Ricardo Feller
Feller in 2023
Nationality  Swiss
Born (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000
Aarau, Switzerland
ADAC GT Masters career
Debut season2017
Current teamMontaplast by Land-Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number29
Former teamsBWT Mücke Motorsport
Audi Sport Racing Academy
Starts78
Wins5
Podiums11
Poles3
Fastest laps5
Previous series
2018–2019
2016
2016		24H Series
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
Championship titles
2021

2021		GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Cup
ADAC GT Masters

Ricardo Feller (born 1 June 2000) is a Swiss racing driver who currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and GT World Challenge Europe.[1]

Career

Early career

Feller began karting in 2011, competing in the Supermini class of the Switzerland-based Bridgestone Cup.[2] The following year, he expanded his karting program, taking second overall in the Supermini class of the 2012 Swiss Karting Championship. In 2016, at the age of 15, Feller stepped into single-seater formula cars for the first time in his career, joining Mücke Motorsport (branded as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) for the 2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship season.[3]

Sports car racing

For 2017, Feller made the transition to sports car racing, competing in the 2017 ADAC GT Masters alongside teammate Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky with the new-for-2017 Audi Sport Racing Academy team.[4] With his appearance in the opening round, Feller became the youngest driver in series history.[5] Although the duo failed to score a point in 2017, Feller rejoined Mücke Motorsport for the 2018 season, sharing his Audi R8 LMS with Audi factory driver Christopher Haase.[5] Later that year, Feller made his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe, taking part in the Sprint Cup for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT.[6] He and co-driver Adrien de Leener would score their first and only victory of the season at the Nürburgring in September.

To begin 2019, Feller made his debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona, driving for Land Motorsport.[7] This opportunity grew into a full Michelin Endurance Cup campaign for himself and co-drivers Christopher Mies and Daniel Morad. They recorded a best finish of second in the season finale at Road Atlanta. Later that year, Feller scored his first race victory in the ADAC GT Masters at Zandvoort.[8] For 2020, Feller joined Emil Frey Racing, competing in the Pro class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[9]

After competing with Mücke Motorsport during the 2020 season, Feller returned to Land Motorsport for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters season.[10] Reunited with co-driver Mies, the two claimed three race victories en route to the overall championship, with Feller also taking the Junior categorization title as well.[11] With Emil Frey Racing, Feller scored the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Silver class title, driving alongside Alex Fontana and Rolf Ineichen.[12] The trio scored two class victories and three podiums from five races en route to their title.

For 2022, Feller joined Audi Sport's factory roster, taking part in the DTM with Team Abt Sportsline.[13] He had reportedly received multiple offers ahead of the 2022 season,[14] but elected to sign a factory contract with Audi. At Imola in June, he claimed his first career DTM pole.[15] He would go on to win that race, in the process scoring his first series victory.[16] Feller would score one additional podium in 2022, finishing 15th in the championship. Following his rookie season, Feller stated he was pleased with the year, and believed that the team had potential in the near future to challenge more frequently for race victories.[17] Outside of his DTM commitments, Feller competed part-time in the ADAC GT Masters, driving for Land-Motorsport alongside Jusuf Owega when DTM and GT Masters dates didn't clash.[18] His Audi factory driver duties also saw him take part in several one-off endurance events, including the Bathurst 12 Hour with The Bend Motorsport Park Team Valvoline,[19] the 24 Hours of Spa with Attempto Racing,[20] and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring with Team Phoenix.[21] For the final round of the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, he deputized for Team WRT's Kelvin van der Linde, who was unwell.[22]

Feller began his 2023 campaign at the Bathurst 12 Hour,[23] finishing second in the Pro-Am class where he shared his Audi with Yasser Shahin and Christopher Mies. He returned to his factory driver duties at the Kyalami 9 Hours, where he finished third overall alongside co-drivers Mattia Drudi and Patric Niederhauser.[24] His partnership with Drudi continued throughout the 2023 season, where the two shared Tresor Orange1's Audi for the full GT World Challenge Europe campaign. Fellow factory driver Dennis Marschall joined the entry for the Endurance Cup.[25] In late February, Feller's return to DTM for a second season was confirmed, where he would again drive for Abt Sportsline.[26]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 15 0 0 0 0 0 39th
Italian F4 Championship Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 45th
2017 ADAC GT Masters Audi Sport Racing Academy 14 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Saintéloc Racing 6 0 0 0 0 1 26th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 6 1 0 0 2 47 6th
ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 14 0 0 1 0 45 13th
24H GT Series - A6 1 0 0 0 0  ?  ?
2019 ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 14 1 0 0 3 117 5th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 4 0 0 0 1 92 28th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H GT Series - A6 BWT Mücke Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0  ?  ?
2020 ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 13 0 0 0 0 32 25th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 3 0 1 2 2 24.5 12th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 3 1 1 3 3 43.5 8th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 14 3 3 4 6 199 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 5 0 0 0 1 19 14th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 5 2 2 2 3 91 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 1 1 1 3 45.5 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 8 2 2 5 3 75 5th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Nürburgring Endurance Series - VT3 Team Mathol Racing 2 2 2 0 2  ?  ?
Nürburgring Endurance Series - V6 1 0 0 0 1  ?  ?
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Team Abt Sportsline 16 1 1 0 2 63 15th
ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land Motorsport 9 1 0 1 2 96 15th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team Attempto 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0
Intercontinental GT Challenge The Bend Motorsport Park Team Valvoline 1 0 0 0 0 10 17th
Audi Sport Team Attempto 1 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Scherer Sport Team Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 16 1 2 2 3 179 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Orange1 5 0 0 0 1 47 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 4 1 1 7 109.5 1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Scherer Sport PHX 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Red Bull – Team ABT

Complete ADAC Formula 4 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 23 24 Pos Points
2016 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg OSC1
1
27		 OSC1
2
26		 OSC1
3
26		 SAC
1
22		 SAC
2
23		 SAC
3
15		 LAU
1
22		 LAU
2
18		 LAU
3
26		 OSC2
1
20		 OSC2
2
25		 OSC2
3
Ret		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 NÜR
3		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
20		 HOC
3
25		 39th 0

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2019 Montaplast by Land Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MON SIL LEC SPA
6H
24		 SPA
12H
15		 SPA
24H
14		 CAT NC 0
2020 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro IMO
11		 NÜR
Ret		 SPA
6H
39		 SPA
12H
31		 SPA
24H
16		 LEC
11		 NC 0
2021 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MON
3		 LEC
13		 SPA
6H
14		 SPA
12H
38		 SPA
24H
31		 NÜR
8		 CAT
20		 1st 91
2022 Audi Sport Team Attempto Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro IMO LEC SPA
6H
36		 SPA
12H
26		 SPA
24H
12		 NC 0
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT HOC BAR
4
2023 Tresor Orange1 Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro MNZ
5		 LEC
Ret		 SPA
6H
6		 SPA
12H
1		 SPA
24H
7		 NÜR
3		 CAT
Ret		 5th 47

*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2018 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Silver ZOL
1		 ZOL
2		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 MIS
1
10		 MIS
2
13		 HUN
1
14		 HUN
2
10		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
Ret		 6th 47
2020 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MIS
1		 MIS
2		 MIS
3		 MAG
1		 MAG
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 CAT
1
2		 CAT
2
8		 CAT
3
3		 8th 43.5
2021 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MAG
1		 MAG
2		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
2		 MIS
1
8		 MIS
2
11		 BRH
1
14		 BRH
2
8		 VAL
1
17		 VAL
2
12		 5th 75
2023 Tresor Orange1 Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
1		 MIS
1
10		 MIS
2
Ret		 HOC
1
1		 HOC
2
4		 VAL
1
3		 VAL
2
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 2nd* 75.5*

*Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2019 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport GTD Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
22		 SEB
4		 MDO DET WGL
8		 MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
2		 28th 92

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2022 Team Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS Evo II ALG
1
6		 ALG
2
9		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
7		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
11		 NOR
1
8		 NOR
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
3		 NÜR
2
Ret		 SPA
1
18		 SPA
2
13		 RBR
1
15		 RBR
2
22		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
12		 15th 63
2023 Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS Evo II OSC
1
4		 OSC
2
7		 ZAN
1
15		 ZAN
2
11		 NOR
1
8		 NOR
2
14		 NÜR
1
43		 NÜR
2
61		 LAU
1
7		 LAU
2
22		 SAC
1
4		 SAC
2
6		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
15		 HOC
1
4		 HOC
2
9		 3rd 179

References

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  2. ↑ "About Ricardo – Ricardo Feller". ricardofeller.ch (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Formula 4: Ricardo Feller drives for Mücke Motorsport". autosprint.ch. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "ADAC GT Masters News Notebook". dailysportscar.com. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2021. Swedish driver Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky completed her first full-season in the ADAC GT Masters season in 2016. 18-year-old Ricardo Feller from Switzerland will be her new teammate.
  5. 1 2 Wyss, Peter (8 February 2018). "GT sport: Great opportunity for Ricardo Feller". autosprint.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Kilshaw, Jake (20 June 2018). "Silver Cup Field Grows as Blancpain GT Heads to Misano". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 October 2021. Adrien de Leener and Ricardo Feller will drive the car with de Leener making his return to the team and Feller set for his series debut.
  7. ↑ Dagys, John (14 December 2018). "Land Confirms Rolex 24 Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Wins For Grasser & Land At Zandvoort". dailysportscar.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  9. ↑ Kilshaw, Jake (20 December 2019). "Emil Frey Confirms GTWC Europe Return With GT Open Champions". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "MONTAPLAST BY LAND-MOTORSPORT LINES UP WITH CHRISTOPHER MIES AND RICARDO FELLER IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS". sportscarracingnews.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  11. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (8 November 2021). "Ricardo Feller & Christopher Mies Crowned ADAC GT Champions". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Iron Lynx Ferrari Squad Clinch Endurance Cup Drivers Title". dailysportscar.com. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021. There were further Endurance Cup successes today for Ferrari squad Sky Tempesta Racing and its driver Chris Froggatt, while Emil Frey Racing survived an early puncture to seal the Silver Cup with its #14 Lamborghini crew of Ricardo Feller, Alex Fontana and Rolf Ineichen.
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  17. ↑ LaSalle, Rob (30 November 2022). "Feller und DTM-Druck: Man kann sich nicht verstecken" [Feller and DTM pressure: You can't hide]. Speed Week (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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