Ricardo Zunino

Ricardo Héctor Zunino (born 13 April 1949) is an Argentine retired racing driver who participated in Formula One from 1979 to 1981. He competed in 11 World Championship races and two non-Championship Formula One races, the 1980 Spanish Grand Prix and 1981 South African Grand Prix.

Ricardo Zunino

Born	(1949-04-13) 13 April 1949 San Juan, Argentina
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Argentine
Active years	1979 - 1981
Teams	Brabham, Tyrrell
Entries	11 (10 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1979 Canadian Grand Prix
Last entry	1981 Argentine Grand Prix

At the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, he replaced Niki Lauda at Brabham after the Austrian abruptly quit the team and Formula One. Zunino, attending the race as a spectator on a weekend off from his regular British F1 Championship drive, was chosen to take over the seat, having recently tested for the team. After the 1980 French Grand Prix he was replaced by Héctor Rebaque.

In Argentina, he was two-time Turismo Nacional champion, with Fiat.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(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	Pos.	Pts
1977	AFMP Euroracing	March 772	Hart	SIL	THR 9	HOC Ret	NÜR 14										20th	1
	March Engineering							VAL 11	PAU 6	MUG Ret	ROU 10	NOG Ret	PER Ret	MIS Ret	EST DNQ	DON Ret
1978	March Engineering	March 782	BMW	THR 14	HOC Ret	NÜR 13	PAU Ret	MUG 18	VAL 6	ROU 5	DON 9	NOG DNS	PER 5	MIS 7	HOC 5		12th	7
1979	Polifac BMW Junior Team	March 792	BMW	SIL 9	HOC Ret	THR Ret	NÜR 10	VAL	MUG	PAU	HOC	ZAN	PER	MIS	DON		NC	0

Complete British Formula One Championship results

(key) (note: results shown in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos.	Pts
1979	BS Fabrications	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ZOL	OUL	BRH	MAL	SNE	THR 5										6th	39
		Arrows A1								ZAN Ret
	Charles Clowes Racing										DON 4	OUL Ret	NOG 7	MAL 2	BRH 1	THR 2	SNE 2	SIL

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(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	WDC	Pts
1979	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN 7	USA Ret	NC	0
1980	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG 7	BRA 8	RSA 10	USW Ret	BEL Ret	MON DNQ	FRA Ret	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA		NC	0
1981	Tyrrell Racing	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	USW	BRA 13	ARG 13	SMR	BEL	MON	ESP	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	CPL	NC	0

References

• Profile at grandprix.com