Ricardo Zunino
Ricardo Héctor Zunino is a former racing driver from Argentina who participated in Formula One from to. He competed in 11 World Championship races and two non-Championship Formula One races, the 1980 Spanish Grand Prix and 1981 South African Grand Prix.
At the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, he replaced Niki Lauda at Brabham after the Austrian abruptly quit the team and Formula One. Zunino, attending the race as a spectator on a weekend off from his regular British F1 Championship drive, was chosen to take over the seat, having recently tested for the team. After the 1980 French Grand Prix he was replaced by Héctor Rebaque.
In Argentina, he was two-time Turismo Nacional champion, with Fiat.Racing record
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | Pts |
| AFMP Euroracing | March 772 | Hart | SIL | THR 9 | HOC Ret | NÜR 14 | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 1 |
| March Engineering | March 772 | Hart | | | | | VAL 11 | PAU 6 | MUG Ret | ROU 10 | NOG Ret | PER Ret | MIS Ret | EST DNQ | DON Ret | 20th | 1 |
| March Engineering | March 782 | BMW | THR 14 | HOC Ret | NÜR 13 | PAU Ret | MUG 18 | VAL 6 | ROU 5 | DON 9 | NOG DNS | PER 5 | MIS 7 | HOC 5 | | 12th | 7 |
| Polifac BMW Junior Team | March 792 | BMW | SIL 9 | HOC Ret | THR Ret | NÜR 10 | VAL | MUG | PAU | HOC | ZAN | PER | MIS | DON | | NC | 0 |
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | Pts |
1979 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ZOL | OUL | BRH | MAL | SNE | THR 5 | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 39 |
1979 | BS Fabrications | Arrows A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | | | | | | | ZAN Ret | | | | | | | | | 6th | 39 |
1979 | Charles Clowes Racing | Arrows A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | | | | | | | | DON 4 | OUL Ret | NOG 7 | MAL 2 | BRH 1 | THR 2 | SNE 2 | SIL | 6th | 39 |
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | Pts |
1979 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN 7 | USA Ret | NC | 0 |
1980 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG 7 | BRA 8 | RSA 10 | USW Ret | BEL Ret | MON DNQ | FRA Ret | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | | NC | 0 |
1981 | Tyrrell Racing | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | USW | BRA 13 | ARG 13 | SMR | BEL | MON | ESP | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | CPL | NC | 0 |