Richard Antinucci

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Richard Antinucci
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1981-01-26) January 26, 1981 (age 44)
Rome, Italy
Related to Eddie Cheever (uncle)
Firestone Indy Lights Series
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Years active2007-2008
Teams Cheever Racing
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Starts25
Wins4
Poles2
Best finish2nd in 2008
Previous series
2005-06
2005
2004
2003
Formula 3 Euro Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
All-Japan Formula Three
British Formula 3

Richard Antinucci (born January 26, 1981) is an Italian-American race car driver.

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Career

Born to an American father and an Italian mother, he competed in the British Formula Ford series in 1998 for Haywood Racing, moving to the British Formula Renault Winter Series in 1999 and to Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup in 2000, where he stayed for one season (although he drove two fill-in races in 2001).

In a bad-tempered 2002 season, he moved to the Manor Motorsport team in British Formula 3, leaving them in 2003 for the Carlin team in the same series. Mid-season he changed to the rival Promatecme team, although he did not stay there long as he moved to Japanese Formula Three for the 2004 season.

Antinucci moved to the Formula Three Euroseries for 2005, and although finishing nineteenth overall in his first season, in 2006 he took several race wins on his way to fifth in the championship, and second place at the end of season Macau Grand Prix, starting from fifteenth on the grid.

He drove in the Indy Pro Series in 2007 for Cheever Racing, driving for his uncle Eddie Cheever. [1] Antinucci captured two wins and finished fifteenth in points despite only racing in the road course events, which accounted for nine of the sixteen races on the schedule. He signed with defending championship-winning team Sam Schmidt Motorsports for 2008. [2] Antinucci won two races and was the runner-up to champion Raphael Matos at season end by 32 points.

Antinucci made his IndyCar Series debut on July 5, 2009, driving for Team 3G at Watkins Glen International. [3]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF.LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1998 Formula Ford 1600 Italia ?11??10NC
2000 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup JD Motorsport 91?021084th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 601014213th
2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Manor Motorsport 200014015th
Formula Renault 2.0 UK 13444103372nd
2002 British Formula Three Championship Manor Motorsport 2600128910th
Masters of Formula 3 10000020th
Macau Grand Prix Promatecme 100000NC
Korea Super Prix 1000007th
2003 British Formula Three Championship Carlin Motorsport 240024125.54th
Masters of Formula 3 10000032nd
Macau Grand Prix Hitech Grand Prix 100000NC
Korea Super Prix 1100101st
2004 Japanese Formula 3 Championship TOM'S 1810181614th
Macau Grand Prix 1000009th
Bahrain Super Prix 10000021st
2005 Formula 3 Euro Series Team Midland Euroseries80010319th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Victory Engineering 200000NC
2006 Formula 3 Euro Series HBR Motorsport192005385th
Masters of Formula 3 10000012th
Macau Grand Prix ASM Formule 3 1000102nd
2007 Indy Pro Series Cheever Racing 9212327315th
Rolex Sports Car Series 100001868th
2008 Indy Lights Sam Schmidt Motorsport 1620084782nd
Rolex Sports Car Series Doran Racing100001261st
2009 IndyCar Series Team 3G 500006327th
2010Italian GT3 Championship Audi Sport Italia600034713th
2014 Lamborghini Super Trofeo USA - ProGMG Racing200000NC
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro200020NC
2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProChange Racing222220NC
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro20001115th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-AmUS RaceTronics82434694th
GT Asia Series FFF Racing 200000NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GT DaytonaO'Gara Motorsport300104037th
2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProChange Racing1034071032nd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - ProBonaldi Motorsport2000203rd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro200000NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GT Daytona GRT Grasser Racing Team 100002265th
2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProChange Racing12333101241st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro20000310th
Blancpain GT World Challenge America US RaceTronics 200001819th
2021 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProDream Racing Motorsport105446891st
2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProDream Racing Motorsport40??2267th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am600002911th

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2005 Team Midland Euroseries Dallara F305/001 Toyota HOC
1

10
HOC
2

7
PAU
1

8
PAU
2

14
SPA
1

DSQ
SPA
2

14
MCO
1

9
MCO
2

14
OSC
1

OSC
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

19th3
2006 HBR Motorsport Dallara F305/045 Mercedes HOC
1

7
HOC
2

DNS
LAU
1

5
LAU
2

2
OSC
1

9
OSC
2

Ret
BRH
1

3
BRH
2

23
NOR
1

DSQ
NOR
2

EX
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

2
ZAN
1

14
ZAN
2

16
CAT
1

8
CAT
2

1
BUG
1

8
BUG
2

1
HOC
1

12
HOC
2

8
5th38

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2007 Cheever Racing HMS STP1
19
STP2
15
INDY MIL IMS1
6
IMS2
9
IOW WGL1
8
WGL2
5
NSH MOH
1
KTY SNM1
2
SNM2
1
CHI 15th273
2008 Sam Schmidt Motorsports HMS
2
STP1
2
STP2
1
KAN
13
INDY
2
MIL
16
IOW
9
WGL1
2
WGL2
1
NSH
12
MOH1
3
MOH2
14
KTY
4
SNM1
3
SNM2
7
CHI
21
2nd478

IndyCar Series

YearTeamNo.1234567891011121314151617RankPointsRef
2009 Team 3G 98 STP LBH KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL
19
TOR
21
EDM
22
KTY MOH
18
SNM
15
CHI MOT HMS 27th63 [4]

References

  1. Cheever confirms seat for nephew Antinucci Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine , Crash.net, February 15, 2007
  2. SAM SCHMIDT MOTORSPORTS GIVES A DESERVING BIRTHDAY GIFT, Sam Schmidt Motorsports press release, February 1, 2008
  3. Antinucci to make IndyCar Series debut with Team 3G at The Glen , IndyCar.com, June 8, 2009
  4. "Richard Antinucci – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.