Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver)
| Ricardo Teixeira | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |
 Angolan Portuguese |
| Born |
2 August 1984 Lisbon, Portugal |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Rapax |
| Car no. | 20 |
| Former teams | Trident Racing |
| Starts | 42 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 26th in 2009 |
| Previous series | |
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2010 2008–09 2002, 2005–08 2007 2001 |
FIA Formula Two GP2 Asia Series British Formula 3 ATS Formel 3 Cup FBMW Junior Cup Iberia |
Ricardo Teixeira (born 2 August 1984 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese-Angolan racing driver. He holds dual nationality and has raced under both nationalities at various points in his career. He was the first Angolan driver to drive a Formula 1 car when he was announced as a test driver for Team Lotus for 2011. He has been sponsored throughout his career by the Angolan oil company Sonangol.
Teixeira began his formula racing career in 2001 by driving in the Formula BMW Junior Cup in Portugal. He finished in 20th position in the drivers' championship.
Teixeira moved to the National Class of the British Formula 3 Championship in 2002, but did not start a race that year. In 2003 he raced occasionally in the BRSCC's ARP Formula Three Championship, taking one win and three podiums finish at club racing level.
He returned to the British Championship in 2005 after taking a couple of years out for study with the Carlin Motorsport team, finishing ninth in the National Class. The following season, he improved to seventh, despite switching teams to Performance Racing Europe part-way through the year finishing twice in the podium. In 2007, he moved up to the Championship Class of the series with Performance Racing, scoring no points. For 2008, he moved to the Ultimate Motorsport team's Mygale chassis. Teixeira also competed in two races of the German ATS Formel 3 Cup in 2007, and has driven in two Masters of Formula Three races, with a best finish of 24th.
Teixeira was signed by the Trident Racing team to drive in the fifth and sixth rounds of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season. He replaced Frankie Provenzano, and was the seventh competitor to drive one of the team's two entries. He was the first Angolan driver to compete at this level of motorsport. Trident kept a hold of Teixeira for the 2009 GP2 Series. He became the first driver to not qualify for an event since Christian Bakkerud in 2007, as he did not lap within 107% of Romain Grosjean's pole position time, in Monaco. He did not score any points and finished the championship in 26th position.
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