# Ricardo Risatti

Ricardo Caíto Risatti (born September 27, 1986, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine racing driver. He was the 2006 Spanish Formula Three champion and now competes in the Argentine touring car series, TC 2000.
Risatti is a fourth-generation racer. His great-grandfather, Ricardo Leopoldo Risatti, won the Campeonato Argentino de Velocidad (predecessor to Turismo Carretera) in 1938, and his grandfather Jesús Ricardo Risatti along with father Ricardo Risatti, Jr. and uncle Gerardo Risatti have competed domestically.

## Career history

Risatti began his junior racing career in karting in 1998. After a relatively short period of three seasons, he progressed into formula racing in the B-class of Formula Three Sudamericana, which is based in Brazil. He entered only three races in 2001, but was one of twelve Argentinians who competed at some point in that year's championship. This was an unusually high number; the 2002 season featured only two Argentine drivers, including Risatti himself. In his first full season, Risatti was placed fourth in the B-class standings.
Risatti moved to Europe to compete in the Spanish Formula Three Championship in 2003, driving at various times for E.V. Racing and Elide Racing in ten of the thirteen races. After making annual progress with eleventh, fifth and third places in the championship, Risatti secured the 2006 title with TEC Auto.
In February 2007, Risatti was announced as a GP2 Series driver with BCN Competicion, but this position was later taken by Ho-Pin Tung. He instead competed in the World Series by Renault with GD (Great Dane) Racing. Risatti had a second chance to make his GP2 series debut when Pastor Maldonado broke his collarbone during training. Risatti competed with Trident Racing at Istanbul Park in Turkey and Monza in Italy. During this time, Luiz Razia substituted for Risatti in the Fórmula Renault 3.5 Series.
Since 2008, Risatti has exclusively pursued his career in Argentina. In TC2000, he served as a factory driver for Chevrolet and Honda, achieving a victory in 2012. He competed in Turismo Carretera between 2009 and 2014 and again in 2023. His best results came in Top Race V6, where he finished third in 2015.

## Racing record
### Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
| 2007 | GR Racing | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 20 | NÜR 1 18 | NÜR 2 16 | MON 1 Ret | HUN 1 19 | HUN 2 16 | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 Ret | DON 1 | DON 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | EST 1 | EST 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 35th | 0 |

### Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2007 | Trident Racing | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MAG FEA | MAG SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | IST FEA 16 | IST SPR 10 | MNZ FEA 8 | MNZ SPR Ret | SPA FEA 20 | SPA SPR 18 | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | 28th | 1 |

### Complete GT1 World Championship results

| 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 |
| 2010 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 R-SV | ABU QR | ABU CR | SIL QR | SIL CR | BRN QR | BRN CR | PRI QR | PRI CR | SPA QR | SPA CR | NÜR QR | NÜR CR | ALG QR | ALG CR | NAV QR | NAV CR | INT QR | INT CR | SAN QR 14 | SAN CR 6 | 39th | 8 |
| 2011 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ford GT1 | ABU QR | ABU CR | ZOL QR | ZOL CR | ALG QR | ALG QR | SAC QR | SAC CR | SIL QR | SIL CR | NAV QR | NAV CR | PRI QR | PRI CR | ORD QR | ORD CR | BEI QR | BEI CR | SAN QR Ret | SAN CR 9 | 35th | 2 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Ricardo Risatti". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
* ↑ 2001 F3 Sudamericana Entry List Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
* ↑ 2002 F3 Sudamericana Entry List Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
* ↑ 2002 Championship Standings Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
* ↑ 2003 Spanish F3 Entry List Archived 2007-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
* ↑ 2003 Championship Results Archived 2007-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Speedsportmag.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
* ↑ BCN Signs Risatti Grandprix.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
* ↑ Finalised 2007 Entry List GP2series.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
* ↑ 2007 WSR Entry List Forix.com, retrieved on July 29, 2007.
* ↑ Risatti to deputise for Maldonado autosport.com, retrieved on August 21, 2007.
* ↑ "Driver: Ricardo Risatti III | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.