Riccardo Agostini
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| Riccardo Agostini | |
|---|---|
Agostini in 2023 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 20 April 1994 |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Italy career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Antonelli Motorsport |
| Racing licence | |
| Car number | 25 |
| Starts | 13 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2014 2013 2013 2012 2010–11 | GP3 Series FIA European F3 Championship Formula Renault 3.5 Series Auto GP Italian Formula Three Formula Abarth |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 2012 2012 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Italian F3 European Series Italian F3 Italian Series |
Riccardo Agostini (born 20 April 1994 in Padua) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the Italian GT Championship for AF Corse in a Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020
Karting
Agostini began karting in 2000 and raced primarily in his native Italy for the majority of this part of career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2010 and finishing 12th in CIK-FIA European Championship.[1][2]
Formula Abarth
In 2010, Agostini graduated to single–seaters into the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy, stating with Prema Junior. He won the feature race in Imola and finished the season eleventh.[3][4] Agostini stayed in Formula Abarth for a second season in 2011 but switched to debutants Villorba Corse, when the series split in European and Italian series.[5] After four rounds, he had another switch to JD Motorsport.[6] Despite having just one podium in both Italian and European Series he improved to seventh and eighth respectively.[7][8]
Italian Formula Three
In 2012, Agostini continued his collaboration with JD Motorsport into Italian Formula Three Championship.[9]
GP3 Series
Agostini joined Hilmer Motorsport from the second round of the 2014 GP3 Series.[10] He finished 16th in the standings and was the only driver to score points for the team.[citation needed]
Formula One
On 9 November 2012, Agostini tested a Scuderia Ferrari Formula One car as a prize for claiming the Rookie title in Italian Formula Three.[11]
