Riccardo Ponzio

Riccardo Ponzio (born 11 June 1997) is an Italian racing driver, from Pescara. After some appearances in the Italian Endurance Championship in 2015, he made his debut in the Italian F4 Championship|FIA F4 Italian Championship, with the Teramo Racing Team, concluding with a 10th place as best placement in the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli|Misano race. In 2016 his participation in the championship continues with the same team, but not taking part in the whole championship.
== Career ==
=== F2 Italian trophy ===
For 2017 the driver from Abruzzo participates in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy|F2 Italian Trophy. Against the odds, he wins in 7 races out of 14 disputed (including the 1st position in the iconic circuit of Imola Circuit|Imola) and is crowned champion of the tricolor series during the last round of the season at the racetrack of Monza Circuit|Monza, scoring 420 points in total. He ends the season with 12 consecutive podiums including 7 wins and 3 Pole position|pole positions.
=== Prototypes ===
During the winter of the same year he took part in a test with a Hyundai i30 N TCR, due to a possible participation in the World Touring Car Cup#Champions|World Touring Car Cup Drivers' championship.
On March 16th, 2018, the driver announces that he will participate in the European Le Mans Series championship with Oregon Team, driving a Norma M30|Norma M30 LMP3. He will conclude the season with 9 points and a 7th place conquered on the Belgian circuit of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps.
In 2019 he announced that, while waiting for the Formula One|Formula 1 program that was being developed, he participated in the Italian sports prototype championship under the new SG Motors team with which he won 3 races, ending the season in 2nd place, winning the under 25 and rookie title.
=== Formula 1 - BOSS GP ===
During the period 2020-2021 he took part at the BOSS GP|Boss GP European Championship, in the Open Class, aboard a Formula One|Formula 1 Jaguar R3, he participates in 3 races achieving two second places and a third place.
=== Championship GT ===
In 2022 he signed an agreement with Imperiale Racing to race in the 2022 Italian GT Championship|Italian Gran Turismo Championship with Lamborghini Huracan GT3. He shared the #9 car with James Roe Jr.|James Roe and Sebastian Balthasar in the PRO-AM category. The first year in the category ended positively with a victory at the debut in the circuit of Vallelunga Circuit|Vallelunga, and once again hitting the podium in the last race in Monza Circuit|Monza.
== Trophies ==
* F2 Italian Trophy 2017
* Italian champion sports prototypes 2019 (under 25)
== Racing record ==
=== Italian Gran Turismo Endurance ===
=== F4 ===
Italian Championship
Year	Team 	Car 	VAL	VAL	VAL	MNZ	MNZ	MNZ	IMO	IMO	IMO	MUG	MUG	MUG	ADR	ADR	ADR	IMO	IMO	IMO	MIS	MIS	MIS	 	 	Points	Position
2015	Teramo Racing Team	Tatuus FA T014	13 	17 	15 	16 	13 	13 	21 	17 	21 	20 	22 	Rit	Rit	ES 	ES 	21 	14 	18 	18 	10 	6 	 	 	8 	22º
Year	Team 	Car 	MIS	MIS	MIS	MIS	ADR	ADR	ADR	ADR	IMO	IMO	IMO	MUG	MUG	MUG	VAL	VAL	VAL	IMO	IMO	IMO	MNZ	MNZ	MNZ	Points	Position
2016	Teramo Racing Team	Tatuus FA T014	15 	 	13 	27 	14 	19 	 	25 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16 	20 	24 	 	 	 	Rit	19 	15 	0 	38º
=== F2 ===
F2 Italian Trophy
Year	Team 	Car 	MIS	MIS	IMO	IMO	SPA	SPA	MAG	MAG	VAL	VAL	MUG	MUG	MNZ	MNZ	Points	Position
2017	Puresport	Dallara F308 - Volkswagen	10 	4 	1 	1 	1 	2 	3 	2 	3 	1 	1 	2 	1 	1 	337 	1º
=== European Le Mans Series ===
LMP3
Year	Team 	Car 	LEC	MNZ	RBR	SIL	SPA	POR	Points	Position
2018	Oregon Team	Norma M30	11 	8 	16 	14 	7 	15 	9 	17º
=== Italian Championship Prototypes ===
Year	Team 	Car 	MNZ	MNZ	VAL	VAL	MIS	MIS	IML	IML	VAL	VAL	MUG	MUG	Points	Position
2019	SG Motors	Wolf Gb Thunder	2 	4 	3 	2 	5 	1 	4 	3 	1 	2 	3 	1 	142 	2°
Category:1997 births
Category:Italian racing drivers