Daniel Ricciardo

At 35 years old, Daniel Ricciardo has this physical status:

Career

Ricciardo started karting at the age of nine as a member of the Tiger Kart Club (TKC) and participated in many karting tournaments. He started his Australian Formula Ford championship in 2005, finishing eighth by season's end. Ricciardo rented a 13-year-old Van Diemen out of Melbourne to compete in the national Formula Ford series, but his ageing vehicle was uncompetitive, finishing 16th, 17th, and retired after the weekend's three races.

Ricciardo made his Formula Three debut at Nürburgring in the 2008 season, joining SG Formula's Formula 3 Euro Series team. Despite having little expertise in the sport, Ricciardo finished eighth in the first race, then climbed to sixth place in the standing after James Jakes and Christian Vietoris stalled on the grid. But he did not do well in the reverse-grid competition, finishing 15th.

Ricciardo's 2009 season as a World Formula 3 Championships racer for Carlin Motorsports.

Ricciardo continued his relationship with Carlin by heading to the Macau Grand Prix with the team.

Ricciardo was signed by Tech 1 on October 30, 2009, and he will compete in the 2010 season. In 2009, he had competed for Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal and was his teammate to Brendon Hartley, another driver who drove for Tech 1 over the season.

Ricciardo was forced to miss his second test of the 2010 season after a minor crash during a mountain bike workout, but he continued to finish ranked in both races in Alca, Spain, in the season's first round of the 2010 season. He came in third and second in the respective categories, putting him at the top of the championship standings. Ricciardo was relegated to last on the grid two weeks after being found to have restricted other drivers' laps. He finished 13th and fifth respectively in the next two races, placing 2nd in the latter until several of the front-runners were fined for breaching the parc ferme laws before the race. Ricciardo claimed his third pole position of the season a week earlier, finishing three-tenths of a second behind championship competitor Stefano Coletti. He won his first match in the following series, just one place ahead of Coletti. Ricciardo went on to win two more times at the Hungaroring and Hockenheimring in a dramatic style. "I am delighted and proud for Daniel," Ricciardo's sixth pole from 12 races, and later expressed his admiration for the team's aspirations for victory by telling Autosport's Peter Mills, "I really hope Daniel wins the championship."

Ricciardo was involved in a spectacular run on the Silverstone circuit, with pole-sitter Jon Lancaster crashing into a barrel roll and landing on his wheels. Following disqualifications, Jean-Éric Vergne, his coworker, became the eventual champion of the series. Ricciardo spent much of the race leading the pack by upwards of three seconds after securing pole for the second race of the weekend. However, braking issues in the second half of the competition meant that Esteban Guerrieri, the championship king, was able to pass the Tech 1 racer on the final lap.

Ricciardo sat just three points behind championship leader Mikhail Aleshin and 13 ahead of third-place man Esteban Guerrieri as the final round of the season. Ricciardo, who was guiding his 8th pole of the season, won by a lights-to-flag victory, setting the fastest lap and establishing himself equal first with one race remaining. Ricciardo managed to stay on the grid for the second race of the weekend after securing second place on the grid, including teammate Vergne. Ricciardo was overtaken by championship rival Aleshin, with only two laps remaining in the championship and racing for speed. Ricciardo failed to win the trophy in his debut year, losing by only two points over Mikhail Aleshin.

Ricciardo competed for ISR Racing in 2011 before being called up to HRT.

Ricciardo made his track debut while driving for Red Bull Racing at the young drivers test at Circuito de Jerez, from 1–3 December 2009. He ran the fastest time of the test by over a second on the final day of testing. He was the only one to enter the 1:17 bracket, owing to this. Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing's team manager, suggested that Ricciardo be recalled as the team's test and reserve driver. Ricciardo and Hartley were to divide test and reserve roles for both Red Bull and sister squad Scuderia Toro Rosso until the latter was withdrawn from the Red Bull Junior team.

On November 11, 2010, Ricciardo was named as the sole driver to represent Red Bull Racing at the Yas Marina Circuit's end-of-season young driver's competition. "I can't wait to get another crack at driving Red Bull Racing's amazing Formula One car," he said at the unveiling. Ricciardo showed his one-lap prowess and dominated the event, with his fastest lap being 1.3 seconds faster than 2010 World Champion Sebastian Vettel's qualifying lap the Saturday before.

Ricciardo was confirmed as Toro Rosso's test and reserve driver for the 2011 season days after completing this session, and he will participate in the first free practice session of each race weekend. "Having a hungry youngster on the books will keep our current driver pairing nice and sharp," Toro Rosso's Franz Tost said, referring to Toro Rosso drivers Jaime Alguersuari and Sébastien Buemi.

Ricciardo had been employed by Red Bull Racing since June 30, 2011, only for the Indian Grand Prix, allowing Karthikeyan to compete at his home Grand Prix. Ricciardo made his Grand Prix debut at Silverstone in 2011.

However, HRT F1 announced on October 22, 2011, a few days before Karthikeyan was due to return to his home country for his home run, as well as allowing Karthikeyan to compete in India and stretch his learning curve. Ricciardo started 20th on the grid and finished 20th after starting 20th on the grid and in the final race at the Brazilian Grand Prix, finishing 20th after starting 22nd on the grid.

Ricciardo will drive for the Scuderia Toro Rosso in the 2012 season, alongside Frenchman Jean-Éric Vergne on December 14, 2011.

Ricciardo overtook his teammate Vergne late in the last lap to finish ninth in ninth place at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix, securing his first two World Championship points.

He finished 12th in wet Malaysia, after being first to switch to slick tyres. He finished sixth in Bahrain, but he fell back during the competition and ended 15th. After starting from 15th place, he suffered in Monaco in his first retirement of the season.

Toro Rosso re-signed Ricciardo for the 2013 season.

Ricciardo defeated Jean-Éric Vergne by seven points and barred him from playing for more than a month. Mark Webber, a fellow countryman, was promoted to Toro Rosso's senior team, who lost him to Vergne after his two years together. Ricciardo finished 13th in the championship with 20 points.

Mark Webber was recalled at Infiniti Red Bull Racing at the start of the 2014 Formula One season, alongside Sebastian Vettel, a four-time world champion.

Despite challenge from rookie Kevin Magnussen in the final laps, Ricciardo qualified in second place in the first race of the season. Ricciardo was later disqualified after his vehicle was found to have exceeded the maximum allowable hourly fuel flow rate limit. If he not been disqualified, it would have been the first time an Australian had ranked in the Australian Grand Prix since the sport was part of the World Championship. Infiniti Red Bull Racing appealed the disqualification appeal, but the International Court of Appeal dismissed it, ensuring that the FIA's decision was upheld.

Ricciardo did not finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix, but he earned his first points of the 2014 season at the Bahrain Grand Prix, finishing fourth after starting in 13th position. Ricciardo became the fourth Australian to win a Grand Prix in Formula One by winning the Canadian Grand Prix, joining Jack Brabham, Alan Jones, and Mark Webber. His victory in Canada snapped a string of six Mercedes victories that began in the 2014 season. Ricciardo won the first half of the 2014 season, and Alonso characterized Ricciardo as "very, very intelligent, very respectful" after a clean and close contest between Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso at the German Grand Prix.

On July 27, Ricciardo took the Hungarian Grand Prix, ahead of Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. He came in third place behind Alonso and Hamilton with less than four laps remaining, and overtook Hamilton's Mercedes with a pass outside of the Hungaroring's turn two. He then quickly caught and over Alonso's Ferrari as he had little grip on his tyres – a video of his left front tyre after the race revealed it to be blistered. Ricciardo came to win by 5.225 seconds in the final two laps. Vettel, his coworker, continued on the main straight to finish seventh. After Mark Webber's triumph in 2010 – also for Red Bull – Ricciardo became the second Australian to win the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ricciardo won his third game of his career in Belgium after losing the first Australian to win there since Jack Brabham in 1960, while making him the first non-Mercedes driver to win a Grand Prix in 2014.

Following the announcement of Vettel's departure from the team, it was revealed on October 4th that Ricciardo would partner Daniil Kvyat for the 2015 season. Ricciardo claimed third place in the drivers' championship at the Malaysian Grand Prix in his first season with Red Bull Racing, despite it being his first retirement after the Malaysian Grand Prix. Despite starting in fourth place due to a front wing crash, Ricciardo took first place in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix's first lap of his Formula One career. In April 2015, Ricciardo received the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year for his 2014 appearances.

Ricciardo became the fastest Formula One racer to complete a lap of the Top Gear test track during the Star's third episode of the popular British motoring television show Top Gear on February 8, 2015, defeating Lewis Hamilton in a time of 1:42.2.

Red Bull fell behind Ferrari and Williams in their attempts to bring the title fight to Mercedes in 2015. The Renault power unit was largely held back by the Renault engine unit, which had been out-developed by Mercedes and Ferrari, and it was held hostage by the Red Bull cars. The RB11 only showed speed on slow and twisty high downforce tracks or rain, underlining the car's solid chassis.

Ricciardo finished fifth and fastest lap in Monaco for his first top-five finish and his first top-five finish in the event. Although tussling for second place in Hungary with Nico Rosberg, his race-winning charge ground came to a halt when the two teams clashed while hunting down Sebastian Vettel. Ricciardo came in third place behind his colleague Alex Strozhenko to finish third. It was his first podium appearance since the 2014 United States Grand Prix in Helsinki. In Singapore, he finished second and set his third fastest lap of the season.

Ricciardo finished eighth in the championship with 92 points, three points behind teammate Daniil Kvyat. He defeated Kvyat 14–5 in a handicapped match.

Ricciardo started the season well in a more competitive Red Bull, finishing 4th in both Australia and Bahrain and qualifying 2nd, then leading early on in the Chinese Grand Prix before being disqualified and ending in fourth place.

Ricciardo finished third at the Spanish Grand Prix, and after Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's two Mercedes cars crashed out on the first lap, he led the first lap. Red Bull responded to Sebastian Vettel's extraordinary strategy call by pitting Ricciardo again and focusing Vettel, which also went for the alleged faster three-stop approach. He was left behind Vettel, new teammate Max Verstappen, and Kimi Räikkönen, and after a few failed attempts to reach Vettel, a tyre blow out late in the race put him fourth place, behind eventual champion Verstappen and Ferraris Räikkönen and Vettel.

Ricciardo claimed his first pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix and dominated the early wet stages of the series. However, after a lengthy pitstop in which his team took nearly 40 seconds to build a set of tyres, he lost the race lead to Lewis Hamilton and finished in 2nd. "I've been screwed now for two weekends in a row," Ricciardo said after the race result. It sucks. It hurts."

Ricciardo returned to the podium in Hungary, finishing third, and in Germany, where he finished second. Ricciardo descended on Germany for a new occasion, where he drank champagne out of his shoes. This is the "shoey" at this point. Mark Webber, a podium interviewer, pleaded second to drink alcohol from the shoe, and he repeated the festivities at the Belgian Grand Prix (where he came in second).

Ricciardo qualified and finished second at the Singapore Grand Prix after rushing eventual winner Rosberg to a halt near the finish line, a late strategy change that put him under half a second behind at the finish line.

Ricciardo placed fourth at the Malaysian Grand Prix but then climbed to second in turn one after a collision between Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg. He then took the lead in the race late after race leader Lewis Hamilton retired due to an engine failure. Ricciardo won his first game of the season after fighting with his Red Bull teammates Verstappen. He recited his "shoey" award on the podium, and was able to bring together team boss Christian Horner, as well as podium sharers Verstappen and Rosberg to repeat the event. Following a podium finish in Mexico, Ricciardo came in third third in the Drivers' Championship. He is the only driver to have been classified in every race of the 2016 season other than Sergio Pérez. In fact, Ricciardo won only two races, surpassing last year's result, he exceeded every other race finish from 2015.

Ricciardo was ranked 10th in Australia after spinning into the tyre barrier in Q3. As a result of the accident, he paid a five-place grid penalty due to an unscheduled gearbox change. A gearbox sensor failure prevented him from starting, but two laps down, a sudden fuel shortage put his race to a halt after 25 laps. He claimed his fifth Grand Prix at the first Azerbaijan Grand Prix after qualifying 10th. He appeared on the podium five times in a row between Spain and Austria, and three times in a row in Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan. Despite finishing fourth in the drivers' championship for the majority of the season, three out of three races (including the final one in Abu Dhabi) saw Ricciardo fall to fifth fifth place in the championship, five points behind Kimi Räikkönen.

Ricciardo's season began with a fourth-place finish in Australia, down from eighth on the grid after a three-place penalty for speeding under red flag conditions. After an electrical malfunction on the second lap in Bahrain, he finished non-finish. After starting sixth on the grid, his result in the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix was much better, winning by almost nine seconds. Ricciardo was competing for fourth place in the later half of the season at the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, alongside teammate Max Verstappen. His front wing was in constant communication with his teammate's back, and the incident caused both drivers to leave. Ricciardo finished fifth and set the track record at the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix, despite spinning under the virtual safety car. Ricciardo and Verstappen were regarded as favourites to win the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix due to their cars' high chassis and down-force. Ricciardo led all three workout sessions before qualifying, setting the lap record for each session. Ricciardo managed to land his second pole of his career at Monaco, winning every qualifying session as well as setting a new lap record. Despite having to tackle a power loss throughout the race due to a MGU-K power output issue, Ricciardo managed to hold off Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel's win and his first Grand Prix victory and his first Grand Prix victory from pole position. He finished with the most retirements in the 2018 season, with 8 retirements in total. He ran his fastest laps for the season in Australia, China, Spain, and Hungary, finishing sixth in the World Drivers' Championship with 170 points.

Ricciardo had signed a deal with Renault in 2019 and 2020, according to the company's announcement on August 3rd. Nico Hülkenberg, Ricciardo's teammate for the 2019 season, was his partner. Ricciardo had a slow start to the season, with resignations in the first two races, from front-wing damage in Australia and power failure in Bahrain. In China, a 7th-place finish followed. Ricciardo spun Daniil Kvyat in Azerbaijan, when both vehicles were halted following Ricciardo's overtake attempt, resulting in race-ending injuries for both drivers and Ricciardo's third retirement in four races. Six straight race finishes followed, including a strong 4th place in qualifying and a 6th-place finish in Canada. At the German Grand Prix, Ricciardo sustained an exhaustion.

Ricciardo's best result of the year came in fourth place at the Italian Grand Prix in 4th place, his highest result of the year. Hülkenberg, the team's fifth best finish since the team returned to action in 2016. Ricciardo was involved in a first-lap accident in Russia, which resulted in his eventual resignation. He was initially ranked 6th in Japan before both Renault cars were disqualified ten days later for using illicit driver aids. Strong 6th-place finishes in the United States and Brazil followed three straight points finishes.

Ricciardo's record was tense in 2009, ranking ninth in the championship, behind teammate Hülkenberg.

For the 2020 season, Ricciardo had a new teammate, with Hülkenberg being replaced by Esteban Ocon. Ricciardo announced his retirement at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix, kicking off the season. Ricciardo was running in 6th place with 2 laps to go before Lance Stroll's overtaking attempt caused Ricciardo wide, causing him to lose positions to both Stroll and Lando Norris. After a close finish with Stroll and Sergio Pérez, he ranked eighth in the 8th position in the championship. Ricciardo finished in 8th place at the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix, placing 11th in 11th place.

Ricciardo came in 4th place in the 2020 British Grand Prix, equaling his best result for Renault. He had been running in 6th place before late punctures to Carlos Sainz Jr. and Valtteri Bottas, who boosted him to fourth place. He was close to overtaking Charles Leclerc for his first podium appearance in two years, but he fell by 1.2 seconds. Ricciardo finished 5th in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, but a spin midway through the season earned him a 14th-place finish. At the next race in Spain, Ricciardo qualified 13th and ended 11th.

Ricciardo will begin an 11 race point-scoring streak until the end of the season, beginning with the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix. He qualified and finished in 4th place, as well as taking the fastest lap of the race. He placed 7th in the Italian Grand Prix of 2020 and finished in 6th place. He qualified eighth and was in third place for the majority of the series, but Red Bull's Alex Albon overtook Ricciardo, forcing him to forfeit fourth place for fourth place.

Ricciardo was the fastest in the second qualifying segment of the Russian Grand Prix, but he only managed to qualify in 5th place. Despite a 5-second penalty, he came in 5th place in the competition. Ricciardo qualified 6th at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix in 2020 before moving on to finish the team's first podium appearance since the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix. This was Ricciardo's first podium since joining Renault and his first since the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix. He started tenth in the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix after having a crash late in the second segment of qualifying, damaging his rear wing. In the running, he came in ninth place. At the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, he appeared on the podium for the second time. He started 5th on the grid and topped Pierre Gasly on the first lap before being overtaken by Pérez after being stuck behind traffic. However, a tyre failure and former teammate Max Verstappen's retirement, as well as a Pérez's team's execution, allowed him to finish in third place. He started 6th in the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix and overtook Valtteri Bottas on the first lap. However, after a warning, he had a bad second start, dropping him to 10th place. He eventually finished in seventh place. After Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, and Sergio Pérez collided in the first lap of the race, he had a chance of a podium at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. Ricciardo was overtaken on his second pit stop, but the race ended in 5th place, owing to a mistimed second pit stop. He only finished 12th on the grid in his last race for Renault in the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but he did a good job in his first stint, allowing him to jump into seventh place in seventh place. On the final lap, he also ran the fastest lap of the season. With 119 points, 6 points down from Sergio Pérez in fourth, he came in fifth place in the championship standings, ranking fifth.

Ricciardo, a two-year Renault F1 team veteran, joined McLaren for the 2021 Formula One World Championship as a replacement for Carlos Sainz Jr., who had signed a multi-year contract with Ferrari, joined McLaren for the 2021 Formula One World Championship. He worked with Lando Norris, the team's retained employee.

In his first race at the Bahrain Grand Prix, he disqualified his teammate and started the race in 6th place, placing him in 6th place. Ricciardo was struck by Pierre Gasly and sustained floor damage to his car, resulting in the loss of a significant amount of downforce on Lap 4. Ricciardo was able to complete the season opener in 7th, despite the disappointment losing Sainz at the end of the game.

He finished sixth for the second time in a row, and ahead of his teammate. On the first lap, Ricciardo rode 5th, but was eventually unable to keep up with the top 4 cars in the wet weather, and so he was ordered to let Norris pass by. He did. After a difficult run in which he suffered from a slow pitstop, he ended up finishing in the same position he started.

Ricciardo began from 16th after being knocked out during Q1. During the run, he finished ninth in ninth place. Ricciardo qualified seventh in the Spanish Grand Prix, but he then climbed to fifth on the first lap. Pérez was able to get past turn 1 at lap 45, the fifth best behind Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez until lap 45. He finished sixth, the first time in the season that he was outside Norris.

In the following round of the season, the Monaco Grand Prix, Ricciardo, was disqualified in Q2 and finished 12th overall after being lapped by his teammate, who finished second, who placed fifth.

Ricciardo started the season in 13th in qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but he was able to climb to the top of the standings during the series.

Ricciardo finished in 6th position after losing to his colleagues due to traffic jams during his pitstop.

At the Styrian Grand Prix, Ricciardo finished 13th. On the first lap, he was up to eighth on the first lap, which was off to a promising start. He suffered a loss of control on lap 7 and finished 14th, falling to 14th in 14th. The remainder of the race was marred by a lack of electricity and being left out on improperly used tyres. He ended up finishing in the same way he started from.

Ricciardo took seventh place in the Austrian Grand Prix after starting 13th.

Ricciardo qualified in 7th place in the British Grand Prix, just behind his teammate. After an overtaking move on Fernando Alonso in the closing stages, he took sixth place in Formula One's first-ever sprint race in 6th place. Ricciardo took advantage of Max Verstappen's retirement to finish fifth in fifth position, starting the Grand Prix from 6th. At McLaren, this was his first top-five finish.

Ricciardo qualified in 11th in the final race before the summer break. Ricciardo gained second place by the first corner only for him to be wiped out of the championship by another accident, and he finished the race in 11th after causing significant damage to his vehicle.

Ricciardo qualified 4th for the Belgian Grand Prix in wet weather after returning from summer break, ahead of his teammate, who crashed out in Q3. Multiple times due to torrential rain on Sunday, the race was postponed and was called off after 2 laps behind the safety car. Ricciardo was ranked 4th and earned 6 points as a result.

Ricciardo qualified in tenth place at the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend, one step ahead of his teammate. After losing his 10th position during the closing stages, to Lando Norris, who was wearing fresher tyres, he was denied a point finish on race day. Nonetheless, Ricciardo was the fastest of the 2 McLaren drivers over the weekend.

Ricciardo qualified on 5th in the Italian Grand Prix, a second down on his teammate. Ricciardo climbed two positions on the first lap to finish in third place, earning one championship point on Saturday. Valtteri Bottas' grid penalty earned him a spot in the Grand Prix on Sunday, beginning in the front row. This was also his third race in a row in which he had out-qualified his teammates. Ricciardo got off to a better start than polesitter Max Verstappen and took the lead into turn 1. Verstappen had to postpone his first victory for McLaren while still setting the fastest lap, despite defeating him for 21 laps. This was also the team's first victory since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, as well as their first 1-2 finish since the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix.

Ricciardo qualified fifth on the grid, behind his colleague Lando Norris, who was in pole position at the Russian Grand Prix. Despite a poor start and slow pit stop early in the season, Ricciardo pitted for intermediate tyres and worked his way up to fourth place in the final few laps.

Ricciardo was disqualified in Q1 and required an engine penalty, starting at the back of the grid, as the Turkish Grand Prix was played out. During the competition, he managed to finish 13th.

Ricciardo qualified seventh at the United States Grand Prix on Saturday, placing him seventh overall, ahead of teammate Norris, who qualified behind him in 8th. Due to a grid penalty for Valtteri Bottas, he was elevated to his sixth position on the grid. Following a three-way contest between himself, Sainz, and Norris, they defeated Sainz on lap 1. He managed to finish in 5th position, protecting Sainz and assisting McLaren in the Constructors Championship for third place, with Ferrari's Roger Mayfield finishing 8th.

Ricciardo qualified in 7th place and split the two Ferrari's in the Mexico City Grand Prix, beating the two Ferrari's. With an engine penalty, Norris will be McLaren's main racer for the season. Ricciardo got off to a rocky start, partnering Sergio Pérez for his fourth position going into turn one. At turn one, he had a small lockdown and met with Valtteri Bottas, but he suffered damage to his front wing. He fell to last place after a pitstop and could only recover to 12th place, while teammate Norris was able to come from the back of the grid to finish in 10th place.

Ricciardo finished eighth in eighth place and threatened Pierre Gasly for seventh before having to return due to a power problem, his first retirement of the season.

Ricciardo was disqualified in Q2, qualifying 14th, and he could only finish 12th in the series after fuel issues stymied his chance to progress.

Ricciardo put an end to a pointless streak in Saudi Arabia's penultimate race. Despite being knocked out of Q2 qualifying in 11th place, the entrepreneur gained positions thanks to good speed and a pit stop during red flags. He ran in 4th place after the second red flag, posing a threat to Esteban Ocon for the podium position before losing his fourth position to eventual third-place finisher Valtteri Bottas and ending in fifth place.

Ricciardo qualified in 10th place at Abu Dhabi's final race of the season. He ended up 12th after being overcut by Fernando Alonso and Pierre Gasly as a result of a virtual safety device. He finished the season in 8th place in the drivers standings, scoring 115 points with just one podium, his race win at Monza.

Ricciardo failed to complete the 2022 pre-season test in Bahrain on March 11 due to a positive COVID-19 test. On March 20, he was released from anonymity in time for the season's opening race.

The Australian qualified 18th and finished the season in 14th, behind his colleague Norris in 15th due to a lack of energy and three driver retirements.

Ricciardo qualified 12th in the Saudi Grand Prix, finishing in 9th overall, and was eighth in ninth. However, he took out the virtual safety car on lap 35 after his McLaren came to a halt due to an engine failure at the pit lane exit.

Ricciardo qualified in 7th place and finished in 6th place behind his colleague Norris in his home Grand Prix.

Ricciardo placed 6th in 6th place for the sprint race on Saturday, where he continued to finish sixth overall in the race. Ricciardo collided with Carlos Sainz Jr. during the first lap of the season, causing Sainz to withdraw from the sport and damaging Ricciardo's front wing. Ricciardo took last place in last place at the end of the season, while Norris, his colleague, came in third place in 3rd place, bringing third place.

Ricciardo finished 13th and finished the season in 13th place at the Miami Grand Prix after his teammate retired. Ricciardo failed to score points and placed ninth in qualifying for the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix, earning ninth position in the 2022 world Grand Prix. Ricciardo's poor early season results had "not met [Ricciardo's] or our hopes," in a tweeting out of Monaco Grand Prix Ricciardo by McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, who was chastised for his early season results relative to teammate Lando Norris. Ricciardo finished eighth in Azerbaijan, behind his colleague Lando Norris, who has previously won, as he looks to add to his team's successes. He then failed to gain points in the Canadian Grand Prix, although he did not win. Ricciardo qualified 14th in the British Grand Prix, but he could only finish the race one place higher in 13th after complaining about a lack of grip during the run. Austria and France received their ninth place points scoring success in two consecutive years. Ricciardo finished pointless at the Hungarian Grand Prix finishing 15th, receiving a 5 second penalty for colliding with Lance Stroll during the race.

McLaren and Ricciardo resigned a year earlier in August 2022 by mutual consent. Ricciardo said Ricciardo would not be on the grid for the 2023 Formula One season after qualifying of the Japanese Grand Prix.

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Awards

• BRDC The Bruce McLaren Trophy: 2013
• Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini: 2014
• Confartigianato Motori Driver of the Year: 2014
• GQ Australia Sportsman of the Year: 2014
• BRDC The Bruce McLaren Trophy: 2014
• BRDC The Innes Ireland Trophy: 2014
• BRDC The Innes Ireland Trophy: 2015
• Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year: 2015
• BRDC The Bruce McLaren Trophy: 2016
• Confartigianato Motori Driver of the Year: 2018
• Appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to motor sport as a competitor and ambassador, and to the community".