While Ricardo makes his first full season in the Grand-Am seies. Most of the circuits that are in the schedule he did not know. The situation will be very different this Saturday (23), in Sonoma, the United States in the 13th and penultimate round of the championship. The circuit is the same one where he made his debut in the category last year, where he finished in fifth place. The experience he has here could help Ricardo in his search for the first victory in Grand Am.

“Yes, it will be nice returning to a track Nic and I have driven together again. It makes it a lot easier for us – both in setting up the car and for the race. I know and am a little better prepared for what happens in the race at this circuit. We should be able to use this as an advantage.”said Ricardo, who is also in the running for the "Rookie of the year" title. The race this weekend is part of the program schedule of the Indy Racing League in Sonoma.

Even in search of a conquest between the rookies, Ricardo still has the same goal that he has had since the beginning of the year, which is to win a race in the Grand-Am. He has three more races to achieve this goal. "I only have one thought, which is to win," said Ricardo, who occupies the seventh position in the general classification of the championship. This weekend, he will have the fans of Julio Campos, the driver that replaces him in the Braziliian Stock Car and the fans in the United States monitoring the trial.