{"id":39385,"date":"2020-12-06T19:47:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T19:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/ricardo-zonta\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T01:17:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T01:17:29","slug":"ricardo-zonta","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/ricardo-zonta\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricardo Zonta"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"rolex24_fri_bc2640\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/rolex24_fri_bc2640-200x200.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#biography\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#championship-seasons\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Championship Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#non-championship-races\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Non-Championship Races<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#teams\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Teams<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"biography\">\n            <div class=\"post__item\">\n                <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-data-box\" data-driver-id=\"39385\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"sidebar\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-3\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"full-biography\">\n    \n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section toggle\">\n            <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Although t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">his Brazilian\u2019s early career was littered with championship success and achievement<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0his time as a Grand Prix driver did not fulfil\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that promise.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title winner on the way to Formula 1<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A title-winning kart racer, Ricardo\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zonta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0made his car-racing debut in Brazilian Formula Chevrolet during 1993. He graduated to Sud-Am Formula 3 a year later and won the 1995 title with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ces\u00e1rio<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">F\u00f3rmula\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dallara<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0F394-Mugen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With that success,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zonta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0took the well-trodden path to Europe by jumping straight into Formula 3000. Two victories for Draco Engineering and fourth in the championship proved it was a wise move. He switched to Super Nova Racing for 1997 and narrowly beat Juan Pablo Montoya to the F3000 title. Championship success continued in FIA GTs during 1998 \u2013 sharing the winning AMG Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR with veteran Klaus Ludwig.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Formula 1 with British American Racing<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This run of unbroken success naturally attracted the attention of Formula 1 teams and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zonta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tested for Jordan and McLaren before joining ambitious newcomers British American Racing for 1999. With Jacques Villeneuve as team leader and a lavish budget from BAT, the hype soon turned to disappointment.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zonta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was injured while practising at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interlagos<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and when he returned in Canada, the sparkle of his formative years seemed to have gone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He suffered huge shunts during qualifying for the 1999 Belgian GP and while testing at Silverstone a year later.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zonta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was released by BAR at the end of that disappointing 2000 campaign during which three sixth place finishes provided his only F1 points. 2001 testing duties with Jordan included a couple of races while Heinz-Harald\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Frentzen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0recovered from injury, but by the end of the year he was looking to rebuild his reputation away from F1.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He was the star attraction in the new for 2002 World Series by Nissan and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zonta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0emerged as champion for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gabord<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Competici\u00f3n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to re-establish his single-seater credentials. He worked as Toyota\u2019s F1 reserve and test driver from 2003 to 2006 \u2013 stepping into the race team in 2004 in place of the disappointing Cristiano da Matta. His final GP should have been the 2005 United States GP when he deputised for the injured Ralf Schumacher but all Michelin-shod teams withdrew after the parade lap on safety grounds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Career after Formula 1<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zonta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0then raced in sports cars and finished third in the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours for Peugeot. He scored a couple of 2009 victories in America\u2019s Grand-Am endurance series driving a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Krohn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Racing Lola-Ford. That race-winning success continued in the new GT1 World Championship a year later,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zonta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0sharing the winning Reiter Engineering Lamborghini\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Murci\u00e9lago<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at Spa-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Francorchamps<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Navarra with Frank\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kechele<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He transferred to Nissan for 2011 but left the Sumo Power-run squad after just three races when a sponsor demanded he prioritised appearances in the Brazilian V8 Stock Car series in which he\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">continues to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compete<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as an owner\/driver<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0He also raced in his home country\u2019s GT3 championship \u2013 winning the Endurance title in 2018 with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lico<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kaesemodel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and a Porsche 991 Cup.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full bio<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up 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