Ricardo Feller

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Ricardo Feller
NationalitySwiss
Born (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 21)
Aarau, Switzerland
ADAC GT Masters career
Debut season2017
Current teamMontaplast by Land-Motorsport
Car number29
Former teamsBWT Mücke Motorsport
Audi Sport Racing Academy
Starts69
Wins4
Podiums9
Poles3
Fastest laps3
Previous series
2018–2019
2016
2016		24H Series
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
Championship titles
2021GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Cup

Ricardo Feller (born 1 June 2000) is a Swiss racing driver who currently competes in the ADAC GT Masters and GT World Challenge Europe.[1]

Career[]

Early career[]

Feller began karting in 2011, competing in the Supermini class of the Switzerland-based Bridgestone Cup.[2] The following year, he expanded his karting program, taking second overall in the Supermini class of the 2012 Swiss Karting Championship. In 2016, at the age of 15, Feller stepped into single-seater formula cars for the first time in his career, joining Mücke Motorsport (branded as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) for the 2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship season.[3]

Sports car racing[]

Feller competing for Land Motorsport in 2021

For 2017, Feller made the transition to sports car racing, competing in the 2017 ADAC GT Masters alongside teammate Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky with the new-for-2017 Audi Sport Racing Academy team.[4] With his appearance in the opening round, Feller became the youngest driver in series history.[5] Although the duo failed to score a point in 2017, Feller rejoined Mücke Motorsport for the 2018 season, sharing his Audi R8 LMS with Audi factory driver Christopher Haase.[5] Later that year, Feller made his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe, taking part in the Sprint Cup for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT.[6] He and co-driver Adrien de Leener would score their first and only victory of the season at the Nürburgring in September.

To begin 2019, Feller made his debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona, driving for Land Motorsport.[7] This opportunity grew into a full Michelin Endurance Cup campaign for himself and co-drivers Christopher Mies and Daniel Morad. They recorded a best finish of second in the season finale at Road Atlanta. Later that year, Feller scored his first race victory in the ADAC GT Masters at Zandvoort.[8] For 2020, Feller joined Emil Frey Racing, competing in the Pro class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[9]

After competing with Mücke Motorsport during the 2020 season, Feller returned to Land Motorsport for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters season.[10] Reunited with co-driver Mies, the two claimed three race victories en route to the overall championship, with Feller also taking the Junior categorization title as well.[11] With Emil Frey Racing, Feller scored the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Silver class title, driving alongside Alex Fontana and Rolf Ineichen.[12] The trio scored two class victories and three podiums from five races en route to their title.

For 2022, Feller joined Audi Sport's factory roster, taking part in the DTM with Team Abt Sportsline.[13]

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 15 0 0 0 0 0 39th
Italian F4 Championship Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 45th
2017 ADAC GT Masters Audi Sport Racing Academy 14 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup – Silver Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 6 1 0 0 2 47 6th
ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 14 0 0 1 0 45 13th
24H GT Series – A6 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
2019 ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 14 1 0 0 3 117 5th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD 4 0 0 0 1 92 28th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H GT Series – A6 BWT Mücke Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup Emil Frey Racing 3 1 1 3 3 43.5 8th
ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 13 0 0 0 0 32 25th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Overall Emil Frey Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Cup 5 2 2 2 3 91 1st
ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 14 3 3 4 6 199 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup Emil Frey Racing 8 2 2 5 3 75 5th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
Nürburgring Endurance Series – VT3 Team Mathol Racing 2 2 2 0 2 ? ?
Nürburgring Endurance Series – V6 1 0 0 0 1 ? ?
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Team Abt Sportsline

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results[]

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup[]

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2019 Montaplast by Land Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MON SIL LEC SPA
6H
24 		SPA
12H
15 		SPA
24H
14 		CAT NC 0
2020 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro IMO
11 		NÜR
Ret 		SPA
6H
39 		SPA
12H
31 		SPA
24H
16 		LEC
11 		NC 0
2021 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MON
3 		LEC
13 		SPA
6H
14 		SPA
12H
38 		SPA
24H
31 		NÜR
8 		CAT
20 		1st 91*

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup[]

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2018 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Silver ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		MIS
1
10 		MIS
2
13 		HUN
1
14 		HUN
2
10 		NÜR
1
13 		NÜR
2
Ret 		6th 47
2020 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		MAG
1 		MAG
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
8 		CAT
3
3 		8th 43.5
2021 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MAG
1 		MAG
2 		ZAN
1
1 		ZAN
2
2 		MIS
1
8 		MIS
2
11 		BRH
1
14 		BRH
2
8 		VAL
1
17 		VAL
2
12 		5th 75

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2019 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport GTD Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
22 		SEB
4 		MDO DET WGL
8 		MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
2 		28th 92

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2022 Team Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS Evo II ALG
1 		ALG
2 		LAU
1 		LAU
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2

References[]

  1. ^ "Ricardo Feller, 2021". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "About Ricardo – Ricardo Feller". ricardofeller.ch (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Formula 4: Ricardo Feller drives for Mücke Motorsport". autosprint.ch. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "ADAC GT Masters News Notebook". dailysportscar.com. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2021. Swedish driver Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky completed her first full-season in the ADAC GT Masters season in 2016. 18-year-old Ricardo Feller from Switzerland will be her new teammate.
  5. ^ a b Wyss, Peter (8 February 2018). "GT sport: Great opportunity for Ricardo Feller". autosprint.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (20 June 2018). "Silver Cup Field Grows as Blancpain GT Heads to Misano". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 October 2021. Adrien de Leener and Ricardo Feller will drive the car with de Leener making his return to the team and Feller set for his series debut.
  7. ^ Dagys, John (14 December 2018). "Land Confirms Rolex 24 Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Wins For Grasser & Land At Zandvoort". dailysportscar.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  9. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (20 December 2019). "Emil Frey Confirms GTWC Europe Return With GT Open Champions". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  10. ^ "MONTAPLAST BY LAND-MOTORSPORT LINES UP WITH CHRISTOPHER MIES AND RICARDO FELLER IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS". sportscarracingnews.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  11. ^ Goodwin, Graham (8 November 2021). "Ricardo Feller & Christopher Mies Crowned ADAC GT Champions". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Iron Lynx Ferrari Squad Clinch Endurance Cup Drivers Title". dailysportscar.com. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021. There were further Endurance Cup successes today for Ferrari squad Sky Tempesta Racing and its driver Chris Froggatt, while Emil Frey Racing survived an early puncture to seal the Silver Cup with its #14 Lamborghini crew of Ricardo Feller, Alex Fontana and Rolf Ineichen.
  13. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (20 January 2022). "Feller Joins Audi Sport Factory Driver Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Patrick Kujala
Alex MacDowall
Frederik Schandorff
 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Silver Cup Champion
2021
With: Alex Fontana & Rolf Ineichen 		Succeeded by
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