Tony Ricciardello (born 19 March 1979) is a multiple-championship winning Australian race car driver.
Son of Sports Sedan racer and team owner Basil Ricciardello, Tony was brought up into the Western Australian racing scene. He eventually replaced Brian Smith as the driver of the Ricciardello Racing, Chevrolet V8 powered, space-frame constructed, Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV bodied Sports Sedan in the national series. Ricciardello has won the national series twelve times, the all-time record for the category, and has finished inside the top-three positions in each of the thirteen series which he contested. Ricciardello is one of just two drivers to win a title seven times in the same class of Australian bitumen-surface circuit racing.
Ricciardello has also raced in the V8 Supercar category. He contested a number of races with Britek Motorsport in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series and has spent several seasons as a co-driver in the two annual two-driver endurance races. In 2010, Ricciardello contested his first full season in V8 Supercars, driving the #16 Holden Commodore (VE) for Kelly Racing in the Championship. The relationship did not continue into 2011 and Ricciardello returned to the Sports Sedans category, winning the 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.
Career results
Season Series Position Car Team 1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship NC Swift SC93F – Ford Kent Ricciardello Racing 1998 Australian Sports Sedan Championship 1st Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 1999 Australian Sports Sedan Championship 1st Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 2000 Australian Sports Sedan Championship 2nd Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 2001 Australian Sports Sedan Championship 1st Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing Shell Championship Series 57th Holden Commodore (VX) Imrie Motor Sport Rod Nash Racing 2002 Australian Sports Sedan Championship 1st Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship 3rd Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet B & M Ricciardello Konica V8 Supercar Series 17th Ford Falcon (AU) Dick Johnson Racing V8 Supercar Championship Series 63rd Holden Commodore (VX) John Faulkner Racing 2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series 2nd Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 2005 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series 1st Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing Sepang 12 Hours 1st Lotus Exige 300RR Proton R3 Apex 2006 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 2nd Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing V8 Supercar Championship Series 34th Ford Falcon (BA) Britek Motorsport 2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 1st Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 2008 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 2nd Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 2nd Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing V8 Supercar Championship Series 47th Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 27th Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing 2011 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 1st Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 2nd Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 2013 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 2nd Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV – Chevrolet Ricciardello Racing 2014 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 1st Alfa Romeo GTV B&M Ricciardello Motors 2015 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 1st Alfa Romeo GTV B&M Ricciardello Motors 2016 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series 1st Alfa Romeo GTV Ricciardello Racing 2018 Skye Sands National Sports Sedan Series 7th Alfa Romeo GTV Ricciardello Racing 2019 DEA Performance National Sports Sedan Series 1st Alfa Romeo GTV Ricciardello Racing 2023 Precision National Sports Sedan Series 1st Alfa Romeo GTV Ricciardello Racing
Complete V8 Supercars results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Pos Points 1999 Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden Commodore (VS) EASR1 EASR2 EASR3 ADER4 BARR5 BARR6 BARR7 PHIR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 HDVR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 SANR14 SANR15 SANR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 CALR20 CALR21 CALR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SYMR25 WINR26 WINR27 WINR28 ORAR29 ORAR30 ORAR31 QLDR32 BATR33 N/A 0 2001 Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) PHIR1 PHIR2 ADER3 ADER4 EASR5 EASR6 HDVR7 HDVR8 HDVR9 CANR10 CANR11 CANR12 BARR13 BARR14 BARR15 CALR16 CALR17 CALR18 ORAR19 ORAR20 QLDR21 WINR22 WINR23 BATR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SANR28 SANR29 SANR30 57th 180 Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) PHIR1 PHIR2 ADER3 ADER4 EASR5 EASR6 HDVR7 HDVR8 HDVR9 CANR10 CANR11 CANR12 BARR13 BARR14 BARR15 CALR16 CALR17 CALR18 ORAR19 ORAR20 QLDR21 WINR22 WINR23 BATR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SANR28 SANR29 SANR30 2003 John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) ADER1 ADER1 PHIR3 EASR4 WINR5 BARR6 BARR7 BARR8 HDVR9 HDVR10 HDVR11 QLDR12 ORAR13 SANR14 BATR15 SURR16 SURR17 PUKR18 PUKR19 PUKR20 EASR21 EASR22 63rd 100 2006 Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) ADER1 ADER2 PUKR3 PUKR4 PUKR5 BARR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 WINR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 ORAR18 ORAR19 ORAR20 SANR21 BATR22 SURR23 SURR24 SURR25 SYMR26 SYMR27 SYMR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 34th 398 2009 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) ADER1 ADER2 HAMR3 HAMR4 WINR5 WINR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 HDVR9 HDVR10 TOWR11 TOWR12 SANR13 SANR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 PHIQ PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SURR21 SURR22 PHIR23 PHIR24 BARR25 BARR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 47th 183 2010 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) YMCR1 YMCR2 BHRR3 BHRR4 ADER5 ADER6 HAMR7 HAMR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 WINR11 WINR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 TOWR15 TOWR16 PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SANR23 SANR24 SYDR25 SYDR26 26th 857
Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 1999 Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) Tomas Mezera DNF 41 2001 Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) Rod Nash DNF 62 2003 Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) Dale Brede DNF 72 2006 Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) José Fernández 16th 159 2009 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) Mark McNally 17th 160 2010 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VE) Taz Douglas 22nd 158
References
External links VESRIX Driver stats