Richard Antinucci is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA for Taurino Racing by D Motorsports. Antinucci is a one-time champion (2021), with 7 wins and 15 podiums from 51 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,535 ranks Antinucci 1879th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2022-08-28 | VIRginia International Raceway Pro | P5 | −77 |
| 2022-08-27 | VIRginia International Raceway Pro | P4 | −35 |
| 2022-08-06 | Road America Pro | P9 | −196 |
| 2022-05-22 | NOLA Motorsports Park ProAm | P3 | −57 |
| 2022-05-01 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca ProAm | P3 | −60 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +145 | Catalunya 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P1 |
| +132 | Lausitzring 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P2 |
| +125 | Le Mans 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P1 |
| +115 | Macau 2003 | Formula 3 Macau | P3 |
| +107 | Nurburgring 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | Taurino Racing by D Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −666 | 4,535 |
| 2021 | ▸Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | Dream Racing Motorsport | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +30 | 5,201 |
| 2017 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −8 | 5,171 |
| 2016 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Change Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −152 | 5,171 |
| 2009 | ▸IndyCar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | ↑162−369 | 5,331 | |
| 2006 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | HBR Motorsport | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P5 | +603 | 5,538 |
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | ASM Formule 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +123 | ||
| 2005 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | Team Midland Euroseries | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | ↑77−105 | 4,812 |
| ▸Formula V8 3.5 | Victory Engineering SpA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −133 | ||
| 2004 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | TOM''S Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +41 | 4,973 |
| 2003 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Hitech Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +115 | 4,932 |
| 2002 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,467 | 4,817 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum | 6,884 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% |
| 🇧🇷 Kohei HirateFIA Platinum | 5,178 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% |
| 🇬🇧 Paul Di RestaFIA Platinum | 5,220 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 35% |
| 🇦🇷 Esteban GuerrieriFIA Platinum | 5,414 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% |
| 🇳🇱 Giedo Van Der GardeFIA Platinum | 5,286 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61% |
| 🇪🇸 Alejandro Núñez | 4,668 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89% |
| 🇺🇸 Charlie KimballFIA Gold | 5,340 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% |
| 🇳🇱 Guillaume Moreau | 4,768 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuki NakajimaFIA Platinum | 5,793 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% |
| 🇨🇭 Sébastien BuemiFIA Platinum | 6,289 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| 🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum, 9× champion | 8,638 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike ConwayFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,420 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,385 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,869 | 🇱🇺 Alex Arkin Aka | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,539 |
| 1,870 | 🇺🇸 Anthony Foyt | Formula 1 | 4,539 |
| 1,871 | 🇺🇸 Mike McLaughlin | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,539 |
| 1,872 | 🇬🇧 Ricky Collard | BTCC | 4,539 |
| 1,873 | 🇮🇹 Toni Vilander | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,539 |
| 1,874 | 🇬🇧 Alex Buncombe | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,538 |
| 1,875 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Hensley | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,538 |
| 1,876 | 🇩🇪 Laurents Hoerr | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,538 |
| 1,877 | 🇺🇸 Bill Elliott | SVRA | 4,537 |
| 1,878 | 🇸🇪 Eje Elgh | Formula 3 Macau | 4,536 |
| 1,879 | 🇮🇹 Richard Antinucci | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,535 |
| 1,880 | 🇺🇸 Ron Hornaday Jr. | NASCAR Truck | 4,535 |
| 1,881 | 🇫🇷 Eric Angelvy | International Formula 3000 | 4,534 |
| 1,882 | 🇵🇹 Henrique Chaves | European Le Mans Series | 4,534 |
| 1,883 | 🏳️ James Cottingham | WEC | 4,534 |
| 1,884 | 🇺🇸 Dave Blaney | NASCAR Truck | 4,532 |
| 1,885 | 🇬🇧 Justin Keen | FIA GT Championship | 4,532 |
| 1,886 | 🇺🇸 Mike Alexander | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,532 |
| 1,887 | 🇹🇭 Sak Nana | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,532 |
| 1,888 | 🇩🇪 Ben Bünnagel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,531 |
| 1,889 | 🇺🇸 Bill Schindler | Formula 1 | 4,531 |
Richard Antinucci is a professional-level sportscar driver, graded FIA Gold; his Racer Rating of 4,694 places him among established professionals who win in strong fields and typically finish mid-pack against the very best. His career spans two decades but comprises only 51 starts across multiple series, with most of his racing concentrated in two distinct periods: Formula 3 competition in the early to mid-2000s, and a return to racing in Lamborghini Super Trofeo from 2021 onward. His best results came late in his career. In Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA, Antinucci won the 2021 Pro championship for Taurino Racing by D Motorsports with 5 wins and 8 podiums from 16 starts, his most successful campaign and the highlight of his racing record. His earlier Formula 3 Euro Series stint with HBR Motorsport in 2005 and 2006 produced 2 wins and 5 podiums from 21 starts, but his attempts at single-seater racing at the highest level, including five IndyCar entries in 2009, yielded no podium finishes.[1]
In Formula 3 competition, Antinucci raced against several drivers who would go on to much stronger careers in international motorsport. He finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton twice and Sebastian Vettel eight times across 21 races; however, Vettel finished ahead of him 13 times in the same span, and Antinucci's overall record against that cohort was mixed. In those Formula 3 fields he also raced regularly with Paul Di Resta and Esteban Guerrieri, both future professionals at higher levels; his head-to-head records against them were even or slightly negative. His average finishing position across all 51 career starts was P7.9, consistent with a driver operating at the professional level in sportscar fields but outmatched in single-seater progression.
Antinucci retired after his final season in 2022, finishing 12th in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA standings with 2 podiums from 6 rounds. His late-career success in Lamborghini competition, culminating in the 2021 regional championship, represents a sustained period of competitiveness in pro-am sportscar racing; it was in this series that he established himself as a race-winning driver and found his natural competitive level.