Valerio_Rinicella
Valerio Rinicella
Italian racing driver (born 2007)
Valerio Rinicella (born 18 January 2007) is an Italian racing driver. He is currently racing for MP Motorsport in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. He is a protégé of Formula One race winner Giancarlo Fisichella and GT racer Marco Cioci [fr].[1][2]
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| Valerio Rinicella | |
|---|---|
 Rinicella in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | (2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 (age 17) Rome, Italy |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | MP Motorsport |
| Car number | 55 |
| Starts | 2 (2 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2022 2022–2023 2022–2023 | FR Middle East Championship Italian F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship |
Formula 4
2022
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Rinicella made his single-seater debut during the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[3] 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.[4] His first podium came not too far away during the third race in Jerez.[5] Rinicella had another third place in Spa-Francorchamps, those two being the only times he stood on the rostrum.[6] 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.[7] He failed to score points, finishing 33rd overall with a best finish of 12th.[8]
2023
During his pre-season, Rinicella partook in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport.[9] Rinicella took a number of podiums, including a pole position.[10] This was enough for fourth place in the championship.[11]
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His main campaign would again lie in the F4 Spanish Championship, where he remained with MP Motorsport.[12] He started strong with a second place during the opening Spa-Francorchamps round, initially winning before being demoted due to a track limits penalty.[13] 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.[14] He would win again at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, by then he was an outside chance for the title.[15] A triple podium during the Barcelona finale meant Rinicella finished third in the standings with a total of two wins and 12 podiums.[16]
Formula Regional
Rinicella raced in the first two rounds of the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[17] He scored points in his last two races with seventh and sixth place, placing him 17th in the overall classification.[18]
Rinicella graduated to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2024, sticking with MP Motorsport.[19]
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 13th | |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | 27th |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 25th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 45th | ||
| 24° South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | Energy Corse | 13th | |
| ROK Cup Superfinal — Junior ROK | AV Racing | 30th | |
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Parolin Racing Kart | 25th |
| 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:[20] | |||
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | MP Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 6th | ||
| Italian F4 Championship | AKM Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd | |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | MP Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 171 | 4th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 256 | 3rd | ||
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 18th* | ||
| Eurocup-3 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 UAE Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
26th | 0 |
| 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 |
4th | 171 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
6th | 104 |
| 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 |
3rd | 256 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
17th | 14 |
*Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
- "Esordio in F4 per il pilota laziale Valerio Rinicella". Il Caffè di Roma (in Italian). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- "Rinicella debutta nella F4 UAE: Fisichella e Cioci credono in lui". italiaracing.net (in Italian). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- Wood, Ida (14 December 2021). "Fisichella's racing student Valerio Rinicella into F4 with MP Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- Mishra, Oorjit (28 April 2022). "Your season guide to the 2022 Spanish F4 Championship". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "F4 Jerez". MP Motorsport. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "F4 Spa-Francorchamps". MP Motorsport. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- Wood, Ida (8 June 2022). "Fisichella student Valerio Rinicella joins Italian F4 with AKM Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "Italian Formula 4 Championship 2022". DriverDB. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- Wood, Ida (8 January 2023). "MP Motorsport adds de Heus and Rinicella to F4 UAE round one line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- Wood, Ida (27 January 2023). "Rinicella and Wharton take F4 UAE poles in Kuwait". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "F4 United Arab Emirates Championship 2023". DriverDB. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- Wood, Ida (15 January 2023). "Rinicella stays at MP Motorsport for second year in Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (7 May 2023). "De Palo gets Spanish F4 victory after Rinicella's winning pass penalised". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (25 June 2023). "Nael and Rinicella win Spanish F4's Sunday races at Navarra". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "Spanish F4 Round 6 Valencia". MP Motorsport. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "Spanish F4 Round 7 Barcelona". MP Motorsport. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- Wood, Ida (9 January 2024). "Bruno del Pino stays with MP Motorsport for second year in Eurocup-3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- "Formula Regional Middle East Championship 2024 Standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- Allen, Peter (18 December 2023). "Valerio Rinicella stays with MP Motorsport for FRegional step". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "Valerio Rinicella | Racing career profile | Driver Database". Driver DB. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- Valerio Rinicella career summary at DriverDB.com