Ricardo Sperafico
Ricardo Sperafico is a Brazilian professional racing driver.Career
Born in Toledo, he resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Europe and won the Italian Formula 3000 series in 2000, before moving to International F3000 competition the following season. In 2002, Ricardo, Rodrigo and Alexandre all raced in the series with Ricardo finishing the best, 5th, driving for Petrobras Junior Team. He finished runner-up in 2003 before taking 2004 off.
In 2005 he competed for the rookie-of-the-year title in Champ Car, driving for Dale Coyne Racing. He had a difficult time coming to grips with the series, with no less than five different team-mates over the course of the year. His best finish was 8th in Denver. Alexandre also contested occasional Champ Car events from 2003 to 2005. He has competed in the Stock Car Brasil series since 2007.Racing record
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
2000 | ADM Competizione | VLL 19 | MUG 1 | IMO 4 | MNZ Ret | VLL 1 | DON 1 | PER 4 | MIS 1 | 1st | 46 |
Complete Champ Car results
Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
2005 | Dale Coyne Racing | LBH 19 | MTY 17 | MIL 14 | POR 13 | CLE 9 | TOR 18 | EDM 10 | SJO 18 | DEN 8 | MTL 18 | LVG 15 | SRF 9 | MXC 18 | 17th | 92 |
Complete Stock Car Brasil results