Valerio Rinicella

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Valerio Rinicella
F4 Spain 2023 Spa Valerio Rinicella.jpg
Rinicella in 2023
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 (age 17)
Rome, Italy
Eurocup-3 career
Debut season 2025
Current team MP Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver [1]
Car numberTBA
Starts0 (0 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2025
Previous series
2024
2024
2022
2022–2023
2022–2023 		FR European Championship
FR Middle East Championship
Italian F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship

Valerio Rinicella (born 18 January 2007) is an Italian racing driver who is set to compete in the Eurocup-3 for MP Motorsport. He most recently raced for the team in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. Rinicella also placed third in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship.

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He is a protégé of Formula One race winner Giancarlo Fisichella and GT racer Marco Cioci  [ fr ]. [2] [3]

Career

Formula 4

2022

Rinicella racing in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring. F4 Italy 2022 Nr. 38 (1).jpg
Rinicella racing in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

Rinicella made his single-seater debut during the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship. [4] He failed to score any points and finished 26th in the standings.

For his main campaign, Rinicella signed with MP Motorsport to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship. [5] His first podium came not too far away during the third race in Jerez. [6] Rinicella had another third place in Spa-Francorchamps, those two being the only times he stood on the rostrum. [7] His consistent points scoring secured him sixth in the championship.

Rinicella also competed in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship with AKM Motorsport from Spa-Francorchamps onwards. [8] He failed to score points, finishing 33rd overall with a best finish of 12th. [9]

2023

During his pre-season, Rinicella partook in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport. [10] Rinicella took a number of podiums, including a pole position. [11] This was enough for fourth place in the championship. [12]

Rinicella racing at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship. F4 Spain 2023 Spa Nr. 55 (1).jpg
Rinicella racing at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship.

His main campaign would again lie in the F4 Spanish Championship, where he remained with MP Motorsport. [13] He started strong with a second place during the opening Spa-Francorchamps round, initially winning before being demoted due to a track limits penalty. [14] It would not be long before he took his first win in the series in Navarra, where he also stood on the podium in all three races. [15] He would win again at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, by then he was an outside chance for the title. [16] A triple podium during the Barcelona finale meant Rinicella finished third in the standings with a total of two wins and 12 podiums. [17]

Formula Regional

Rinicella raced in the first two rounds of the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Championship. [18] He scored points in his last two races with seventh and sixth place, placing him 17th in the overall classification. [19]

Rinicella driving at the Hungaroring during the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship FREC 2024 Mogyorod Nr. 55 Rinicella.jpg
Rinicella driving at the Hungaroring during the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship

Rinicella graduated to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2024, sticking with MP Motorsport. [20] He had a difficult campaign, but opened his account and had his first points finish during the eighth round at the Red Bull Ring. [21] He scored another sixth place during the final round in Monza. [22] Rinicella ended the year 20th in the standings with 12 points. That year, he also participated in the Macau Grand Prix with the team, and finished in a respectable 11th place. [23]

Eurocup-3

In 2025, Rinicella will move to Eurocup-3, whilst sticking with MP Motorsport. [24]

Endurance racing

Rinicella is due to make his sports car racing debut in the upcoming Asian Le Mans Series, taking part in the LMP2 class for Algarve Pro Racing alongside teammates Malthe Jakobsen and Michael Jensen. [25]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2018 Italian Championship — 60 Mini13th
2019 WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniParolin Racing Kart27th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini25th
WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini45th
24° South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROKEnergy Corse13th
ROK Cup Superfinal — Junior ROKAV Racing30th
2020 WSK Super Master Series — OKJ Parolin Racing Kart25th
WSK Euro Series — OKJ 23rd
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 32nd
2021 WSK Super Master Series — OK 26th
WSK Euro Series — OK 37th
Campionato Italiano ACI Karting — OK 2nd
Source: [26]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship MP Motorsport 120000026th
F4 Spanish Championship 2100021046th
Italian F4 Championship AKM Motorsport140000033rd
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship MP Motorsport 1501061714th
F4 Spanish Championship 21244122563rd
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship MP Motorsport 600001417th
Formula Regional European Championship 2000001620th
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/A11th
2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing
2025 Eurocup-3 MP Motorsport 000000TBD

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 UAE Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2022 MP Motorsport YMC1
1 		YMC1
2 		YMC1
3 		YMC1
4 		DUB1
1 		DUB1
2 		DUB1
3 		DUB1
4 		DUB2
1
Ret		 DUB2
2
Ret		 DUB2
3
11		 DUB2
4
18		 DUB3
1
14		 DUB3
2
15		 DUB3
3
Ret		 DUB3
4
13		 YMC2
1
15		 YMC2
2
17		 YMC2
3
Ret		 YMC2
4
17		26th0
2023 MP Motorsport DUB1
1
2		 DUB1
2
6		 DUB1
3
35		 KMT1
1
2		 KMT1
2
4		 KMT1
3
2		 KMT2
1
4		 KMT2
2
3		 KMT2
3
2		 DUB2
1
6		 DUB2
2
6		 DUB2
3
5		 YMC
1
33†		 YMC
2
6		 YMC
3
2		4th171

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2022 MP Motorsport ALG
1
25		 ALG
2
8		 ALG
3
7		 JER
1
4		 JER
2
3		 JER
3
16		 CRT
1
10		 CRT
2
13		 CRT
3
10		 SPA
1
3		 SPA
2
4		 SPA
3
21		 ARA
1
Ret		 ARA
2
6		 ARA
3
5		 NAV
1
6		 NAV
2
7		 NAV
3
4		 CAT
1
10		 CAT
2
10		 CAT
3
5		6th104
2023 MP Motorsport SPA
1
19		 SPA
2
2		 SPA
3
12		 ARA
1
4		 ARA
2
7		 ARA
3
7		 NAV
1
2		 NAV
2
3		 NAV
3
1		 JER
1
5		 JER
2
3		 JER
3
2		 EST
1
6		 EST
2
14		 EST
3
3		 CRT
1
1		 CRT
2
2		 CRT
3
7		 CAT
1
2		 CAT
2
3		 CAT
3
3		3rd256

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2022 AKM Motorsport IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		SPA
1
16		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
23		 VLL
1
17		 VLL
2
16		 VLL
3
14		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2 		RBR
3
17		 RBR
4
33		 MNZ
1
38†		 MNZ
2
12		 MNZ
3
C		 MUG
1
15		 MUG
2
17		 MUG
3
23		33rd0

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024 MP Motorsport YMC1
1
11		 YMC1
2
26†		 YMC1
3
15		 YMC2
1
13		 YMC2
2
7		 YMC2
3
6		 DUB1
1 		DUB1
2 		DUB1
3 		YMC3
1 		YMC3
2 		YMC3
3 		DUB2
1 		DUB2
2 		DUB2
3 		17th14

*Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2024 MP Motorsport HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
20		 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
14		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
27		 HUN
1
11		 HUN
2
19		 MUG
1
15		 MUG
2
15		 LEC
1
13		 LEC
2
12		 IMO
1
13		 IMO
2
19		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
Ret		 CAT
1
13		 CAT
2
15		 MNZ
1
6		 MNZ
2
12		20th16

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2024 Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport Tatuus F3 T-318 16th14th11th

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearTeamClassCarEngine123456Pos.Points
2024–25 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP
1 		SEP
2 		DUB
1 		DUB
2 		ABU
1 		ABU
2 		TBDTBD

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2025 MP Motorsport RBR
1
RBR
2
POR
1
POR
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
JER
1
JER
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
TBDTBD

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