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 10^th 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

F2 Italian trophy

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 1^st 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

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 16^th, 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 7^th 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 2^nd place, winning the under 25 and rookie title.^[13]

Formula 1 - BOSS GP

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

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

• F2 Italian Trophy 2017
• Italian champion sports prototypes 2019 (under 25)

Racing record

Italian Gran Turismo Endurance

F4

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

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

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

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

1. "ACI Sport - Protagonisti del CAMPIONATO ITALIANO SPORT PROTOTIPI 2019: Riccardo Ponzio". www.acisport.it. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
2. "Italian Formula 4 Championship 2015 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
3. "ACI Sport - Immagini su Drivers Portraits 2015". www.acisport.it. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
4. "Misano, gara 2 Schwartzman dopo il caos - F4 ITALIA". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
5. "Italian F.4 Championship Powered by Abarth 2016 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
6. "F2 Italian Trophy: Riccardo Ponzio fa doppietta in Gara 2 a Imola". it.motorsport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
7. "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.
8. "Gare e risultati 2017 | TOPJET F2000 Formula Trophy" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
9. "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.
10. "Riccardo Ponzio Results | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
11. "ACI Sport - Protagonisti del ITALIAN SPORT PROTOTYPES CHAMPIONSHIP 2019: Riccardo Ponzio". www.acisport.it. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
12. Italia, Formula. "SG Motors, il rientro in pista è nel Campionato Italiano Sport Prototipi". www.formulaitalia.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
13. "Riccardo Ponzio | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
14. "Riccardo Ponzio". www.bossgp.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
15. "Boss GP, al via c'è il pinetese Ponzio «Emozioni uniche»". Il Centro (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
16. "The "Jag" is back!". www.bossgp.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
17. "Report Races Spa". www.bossgp.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
18. "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.
19. Saglia, Nicola (2022-09-18). "ACIGT Endurance | Vallelunga, gara: Fisichella e Barrichello nuovi re di Roma". LiveGP.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
20. 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.