Formula Renault 3.5 Series Daniel Ricciardo

ricciardo in 2011 formula renault 3.5 series @ circuit paul ricard

on 30 october 2009, ricciardo signed tech 1 compete in 2010 season. had competed team @ autódromo internacional algarve in portugal in 2009, , teammate brendon hartley, driver drove tech 1 on season.

following minor incident during mountain bike exercise, ricciardo forced miss second test of 2010 season, went on take pole position both races @ season-opening round of 2010 season in alcañiz, spain. finished third , second in races respectively, leave himself @ head of championship standings. 2 weeks later, @ spa-francorchamps circuit, ricciardo relegated last on grid after being deemed have hindered laps of other drivers. in next 2 races finished 13th , fifth respectively – coming 2nd in latter until many of front-runners given penalties infringing parc ferme rules before race. 1 week later, in monte carlo, ricciardo secured third pole position of season, finishing three-tenths of second ahead of championship rival stefano coletti. secured first win @ following race, 1 place ahead of coletti. ricciardo went on secure 2 more wins @ hungaroring , @ hockenheim in commanding fashion. following ricciardo s sixth pole 12 races, tech 1 team boss, simon abadie, praised driver s efforts greatly, saying happy, , happy daniel because 6 poles in 12 races going, , later stated team s ambitions success, telling autosport correspondent peter mills, hopes daniel wins championship.

at first race @ silverstone circuit, ricciardo involved in spectacular incident pole-sitter jon lancaster, in ricciardo sent barrel roll, landing on wheels. crash saw end of race, teammate jean-Éric vergne becoming eventual winner, following disqualifications. securing pole second race of weekend, ricciardo spent of race leading pack upwards of 3 seconds. however, braking issues in second half of event meant that, on final lap, championship-rival esteban guerrieri able pass tech 1 racer.

going final round of season, ricciardo sat 3 points behind championship leader mikhail aleshin , 13 ahead of third-place man esteban guerrieri. managing 8th pole of season, ricciardo managed lights-to-flag victory, setting fastest lap , placing himself equal first 1 race remaining. after securing second place on grid second race of weekend, ricciardo managed hold position until pit stops, jumped 2 of rivals, including teammate vergne. 2 laps left in race , struggling pace, ricciardo overtaken championship rival aleshin. finishing in order, ricciardo failed secure title in debut year, losing out mikhail aleshin 2 points.

in 2011 ricciardo raced isr racing prior hrt call-up.