| Valerio Rinicella | |
| Nationality: |  Italian |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 2007 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Current Series: | Formula Regional European Championship |
| First Year: | 2024 |
| Current Team: | MP Motorsport |
| Car Number: | 55 |
| Starts: | 2 (2 entries) |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | TBD |
| 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. He is currently racing for MP Motorsport in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. He is a protégé of Formula One race winner Giancarlo Fisichella and GT racer .[1] [2]
Rinicella made his single-seater debut during the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[3] 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.[4] His first podium came not too far away during the third race in Jerez.[5] Rinicella had another third place in Spa-Francorchamps, those two being the only times he stood on the rostrum.[6] 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.[7] He failed to score points, finishing 33rd overall with a best finish of 12th.[8]
During his pre-season, Rinicella partook in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport.[9] Rinicella took a number of podiums, including a pole position.[10] This was enough for fourth place in the championship.[11]
His main campaign would again lie in the F4 Spanish Championship, where he remained with MP Motorsport.[12] He started strong with a second place during the opening Spa-Francorchamps round, initially winning before being demoted due to a track limits penalty.[13] 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.[14] He would win again at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, by then he was an outside chance for the title.[15] A triple podium during the Barcelona finale meant Rinicella finished third in the standings with a total of two wins and 12 podiums.[16]
Rinicella raced in the first two rounds of the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[17] He scored points in his last two races with seventh and sixth place, placing him 17th in the overall classification.[18]
Rinicella graduated to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2024, sticking with MP Motorsport.[19]
| 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:[20] | ||||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 18th* | ||
| Eurocup-3 |
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| 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)