Valerio Rinicella (born 18 January 2007) is an Italian racing driver who is set to compete in the European Le Mans Series with IDEC Sport. Rinicella was the 2025 Eurocup-3 runner-up and was third in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship, as well as being the champion of the 2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series.
Rinicella is a protégé of Formula One race winner Giancarlo Fisichella and GT racer Marco Cioci.
Junior racing career Formula 4 (2022–2023) 2022
Rinicella made his single-seater debut during the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship. He failed to score any points and finished 26th in the standings.
For his main campaign, Rinicella signed with MP Motorsport to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship. His first podium came not too far away during the third race in Jerez. Rinicella had another third place in Spa-Francorchamps, those two being the only times he stood on the rostrum. His consistent points scoring secured him sixth in the championship.
Rinicella also competed in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship with AKM Motorsport from Spa-Francorchamps onwards. He failed to score points, finishing 33rd overall with a best finish of 12th.
2023 During his pre-season, Rinicella partook in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport. He took a number of podiums, including a pole position. This was enough for fourth place in the championship.
Rinicella's main campaign would again lie in the F4 Spanish Championship, where he remained with MP Motorsport. He started strong with a second place during the opening Spa-Francorchamps round, initially winning before being demoted due to a track limits penalty. It would not be long before he took his first win in the series in Navarra, where he also stood on the podium in all three races. He would win again at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, by then he was an outside chance for the title. A triple podium during the Barcelona finale meant Rinicella finished third in the standings with a total of two wins and twelve podiums.
Formula Regional (2024–2025) 2024 Rinicella raced in the first two rounds of the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Championship. He scored points in his last two races with seventh and sixth place, placing him 17th in the overall classification.
Rinicella graduated to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2024, sticking with MP Motorsport. He had a difficult campaign, but opened his account and had his first points finish during the eighth round at the Red Bull Ring. He scored another sixth place during the final round in Monza. Rinicella ended the year 20th in the standings with twelve points. That year, he also participated in the Macau Grand Prix with the team, and finished in a respectable 11th place.
2025 Rinicella joined CL Motorsport for the 2025 season, to take part in the opening round in Misano.
For his main campaign, Rinicella moved to Eurocup-3, whilst sticking with MP Motorsport.
Endurance racing career 2025: Endurance debut Rinicella made his sports car racing debut in the upcoming Asian Le Mans Series, taking part in the LMP2 class for Algarve Pro Racing alongside teammates Malthe Jakobsen and Michael Jensen.
2026: Switch to ELMS Rinicella concentrated on sportscar racing full-time in 2026, racing in the European Le Mans Series with IDEC Sport alongside Jamie Chadwick and Laurents Hörr in the LMP2 category.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2018Italian Championship — 60 Mini 13th 2019WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniParolin Racing Kart 27thWSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 25thWSK Euro Series — 60 Mini 45th24° South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROKEnergy Corse 13thROK Cup Superfinal — Junior ROKAV Racing 30th 2020WSK Super Master Series — OKJParolin Racing Kart 25thWSK Euro Series — OKJ 23rdWSK Open Cup — OKJ 32nd 2021WSK Super Master Series — OK 26thWSK Euro Series — OK 37thCampionato Italiano ACI Karting — OK2ndSource:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2022Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipMP Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 0 26thF4 Spanish Championship 21 0 0 0 2 104 6thItalian F4 ChampionshipAKM Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 0 33rd 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship MP Motorsport 15 0 1 0 6 171 4th F4 Spanish Championship 21 2 4 4 12 2563rd 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship MP Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 14 17th Formula Regional European Championship 20 0 0 0 0 16 20th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th 2024-25 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 6 3 0 0 3 1091st 2025 Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship MP Motorsport 5 1 2 3 3 70 5th Eurocup-3 18 1 0 2 9 2212nd Le Mans Cup - LMP3 WTM by Rinaldi Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC Formula Regional European Championship CL Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 38th 2026European Le Mans Series - LMP2IDEC Sport 5 0 1 0 1 52* 4th* 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points 2022 MP MotorsportYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC14DUB11DUB12DUB13DUB14DUB21DUB22DUB23DUB24DUB31DUB32DUB33DUB34YMC21YMC22YMC23YMC24 26th 0 2023 MP MotorsportDUB11DUB12DUB13KMT11KMT12KMT13KMT21KMT22KMT23DUB21DUB22DUB23YMC1YMC2YMC3 4th 171
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points2022 MP MotorsportALG1ALG2ALG3JER1JER2JER3CRT1CRT2CRT3SPA1SPA2SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3NAV1NAV2NAV3CAT1CAT2CAT3 6th 1042023 MP MotorsportSPA1SPA2SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3NAV1NAV2NAV3JER1JER2JER3EST1EST2EST3CRT1CRT2CRT3CAT1CAT2CAT3 3rd 256 * Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points2022 AKM MotorsportIMO1IMO2IMO3MIS1MIS2MIS3SPA1SPA2SPA3VLL1VLL2VLL3RBR1RBR2RBR3RBR4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG333rd0
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2024 MP Motorsport YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 17th 14
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2024 MP Motorsport HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 20th 16 2025 CL Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 38th 0
Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race2024 MP MotorsportTatuus F3 T-318 16th 14th 11th
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2024–25 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 1st 109
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points2025MP Motorsport JER1 JER2 JER3POR1POR2POR3ARA1ARA2 5th 70
Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2025 MP MotorsportRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 2nd 221
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints 2026 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 4th* 52*
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2026 IDEC Sport Paul Lafargue Job van Uitert Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 359 20th 6th
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