |
31st | 0 | ||||||
| 2012 | Trident Racing | MYS FEA 19 |
MYS SPR 19 |
BHR1 FEA 11 |
BHR1 SPR Ret |
BHR2 FEA 17 |
BHR2 SPR 17 |
ESP FEA 21 |
ESP SPR 19 |
MON FEA 8 |
MON SPR Ret |
VAL FEA 14 |
VAL SPR Ret |
GBR FEA 13 |
GBR SPR Ret |
GER FEA 3 |
GER SPR 21 |
HUN FEA 17 |
HUN SPR 21 |
BEL FEA 9 |
BEL SPR 6 |
ITA FEA 13 |
ITA SPR 9 |
SGP FEA 14 |
SGP SPR 22† |
18th | 25 |
| 2013 | DAMS | MYS FEA 8 |
MYS SPR 4 |
BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 13 |
ESP FEA 15 |
ESP SPR 15 |
MON FEA 9 |
MON SPR 8 |
GBR FEA 2 |
GBR SPR 19 |
GER FEA 5 |
GER SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 5 |
HUN SPR 9 |
BEL FEA 7 |
BEL SPR 4 |
ITA FEA 4 |
ITA SPR 25 |
SGP FEA 4 |
SGP SPR 4 |
ABU FEA Ret |
ABU SPR 20 |
8th | 103 | ||
References
- ↑ "Draco confirms Richelmi and Negrão". gpupdate.net (GPUpdate). 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011. "Draco has now elected to run Monaco's Richelmi – son of former World Rally Championship driver Jean-Pierre"
- ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2007". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2008". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ↑ "Round 5: Le Mans – Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Qualifying Race – Final Classification" (PDF). intranetwsr.alkamelsystems.com (World Series by Renault; Renault Sport). 2008-09-06. p. 56. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ↑ "ANTEPRIMA A Barcellona debutta la Epsilon Sport con Stephane Richelmi". italiaracing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ↑ "British F3 entry list revealed". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ↑ "Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series 2009". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ↑ "Formula 3 Italia 2009". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ "Agreement reached with Stephane Richelmi". lucidi.com (Lucidi Motors). 3 December 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "Campionato Italiano Formula 3 2010". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ↑ "Jules Bianchi test driver for 2011". ferrari.com (Ferrari). 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ↑ Caruccio, Antonio (2 December 2010). "Ferrari test at Vallelunga Caldarelli is the fastest". italiaracing.net (Inpagina). Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ "Formula Renault 3.5 Series – Test Motorland Aragon 2009: Session 4". renault-sport.com (Renault Sport). 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (13 January 2011). "Draco signs Richelmi and Negrao". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ↑ "SRT enjoys a sparkling weekend in Paul Ricard". automobilsport.com (MaP). 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ↑ Glendenning, Mark (2011-09-03). "Stephane Richelmi to deputise for injured Stefano Coletti in Trident GP2 line-up". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2011-09-03.
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