| Valerio Rinicella | |
| Nationality: |  Italian |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 2007 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Silver[1] |
| Current Series: | Formula Regional European Championship |
| First Year: | 2024 |
| Current Team: | MP Motorsport |
| Car Number: | 55 |
| Starts: | 20 (20 entries) |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | 20th |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Prev Series: | FR Middle East Championship Italian F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2024 2022 2022–2023 2022–2023 |
Valerio Rinicella (born 18 January 2007) is an Italian racing driver who most recently raced for MP Motorsport in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. He is a protégé of Formula One race winner Giancarlo Fisichella and GT racer .[2] [3]
Rinicella made his single-seater debut during the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[4] He failed to score any points and finished 26th in the standings.
For his main campaign, Rinicella signed with MP Motorsport to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship.[5] His first podium came not too far away during the third race in Jerez.[6] Rinicella had another third place in Spa-Francorchamps, those two being the only times he stood on the rostrum.[7] His consistent points scoring secured him sixth in the championship.
Rinicella also competed in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship with AKM Motorsport from Spa-Francorchamps onwards.[8] He failed to score points, finishing 33rd overall with a best finish of 12th.[9]
During his pre-season, Rinicella partook in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport.[10] Rinicella took a number of podiums, including a pole position.[11] This was enough for fourth place in the championship.[12]
His main campaign would again lie in the F4 Spanish Championship, where he remained with MP Motorsport.[13] He started strong with a second place during the opening Spa-Francorchamps round, initially winning before being demoted due to a track limits penalty.[14] It would not be long before he took his first win in the series in Navarra, where he also stood on the podium in all three races.[15] He would win again at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, by then he was an outside chance for the title.[16] A triple podium during the Barcelona finale meant Rinicella finished third in the standings with a total of two wins and 12 podiums.[17]
Rinicella raced in the first two rounds of the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[18] He scored points in his last two races with seventh and sixth place, placing him 17th in the overall classification.[19]
Rinicella graduated to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2024, sticking with MP Motorsport.[20] He had a difficult campaign, but opened his account and had his first points finish during the eighth round at the Red Bull Ring.[21] He scored another sixth place during the final round in Monza.[22] Rinicella ended the year 20th in the standings with 12 points. That year, he also participated in the Macau Grand Prix with the team, and finished in a respectable 11th place.[23]
Rinicella is due to make his sports car racing debut in the upcoming Asian Le Mans Series, taking part in the LMP2 class for Algarve Pro Racing alongside teammates Malthe Jakobsen and Michael Jensen.[24]
| Season | Series | Team | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 13th | ||
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | 27th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 25th | |||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 45th | |||
| 24° South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | Energy Corse | 13th | ||
| ROK Cup Superfinal — Junior ROK | AV Racing | 30th | ||
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Parolin Racing Kart | 25th | |
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 23rd | |||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 32nd | |||
| 2021 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | 26th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 37th | |||
| Campionato Italiano ACI Karting — OK | 2nd | |||
| Source:[25] | ||||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | MP Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 6th | |||
| Italian F4 Championship | AKM Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd | ||
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | MP Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 171 | 4th | |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 256 | 3rd | |||
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17th | |
| Formula Regional European Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20th | |||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | |||
| 2024-25 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | nowrap | MP Motorsport | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC1 3 | YMC1 4 | DUB1 1 | DUB1 2 | DUB1 3 | DUB1 4 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | DUB2 4 | DUB3 1 | DUB3 2 | DUB3 3 | DUB3 4 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | YMC2 4 | 26th | 0 | |
| 2023 | nowrap | MP Motorsport | DUB1 1 | DUB1 2 | DUB1 3 | KMT1 1 | KMT1 2 | KMT1 3 | KMT2 1 | KMT2 2 | KMT2 3 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | YMC 1 | YMC 2 | YMC 3 | 4th | 171 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | nowrap | MP Motorsport | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | ALG 3 | JER 1 | JER 2 | JER 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | NAV 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 6th | 104 | |
| 2023 | nowrap | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | NAV 3 | JER 1 | JER 2 | JER 3 | EST 1 | EST 2 | EST 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 3rd | 256 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
*Season still in progress.(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 2024–25 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 | SEP 2 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | TBD | TBD |
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