Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver)

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Ricardo Teixeira
F1 2011 Barcelona test - Lotus (cropped).jpg
Nationality Flag of Angola.svg Angolan
Flag of Portugal.svg Portuguese
via dual nationality
Born (1984-08-02) 2 August 1984 (age 40)
Lisbon, Portugal
Current team Rapax
GP2 Series
Years active 2009, 2012-13
Car number20
Former teams Trident Racing
Starts42
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish26th in 2009
Previous series
2010
2008–09
2002, 2005–08
2007
2001		 FIA Formula Two
GP2 Asia Series
British Formula 3
ATS Formel 3 Cup
FBMW Junior Cup Iberia

Ricardo Teixeira (born 2 August 1984 in Lisbon, Portugal) is an Angolan-Portuguese racing driver. He holds dual nationality and has raced under both nationalities at various points in his career. He was the first Angolan driver to drive a Formula 1 car when he was announced as a test driver for Team Lotus for 2011. He has been sponsored throughout his career by the Angolan oil company Sonangol.

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Career

Formula BMW

Teixeira began his formula racing career in 2001 by driving in the Formula BMW Junior Cup in Portugal. He finished in 20th position in the drivers' championship.

Formula Three

Teixeira moved to the National Class of the British Formula 3 Championship in 2002, but did not start a race that year. In 2003 he raced occasionally in the BRSCC's ARP Formula Three Championship, taking one win and three podiums finish at club racing level.

He returned to the British Championship in 2005 after taking a couple of years out for study with the Carlin Motorsport team, finishing ninth in the National Class. The following season, he improved to seventh, despite switching teams to Performance Racing Europe part-way through the year finishing twice in the podium. In 2007, he moved up to the Championship Class of the series with Performance Racing, scoring no points. For 2008, he moved to the Ultimate Motorsport team's Mygale chassis. Teixeira also competed in two races of the German ATS Formel 3 Cup in 2007, and has driven in two Masters of Formula Three races, with a best finish of 24th.

GP2 Series

Teixeira was signed by the Trident Racing team to drive in the fifth and sixth rounds of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season. He replaced Frankie Provenzano, and was the seventh competitor to drive one of the team's two entries. He was the first Angolan driver to compete at this level of motorsport. Trident kept a hold of Teixeira for the 2009 GP2 Series.

After two years away from the series, one in FIA Formula Two Championship and then as a test driver for the Lotus Formula One team, Teixeira returned to GP2 by signing with the Rapax team for the 2012 season, in which he partnered Tom Dillmann. After ten races, and with a best finish of 13th, he was replaced by Daniël de Jong after suffering from illness. [1] He returned to action for the next round at Silverstone, with De Jong taking Dillmann's seat instead. [2] Teixeira eventually finished 29th in the championship.

FIA Formula Two Championship

Teixeira at the Oschersleben round of the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship. Ricardo Teixeira (Williams JPH1B F2).JPG
Teixeira at the Oschersleben round of the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship.

Teixeira moved to the FIA Formula Two Championship for 2010. He finished fifth in his third race in the series, at Marrakech, but suffered a spectacular aerial accident in the following race when he collided with Ivan Samarin under braking for a chicane. Teixeira was uninjured in the accident. [3] Over the course of the season he amassed 23 points to finish 16th in the drivers' championship: his best showing in any series since 2006.

Formula One

After driving for Team Lotus in pre-season testing for the 2011 season, Teixeira was confirmed as a test driver for the team in March 2011. [4]

GP2 again

In July 2013, Ricardo Teixeira returned to the GP2 series in Hungary with the Trident team. [5]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2001Formula BMW Junior Cup Iberia300002820th
2002 British Formula 3 Championship - Scholarship Essential Motorsport100000NC
2003ARP Formula 3 ChampionshipRowan Racing52124478th
2005 British Formula 3 International Series - National Carlin Motorsport 160000619th
2006 British Formula 3 International Series - National Carlin Motorsport 140012747th
Performance Racing Europe
2007 British Formula 3 International Series Performance Racing Europe 180000020th
ATS Formel 3 Cup Rennsport Rössler10000223rd
Masters of Formula 3 Performance Racing Europe 10000N/A24th
2008 British Formula 3 International Series Ultimate Motorsport 200000021st
Masters of Formula 3 Ultimate Motorsport 10000N/ANC
2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Trident Racing 40000038th
2009 GP2 Series Trident Racing 180000026th
2010 Formula Two MotorSport Vision 1800002316th
2011 Formula One Team Lotus Test/reserve driver
2012 GP2 Series Rapax 220000029th
2013 GP2 Series Trident Racing 40000034th
2014 Auto GP Series Super Nova International 000000NC
2017 FRD LMP3 Series Jackie Chan DC Racing Team 20000329th

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2009 Trident Racing CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
20		 MON
FEA
DNQ		 MON
SPR
DNQ		 IST
FEA
14		 IST
SPR
18		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
18		 NÜR
FEA
Ret		 NÜR
SPR
15		 HUN
FEA
Ret		 HUN
SPR
19		 VAL
FEA
Ret		 VAL
SPR
14		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
14		 MNZ
FEA
16		 MNZ
SPR
14		 ALG
FEA
15		 ALG
SPR
21		26th0
2012 Rapax SEP
FEA
21		 SEP
SPR
24		 BHR1
FEA
17		 BHR1
SPR
13		 BHR2
FEA
23		 BHR2
SPR
20		 CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
23		 MON
FEA
20		 MON
SPR
Ret		 VAL
FEA 		VAL
SPR 		SIL
FEA
18		 SIL
SPR
15		 HOC
FEA
DSQ		 HOC
SPR
16		 HUN
FEA
19		 HUN
SPR
20		 SPA
FEA
18		 SPA
SPR
15		 MNZ
FEA
20		 MNZ
SPR
18		 MRN
FEA
17		 MRN
SPR
21		29th0
2013 Trident Racing SEP
FEA 		SEP
SPR 		BHR
FEA 		BHR
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		MON
FEA 		MON
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		NÜR
FEA 		NÜR
SPR 		HUN
FEA
19		 HUN
SPR
19		 SPA
FEA
21		 SPA
SPR
24		 MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		MRN
FEA 		MRN
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		34th0

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2008–09 Trident Racing SHI
FEA 		SHI
SPR 		DUB
FEA 		DUB
SPR 		BHR1
FEA 		BHR1
SPR 		LSL
FEA 		LSL
SPR 		SEP
FEA
17		 SEP
SPR
19		 BHR2
FEA
17		 BHR2
SPR
Ret		38th0

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2010 SIL
1
17		 SIL
2
14		 MAR
1
5		 MAR
2
Ret		 MON
1
16		 MON
2
13		 ZOL
1
9		 ZOL
2
Ret		 ALG
1
6		 ALG
2
Ret		 BRH
1
16		 BRH
2
16		 BRN
1
9		 BRN
2
Ret		 OSC
1
10		 OSC
2
16		 VAL
1
14		 VAL
2
Ret		16th23

Complete Auto GP results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2014 Super Nova International MAR
1 		MAR
2 		LEC
1
WD		 LEC
2
WD		 HUN
1 		HUN
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		EST
1 		EST
2 		NC0

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References

  1. ↑ "De Jong to stand in for Teixeira in Valencia's GP2 races". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dillmann to miss Silverstone". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. ↑ English, Steven (2 May 2010). "Teixeira walks away from aerial crash". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "2011 Test Driver Line-up". teamlotus.co.uk. Team Lotus. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Teixeira to make Trident GP2 return". Racer . 24 July 2013.
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