- Born
- Birth nameDaniel Joseph Ricciardo
- Nickname
- The Honey Badger
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Daniel Joseph Ricciardo is an Italian-Australian racing driver who is competes in the 2022 FIA Formula One World Drivers Championship driving for the McLaren Formula One team, under the Australian flag. He made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HRT team as part of a deal with Red Bull Racing, for whom he was test driving under its sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso. Ricciardo's driver number is 3. He has achieved 8 Grand Prix victories in Formula One.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- ParentsGrace PulitanoGiuseppe "Joe" Ricciardo
- RelativesMichelle Ricciardo(Sibling)
- Ex-Formula 1 racing driver who has raced for: Hispania (2011 (11 GPs)), Toro Rosso (2012 (20 GPs)-2013 (19 GPs)), Red Bull (2014 (19 GPs)-2015 (19 GPs)-2016 (21 GPs)-2017 (20 GPs)-2018 (21 GPs)), Renault (2019 (21 GPs)-2020 (17 GPs)), McLaren (2021 (22 GPs)-2022 (22 GPs)), Alpha Tauri (2023 (7 GPs)), Racing Bull (2024 (18 GPs)). He started 257 Grands Prix, 8 Wins, 3 Pole Positions, 17 Pole Positions, 17 Fastests Laps, 32 Podiums and 1329 Points. Best ranked in the World Championship: 3rd in 2014 and 2016.
- Following his victory at the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix, he joins Giles Villeneuve, Thierry Boutsen, Jean Alesi, Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica as drivers who have won their first Formula One race at the Giles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal.
- His victory at the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix makes him the fourth Australian driver to win a Formula One race, behind Sir Jack Brabham, Alan Jones and the driver he replaced at Red Bull Racing, Mark Webber.
- Became the 105th driver to win a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship when he won the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix.
- British Formula 3 Champion (2009) and Formula Renault 2.0 WEC Champion (2008).
- My personality won't change... but I'm certainly not going there to be this meme power couple or whatever it's described by these days.
- My favorite animal is the honey badger. Why? Because we have the same DNA.
- [Child: Does your car need petrol or diesel or, like, what does it need to drive?] That's a really good question. Um, it's a fuel of some sort.
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