Stéphane Richelmi

Stéphane Richelmi
Stéphane Richelmi
Born	March 17, 1990 (age 36); Monte Carlo, Monaco
Occupation	Racing driver
Known for	Professional racing driver from Monaco, son of Jean-Pierre Richelmi, former World Rally Championship competitor

Stéphane Richelmi (born 17 March 1990 in Monte Carlo) is a professional racing driver from Monégasque descent and the son of Jean-Pierre Richelmi, a former competitor in the World Rally Championship.

Formula Renault 1.6 & 2.0

Richelmi launched his formula racing journey in 2006 by competing in the Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 series, where he concluded the season in 12th place.

The following year, he progressed to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Boutsen Energy Racing. Despite participating throughout the season, he did not accumulate points, with his highest finish being 18th at the Hungaroring. Additionally, he took part in two rounds of the Italian Formula Renault Championship that year.

In 2008, Richelmi contested both the Eurocup and the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup. He was unable to score points in eight Eurocup appearances and withdrew after failing to qualify at the Le Mans round. Meanwhile, in the West European Cup, he earned points in three out of seven races, ultimately ranking 16th overall.

Formula Three

Toward the end of 2008, Richelmi stepped up to Formula Three, entering the last six races of the 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series season with Barazi-Epsilon. His top result was an 18th-place finish at Barcelona.

In 2009, Richelmi and his team competed in the British Formula 3 Championship, utilizing a Dallara F308 chassis within the International Class. Although he did not officially score points across his 15 races, he was credited with two points each at Spa-Francorchamps and Portimão due to drivers ahead being ineligible for points, placing him 19th overall.

That same year, Richelmi also took part in the 2009 Italian Formula Three season with RC Motorsport. Despite missing the initial two rounds, he achieved podium finishes at Varano, Imola, and Vallelunga, ending sixth in the championship standings.

Continuing in Italian Formula Three during 2010, Richelmi raced for Lucidi Motors and secured second place in the championship behind BVM-Target Racing's César Ramos, registering four victories and eight podiums. As one of the top three drivers that season, he had the opportunity to test a Ferrari F2008 Formula One car at Vallelunga on 2 December, completing 25 laps with a best time of 1:17.97, which was the slowest among the trio of testers.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Richelmi's initial experience with a Formula Renault 3.5 Series vehicle came during post-season testing at Motorland Aragón in October 2009, driving for reigning champions Draco Racing. He completed 80 laps and set a fastest lap of 1:44.526. He returned for further testing sessions in 2010 with Draco and also with Tech 1 Racing at both Barcelona and Motorland Aragón circuits.

In January 2011, Richelmi secured a seat for the 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season, joining International DracoRacing alongside rookie teammate André Negrão.

Sports cars

In October 2009, Richelmi participated in the FFSA GT Championship round held at Circuit Paul Ricard, which supported the 2009 FIA GT Paul Ricard 2 Hours. Sharing driving duties of a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with teammate Éric Cayrolle, they finished second in the first race and claimed victory in the second event.

GP2 Series

Richelmi made his first appearance in the GP2 Series during the 2011 season finale at Monza, stepping in for his injured fellow countryman Stefano Coletti at Trident Racing. Without any prior testing, he managed to finish both races ahead of teammate Rodolfo González. He remained with Trident in 2012, partnering with Julián Leal, and secured a podium finish at Hockenheim thanks to a well-timed tyre strategy, ultimately placing 18th in the championship.

In 2013, Richelmi switched to the reigning teams champion squad DAMS, competing alongside Marcus Ericsson. He achieved a podium result at Silverstone and concluded the season eighth overall with 103 points. Continuing with DAMS in 2014 alongside eventual champion Jolyon Palmer, Richelmi claimed his first GP2 victory during Monaco’s sprint race and added another podium in Italy, finishing ninth in the standings with 73 points while playing a key role in DAMS’ teams championship triumph.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	F/Laps	Points	Position
2006	Belgian Formula Renault 1.6	Thierry Boutsen Racing	12	?	56	12th
2007	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Boutsen Energy Racing	14	0	0	36th
2007	Italian Formula Renault 2.0	Thierry Boutsen Racing	2	0	0	46th
2008	Formula Renault 2.0 WEC	Epsilon Sport	7	0	10	16th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Epsilon Sport	8	0	0	35th
	Formula 3 Euro Series	Barazi-Epsilon	6	0	0	NC†

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position

style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd |- |align=left |2010 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco#Series G | Ensign Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |- ! rowspan="2" |2011 |align=left |2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season | Draco Racing#International DracoRacing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th |- |align=left |2011 GP2 Series season | Trident Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |- !2012 | 2012 GP2 Series season | Trident Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18th |- !2013 | 2013 GP2 Series season | DAMS | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 8th |- !rowspan=2 2014 | 2014 GP2 Series season | DAMS | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 9th |- 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season | W Racing Team#Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15th |- !rowspan=2 2015 | 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series season | W Racing Team#Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 6th |- 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series season | W Racing Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22nd |- !rowspan=2 2016 | 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship#LMP2 | Signature Team#Signatech-Alpine | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 199 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st |- 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans#LMP2 | Signatech-Alpine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st |- !rowspan=3 2017 | Audi R8 LMS Cup | Castrol#Motorsport | Castrol Racing Team | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 25 | 10th |- 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 2017 Intercontinental GT Challenge 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2021 Le Mans Cup#Innovative 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans#LMP2

W Racing Team#Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4	-	-	-	-	2	45th
Team WRT	1	-	-	-	-	-	NC
2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series#LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota	4	3	2	1	4	95	style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st
2018 24 Hours of Le Mans#LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	-	-	-	-	N/A	6th
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship#LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	8	3	3	-	6	166	style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans#LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	-	-	-	1	N/A	style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd
CMR	10	-	-	-	-	3	29th
H24 Racing	2	colspan="5" N/A	NC
2022 Le Mans Cup#LMP3	H24 Racing	4	-	-	-	-	-	33rd
2024 European Le Mans Series#LMP2	Vector Sport	6	-	-	-	1	21	14th
Vector Sport	1	-	-	-	-	N/A	5th

^† As Richelmi participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to score championship points.

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position; events in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points
2007	Boutsen Energy Racing	ZOL 1 20	ZOL 2 21	NÜR 1 28	NÜR 2 20	HUN 1 26	HUN 2 18	DON 1 Ret	DON 2 Ret	MAG 1 Ret	MAG 2 Ret	EST 1 25	EST 2 Ret	CAT 1 24	CAT 2 23	36th	0
2008	Epsilon Sport	SPA 1 17	SPA 2 13	SIL 1 39†	SIL 2 15	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 15	NÜR 1 34†	NÜR 2 23	LMS 1 DNQ	LMS 2 DNQ					35th	0

Full Formula 3 Euro Series Results

(key) (Events in bold signify pole position; events in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car Model	Engine Supplier	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Standing	Points Earned
2008	Barazi-Epsilon	Dallara F308/094	Mercedes-Benz														<style="background:#CFCFFF;"> CAT 1 18 </style> <style="background:#EFCFFF;"> CAT 2 Ret </style> <style="background:#CFCFFF;"> BUG 1 25 </style> <style="background:#CFCFFF;"> BUG 2 23 </style> <style="background:#CFCFFF;"> HOC 1 21 </style> <style="background:#CFCFFF;"> HOC 2 21† </style>	NC‡	0‡

† Indicates the driver did not finish but was classified after completing more than 90% of the race distance.
‡ Richelmi participated as a guest driver and was therefore not eligible to score championship points.

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Standing	Points
2011	International Draco Racing	ALC Race 1 16th	ALC Race 2 Retired	SPA Race 1 17th	SPA Race 2 Retired	MNZ Race 1 7th	MNZ Race 2 15th	MON Race 1 16th	NÜR Race 1 13th	NÜR Race 2 13th	HUN Race 1 15th	HUN Race 2 20th	SIL Race 1 19th	SIL Race 2 20th	LEC Race 1 17th	LEC Race 2 13th	CAT Race 1 Retired	CAT Race 2 Retired	26th	6

Comprehensive GP2 Series Results

(key) (Races marked in bold represent 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	22	23	24	Final Position	Points Scored

2011	Trident Racing																style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| MNZ Feature Race 15 style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| MNZ Sprint Race 14					!31st	!0

2012 GP2 Series season#2012

Trident Racing	style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Sepang International Circuit#2012 SEP FEA 19 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Sepang International Circuit#2012 SEP SPR 19 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Bahrain International Circuit#2012 BHR1 FEA 11 style="background:#efcfff;" \| Bahrain International Circuit#2012 BHR1 SPR Ret style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Bahrain International Circuit#2012 BHR2 FEA 17 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Bahrain International Circuit#2012 BHR2 SPR 17 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Circuit de Catalunya#2012 CAT FEA 21 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Circuit de Catalunya#2012 CAT SPR 19 style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| Circuit de Monaco#2012 MON FEA 8 style="background:#efcfff;" \| Circuit de Monaco#2012 MON SPR Ret style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Valencia Street Circuit#2012 VAL FEA 14 style="background:#efcfff;" \| Valencia Street Circuit#2012 VAL SPR Ret style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Silverstone Circuit#2012 SIL FEA 13 style="background:#efcfff;" \| Silverstone Circuit#2012 SIL SPR Ret style="background:#FFDF9F;" \| Hockenheimring#2012 HOC FEA 3 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Hockenheimring#2012 HOC SPR 21 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Hungaroring#2012 HUN FEA 17 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Hungaroring#2012 HUN SPR 21 style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#2012 SPA FEA 9 style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#2012 SPA SPR 6 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Autodromo Nazionale Monza#2012 MNZ FEA 13 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Autodromo Nazionale Monza#2012 MNZ SPR 9 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Marina Bay Street Circuit#2012 MRN FEA 14 style="background:#cfcfff;" \| Marina Bay Street Circuit#2012 MRN SPR 22†	!18th	25

2013 GP2 Series season

DAMS	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Sepang International Circuit#SEP FEA 8th	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Sepang International Circuit#SEP SPR 4th	style= " background: #EFCFFF; " \| Bahrain International Circuit#BHR FEA Retired	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " \| Bahrain International Circuit#BHR SPR 13th	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " \| Circuit de Catalunya#CAT FEA 15th	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " \| Circuit de Catalunya#CAT SPR 15th	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Circuit de Monaco#MON FEA 9th	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Circuit de Monaco#MON SPR 8th	style= " background: #DFDFDF; " \| Silverstone Circuit#SIL FEA 2nd	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " \| Silverstone Circuit#SIL SPR 19th	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Nürburgring#NÜR FEA 5th	style= " background: #EFCFFF; " \| Nürburgring#NÜR SPR Retired	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Hungaroring#HUN FEA 5th	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " \| Hungaroring#HUN SPR 9th	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#SPA FEA 7th	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#SPA SPR 4th	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Autodromo Nazionale Monza#MNZ FEA 4th	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " \| Autodromo Nazionale Monza#MNZ SPR 25th	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Marina Bay Street Circuit#MRN FEA 4th	style= " background: #DFFFDF; " \| Marina Bay Street Circuit#MRN SPR 4th	style= " background: #EFCFFF; " \| Yas Marina Circuit#YMC FEA Retired	style= " background: #CFCFFF; " \| Yas Marina Circuit#YMC SPR 20th		!8th !103

2014 GP2 Series season

DAMS	style = 'background:#CFCFFF;' \| Bahrain International Circuit BHR Feature Race (19th)	style = 'background:#DFFFDF;' \| Bahrain International Circuit BHR Sprint Race (5th)	style = 'background:#DFFFDF;' Circuit de Catalunya CAT Feature Race (10th)	style = 'background:#DFFFDF;' Circuit de Catalunya CAT Sprint Race (7th)	style = 'background:#DFFFDF;' Circuit de Monaco MON Feature Race (8th)	style = 'background:#FFFFBF;' Circuit de Monaco MON Sprint Race (1st)	style = 'background:#CFCFFF;' Red Bull Ring RBR Feature Race (14th)	style = 'background:#CFCFFF;' Red Bull Ring RBR Sprint Race (10th)	style = 'background:#DFFFDF;' Silverstone Circuit SIL Feature Race (8th)	style = 'background:#DFFFDF;' Silverstone Circuit SIL Sprint Race (6th)	style = 'background:#DFFFDF;' Hockenheimring HOC Feature Race (10th)	style = 'background:#EFCFFF;' Hockenheimring HOC Sprint Race (Retired)	style = 'background:#EFCFFF;' Hungaroring HUN Feature Race (Retired)	style = 'background:#CFCFFF;' Hungaroring HUN Sprint Race (11th)	style = 'background:#CFCFFF;' Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps SPA Feature Race (21st)	style = 'background:#CFCFFF;' Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps SPA Sprint Race (12th)	style = 'background:#DFFFDF;' Autodromo Nazionale Monza MNZ Feature Race (4th)	style = 'background:#FFDF9F;' Autodromo Nazionale Monza MNZ Sprint Race (3rd)	style = 'background:#CFCFFF;' Sochi Autodrom SOC Feature Race (22nd)	style = 'background:#CFCFFF;' Sochi Autodrom SOC Sprint Race (18th)	style = 'background:#DFFFDF;' Yas Marina Circuit YMC Feature Race (5th)	style = 'background:#CFCFFF;' Yas Marina Circuit YMC Sprint Race (9th)		!9th !73

† The driver did not cross the finish line but was classified due to completing more than ninety percent of the race distance.

Full GP2 Final Standings

(legend) (Bolded race numbers denote pole positions) (Italicized race numbers represent fastest laps)

Year	Team	Race 1	Race 2	Final Position	Points
2011	Trident Racing	YMC FEA 19	YMC SPR 18	26th	0

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Results

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Overall Position	Total 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	<style="background:#DFFFDF;">MIS QR 5	<style="background:#DFFFDF;">MIS CR 7	<style="background:#DFFFDF;">ZAN QR 5	<style="background:#DFFFDF;">ZAN CR 5	6th	76
2021	CMR	Bentley Continental GT3	Pro	MAG < br > 1 < br > 14	MAG < br > 2 < br > 15	ZAN < br > 1 < br > 20	ZAN < br > 2 < br > 14	MIS < br > 1 < br > 17	MIS < br > 2 < br > 20	BRH < br > 1 < br > 20	BRH < br > 2 < br > 23	VAL < br > 1 < br > 7	VAL < br > 2 < br > Ret					29th	3

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

Year	Entrant	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final Standing	Points Total
2016	Signatech Alpine	LMP2	Alpine A460	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 4th	SPA 1st	LMS 1st	NÜR 1st	MEX 2nd	COA 1st	FUJ 3rd	SHA 4th	BHR 3rd	Champion (1st)	199
2018–19	Jackie Chan DC Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SPA 1st	LMS 4th	SIL 1st	FUJ 2nd	SHA 1st	SEB 6th	SPA 3rd	LMS 2nd		Runner-up (2nd)	166

24 Hours of Le Mans Performance

|- ! Year ! Team Name ! Co-Drivers ! Vehicle Model ! Category ! Completed Laps ! Overall Position ! Class Position |- ! 2016 |align="left" nowrap | Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Signatech Alpine

|align="left" nowrap | Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Lapierre 
 United States Gustavo Menezes
|align="left" nowrap |  Alpine A460-Nissan
| LMP2 
|357 
|5th overall 
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st in class

|-

! 2018
|align="left" nowrap | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jackie Chan DC Racing
|align="left" nowrap | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ho-Pin Tung 
 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall  Gabriel Aubry
|align="left" nowrap | Oreca 07- Gibson
| LMP2 
|356 
|10th overall 
|6th in class

|-

! 2019
|align="left" nowrap | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jackie Chan DC Racing
|align="left" nowrap | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ho-Pin Tung 
 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall  Gabriel Aubry
|align="left" nowrap | Oreca 07- Gibson
| LMP2 
|367 
|7th overall 
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd in class

|-

! 2024
|align="left" nowrap | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Vector Sport
|align="left" nowrap | Template:Country data IRLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ryan Cullen 
 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Patrick Pilet
|align="left" nowrap | Oreca 07- Gibson
| LMP2 
|297 
|19th overall 
|5th in class

|- |}

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final position	Points tally
2024	Vector Sport	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 10	LEC 10	IMO 3	SPA 8	MUG 12	ALG Ret	14th	21

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