Ricardo Zonta
{{short description|Brazilian racing driver (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Ricardo Zonta
| image = Ricardo Zonta 2007 Curitiba.jpg
| caption = Zonta in 2007, as a Stock Car Brasil driver
| birth_name = Ricardo Luiz Zonta
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
| nationality = {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazilian
| Years = {{F1|1999}}–{{F1|2001}}, {{F1|2004}}–{{F1|2005}}
| Team(s) = BAR, Jordan, Toyota
| Races = 38 (36 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| Points = 3
| First race = 1999 Australian Grand Prix
| First win =
| Last win =
| Last race = 2005 United States Grand Prix
| module1 =
{{Infobox Le Mans driver|subbox=yes
| Years = 1998, 2008
| Team(s) = AMG-Mercedes, Peugeot
| Best Finish = 3rd (2008)
| Class Wins = 0
}}
}}
Ricardo Luiz Zonta ({{IPA|pt-BR|ʁiˈkaʁdu luˈiz ˈzõtɐ}}; born March 23, 1976) is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 10 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross for RCM Motorsport.
Early career
Born in Curitiba, Brazil, Zonta began karting in 1987, winning his first race shortly thereafter. The following year, he was runner-up for the Curitiba Karting Championship, and in 1991, he won the title. He continued karting until 1992, finishing fourth in the São Paulo Karting Championship before progressing to single-seaters for 1993. He finished 6th in the Brazilian Formula Chevrolet Championship, and then in 1994, came fifth in the Brazilian Formula Three Championship. A year later, Zonta won both the Brazilian and South American Formula Three Championships.
Moving to Europe in 1996, Zonta competed in the International Formula 3000 Championship for Draco Racing, winning two races and finishing fourth overall. In the same year, he became the first Brazilian to compete in International Touring Cars, with Mercedes. In 1997, he won three races and the Formula 3000 championship. He also took home the "Golden Helmet" award for best international driver for his efforts. The Jordan Formula One team signed him as their official test driver following his championship, and in 1998, he was signed by McLaren boss Ron Dennis. Zonta tested with the McLaren Formula One team in 1998, and concurrently won the FIA GT Championship (GT1 class) and the "Golden Helmet" award in the "world prominence" category.
In October 1998, immediately after winning the FIA GT championship, Zonta signed up with the B.A.R. Formula One racing team as one of its race drivers for the 1999 season,[http://fidonet.sensationcontent.com/echomail/grand-prix/a61b9f58652776fe.html]{{dead link|date=March 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}[http://fidonet.sensationcontent.com/echomail/grand-prix/31c9e4f2c4f92adf.html]{{dead link|date=March 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} after rejecting offers from Jordan and Sauber.
Formula One career
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In 1999, Zonta started as a Formula One racing driver alongside 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve at new team BAR. He injured his foot in an accident during practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix, and was forced to miss three races. He also had a large accident at Spa-Francorchamps, and finished the season with no championship points. Zonta remained with BAR for the 2000 season, scoring his first world championship point with a sixth place in the opening race. He had another large accident when his front suspension broke during testing at Silverstone, but continued the season, scoring points in both the Italian and United States Grands Prix, to finish 14th in the championship. Replaced by Olivier Panis for the 2001 season, Zonta became the third driver for the Jordan team, replacing the injured Heinz-Harald Frentzen for one race, and then again when Frentzen was sacked, but was overlooked to replace him for the remainder of the season.
In 2002, he decided to focus on the Telefónica World Series, which he won.{{Cite web |title=2002 Telefonica Super Nissan V6 World Series {{!}} Motorsport Database |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2002-telefonica-super-nissan-v6-world-series/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Motor Sport |language=en-GB}} Zonta was then hired as test driver for the Toyota F1 team in 2003, retaining the position in 2004. Toward the end of the season, the team sacked Cristiano da Matta from a race seat, and Zonta drove in four Grands Prix. In Belgium, he was running in fourth place three laps from the finish when his engine failed. In Suzuka the team hired Jarno Trulli and Zonta had to sit the event out, but the team allowed him to compete in his home race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, which he finished in 13th. He continued as a test driver for Toyota in 2005, alongside veteran French pilot Olivier Panis. At the US Grand Prix later that year, he stood in for the injured Ralf Schumacher and took his place on the grid, only for Toyota, like the other six Michelin-shod teams, to withdraw from the race due to safety concerns. 2006 saw Zonta continue with Toyota as the team's third and test driver. He was confirmed as test driver for the Renault Formula One team for the 2007 season on 6 September 2006.[http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17392.html Grandprix.com article], retrieved September 6, 2006
After Formula One
In 2007, Zonta entered the Stock Car Brasil series in parallel with the work for the Renault team.[https://archive.today/20080311140148/http://canais.ondarpc.com.br/gazetadopovo/esportes/conteudo.phtml?id=649981 Gazeta do Povo], retrieved April 3, 2007 In 2008, he contested the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Peugeot Sport, driving the #9 car alongside Franck Montagny and Formula One tester Christian Klien.
He is also driving in the Grand Am Championship in America with Krohn Racing, while also being the team owner and driver of RZ Motorsport in Stock Car Brasil.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
Personal life
Two of Zonta's relatives, Billy and Brendon, are also racing drivers. Billy used to compete in the Sprint Race series until he was forced to retire in 2016 after being diagnosed with cancer. Brendon is currently active in Sprint Race's continuation series NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race, driving the No. 7 Ford Mustang in the AM class.{{cite web|title=NASCAR Brasil: Saiba quem é quem na categoria que inicia temporada 2023 no fim de semana em Goiânia|url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/nascar-brasil-sprint-race/news/nascar-brasil-saiba-quem-e-quem-na-categoria-que-inicia-temporada-2023-no-fim-de-semana/10444412/|website=motorsport.uol.com.br|publisher=Motorsport.com|trans-title=NASCAR Brazil: Find out who's who in the category that starts the 2023 season this weekend in Goiânia|language=pt-BR|date=17 March 2023|access-date=4 May 2023}}{{cite web|title=NASCAR Brasil: Brendon Zonta fala de "orgulho" de tio Ricardo e história curiosa sobre nomes na família|url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/nascar-brasil-sprint-race/news/nascar-brasil-brendon-zonta-fala-de-orgulho-de-tio-ricardo-e-historia-curiosa-sobre-nomes-na-familia/10462817/|website=motorsport.uol.com.br|publisher=Motorsport.com|trans-title=NASCAR Brasil: Brendon Zonta talks about “pride” of Uncle Ricardo and curious story about names in the family|language=pt-BR|date=30 April 2023|access-date=4 May 2023}}
Racing career
=Career summary=
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |
1993
|align=left nowrap| Formula Chevrolet |align=left nowrap| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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1994
|align=left nowrap| Formula 3 Sudamericana |align=left nowrap| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1995
|align=left nowrap| Formula 3 Sudamericana |align=left nowrap| Cesário Fórmula | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 76 !style="background:#fbffbf;"| 1st |
rowspan=2| 1996
|align=left nowrap| International Formula 3000 Championship |align=left nowrap| Draco Engineering | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 4th |
align=left nowrap| International Touring Car Championship
|align=left nowrap| Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
1997
|align=left nowrap| International Formula 3000 Championship |align=left nowrap| Super Nova Racing | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 77 !style="background:#fbffbf;"| 1st |
rowspan=2| 1998
|align=left nowrap| FIA GT Championship |align=left nowrap rowspan=2| AMG Mercedes | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 77 !style="background:#fbffbf;"| 1st |
align=left nowrap| 24 Hours of Le Mans
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
1999
|align=left nowrap| Formula One |align=left nowrap| British American Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
2000
|align=left nowrap| Formula One |align=left nowrap| Lucky Strike Reynard BAR Honda | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14th |
2001
|align=left nowrap| Formula One |align=left nowrap| B&H Jordan Honda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th |
2002
|align=left nowrap| World Series by Nissan |align=left nowrap| Gabord Competicion | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 268 !style="background:#fbffbf;"| 1st |
rowspan=2| 2003
|align=left nowrap| Porsche Supercup |align=left nowrap| Porsche AG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
align=left nowrap| Formula One
|align=left nowrap| Panasonic Toyota Racing |colspan=7| Test Driver |
2004
|align=left nowrap| Formula One |align=left nowrap| Panasonic Toyota Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
2005
|align=left nowrap| Formula One |align=left nowrap| Panasonic Toyota Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
2006
|align=left nowrap| Formula One |align=left nowrap| Panasonic Toyota Racing |colspan=7| Test Driver |
rowspan=2| 2007
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| L&M Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 29th |
align=left nowrap| Formula One
|align=left nowrap| ING Renault F1 Team |colspan=7| Test Driver |
rowspan=2| 2008
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| L&M Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24th |
align=left nowrap| 24 Hours of Le Mans
|align=left nowrap| Peugeot Sport Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |
2009
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| RZ Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 16th |
rowspan=2| 2010
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| RZ Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20th |
align=left nowrap| FIA GT1 World Championship
|align=left nowrap| Reiter Engineering | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 8th |
rowspan=2| 2011
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| RZ Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 15th |
align=left nowrap| FIA GT1 World Championship
|align=left nowrap| Sumo Power GT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28th |
2012
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| RZ Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 13th |
rowspan=2| 2013
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| RZ Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 7th |
align=left nowrap| FIA GT Series
|align=left nowrap| BMW Sport Trophy Team Brasil | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15th |
2014
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| RZ Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 14th |
2015
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| Shell Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 13th |
2016
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| Shell Racing | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 16th |
2017
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| Shell V-Power | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 174 | 11th |
2018
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| Shell V-Power | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 184 | 8th |
2019
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| Shell V-Power | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 14th |
2020
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| RCM Motorsport | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 278 !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd |
2021
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Brasil |align=left nowrap| RCM Motorsport | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 307 | 4th |
2022
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Pro Series |align=left nowrap| RCM Motorsport | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 262 | 5th |
2023
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Pro Series |align=left nowrap| RCM Motorsport | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 280 !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |
2024
|align=left nowrap| Stock Car Pro Series |align=left nowrap| RCM Motorsport | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 864 | 4th |
2025
|align=left| Stock Car Pro Series |align=left| RCM Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 17th* |
* Season still in progress.
=Complete International Formula 3000 results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! DC ! Points |
1996
! nowrap| Draco Engineering |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PAU |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAG |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| EST |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MUG |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC ! 4th ! 27 |
1997
! nowrap| Super Nova Racing |style="background:#000000; color:white"| SIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HEL |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NÜR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PER |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HOC |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| A1R |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MUG |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JER |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 39 |
=Complete International Touring Car Championship results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |
Year
! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |
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1996
! nowrap| Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG ! nowrap| Mercedes C-Class V6 |style="background:| HOC |style="background:| HOC |style="background:| NÜR |style="background:| NÜR |style="background:| EST |style="background:| EST |style="background:| HEL |style="background:| HEL |style="background:| NOR |style="background:| NOR |style="background:| DIE |style="background:| DIE |style="background:| SIL |style="background:| SIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR |style="background:| MAG |style="background:| MAG |style="background:| MUG |style="background:| MUG |style="background:| HOC |style="background:| HOC |style="background:| INT |style="background:| INT |style="background:| SUZ |style="background:| SUZ !style="background:| 29th !style="background:| 0 |
colspan="31"|{{center|{{small|Source:}}}} |
=Complete FIA GT Championship results=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Class ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! Rank ! Points |
1998
! nowrap| AMG Mercedes ! GT1 ! nowrap| Mercedes-Benz CLK LM ! nowrap| Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OSC |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SIL |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOC |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DIJ |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HUN |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SUZ |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DON |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| A1R |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HMS |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LAG |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 77 |
=24 Hours of Le Mans results=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
Year
! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class |
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1998
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DEU}} AMG-Mercedes |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Marc Gounon |align="left" nowrap| Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | GT1 | 31 | DNF | DNF |
2008
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot Sport Total |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Montagny |align="left" nowrap| Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | LMP1 | 379 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |
=Complete Formula One results=
(key)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! WDC ! Pts. |
1999
! nowrap| British American Racing |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRA | SMR | MON | ESP |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN |colspan=3| ! 22nd ! 0 |
2000
! nowrap| Lucky Strike Reynard BAR Honda |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SMR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EUR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAN |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL |colspan=2| ! 14th ! 3 |
2001
| AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN |colspan=2| ! 19th ! 0 |
rowspan="2"| 2004
!rowspan="2" nowrap| Panasonic Toyota Racing !rowspan="2" nowrap| Toyota V10 |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| AUS |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| MAL |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| BHR |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| SMR |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| ESP |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| MON |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| EUR |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| CAN |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| USA |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| FRA |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| GBR |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| GER |colspan=7| !rowspan="2"| 22nd !rowspan="2"| 0 |
nowrap| Toyota TF104B
|colspan=12| |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHN | JPN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA | |
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2005
! nowrap| Panasonic Toyota Racing |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| AUS |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| MAL |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| BHR |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| SMR |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| ESP |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| MON |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| EUR |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| CAN |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| USA | FRA |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| GBR |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| GER |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| HUN |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| TUR |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| ITA |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| BEL |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| BRA |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| JPN |style="background:#F0F8FF;"| CHN ! NC ! 0 |
{{sup|†}} Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the race distance.
=Complete World Series by Nissan results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |
Year
! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! DC ! Points |
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2002
! nowrap| Gabord Competición |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| VAL1 |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| VAL1 |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| JAR |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| JAR |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ALB |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ALB |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| MNZ |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| MNZ |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| MAG |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| MAG |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| CAT |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| CAT |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| VAL2 |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| VAL2 |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| CUR |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| CUR |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| INT |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| INT !style="background:#fbffbf;"| 1st !style="background:#fbffbf;"| {{Tooltip|270|294 total, 24 points dropped.}} |
=Complete Stock Car Pro Series results=
class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |
Year
! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! Pos ! Points |
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2007
! L&M Racing |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| INT |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CTB |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CGD |style="background:#efcfff;"| INT |style="background:#efcfff;"| LON |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SCZ |style="background:#efcfff;"| CTB |style="background:#cfcfff;"| BSB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG |style="background:#efcfff;"| TAR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RIO |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT |colspan=13| ! 29th ! 13 |
2008
! L&M Racing |style="background:#dfffdf;"| INT |style="background:#efcfff;"| BSB | CTB | SCZ | CGD | INT | RIO |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LON | CTB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BSB |style="background:#efcfff;"| TAR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| INT |colspan=13| ! 24th ! 23 |
2009
! RZ Motorsport |style="background:#000000; color:white"| INT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CTB | BSB | SCZ |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT | SAL |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RIO |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CGD |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CTB |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BSB |style="background:#efcfff;"| TAR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| INT |colspan=13| ! 16th ! 48 |
2010
! RZ Motorsport ! nowrap| Chevrolet Vectra |style="background:#efcfff;"| INT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CTB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VEL |style="background:#efcfff;"| RIO |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RBP |style="background:#efcfff;"| SAL |style="background:#efcfff;"| INT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CGD |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LON | SCZ |style="background:#efcfff;"| BSB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CTB |colspan=13| ! 20th ! 36 |
2011
! RZ Motorsport |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CTB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| INT |style="background:#efcfff;"| RBP |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VEL |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CGD |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RIO |style="background:#dfffdf;"| INT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SAL |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SCZ |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LON |style="background:#cfcfff;"| BSB |style="background:#cfcfff;"| VEL |colspan=13| ! 15th ! 51 |
2012
! RZ Motorsport |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT |style="background:#efcfff;"| CTB |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VEL |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RBP |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LON |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RIO |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SAL |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CGD |style="background:#dfffdf;"| TAR |style="background:#efcfff;"| CUR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BRA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| INT |colspan=13| ! 13th ! 89 |
2013
! RZ Motorsport |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SAL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| INT |colspan=13| ! 7th ! 144 |
2014
! RZ Motorsport |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SCZ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CUR |colspan=4| ! 14th ! 108 |
2015
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBP |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBP |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GOI |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOU |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOU |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |colspan=4| ! 13th ! 147 |
2016
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#000000; color:white"| GOI |style="background:#000000; color:white"| CRI |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |colspan=4| !16th ! 130 |
2017
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GOI |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#000000; color:white"| CAS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LON |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |colspan=3| ! 11th ! 174 |
2018
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOU |style="background:#000000; color:white"| MOU |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAR |style="background:#000000; color:white"| GOI |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| INT |colspan=4| ! 8th ! 184 |
2019
! nowrap| Shell V-Power ! nowrap| Chevrolet Cruze |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#000000; color:white"| VCA |style="background:#000000; color:white"| VCA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOU |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOU |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INT |colspan=4| ! 14th ! 155 |
2020
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GOI |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| INT |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LON |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| INT |colspan=7| !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 278 |
2021
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CUR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GOI |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| INT | ! 4th ! 307 |
2022
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIO |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIO |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| VCA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#000000; color:white"| VEL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SCZ |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |colspan=2| ! 5th ! 262 |
2023
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| INT |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| VCA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BUE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BUE |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VCA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT | !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 280 |
2024
! nowrap| RCM Motorsport ! nowrap| Toyota Corolla |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BLH |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BLH |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VEL |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BUE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BUE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| URU |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| URU |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| INT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT ! 4th ! 864 |
2025
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|style="background:#;"| VEL
2
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|style="background:#;"| VCA
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|style="background:#;"| VCA
2
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|style="background:#;"| VCA
1
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| VCA
2
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|style="background:#;"| BLH
1
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| BLH
2
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| CAS
1
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| CAS
2
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| VCA
1
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| VCA
2
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| TBA
1
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| TBA
2
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| GOI
1
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| GOI
2
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| BRA
1
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| BRA
2
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| INT
1
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| INT
2
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! 17th*
! 47*
|}
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.
=Complete GT1 World Championship results=
class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |
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 |
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2010
! nowrap| Reiter |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ABU |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ABU | SIL | SIL | BRN | BRN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PRI |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PRI |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR | ALG | ALG |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NAV |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NAV |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INT | SAN | SAN ! 8th ! 75 |
2011
! nowrap| Sumo Power GT ! Nissan |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ABU |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ABU |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZOL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG | SAC | SAC | SIL | SIL | NAV | NAV | PRI | PRI | ORD | ORD | BEI | BEI | SAN | SAN ! 28th ! 9 |
=Complete FIA GT Series results=
class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |
Year
! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Pos. ! Points |
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2013
! nowrap| BMW Sport Trophy Team Brasil ! nowrap| BMW Z4 GT3 ! Pro |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOG |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOG |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZOL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SVK |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SVK | NAV | NAV |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BAK |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BAK ! 15th ! 29 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons}}
- {{Official website|http://www.ricardozonta.com.br/}}
- {{DriverDB driver|ricardo-zonta}}
{{Navboxes
|title=Ricardo Zonta sporting positions
| list1 =
{{s-start}}
{{s-sports}}
{{succession box
| title = Brazilian Formula 3 Championship
Champion
| before = Cristiano da Matta
| after = Pedro Piquet
(2014)
| years = 1995
}}
{{succession box
| title = Formula 3 Sudamericana
Champion
| before = Gabriel Furlán
| after = Gabriel Furlán
| years = 1995
}}
{{succession box
| before = Jörg Müller
| title = International Formula 3000
Champion
| years = 1997
| after = Juan Pablo Montoya
}}
{{succession box
| title = FIA GT Championship
Champion
| before = Bernd Schneider
| after = Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger
| years = 1998|with=Klaus Ludwig
}}
{{succession box
| title = World Series by Nissan
Champion
| before = Franck Montagny
| after = Franck Montagny
| years = 2002
}}
{{s-end}}
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{{British American Racing}}
{{Toyota F1}}}}
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