Ricardo Caíto Risatti (born September 27, 1986, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine racing driver. He was the 2006 Spanish Formula Three champion and now competes in the Argentine touring car series, TC 2000.

Ricardo Risatti III
Ricardo Risatti
Nationality Argentine
Born (1986-09-27) September 27, 1986 (age 38)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Previous series
2008
2008
2007
2007
2003-2006
2001-2002
FIA GT
TC2000
GP2 Series
World Series by Renault
Spanish F3 Championship
Formula Three Sudamericana
Championship titles
2006Spanish F3 Championship

Risatti is a fourth-generation racer. His great-grandfather, Ricardo Leopoldo Risatti, won the Campeonato Argentino de Velocidad (predecessor to Turismo Carretera) in 1938, and his grandfather Jesús Ricardo Risatti along with father Ricardo Risatti, Jr. and uncle Gerardo Risatti have competed domestically.[1]

Career history

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Risatti began his junior racing career in karting in 1998. After a relatively short period of three seasons, he progressed into formula racing in the B-class of Formula Three Sudamericana, which is based in Brazil. He entered only three races in 2001, but was one of twelve Argentinians who competed at some point in that year's championship.[2] This was an unusually high number; the 2002 season featured only two Argentine drivers, including Risatti himself.[3] In his first full season, Risatti was placed fourth in the B-class standings.[4]

Risatti moved to Europe to compete in the Spanish Formula Three Championship in 2003, driving at various times for E.V. Racing and Elide Racing in ten of the thirteen races.[5][6] After making annual progress with eleventh, fifth and third places in the championship, Risatti secured the 2006 title with TEC Auto.

In February 2007, Risatti was announced as a GP2 Series driver with BCN Competicion,[7] but this position was later taken by Ho-Pin Tung.[8] He instead competed in the World Series by Renault with GD (Great Dane) Racing.[9] Risatti had a second chance to make his GP2 series debut when Pastor Maldonado broke his collarbone during training.[10] Risatti competed with Trident Racing at Istanbul Park in Turkey and Monza in Italy. During this time, Luiz Razia substituted for Risatti in the Fórmula Renault 3.5 Series.

Since 2008, Risatti has exclusively pursued his career in Argentina. In TC2000, he served as a factory driver for Chevrolet and Honda, achieving a victory in 2012. He competed in Turismo Carretera between 2009 and 2014 and again in 2023. His best results came in Top Race V6, where he finished third in 2015.[11]

Racing record

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Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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(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
2007 GR Racing MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

20
NÜR
1

18
NÜR
2

16
MON
1

Ret
HUN
1

19
HUN
2

16
SPA
1

18
SPA
2

Ret
DON
1
DON
2
MAG
1
MAG
2
EST
1
EST
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
35th 0

Complete GP2 Series results

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(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 DC Points
2007 Trident Racing BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MAG
FEA
MAG
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
IST
FEA

16
IST
SPR

10
MNZ
FEA

8
MNZ
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

20
SPA
SPR

18
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
28th 1

Complete GT1 World Championship results

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Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2010 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini Murciélago
LP670 R-SV
ABU
QR
ABU
CR
SIL
QR
SIL
CR
BRN
QR
BRN
CR
PRI
QR
PRI
CR
SPA
QR
SPA
CR
NÜR
QR
NÜR
CR
ALG
QR
ALG
CR
NAV
QR
NAV
CR
INT
QR
INT
CR
SAN
QR

14
SAN
CR

6
39th 8
2011 Marc VDS Racing Team Ford GT1 ABU
QR
ABU
CR
ZOL
QR
ZOL
CR
ALG
QR
ALG
QR
SAC
QR
SAC
CR
SIL
QR
SIL
CR
NAV
QR
NAV
CR
PRI
QR
PRI
CR
ORD
QR
ORD
CR
BEI
QR
BEI
CR
SAN
QR

Ret
SAN
CR

9
35th 2

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Ricardo Risatti". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ 2001 F3 Sudamericana Entry List Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
  3. ^ 2002 F3 Sudamericana Entry List Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
  4. ^ 2002 Championship Standings Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
  5. ^ 2003 Spanish F3 Entry List Archived 2007-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
  6. ^ 2003 Championship Results Archived 2007-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
  7. ^ BCN Signs Risatti Grandprix.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
  8. ^ Finalised 2007 Entry List GP2series.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
  9. ^ 2007 WSR Entry List Forix.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
  10. ^ Risatti to deputise for Maldonado autosport.com, retrieved on August 21, 2007.
  11. ^ "Driver: Ricardo Risatti III | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Spanish Formula Three Champion
2006
Succeeded by