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Ricardo Zunino

{{Short description|Argentine racing driver (born 1949)}}

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{{BLP one source|date=August 2019}}

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{{Infobox F1 driver|

name = Ricardo Zunino |

image = File:1980 Argentine Grand Prix Zunino.jpg |

nationality = {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentine |

birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|04|13|df=y}} |

birth_place = San Juan, Argentina |

Years = {{F1|1979}} - {{F1|1981}} |

Team(s) = Brabham, Tyrrell |

Races = 11 (10 starts) |

Championships = 0 |

Wins = 0 |

Podiums = 0 |

Points = 0 |

Poles = 0 |

Fastest laps = 0 |

First race = 1979 Canadian Grand Prix |

First win = |

Last win = |

Last race = 1981 Argentine Grand Prix |

}}

Ricardo Héctor Zunino (born 13 April 1949) is an Argentine retired racing driver who participated in Formula One from {{F1|1979}} to {{F1|1981}}. He competed in 11 World Championship races and two non-Championship Formula One races, the 1980 Spanish Grand Prix and 1981 South African Grand Prix.

At the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, he replaced Niki Lauda at Brabham after the Austrian abruptly quit the team and Formula One. Zunino, attending the race as a spectator on a weekend off from his regular British F1 Championship drive, was chosen to take over the seat, having recently tested for the team. After the 1980 French Grand Prix he was replaced by Héctor Rebaque.

In Argentina, he was two-time Turismo Nacional champion, with Fiat.{{cite web |url=https://www.campeones.com.ar/nota/57417-ricardo-zunino-festeja-69-anos/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229191821/https://www.campeones.com.ar/nota/57417-ricardo-zunino-festeja-69-anos/ |archive-date=2019-12-29 |title=Ricardo Zunino festeja 69 a os - Campeones}}

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Racing record

=Complete European Formula Two Championship 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

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

rowspan=2| {{F2|1977}}

!nowrap| AFMP Euroracing

!rowspan=2 nowrap| March 772

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Hart

| SIL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
{{small|14}}

|colspan=9|

!rowspan=2| 20th

!rowspan=2| 1

nowrap| March Engineering

|colspan=4|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VLL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAU
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MUG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROU
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIS
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| EST
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
{{small|Ret}}

{{F2|1978}}

! nowrap| March Engineering

! nowrap| March 782

! BMW

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MUG
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VLL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROU
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NOG
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PER
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIS
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
{{small|5}}

|

! 12th

! 7

{{F2|1979}}

! nowrap| Polifac BMW Junior Team

! nowrap| March 792

! BMW

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
{{small|10}}

| VLL

| MUG

| PAU

| HOC

| ZAN

| PER

| MIS

| DON

|

! NC

! 0

=Complete British Formula One Championship results=

(key) (note: results shown in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

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

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

rowspan=3| 1979

!rowspan=2 nowrap| BS Fabrications

! nowrap| McLaren M23

!rowspan=3 nowrap| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ZOL

| OUL

| BRH

| MAL

| SNE

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| THR
{{small|5}}

|colspan=9|

!rowspan=3| 6th

!rowspan=3| 39

rowspan=2 nowrap| Arrows A1

|colspan=6|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ZAN
{{small|Ret}}

|colspan=8|

rowspan=3 nowrap| Charles Clowes Racing

|colspan=7|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| DON
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| OUL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NOG
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| MAL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| BRH
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| THR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SNE
{{small|2}}

| SIL

=Complete Formula One World Championship 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

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}

! Pts

1979

! nowrap| Parmalat Racing Team

! nowrap| Brabham BT49

! nowrap| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| USW

| ESP

| BEL

| MON

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| AUT

| NED

| ITA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAN
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| USA
{{small|Ret}}

! NC

! 0

1980

! nowrap| Parmalat Racing Team

! nowrap| Brabham BT49

! nowrap| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RSA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| USW
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MON
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|Ret}}

| GBR

| GER

| AUT

| NED

| ITA

| CAN

| USA

|

! NC

! 0

1981

! nowrap| Tyrrell Racing

! nowrap| Tyrrell 010

! nowrap| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| USW

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG
{{small|13}}

| SMR

| BEL

| MON

| ESP

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| AUT

| NED

| ITA

| CAN

| CPL

! NC

! 0

References

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  • [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-zunric.html Profile at grandprix.com]

{{Formula One drivers from Argentina}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zunino, Ricardo}}

Category:1949 births

Category:Living people

Category:Argentine racing drivers

Category:Argentine Formula One drivers

Category:European Formula Two Championship drivers

Category:Brabham Formula One drivers

Category:Tyrrell Formula One drivers

Category:British Formula One Championship drivers

Category:Sportspeople from San Juan, Argentina

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