Ricardo Zunino

Ricardo Zunino
Ricardo Zunino
Born	April 13, 1949 (age 77); San Juan, Argentina
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1979–1980 (Formula One)
Known for	Formula One racing driver

Ricardo Héctor Zunino (born 13 April 1949) is a former Argentine racing driver who participated in Formula One during the period from 1979 to 1980. Throughout his career, he competed in 11 World Championship Grands Prix along with two additional non-Championship races, specifically the 1980 Spanish Grand Prix and 1981 South African Grand Prix.

During the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, Zunino stepped in for Niki Lauda at Brabham after Lauda unexpectedly departed from both the team and Formula One altogether. At that time, Zunino was present at the event as a spectator, taking a break from his campaign in the British F1 Championship. Having recently undergone testing with Brabham, he was chosen to fill the vacant seat. After the 1980 French Grand Prix, Héctor Rebaque succeeded him as the team's driver.

In his home country of Argentina, Zunino secured two championships in Turismo Nacional while competing for Fiat.

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; races in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos.	Pts
Template:F2	AFMP Euroracing	March 772	Hart	SIL	THR 9	HOC Ret	NÜR 14										20th	1
Template:F2	March Engineering	March 772	Hart					VLL 11	PAU 6	MUG Ret	ROU 10	NOG Ret	PER Ret	MIS Ret	EST DNQ	DON Ret	20th	1
Template:F2	March Engineering	March 782	BMW	THR 14	HOC Ret	NÜR 13	PAU Ret	MUG 18	VLL 6	ROU 5	DON 9	NOG DNS	PER 5	MIS 7	HOC 5		12th	7

Complete British Formula One Championship results

(key) (bold indicates pole position; italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos.	Pts

| Zolder
| Oulton Park
| Brands Hatch
| Mallory Park
| Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
|style="background:#dfffdf;" | Thruxton Circuit
5 
|colspan=9 |
!rowspan=3 |6th 
!rowspan=3 |39

|-

!rowspan=2 nowrap | Arrows A1#Arrows A1 
|colspan=6 |
|style="background:#efcfff;" | Circuit Park Zandvoort
Ret 
|colspan=8 |
|- 
!rowspan=3 nowrap | Charles Clowes Racing 
|colspan=7 |
|style="background:#dfffdf;" | Donington Park
4 
|style="background:#efcfff;" | Oulton Park
Ret 
|style="background:#cfcfff;" | Circuit Paul Armagnac
7 
|style="background:#dfdfdf;" | Mallory Park
2 
|style="background:#ffffbf;" | Brands Hatch
1 
|style="background:#dfdfdf;" | Thruxton Circuit
2 
|style="background:#dfdfdf;" | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
2 
| Silverstone Circuit

|}

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (bold indicates pole position; italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car Model	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	WDC	Points
1979	Parmalat Brabham Racing	Brabham BT49	Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 engine	1979 Argentine Grand Prix	1979 Brazilian Grand Prix	1979 South African Grand Prix	1979 United States Grand Prix West	1979 Spanish Grand Prix	1979 Belgian Grand Prix	1979 Monaco Grand Prix	1979 French Grand Prix	1979 British Grand Prix	1979 German Grand Prix	1979 Austrian Grand Prix	1979 Dutch Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	1979 Canadian Grand Prix 7	1979 United States Grand Prix Ret	NC	0

|- | 1980

! nowrap | Parmalat Brabham Racing 
! nowrap | Brabham BT49 
! nowrap | Cosworth DFV V8 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Argentine GP
 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Brazilian GP
 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | South African GP
 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | US GP West
 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Belgian GP
 
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | Monaco GP
 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | French GP
 
| British GP 
| German GP 
| Austrian GP 
| Dutch GP 
| Italian GP 
| Canadian GP 
| United States GP 
! NC 
! 0

|} |- |1981

! Tyrrell Racing Team 
! Tyrrell 010 
! Cosworth DFV V8 
| United States GP West 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Brazilian GP
 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Argentine GP
 
| San Marino GP 
| Belgian GP 
| Monaco GP 
| Spanish GP 
| French GP 
| British GP 
| German GP 
| Austrian GP 
| Dutch GP 
| Italian GP 
| Canadian GP 
| Caesars Palace GP 
! NC 
! 0

|}

References

Driver profile at grandprix.com