Stéphane Richelmi

Stéphane Richelmi (born 17 March 1990 in Monte Carlo) is a professional racing driver from Monaco. He is the son of former World Rally Championship driver Jean-Pierre Richelmi.[1]

Stéphane Richelmi
Stéphane Richelmi at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round
Nationality	Monegasque
Born	17 March 1990 Monte Carlo, Monaco
Related to	Jean-Pierre Richelmi (father)
WEC LMP2 career
Current team	Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota Sport
Car number	38
Previous series
2011–2014 2010–11 2009–10 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007–08 2006	GP2 Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Italian Formula Three French GT Championship British Formula 3 Formula 3 Euro Series Formula Renault 2.0 WEC Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Belgian Formula Renault 1.6
Championship titles
2017–18 2016	Asian Le Mans Series FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

Career

Formula Renault 1.6 & 2.0

Richelmi began his Formula racing career in the Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 category in 2006, ending the year in 12th place.

The following year, he stepped up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series, racing for Boutsen Energy Racing. He finished the season with no points, with his best race result being an 18th place at the Hungaroring.[2] He also contested two races of the Italian Formula Renault Championship.

In 2008, Richelmi participated in both the Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup series. He failed to score a point in eight Eurocup races and left the series after failing to qualify for either race at the Le Mans meeting.[3] He finished only 16th in the qualifying race for drivers who failed to make super pole, with the top twelve in the race qualifying for the weekend.[4] In the West European Cup, he scored points in three of his seven races to finish 16th in the championship.

Formula Three

Richelmi made the step up to Formula Three in late 2008, taking part in the final six races of the Formula 3 Euro Series season with Barazi-Epsilon.[5] His best result was an 18th place on his début in Barcelona.

The following year, Richelmi and the team entered the British Formula 3 Championship, running a Dallara F308 chassis in the International Class.[6] Despite not finishing in the points in any of his 15 races, he was awarded two points at both Spa-Francorchamps and Portimão due to a number of cars finishing ahead of him who were ineligible for championship points. He was classified 19th in the final standings.[7]

Stéphane Richelmi at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round

During the year, Richelmi also took part in the Italian Formula Three Championship, driving for RC Motorsport. Despite missing the first two rounds at Adria and Magione, he finished sixth in the standings, scoring podium places at Varano, Imola and Vallelunga.[8] Richelmi continued in the Italian Formula Three series in 2010, switching to the Lucidi Motors team.[9] He finished the season as runner-up behind BVM-Target Racing's César Ramos, taking four race victories and eight podium places in total.[10] Along with Ramos and Andrea Caldarelli, Richelmi tested a Ferrari F2008 Formula One car as a prize for finishing in the top three in the championship, with the test taking place at Vallelunga on Thursday 2 December.[11] He completed 25 laps during the test and was the slowest of the three runners with a time of 1:17.97.[12]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In October 2009, Richelmi tested a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car for the first time, taking part in the first post-season test session at Motorland Aragón with the recently crowned champions Draco Racing. He completed a total of 80 laps, recording a best time of 1:44.526 on the second day of running.[13] A year later he tested again for Draco at Barcelona and Motorland Aragón and also had an outing with French team Tech 1 Racing at the latter venue.

It was announced in January 2011 that Richelmi would join the series for the 2011 season, racing for International DracoRacing alongside fellow newcomer André Negrão.[14]

Sports cars

Richelmi driving in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

In October 2009, Richelmi took part in the French FFSA GT Championship round at Paul Ricard, supporting the FIA GT race held on the same weekend. Sharing a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with Éric Cayrolle, he finished second in the first race before winning the second event.[15]

GP2 Series

Richelmi driving for Trident at the Monza round of the 2011 GP2 Series season.

Richelmi made his GP2 Series début in the 2011 season finale at Monza, replacing his injured compatriot Stefano Coletti at the Trident Racing team.[16] His team-mate was Rodolfo González. Despite not having tested the car before the event, he finished both races ahead of González. He remained with Trident for the 2012 season, alongside Julián Leal. Taking a best result of third place in the feature race at Hockenheim by gambling successfully on tyre choice in changing weather conditions, he finished 18th in the championship. For 2013, he moved to reigning teams champion DAMS alongside Marcus Ericsson, he managed to score a podium finish at Silverstone and finished 8th in the standings on 103 points.

Richelmi continued with DAMS for the 2014 season, this time with champion of that season Jolyon Palmer. Richelmi scored his maiden GP2 victory in the sprint race at his home event in Monaco and another podium in the sprint race at Italy ensured he finished 9th in the championship on 73 points which helped DAMS take the teams championship.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	Belgian Formula Renault 1.6	Thierry Boutsen Racing	12	0	0	?	0	56	12th
2007	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Boutsen Energy Racing	14	0	0	0	0	0	46th
	Italian Formula Renault 2.0	Thierry Boutsen Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	46th
2008	Formula Renault 2.0 WEC	Epsilon Sport	7	0	0	0	0	10	16th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		8	0	0	0	0	0	35th
	Formula 3 Euro Series	Barazi–Epsilon	6	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2009	British Formula 3 Championship	Barazi–Epsilon	15	0	0	0	0	4	19th
	Italian Formula 3 Championship	RC Motorsport	12	0	0	0	3	92	6th
	French FFSA GT Championship	Selleslagh Racing Team	2	1	1	0	2	0	NC†
2010	Italian Formula 3 Championship	Lucidi Motors	16	4	1	0	8	153	2nd
2011	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	International DracoRacing	9	0	0	0	0	6	19th
	GP2 Series	Trident Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	31st
	GP2 Final		2	0	0	0	0	0	26th
2012	GP2 Series	Trident Racing	24	0	0	0	1	25	18th
2013	GP2 Series	DAMS	22	0	0	0	1	103	8th
2014	GP2 Series	DAMS	22	1	1	0	2	73	9th
	Blancpain Sprint Series	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4	0	1	0	1	18	15th
2015	Blancpain Sprint Series	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	14	1	1	0	2	76	6th
	Blancpain Endurance Series		5	0	0	0	1	15	22nd
2016	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Signatech-Alpine	9	4	2	0	7	199	1st
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2017	Audi R8 LMS Cup	Castrol Racing Team	6	0	0	0	1	25	10th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4	0	0	0	0	2	45th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2017–18	Asian Le Mans Series	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota	4	3	2	1	4	95	1st
2018	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2018–19	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	8	3	3	0	6	166	2nd
2019	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd

^† As Richelmi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2008	Barazi-Epsilon	Dallara F308/094	Mercedes	HOC 1	HOC 2	MUG 1	MUG 2	PAU 1	PAU 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	BRH 1	BRH 2	CAT 1 18	CAT 2 Ret	BUG 1 25	BUG 2 23	HOC 1 21	HOC 2 21†	NC‡	0‡

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ As Richelmi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(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	Pos	Points
2011	International Draco Racing	ALC 1 16	ALC 2 Ret	SPA 1 17	SPA 2 Ret	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 15	MON 1 16	NÜR 1 13	NÜR 2 13	HUN 1 15	HUN 2 20	SIL 1 19	SIL 2 20	LEC 1 17	LEC 2 13	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 Ret	26th	6

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2011	Trident Racing	IST FEA	IST SPR	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	MON FEA	MON SPR	VAL FEA	VAL SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	NÜR FEA	NÜR SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA 15	MNZ SPR 14							31st	0
2012	Trident Racing	SEP FEA 19	SEP SPR 19	BHR1 FEA 11	BHR1 SPR Ret	BHR2 FEA 17	BHR2 SPR 17	CAT FEA 21	CAT SPR 19	MON FEA 8	MON SPR Ret	VAL FEA 14	VAL SPR Ret	SIL FEA 13	SIL SPR Ret	HOC FEA 3	HOC SPR 21	HUN FEA 17	HUN SPR 21	SPA FEA 9	SPA SPR 6	MNZ FEA 13	MNZ SPR 9	MRN FEA 14	MRN SPR 22†	18th	25
2013	DAMS	SEP FEA 8	SEP SPR 4	BHR FEA Ret	BHR SPR 13	CAT FEA 15	CAT SPR 15	MON FEA 9	MON SPR 8	SIL FEA 2	SIL SPR 19	NÜR FEA 5	NÜR SPR Ret	HUN FEA 5	HUN SPR 9	SPA FEA 7	SPA SPR 4	MNZ FEA 4	MNZ SPR 25	MRN FEA 4	MRN SPR 4	YMC FEA Ret	YMC SPR 20			8th	103
2014	DAMS	BHR FEA 19	BHR SPR 5	CAT FEA 10	CAT SPR 7	MON FEA 8	MON SPR 1	RBR FEA 14	RBR SPR 10	SIL FEA 8	SIL SPR 6	HOC FEA 10	HOC SPR Ret	HUN FEA Ret	HUN SPR 11	SPA FEA 21	SPA SPR 12	MNZ FEA 4	MNZ SPR 3	SOC FEA 22	SOC SPR 18	YMC FEA 5	YMC SPR 9			9th	73

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Points
2014	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS ultra	Pro	NOG QR	NOG CR	BRH QR	BRH CR	ZAN QR	ZAN CR	SVK QR	SVK CR	ALG QR	ALG CR	ZOL QR 23	ZOL CR 10	BAK QR 3	BAK CR 4	15th	18
2015	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS ultra	Pro	NOG QR 1	NOG CR 2	BRH QR 11	BRH CR 7	ZOL QR Ret	ZOL CR 10	MOS QR 9	MOS CR 4	ALG QR 15	ALG CR 5	MIS QR 5	MIS CR 7	ZAN QR 5	ZAN CR 5	6th	76

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Rank	Points
2016	Signatech Alpine	LMP2	Alpine A460	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 4	SPA 1	LMS 1	NÜR 1	MEX 2	COA 1	FUJ 3	SHA 4	BHR 3	1st	199
2018–19	Jackie Chan DC Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SPA 1	LMS 4	SIL 1	FUJ 2	SHA 1	SEB 6	SPA 3	LMS 2		2nd	166

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2016	Signatech Alpine	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes	Alpine A460-Nissan	LMP2	357	5th	1st
2018	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	356	10th	6th
2019	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	367	7th	2nd

References

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External links

• Official website (in French)
• Stéphane Richelmi career summary at DriverDB.com