Ricardo Feller
Ricardo Feller | |
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Nationality | Swiss |
Born | Aarau, Switzerland | 1 June 2000
ADAC GT Masters career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport |
Car number | 29 |
Former teams | BWT Mücke Motorsport Audi Sport Racing Academy |
Starts | 69 |
Wins | 4 |
Podiums | 9 |
Poles | 3 |
Fastest laps | 3 |
Previous series | |
2018–2019 2016 2016 | 24H Series ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Cup |
Ricardo Feller (born 1 June 2000) is a Swiss racing driver who currently competes in the ADAC GT Masters and GT World Challenge Europe.[1]
Career
Early career
Feller began karting in 2011, competing in the Supermini class of the Switzerland-based Bridgestone Cup.[2] The following year, he expanded his karting program, taking second overall in the Supermini class of the 2012 Swiss Karting Championship. In 2016, at the age of 15, Feller stepped into single-seater formula cars for the first time in his career, joining Mücke Motorsport (branded as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) for the 2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship season.[3]
Sports car racing
For 2017, Feller made the transition to sports car racing, competing in the 2017 ADAC GT Masters alongside teammate Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky with the new-for-2017 Audi Sport Racing Academy team.[4] With his appearance in the opening round, Feller became the youngest driver in series history.[5] Although the duo failed to score a point in 2017, Feller rejoined Mücke Motorsport for the 2018 season, sharing his Audi R8 LMS with Audi factory driver Christopher Haase.[5] Later that year, Feller made his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe, taking part in the Sprint Cup for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT.[6] He and co-driver Adrien de Leener would score their first and only victory of the season at the Nürburgring in September.
To begin 2019, Feller made his debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona, driving for Land Motorsport.[7] This opportunity grew into a full Michelin Endurance Cup campaign for himself and co-drivers Christopher Mies and Daniel Morad. They recorded a best finish of second in the season finale at Road Atlanta. Later that year, Feller scored his first race victory in the ADAC GT Masters at Zandvoort.[8] For 2020, Feller joined Emil Frey Racing, competing in the Pro class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[9]
After competing with Mücke Motorsport during the 2020 season, Feller returned to Land Motorsport for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters season.[10] Reunited with co-driver Mies, the two claimed three race victories en route to the overall championship, with Feller also taking the Junior categorization title as well.[11] With Emil Frey Racing, Feller scored the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Silver class title, driving alongside Alex Fontana and Rolf Ineichen.[12] The trio scored two class victories and three podiums from five races en route to their title.
For 2022, Feller joined Audi Sport's factory roster, taking part in the DTM with Team Abt Sportsline.[13]
Racing record
Career summary
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2019 | Montaplast by Land Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MON | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 24 |
SPA 12H 15 |
SPA 24H 14 |
CAT | NC | 0 |
2020 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | IMO 11 |
NÜR Ret |
SPA 6H 39 |
SPA 12H 31 |
SPA 24H 16 |
LEC 11 |
NC | 0 | |
2021 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Silver | MON 3 |
LEC 13 |
SPA 6H 14 |
SPA 12H 38 |
SPA 24H 31 |
NÜR 8 |
CAT 20 |
1st | 91* |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Silver | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
MIS 1 10 |
MIS 2 13 |
HUN 1 14 |
HUN 2 10 |
NÜR 1 13 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
6th | 47 |
2020 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Silver | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 8 |
CAT 3 3 |
8th | 43.5 |
2021 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Silver | MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 2 |
MIS 1 8 |
MIS 2 11 |
BRH 1 14 |
BRH 2 8 |
VAL 1 17 |
VAL 2 12 |
5th | 75 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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2019 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | GTD | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | DAY 22 |
SEB 4 |
MDO | DET | WGL 8 |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 2 |
28th | 92 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
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2022 | Team Abt Sportsline | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | ALG 1 6 |
ALG 2 9 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 7 |
IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 1 |
NOR 1 8 |
NOR 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
SPA 1 18 |
SPA 2 13 |
RBR 1 15 |
RBR 2 22 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 12 |
15th | 63 |
References
- ^ "Ricardo Feller, 2021". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "About Ricardo – Ricardo Feller". ricardofeller.ch (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Formula 4: Ricardo Feller drives for Mücke Motorsport". autosprint.ch. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "ADAC GT Masters News Notebook". dailysportscar.com. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
Swedish driver Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky completed her first full-season in the ADAC GT Masters season in 2016. 18-year-old Ricardo Feller from Switzerland will be her new teammate.
- ^ a b Wyss, Peter (8 February 2018). "GT sport: Great opportunity for Ricardo Feller". autosprint.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (20 June 2018). "Silver Cup Field Grows as Blancpain GT Heads to Misano". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
Adrien de Leener and Ricardo Feller will drive the car with de Leener making his return to the team and Feller set for his series debut.
- ^ Dagys, John (14 December 2018). "Land Confirms Rolex 24 Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Wins For Grasser & Land At Zandvoort". dailysportscar.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (20 December 2019). "Emil Frey Confirms GTWC Europe Return With GT Open Champions". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "MONTAPLAST BY LAND-MOTORSPORT LINES UP WITH CHRISTOPHER MIES AND RICARDO FELLER IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS". sportscarracingnews.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (8 November 2021). "Ricardo Feller & Christopher Mies Crowned ADAC GT Champions". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Iron Lynx Ferrari Squad Clinch Endurance Cup Drivers Title". dailysportscar.com. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
There were further Endurance Cup successes today for Ferrari squad Sky Tempesta Racing and its driver Chris Froggatt, while Emil Frey Racing survived an early puncture to seal the Silver Cup with its #14 Lamborghini crew of Ricardo Feller, Alex Fontana and Rolf Ineichen.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (20 January 2022). "Feller Joins Audi Sport Factory Driver Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
External links
- Ricardo Feller at Motorsport.com
- Ricardo Feller at W Racing Team
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Swiss racing drivers
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- People from Aarau
- Sportspeople from Aargau
- Audi Sport drivers
- Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
- W Racing Team drivers
- Mücke Motorsport drivers
- Emil Frey Racing drivers
- Abt Sportsline drivers
- Phoenix Racing drivers