Ricardo Zunino
Race car driver, Person
1949 –
Who is Ricardo Zunino?
Ricardo Héctor Zunino is a former racing driver from Argentina who participated in Formula One from 1979 to 1981. 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 Hector Rebaque.
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- Born
- Apr 13, 1949
San Juan - Nationality
- Argentina
- Profession
- Lived in
- San Juan Province, Argentina
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on July 23, 2013
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