Stéphane Richelmi

Stéphane Richelmi
Stéphane Richelmi at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round
Nationality	Monégasque
Born	(1990-03-17) 17 March 1990 (age 34) Monte Carlo, Monaco
Related to	Jean-Pierre Richelmi (father)
WEC LMP2 career
Current team	Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota Sport
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	38
Previous series
2011–2014 2010–11 2009–10 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007–08 2006	GP2 Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Italian Formula Three French GT Championship British Formula 3 Formula 3 Euro Series Formula Renault 2.0 WEC Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Belgian Formula Renault 1.6
Championship titles
2017–18 2016	Asian Le Mans Series FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

Stéphane Richelmi (born 17 March 1990 in Monte Carlo) is a professional racing driver from Monaco. He is the son of former World Rally Championship driver Jean-Pierre Richelmi.^[1]

Career

Formula Renault 1.6 & 2.0

Richelmi began his Formula racing career in the Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 category in 2006, ending the year in 12th place.

The following year, he stepped up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series, racing for Boutsen Energy Racing. He finished the season with no points, with his best race result being an 18th place at the Hungaroring.^[2] He also contested two races of the Italian Formula Renault Championship.

In 2008, Richelmi participated in both the Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup series. He failed to score a point in eight Eurocup races and left the series after failing to qualify for either race at the Le Mans meeting.^[3] He finished only 16th in the qualifying race for drivers who failed to make super pole, with the top twelve in the race qualifying for the weekend.^[4] In the West European Cup, he scored points in three of his seven races to finish 16th in the championship.

Formula Three

Richelmi made the step up to Formula Three in late 2008, taking part in the final six races of the Formula 3 Euro Series season with Barazi-Epsilon.^[5] His best result was an 18th place on his début in Barcelona.

The following year, Richelmi and the team entered the British Formula 3 Championship, running a Dallara F308 chassis in the International Class.^[6] Despite not finishing in the points in any of his 15 races, he was awarded two points at both Spa-Francorchamps and Portimão due to a number of cars finishing ahead of him who were ineligible for championship points. He was classified 19th in the final standings.^[7]

During the year, Richelmi also took part in the Italian Formula Three Championship, driving for RC Motorsport. Despite missing the first two rounds at Adria and Magione, he finished sixth in the standings, scoring podium places at Varano, Imola and Vallelunga.^[8] Richelmi continued in the Italian Formula Three series in 2010, switching to the Lucidi Motors team.^[9] He finished the season as runner-up behind BVM-Target Racing's César Ramos, taking four race victories and eight podium places in total.^[10] Along with Ramos and Andrea Caldarelli, Richelmi tested a Ferrari F2008 Formula One car as a prize for finishing in the top three in the championship, with the test taking place at Vallelunga on Thursday 2 December.^[11] He completed 25 laps during the test and was the slowest of the three runners with a time of 1:17.97.^[12]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In October 2009, Richelmi tested a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car for the first time, taking part in the first post-season test session at Motorland Aragón with the recently crowned champions Draco Racing. He completed a total of 80 laps, recording a best time of 1:44.526 on the second day of running.^[13] A year later he tested again for Draco at Barcelona and Motorland Aragón and also had an outing with French team Tech 1 Racing at the latter venue.

It was announced in January 2011 that Richelmi would join the series for the 2011 season, racing for International DracoRacing alongside fellow newcomer André Negrão.^[14]

Sports cars

In October 2009, Richelmi took part in the French FFSA GT Championship round at Paul Ricard, supporting the FIA GT race held on the same weekend. Sharing a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with Éric Cayrolle, he finished second in the first race before winning the second event.^[15]

GP2 Series

Richelmi made his GP2 Series début in the 2011 season finale at Monza, replacing his injured compatriot Stefano Coletti at the Trident Racing team.^[16] His team-mate was Rodolfo González. Despite not having tested the car before the event, he finished both races ahead of González. He remained with Trident for the 2012 season, alongside Julián Leal. Taking a best result of third place in the feature race at Hockenheim by gambling successfully on tyre choice in changing weather conditions, he finished 18th in the championship. For 2013, he moved to reigning teams champion DAMS alongside Marcus Ericsson, he managed to score a podium finish at Silverstone and finished 8th in the standings on 103 points.

Richelmi continued with DAMS for the 2014 season, this time with champion of that season Jolyon Palmer. Richelmi scored his maiden GP2 victory in the sprint race at his home event in Monaco and another podium in the sprint race at Italy ensured he finished 9th in the championship on 73 points which helped DAMS take the teams championship.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Richelmi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ As Richelmi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete GP2 Final results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2016	Signatech Alpine	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes	Alpine A460-Nissan	LMP2	357	5th	1st
2018	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	356	10th	6th
2019	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	367	7th	2nd

Complete European Le Mans Series results

^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Stéphane Richelmi career summary at DriverDB.com

This page was last edited on 20 April 2024, at 16:23