# Stéphane Richelmi

Stéphane Richelmi (born 17 March 1990 in Monte Carlo) is a professional racing driver from Monaco. He is the son of former World Rally Championship driver Jean-Pierre Richelmi.

## Career
### Formula Renault 1.6 & 2.0

Richelmi began his Formula racing career in the Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 category in 2006, ending the year in 12th place.
The following year, he stepped up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series, racing for Boutsen Energy Racing. He finished the season with no points, with his best race result being an 18th place at the Hungaroring. He also contested two races of the Italian Formula Renault Championship.
In 2008, Richelmi participated in both the Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup series. He failed to score a point in eight Eurocup races and left the series after failing to qualify for either race at the Le Mans meeting. He finished only 16th in the qualifying race for drivers who failed to make super pole, with the top twelve in the race qualifying for the weekend. In the West European Cup, he scored points in three of his seven races to finish 16th in the championship.

### Formula Three

Richelmi made the step up to Formula Three in late 2008, taking part in the final six races of the Formula 3 Euro Series season with Barazi-Epsilon. His best result was an 18th place on his début in Barcelona.
The following year, Richelmi and the team entered the British Formula 3 Championship, running a Dallara F308 chassis in the International Class. Despite not finishing in the points in any of his 15 races, he was awarded two points at both Spa-Francorchamps and Portimão due to a number of cars finishing ahead of him who were ineligible for championship points. He was classified 19th in the final standings.
During the year, Richelmi also took part in the Italian Formula Three Championship, driving for RC Motorsport. Despite missing the first two rounds at Adria and Magione, he finished sixth in the standings, scoring podium places at Varano, Imola and Vallelunga. Richelmi continued in the Italian Formula Three series in 2010, switching to the Lucidi Motors team. He finished the season as runner-up behind BVM-Target Racing's César Ramos, taking four race victories and eight podium places in total. Along with Ramos and Andrea Caldarelli, Richelmi tested a Ferrari F2008 Formula One car as a prize for finishing in the top three in the championship, with the test taking place at Vallelunga on Thursday 2 December. He completed 25 laps during the test and was the slowest of the three runners with a time of 1:17.97.

### Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In October 2009, Richelmi tested a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car for the first time, taking part in the first post-season test session at Motorland Aragón with the recently crowned champions Draco Racing. He completed a total of 80 laps, recording a best time of 1:44.526 on the second day of running. A year later he tested again for Draco at Barcelona and Motorland Aragón and also had an outing with French team Tech 1 Racing at the latter venue.
It was announced in January 2011 that Richelmi would join the series for the 2011 season, racing for International DracoRacing alongside fellow newcomer André Negrão.

### Sports cars

In October 2009, Richelmi took part in the French FFSA GT Championship round at Paul Ricard, supporting the FIA GT race held on the same weekend. Sharing a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with Éric Cayrolle, he finished second in the first race before winning the second event.

### GP2 Series

Richelmi made his GP2 Series début in the 2011 season finale at Monza, replacing his injured compatriot Stefano Coletti at the Trident Racing team. His team-mate was Rodolfo González. Despite not having tested the car before the event, he finished both races ahead of González. He remained with Trident for the 2012 season, alongside Julián Leal. Taking a best result of third place in the feature race at Hockenheim by gambling successfully on tyre choice in changing weather conditions, he finished 18th in the championship. For 2013, he moved to reigning teams champion DAMS alongside Marcus Ericsson, he managed to score a podium finish at Silverstone and finished 8th in the standings on 103 points.
Richelmi continued with DAMS for the 2014 season, this time with champion of that season Jolyon Palmer. Richelmi scored his maiden GP2 victory in the sprint race at his home event in Monaco and another podium in the sprint race at Italy ensured he finished 9th in the championship on 73 points which helped DAMS take the teams championship.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2006 | Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 | Thierry Boutsen Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 56 | 12th |
| 2007 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Boutsen Energy Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 2007 | Italian Formula Renault 2.0 | Thierry Boutsen Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46th |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 WEC | Epsilon Sport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16th |
| 2008 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Epsilon Sport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Barazi-Epsilon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2009 | British Formula 3 Championship | Barazi-Epsilon | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th |
| 2009 | Italian Formula 3 Championship | RC Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 6th |
| 2009 | French FFSA GT Championship | Selleslagh Racing Team | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† |
| 2010 | Italian Formula 3 Championship | Lucidi Motors | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 153 | 2nd |
| 2010 | Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Series G | Ensign Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | International DracoRacing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th |
| 2011 | GP2 Series | Trident Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2012 | GP2 Series | Trident Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18th |
| 2013 | GP2 Series | DAMS | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 8th |
| 2014 | GP2 Series | DAMS | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 9th |
| 2014 | Blancpain Sprint Series | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15th |
| 2015 | Blancpain Sprint Series | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 6th |
| 2015 | Blancpain Endurance Series | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22nd |
| 2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Signatech-Alpine | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 199 | 1st |
| 2016 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Signatech-Alpine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2017 | Audi R8 LMS Cup | Castrol Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45th |
| 2017 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017–18 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 1st |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
| 2018–19 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 166 | 2nd |
| 2019 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | CMR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29th |
| 2021 | Le Mans Cup - Innovative | H24 Racing | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | NC |
| 2022 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | H24 Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Vector Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14th |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Vector Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th |
$^†$ As Richelmi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

### Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | DC | Points |
| 2007 | Boutsen Energy Racing | ZOL 1 20 | ZOL 2 21 | NÜR 1 28 | NÜR 2 20 | HUN 1 26 | HUN 2 18 | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 Ret | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 Ret | EST 1 25 | EST 2 Ret | CAT 1 24 | CAT 2 23 | 36th | 0 |
| 2008 | Epsilon Sport | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 13 | SIL 1 39† | SIL 2 15 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 15 | NÜR 1 34† | NÜR 2 23 | LMS 1 DNQ | LMS 2 DNQ | EST 1 | EST 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 35th | 0 |

### Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2008 | Barazi-Epsilon | Dallara F308/094 | Mercedes | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | CAT 1 18 | CAT 2 Ret | BUG 1 25 | BUG 2 23 | HOC 1 21 | HOC 2 21† | NC‡ | 0‡ |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. ‡ As Richelmi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

### 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 |
| 2011 | International Draco Racing | ALC 1 16 | ALC 2 Ret | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 Ret | MNZ 1 7 | MNZ 2 15 | MON 1 16 | NÜR 1 13 | NÜR 2 13 | HUN 1 15 | HUN 2 20 | SIL 1 19 | SIL 2 20 | LEC 1 17 | LEC 2 13 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 Ret | 26th | 6 |

### 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2011 | Trident Racing | IST FEA | IST SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA 15 | MNZ SPR 14 | | | | | | | 31st | 0 |
| 2012 | Trident Racing | SEP FEA 19 | SEP SPR 19 | BHR1 FEA 11 | BHR1 SPR Ret | BHR2 FEA 17 | BHR2 SPR 17 | CAT FEA 21 | CAT SPR 19 | MON FEA 8 | MON SPR Ret | VAL FEA 14 | VAL SPR Ret | SIL FEA 13 | SIL SPR Ret | HOC FEA 3 | HOC SPR 21 | HUN FEA 17 | HUN SPR 21 | SPA FEA 9 | SPA SPR 6 | MNZ FEA 13 | MNZ SPR 9 | MRN FEA 14 | MRN SPR 22† | 18th | 25 |
| 2013 | DAMS | SEP FEA 8 | SEP SPR 4 | BHR FEA Ret | BHR SPR 13 | CAT FEA 15 | CAT SPR 15 | MON FEA 9 | MON SPR 8 | SIL FEA 2 | SIL SPR 19 | NÜR FEA 5 | NÜR SPR Ret | HUN FEA 5 | HUN SPR 9 | SPA FEA 7 | SPA SPR 4 | MNZ FEA 4 | MNZ SPR 25 | MRN FEA 4 | MRN SPR 4 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR 20 | | | 8th | 103 |
| 2014 | DAMS | BHR FEA 19 | BHR SPR 5 | CAT FEA 10 | CAT SPR 7 | MON FEA 8 | MON SPR 1 | RBR FEA 14 | RBR SPR 10 | SIL FEA 8 | SIL SPR 6 | HOC FEA 10 | HOC SPR Ret | HUN FEA Ret | HUN SPR 11 | SPA FEA 21 | SPA SPR 12 | MNZ FEA 4 | MNZ SPR 3 | SOC FEA 22 | SOC SPR 18 | YMC FEA 5 | YMC SPR 9 | | | 9th | 73 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

#### Complete GP2 Final results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | DC | Points |
| 2011 | Trident Racing | YMC FEA 19 | YMC SPR 18 | 26th | 0 |

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
| 2014 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR | NOG CR | BRH QR | BRH CR | ZAN QR | ZAN CR | SVK QR | SVK CR | ALG QR | ALG CR | ZOL QR 23 | ZOL CR 10 | BAK QR 3 | BAK CR 4 | 15th | 18 |
| 2015 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 1 | NOG CR 2 | BRH QR 11 | BRH CR 7 | ZOL QR Ret | ZOL CR 10 | MOS QR 9 | MOS CR 4 | ALG QR 15 | ALG CR 5 | MIS QR 5 | MIS CR 7 | ZAN QR 5 | ZAN CR 5 | 6th | 76 |
| 2021 | CMR | Bentley Continental GT3 | Pro | MAG 1 14 | MAG 2 15 | ZAN 1 20 | ZAN 2 14 | MIS 1 17 | MIS 2 20 | BRH 1 20 | BRH 2 23 | VAL 1 7 | VAL 2 Ret | | | | | 29th | 3 |

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
| 2016 | Signatech Alpine | LMP2 | Alpine A460 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 | SPA 1 | LMS 1 | NÜR 1 | MEX 2 | COA 1 | FUJ 3 | SHA 4 | BHR 3 | 1st | 199 |
| 2018–19 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA 1 | LMS 4 | SIL 1 | FUJ 2 | SHA 1 | SEB 6 | SPA 3 | LMS 2 | | 2nd | 166 |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2016 | Signatech Alpine | Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes | Alpine A460-Nissan | LMP2 | 357 | 5th | 1st |
| 2018 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 356 | 10th | 6th |
| 2019 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 7th | 2nd |
| 2024 | Vector Sport | Ryan Cullen Patrick Pilet | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 297 | 19th | 5th |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2024 | Vector Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 10 | LEC 10 | IMO 3 | SPA 8 | MUG 12 | ALG Ret | 14th | 21 |