Richard Antinucci (born January 26, 1981) is an American race car driver.

Richard Antinucci
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1981-01-26) January 26, 1981 (age 43)
Rome, Italy
Related toEddie Cheever (uncle)
Firestone Indy Lights Series
Racing licence FIA Gold
Years active2007-2008
TeamsCheever Racing
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Starts25
Wins4
Poles2
Best finish2nd in 2008
Previous series
2005-06
2005
2004
2003
Formula 3 Euro Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
All-Japan Formula Three
British Formula 3

Career

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In 1998 he competed in the British Formula Ford for Haywood Racing, moving to the British Formula Renault Winter Series in 1999 and to Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup in 2000, where he stayed for one season (although he drove two fill-in races in 2001).

In a bad-tempered 2002 season, he moved to the Manor Motorsport team in British Formula 3, leaving them in 2003 for the Carlin team in the same series. Mid-season he changed to the rival Promatecme team, although he did not stay there long as he moved to Japanese Formula Three for the 2004 season.

Antinucci moved to the Formula Three Euroseries for 2005, and although finishing 19th overall in his first season, in 2006 he took several race wins on his way to 5th in the championship, and 2nd place at the end of season Macau Grand Prix, starting from 15th on the grid.

He drove in the Indy Pro Series in 2007 for Cheever Racing, driving for his uncle Eddie Cheever.[1] Antinucci captured two wins and finished 15th in points despite only racing in the road course events, which accounted for 9 of the 16 races on the schedule. He signed with defending championship-winning team Sam Schmidt Motorsports for 2008.[2] Antinucci won two races and was the runner-up to champion Raphael Matos at season end by 32 points.

Antinucci made his IndyCar Series debut on July 5, 2009, driving for Team 3G at Watkins Glen International.[3]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F.Laps Podiums Points Position
1998 Formula Ford 1600 Italia ? 1 1 ? ? 1 0 NC
2000 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup JD Motorsport 9 1 ? 0 2 108 4th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 6 0 1 0 1 42 13th
2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Manor Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 40 15th
Formula Renault 2.0 UK 13 4 4 4 10 337 2nd
2002 British Formula Three Championship Manor Motorsport 26 0 0 1 2 89 10th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 20th
Macau Grand Prix Promatecme 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 0 0 0 7th
2003 British Formula Three Championship Carlin Motorsport 24 0 0 2 4 125.5 4th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
Macau Grand Prix Hitech Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Korea Super Prix 1 1 0 0 1 0 1st
2004 Japanese Formula 3 Championship TOM'S 18 1 0 1 8 161 4th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 0 9th
Bahrain Super Prix 1 0 0 0 0 0 21st
2005 Formula 3 Euro Series Team Midland Euroseries 8 0 0 1 0 3 19th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Victory Engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2006 Formula 3 Euro Series HBR Motorsport 19 2 0 0 5 38 5th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12th
Macau Grand Prix ASM Formule 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2nd
2007 Indy Pro Series Cheever Racing 9 2 1 2 3 273 15th
Rolex Sports Car Series 1 0 0 0 0 18 68th
2008 Indy Lights Sam Schmidt Motorsport 16 2 0 0 8 478 2nd
Rolex Sports Car Series Doran Racing 1 0 0 0 0 12 61st
2009 IndyCar Series Team 3G 5 0 0 0 0 63 27th
2010 Italian GT3 Championship Audi Sport Italia 6 0 0 0 3 47 13th
2014 Lamborghini Super Trofeo USA - Pro GMG Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro 2 0 0 0 2 0 NC
2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro Change Racing 2 2 2 2 2 0 NC
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro 2 0 0 0 1 11 5th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am US RaceTronics 8 2 4 3 4 69 4th
GT Asia Series FFF Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GT Daytona O'Gara Motorsport 3 0 0 1 0 40 37th
2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro Change Racing 10 3 4 0 7 103 2nd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro Bonaldi Motorsport 2 0 0 0 2 0 3rd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GT Daytona GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 22 65th
2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro Change Racing 12 3 3 3 10 124 1st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro 2 0 0 0 0 3 10th
Blancpain GT World Challenge America US RaceTronics 2 0 0 0 0 18 19th
2021 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro Dream Racing Motorsport 10 5 4 4 6 89 1st
2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro Dream Racing Motorsport 4 0 ? ? 2 26 7th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am 6 0 0 0 0 29 11th

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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(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
2005 Team Midland Euroseries Dallara F305/001 Toyota HOC
1

10
HOC
2

7
PAU
1

8
PAU
2

14
SPA
1

DSQ
SPA
2

14
MCO
1

9
MCO
2

14
OSC
1

OSC
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

19th 3
2006 HBR Motorsport Dallara F305/045 Mercedes HOC
1

7
HOC
2

DNS
LAU
1

5
LAU
2

2
OSC
1

9
OSC
2

Ret
BRH
1

3
BRH
2

23
NOR
1

DSQ
NOR
2

EX
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

2
ZAN
1

14
ZAN
2

16
CAT
1

8
CAT
2

1
BUG
1

8
BUG
2

1
HOC
1

12
HOC
2

8
5th 38

American open–wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2007 Cheever Racing HMS STP1
19
STP2
15
INDY MIL IMS1
6
IMS2
9
IOW WGL1
8
WGL2
5
NSH MDO
1
KTY SNM1
2
SNM2
1
CHI 15th 273
2008 Sam Schmidt Motorsports HMS
2
STP1
2
STP2
1
KAN
13
INDY
2
MIL
16
IOW
9
WGL1
2
WGL2
1
NSH
12
MDO1
3
MDO2
14
KTY
4
SNM1
3
SNM2
7
CHI
21
2nd 478

IndyCar Series

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
2009 Team 3G STP LBH KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL
19
TOR
21
EDM
22
KTY MDO
18
SNM
15
CHI MOT HMS 27th 63 [4]

References

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  1. ^ Cheever confirms seat for nephew Antinucci Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Crash.net, February 15, 2007
  2. ^ SAM SCHMIDT MOTORSPORTS GIVES A DESERVING BIRTHDAY GIFT, Sam Schmidt Motorsports press release, February 1, 2008
  3. ^ Antinucci to make IndyCar Series debut with Team 3G at The Glen , IndyCar.com, June 8, 2009
  4. ^ "Richard Antinucci – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.