- Ricardo Risatti
Infobox racing driver
name = Ricardo Risatti
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nationality = flagicon|ARG Argentinian
date of birth = Birth date and age|1986|9|27
place of birth =Buenos Aires (Argentina )
current series =TC 2000
first year = 2008
current team =Chevrolet Elaion
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former teams =
starts = 9
wins = 0
poles = 0
fastest laps = 0
best finish =
year =
prev series =GP2 Series World Series by Renault
Spanish F3 ChampionshipFormula Three Sudamericana
prev series years = 2007
2007
2003-2006
2001-2002
titles = Spanish F3 Championship
title years = 2006
awards =
award years =Ricardo "Caíto" Risatti (born
September 27 ,1986 inBuenos Aires ) is an Argentine racing driver who has progressed through the ranks of formula single-seater racing inSouth America andEurope . He was the 2006 Spanish Formula Three champion and now competes in the Argentine touring car series,TC 2000 .Career history
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 ofFormula Three Sudamericana , which is based inBrazil . He entered only three races in 2001, but was one of twelve Argentinians who competed at some point in that year's championship. [ [http://www.speedsportmag.com/en/southamerican_formula3/entrylist.php?sid=38 2001 F3 Sudamericana Entry List] "Speedsportmag.com", retrieved onJuly 29 2007 .] This was an unusually high number; the 2002 season featured only two Argentine drivers, including Risatti himself. [ [http://www.speedsportmag.com/en/southamerican_formula3/entrylist.php?sid=76 2002 F3 Sudamericana Entry List] "Speedsportmag.com", retrieved onJuly 29 2007 .] In his first full season, Risatti was placed fourth in the B-class standings. [ [http://www.speedsportmag.com/en/southamerican_formula3/points.php?sid=76 2002 Championship Standings] "Speedsportmag.com", retrieved onJuly 29 2007 .]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. [ [http://www.speedsportmag.com/en/spanish_formula3/entrylist.php?sid=122 2003 Spanish F3 Entry List] "Speedsportmag.com", retrieved onJuly 29 2007 .] [ [http://www.speedsportmag.com/en/spanish_formula3/results.php?sid=122 2003 Championship Results] "Speedsportmag.com", retrieved onJuly 29 2007 .] 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 withBCN Competicion , [ [http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns18057.html BCN Signs Risatti] "Grandprix.com", retrieved onJuly 29 2007 .] but this position was later taken byHo-Pin Tung . [ [http://www.gp2series.com/en/website/gp2series/news/index.php?news=tcm:2-10386 Finalised 2007 Entry List] "GP2series.com", retrieved onJuly 29 2007 .] He instead competed in the World Series by Renault with GD (Great Dane) Racing. [ [http://www.forix.com/8w/6thgear/rws07.html 2007 WSR Entry List] "Forix.com", retrieved onJuly 29 2007 .] Risatti had a second chance to make his GP2 series debut whenPastor Maldonado broke his collarbone during training. [ [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/61659 Risatti to deputise for Maldonado] "autosport.com", retrieved onAugust 21 2007 .] Risatti competed withTrident Racing atIstanbul Park inTurkey and Monza inItaly . During this time,Luiz Razia substituted for Risatti in the World Series by Renault. In 2008, he races inTC2000 forChevrolet official team.Racing record
World Series by Renault recordComplete GP2 Series results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in "italics" indicate fastest lap)
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