Valerio Rinicella (born 18 January 2007) is an

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racing driver who is competing in

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for

MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...

. He most recently raced for the team in the

2024 Formula Regional European Championship The 2024 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine was a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing ...

. Rinicella also placed third in the

2023 F4 Spanish Championship The 2023 F4 Spanish Championship was the eighth season of the F4 Spanish Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, based in Spain. It was ...

. He is a protégé of

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race winner

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and GT racer

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Career

Formula 4

2022

Rinicella made his single-seater debut during the

2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship The 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the sixth season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Emirates Motorspo ...

. He failed to score any points and finished 26th in the standings. For his main campaign, Rinicella signed with

to compete in the

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. His first podium came not too far away during the third race in

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. Rinicella had another third place in

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, those two being the only times he stood on the rostrum. His consistent points scoring secured him sixth in the championship. Rinicella also competed in the

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with AKM Motorsport from Spa-Francorchamps onwards. He failed to score points, finishing 33rd overall with a best finish of 12th.

2023

During his pre-season, Rinicella partook in the

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with

. Rinicella took a number of podiums, including a pole position. This was enough for fourth place in the championship. His main campaign would again lie in the

, where he remained with MP Motorsport. He started strong with a second place during the opening

round, initially winning before being demoted due to a track limits penalty. It would not be long before he took his first win in the series in

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, where he also stood on the podium in all three races. He would win again at the

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, by then he was an outside chance for the title. A triple podium during the Barcelona finale meant Rinicella finished third in the standings with a total of two wins and 12 podiums.

Formula Regional

2024

Rinicella raced in the first two rounds of the pre-season

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. He scored points in his last two races with seventh and sixth place, placing him 17th in the overall classification. Rinicella graduated to the

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for 2024, sticking with

. He had a difficult campaign, but opened his account and had his first points finish during the eighth round at the

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. He scored another sixth place during the final round in

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. Rinicella ended the year 20th in the standings with 12 points. That year, he also participated in the

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with the team, and finished in a respectable 11th place.

2025

Rinicella joined CL Motorsport for the 2025 season, to take part in the opening round in Misano.

Eurocup-3

In 2025, Rinicella will move to

, whilst sticking with

Endurance racing

Rinicella made his

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debut in the upcoming

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, taking part in the

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class for

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alongside teammates

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and Michael Jensen.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) *Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup-3 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rinicella, Valerio 2007 births Living people Italian racing drivers Spanish F4 Championship drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers MP Motorsport drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Racing drivers from Rome Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers Algarve Pro Racing drivers Eurocup-3 drivers 21st-century Italian sportsmen Le Mans Cup drivers