Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo is an Australian Formula 1 driver with 257 race starts from 2011 to 2024, 8 wins, 3 pole positions, 32 podiums and 1,329 championship points.

Ricciardo's first start was the 2011 British Grand Prix for HRT, from 24th on the grid, finishing 19th. The first win came at the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix for Red Bull, in the 57th start, from 6th on the grid. The most recent of the 8 wins was the 2021 Italian Grand Prix. The best season was 2016: 3rd in the championship with 256 points, 1 win and 8 podiums, for Red Bull. The longest team-mate pairing was with Max Verstappen, 58 races: Ricciardo finished ahead 24 times to 32 when both were classified, and out-qualified Verstappen 24 times to 32. All-time, that is the 13th-most career points of any driver, the 12th-most starts of any driver. 37 of the 257 starts ended in a retirement (14%), and Ricciardo led 340 laps in total.

Nationality

Australian

Born

1 Jul 1989 (age 37)

Active

2011 to 2024, 14 seasons

Teams

HRT, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Renault, McLaren, AlphaTauri, RB F1 Team

Number

3

First win: 2014 Canadian Grand Prix. Most recent win: 2021 Italian Grand Prix. Win rate 3.1% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Jean-Éric Vergne, Yuki Tsunoda, Nico Hülkenberg, Daniil Kvyat, Sebastian Vettel, Esteban Ocon, Vitantonio Liuzzi. Or anyone else.

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