Ricardo González (racing driver)

Ricardo González at the 2012 Le Mans 24-hour race

Ricardo González Valdez (born October 20, 1978 in Monterrey ) is a Mexican racing driver . He competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) from 2012 to 2015 .

Career

González began his motorsport career in 1990 in kart racing , in which he remained active until 1996. In 1994, 1995 and 1997 he drove in the Mexican Formula 3 championship . From 1998 to 2000 he started in the Pan-American Indy Lights .

In 2001 González moved to Europe and competed in the one-time Formula Chrysler Euroseries . Together with his older brother Roberto , he competed for Alpie Motorsport . While Roberto came second overall, Ricardo came fourth. With 55 to 106 points he lost to his brother within the team. In 2003 González took part in individual races of the World Series by Nissan for Vergani Racing .

After a seven-year hiatus, González returned to motorsport in 2010 and competed in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). For Car Amigo AJR he initially competed in four races in the GTC class. He then moved to PR1 / Mathiasen Motorsports in the LMPC class for the last four races together with his teammate Luis Díaz . In 2011, González stayed in the ALMS. Together with Gunnar Jeannette he drove for Core Autosport in the LMPC class. The two won the classification in two races and won the LMPC overall classification at the end of the season.

In 2012 González moved to Greaves Motorsport in the newly founded FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). He formed a driver trio with Elton Julian and Christian Zugel . González missed a race and was represented by his brother Roberto. He finished 27th in the drivers' world championship. In 2012 he also took part in four ALMS races. Once for Core Autosport in the LMPC class and three times for Level 5 Motorsports in the P2 class. In 2013 González received a cockpit at OAK Racing in the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship and competed with Bertrand Baguette and Martin Plowman . The three drivers won the LMP2 classification twice, including at the Le Mans 24-hour race , and finished the season in tenth place in the drivers' world championship. In addition, González took part in an ALMS race for Level 5 Motorsports in 2013.

In 2014 González switched to ART Grand Prix in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) and finished seventh in the GTC classification. In addition, he made a guest start for Extreme Speed ​​Motorsports in the 6-hour race in Shanghai . In 2015 González returned to the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship. He competed for the G-Drive Racing team overseen by OAK Racing . Together with his teammates Pipo Derani and Gustavo Yacamán , he once won the LMP2 classification. At the end of the season, the trio was in 13th place in the drivers' championship.

Personal

His father Roberto González sr. and his brother Roberto González jr. are also racing drivers.

statistics

Career stations

1990-1996: karting 1994: Mexican Formula 3 1995: Mexican Formula 3 1997: Mexican Formula 3 1998: Pan American Indy Lights 1999: Pan American Indy Lights 2000: Pan American Indy Lights

2001: Formula Chrysler Euroseries (4th place) 2003: World Series by Nissan (23rd place) 2010: ALMS , LMPC (9th place) 2010: ALMS, GTC (16th place) 2011: ALMS, LMPC (master) 2012 : WEC (27th place) 2012: ALMS, LMP2 (6th place)

2012: ALMS, LMPC (25th place) 2013 : WEC (10th place) 2013: ALMS, LMP2 (13th place) 2014: ELMS , GTC (7th place) 2015 : WEC (13th place)

Individual results in the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship

year	team	vehicle	engine	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	rank
2012	Greaves Motorsport	Zytek Z11SN	Nissan	SEB	SPA	LMS	SIL	SAO	BRN	FUJ	SHA	10.5	27.
				7th	12	10	17th		12	14th	15th
2013	OAK Racing	Morgan	Nissan	SIL	SPA	LMS	SAO	OUT	FUJ	SHA	BRN	10.5	10.
				10	11	7th	5	11	4th	7th	6th
2015	G-Drive Racing	Ligier JS P2	Nissan	SIL	SPA	LMS	ONLY	OUT	FUJ	SHA	BRN	19.5	13.
				7th	10	12	9	7th	11	DNF	9

( Legend )

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2012	Greaves Motorsport	Zytek Z11SN	Christian Zugel	Elton Julian	Rank 12
2013	OAK Racing	Morgan LMP2	Bertrand baguette	Martin Plowman	Rank 7 and class win
2015	G-Drive Racing	Ligier JS P2	Gustavo Yacamán	Luís Felipe Derani	Rank 12
2016	RGR Sport by Morand	Ligier JS P2	Filipe Albuquerque	Bruno Senna	Rank 15

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2010	Alex Job Racing	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Luis Díaz	Patrick Kelly	Rank 19
2011	Core autosport	Oreca FLM09	Gunnar Jeannette	Rudy Junco	Rank 18
2012	Greaves Motorsport	Zytek Z11SN	Christian Zugel	Elton Julian	Rank 9

Web links

• Official website of Ricardo González
• Ricardo González's career statistics on driverdb.com (English)
• Ricardo González's career statistics on speedsport-magazine.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tony DiZinno: G-Drive Confirms Two Cars, Engine, Lineups. sportscar365.com, February 5, 2015, accessed February 5, 2015 .