Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo
AM

Ricciardo in 2024
Born	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 34) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Australian
2024 team	RB-Honda RBPT[1]
Car number	3
Entries	249 (248 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	8
Podiums	32
Career points	1326
Pole positions	3
Fastest laps	16
First entry	2011 British Grand Prix
First win	2014 Canadian Grand Prix
Last win	2021 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry	2024 Canadian Grand Prix
2023 position	17th (6 pts)
Previous series
2005 2006 2006 2007 2007–08 2008 2008 2009 2009–11	Western Australian FFord Formula BMW UK Formula BMW Asia FRenault Italy FRenault Eurocup FRenault WEC Formula 3 Euro Series British Formula 3 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Championship titles
2008 2009	Formula Renault 2.0 WEC British Formula 3
Awards
2014 2015	Lorenzo Bandini Trophy Laureus Breakthrough of the Year
Website	Official website

Daniel Joseph Ricciardo AM (/rɪˈkɑːrdoʊ/ ^ⓘ "Ricardo", Italian: [ritˈtʃardo]; born 1 July 1989) is an Australian and Italian racing driver currently competing in Formula One for RB Formula One Team under the Australian flag. He has achieved eight Grand Prix victories and 32 podiums in Formula One.

Ricciardo made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HRT team as part of a deal with Red Bull Racing, for whom he was test driving under its sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso. He joined Toro Rosso in 2012 full-time after the team changed its driver lineup and drove a Ferrari-powered car for them in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, Ricciardo was promoted to Red Bull as a replacement for the retiring Mark Webber alongside Sebastian Vettel. In his first season with Red Bull under Renault power, Ricciardo finished third in the championship with his first three Formula One wins, in Canada, Hungary, and Belgium.

After two years without a victory, Ricciardo returned to the top of the podium at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix, eventually sealing third in the championship for the second time in three years at the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix. He won again for Red Bull at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2017 and the Chinese and Monaco Grands Prix in 2018. After 2018, Ricciardo signed with Renault and raced for them in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He joined McLaren for the 2021 and 2022 Formula One seasons. He obtained his only race win and podium with McLaren at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix. After the 2021 season, Ricciardo was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day Honours. He left McLaren at the end of 2022 and became the third driver for Red Bull for the 2023 Formula One World Championship. He replaced the outgoing Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri, after the 10th round of the season, on loan from Red Bull Racing, and is still racing for the team, which changed its name to RB Formula One Team in the 2024 season.