Daniel Ricciardo is an Australian racing driver known for his Formula One career from 2011 to 2024. Over 14 seasons, he secured eight Grand Prix victories, establishing himself as a prominent figure in motorsport. Ricciardo is widely recognized for his overtaking skills and charismatic personality, making him a fan favorite.
In 1960, Jack Brabham became the first Australian to win in Belgium.
In 1985, the Australian Grand Prix became part of the World Championship.
Daniel Joseph Ricciardo was born on 1 July 1989 in Perth, Western Australia, to Italian-Australian parents.
In 1997, amidst criticism from 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve of why Ricciardo was "still in F1", Daniel Ricciardo stunned with fifth in qualifying.
In 2004, Jennifer Hawkins was Miss Universe.
In 2005, Daniel Ricciardo debuted in his regional Formula Ford championship.
In 2005, Daniel Ricciardo entered the Western Australian Formula Ford championship, finishing eighth.
Towards the end of the 2005 season, Daniel Ricciardo competed at the national Formula Ford series in Melbourne, but his aging car was uncompetitive.
In 2006, Daniel Ricciardo was crowned the Australian kart champion and won a pass to the Australian Grand Prix.
After finishing sixth in 2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia, Daniel Ricciardo was selected by Red Bull Junior Team.
During the mid-part of the 2008 season, Daniel Ricciardo made his Formula Three debut at the Nürburgring, joining SG Formula's Formula 3 Euro Series team.
In 2008, Daniel Ricciardo won the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup with SG Formula.
On 30 October 2009, Daniel Ricciardo was signed by Tech 1 to compete in the 2010 season.
In December 2009, Daniel Ricciardo tested for Red Bull Racing at Circuito de Jerez, clocking the fastest time on the final day.
For the 2009 season Daniel Ricciardo moved to the British Formula 3 Championship driving for Carlin Motorsport.
In 2009, Daniel Ricciardo won the British Formula 3 Championship with Carlin.
In November 2010, Daniel Ricciardo represented Red Bull Racing at the end-of-season young driver's test at the Yas Marina Circuit, dominating the event.
Daniel Ricciardo was signed to compete in the 2010 season.
In 2010, Christian Horner suggested Daniel Ricciardo may replace Brendon Hartley as the team's test and reserve driver.
In 2010, Daniel Ricciardo took pole position at Alcañiz, Spain, finishing third and second in the races. At Spa-Francorchamps, he was relegated to last. He secured his third pole position in Monte Carlo and won his first race, followed by wins at the Hungaroring and Hockenheimring. Tech 1 team boss Simon Abadie praised Ricciardo's performance.
In 2010, Mark Webber won the Hungarian Grand Prix for Red Bull, becoming the first Australian to win the race.
This text references the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix which was McLaren's first one-two finish since the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix.
On 30 June 2011, Daniel Ricciardo was contracted to Hispania Racing by Red Bull Racing, replacing Narain Karthikeyan for the remaining races of the 2011 season (excepting the Indian Grand Prix).
On 22 October 2011, HRT F1 announced that Vitantonio Liuzzi made way for Karthikeyan, allowing Ricciardo to race in India and extend his learning curve.
On 14 December 2011, Daniel Ricciardo was confirmed to drive for Scuderia Toro Rosso for the 2012 season, alongside Jean-Éric Vergne.
At the Eifel Grand Prix in 2011, Ricciardo secured third, earning the team's first podium since the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix.
In 2011, Daniel Ricciardo debuted in Formula One.
In 2011, Daniel Ricciardo raced for ISR Racing prior to his HRT call-up.
In 2011, Daniel Ricciardo was confirmed as Toro Rosso's test and reserve driver, participating in the first free practice session of each race weekend.
In 2012, Daniel Ricciardo drove for Scuderia Toro Rosso for the season, alongside Jean-Éric Vergne.
In 2012, Daniel Ricciardo earned a full-time drive with Toro Rosso, competing in two seasons with Jean-Éric Vergne.
This text references the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix which was McLaren's last win since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.
In 2013, Toro Rosso re-signed Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Éric Vergne for the season.
In October 2014, it was announced that Daniel Ricciardo would partner with Daniil Kvyat for the 2015 season, following Sebastian Vettel's departure from the team. He also secured his final podium of the year at the United States Grand Prix in October 2014.
At the Canadian Grand Prix in 2014, Daniel Ricciardo achieved his first Formula One win after overtaking Sergio Pérez and Nico Rosberg in the last four laps. He became the fourth Australian to win a Grand Prix in Formula One, and broke the streak of Mercedes victories. Fernando Alonso praised Ricciardo's driving.
Daniel Ricciardo finished third in Hungary and recorded his first podium since the 2014 United States Grand Prix.
In 2014, Daniel Ricciardo replaced Mark Webber at Infiniti Red Bull Racing at the start of the Formula One season, partnering Sebastian Vettel.
In 2014, Daniel Ricciardo was promoted to Red Bull, replacing Mark Webber and partnering with Sebastian Vettel. He finished third in the championship and won the Canadian Grand Prix, along with wins in Hungary and Belgium.
In the 2014 season, Ricciardo recorded his first points at the Bahrain Grand Prix, finishing fourth. He finished fourth again at the Chinese Grand Prix, and secured third place at the Spanish Grand Prix. In Monaco, Ricciardo qualified in third, narrowly losing to Lewis Hamilton for second place.
In February 2015, Daniel Ricciardo became the fastest Formula One driver to lap the Top Gear test track during the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" segment, setting a time of 1:42.2 on the British motoring television programme Top Gear.
In April 2015, Daniel Ricciardo won the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year for his performances throughout the 2014 season.
In 2015, Daniel Ricciardo had a winless campaign with Red Bull.
At the Italian Grand Prix in 2016, Daniel Ricciardo finished in fourth place, his best result of the year. Hülkenberg finished in fifth, contributing to Renault's best finish since the team returned to the sport in 2016.
In 2016, Daniel Ricciardo returned to the top of the podium at the Malaysian Grand Prix and clinched third in the standings.
In 2016, Daniel Ricciardo was the number-one ticket holder for the West Coast Eagles of the Australian Football League.
In 2016, The New York Times described Daniel Ricciardo as someone who smiles the most, has the sunniest disposition and seems to be generally the nicest guy.
In 2017, Daniel Ricciardo secured a win for Red Bull at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
On August 3, 2018, Daniel Ricciardo announced that he had signed a contract to drive for Renault in 2019 and 2020.
At the Eifel Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo secured third, his first podium since the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix.
In 2018, Daniel Ricciardo achieved wins for Red Bull at the Chinese and Monaco Grands Prix.
In 2019, Daniel Ricciardo began his first season driving for Renault with Nico Hülkenberg as teammate. He had a poor start to the season with retirements in the first two races.
Daniel Ricciardo was contracted with Renault for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. In 2020, Esteban Ocon replaced Hülkenberg as his teammate.
In 2020, Daniel Ricciardo achieved multiple podiums and finished fifth in the championship with Renault.
In 2020, Daniel Ricciardo started the season with a retirement at the Austrian Grand Prix. He finished eighth at the Styrian and Hungarian Grand Prix races.
After the 2021 season, Daniel Ricciardo's personal profile grew with the success of the reality show Drive to Survive, where he has been called "the face of the show".
In 2021, Daniel Ricciardo joined McLaren replacing Carlos Sainz Jr. He partnered with Lando Norris. Ricciardo finished seventh in the Bahrain Grand Prix after a collision with Pierre Gasly caused damage to his car. At the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, he finished sixth after letting Norris past. He recovered to ninth at the Portuguese Grand Prix after starting sixteenth.
In 2021, Daniel Ricciardo joined McLaren, achieving his only race win and podium for the team at the Italian Grand Prix.
In August 2022, McLaren and Daniel Ricciardo terminated his contract early by mutual agreement. He finished 15th and 17th at the Belgian and Dutch Grand Prixs respectively. He retired at the Italian Grand Prix due to an oil leak, and finished fifth at the Singapore Grand Prix.
In 2022, Daniel Ricciardo finished 16th at the United States Grand Prix and seventh at the Mexico City Grand Prix, despite a penalty. He retired at the São Paulo Grand Prix after a collision. He finished ninth at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and ended the season eleventh in the Drivers' Championship with 37 points.
In 2022, Daniel Ricciardo missed pre-season testing due to a positive COVID-19 test. He finished 14th at the Bahrain Grand Prix and retired at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to engine failure. He finished sixth at the Australian Grand Prix and collided with Carlos Sainz Jr. at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
In 2022, Daniel Ricciardo was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.
In 2022, amid struggles for form, Daniel Ricciardo left McLaren at the end of the season.
In July 2023, Daniel Ricciardo replaced Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri, returning to Formula One at the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix. Christian Horner confirmed Ricciardo was a potential replacement for Sergio Pérez at Red Bull. He qualified and finished 13th in Hungary and finished 16th at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Following qualifying of the Japanese Grand Prix in 2023, Daniel Ricciardo announced that he would not be on the grid for the 2023 Formula One season.
In 2023, Daniel Ricciardo re-signed as a reserve driver for Red Bull and later replaced Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards.
In 2023, Daniel Ricciardo rejoined Red Bull Racing as a third driver after being replaced at McLaren by Oscar Piastri. He assisted in simulator and factory work, attended race weekends, and drove the Red Bull Racing RB19 in Pirelli tests at Silverstone on July 11.
In 2024, Daniel Ricciardo competed in his last Formula One Season.
In 2024, Daniel Ricciardo retained his seat for RB but was replaced by Liam Lawson after the Singapore Grand Prix.
In 2024, Daniel Ricciardo was retained by RB (formerly AlphaTauri). He finished 13th at the Bahrain Grand Prix and 16th at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. At the Australian Grand Prix, he qualified 18th and finished 12th.
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