Ricardo Santos

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Lancia Martini Car - A short graphic story of the car model which has won the most World Rally titles for Martini Racing is the Lancia Delta HF Integrale. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Aston Red Bull Racing F1 Car, RB15 as driven by Max Verstappen on a filming day in 2019. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Porsche 919 Evo, which set the lap record at Nurburgring, driven by Timo Bernhard in a tim of 5:19.55.  The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Porsche 935 driven by Rolf Stommelen in 1976. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Porsche 956 1985 winning car, driven by Ludwig-Barilla-Winter, team Joest Racing. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the "Plymouth Superbird" a Mopar Aero car driven by Richard Petty. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the F1 car driven by Keke Rosberg, white and yellow Mclaren MP4/2C Tag Porsche. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Ford Focus RS used in the WRC 02 Cyprus Rally as driven by Colin McRae - Nick Grist.  The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1989 car, which won the Daytona 500, driven by Darrell Waltrip.  The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Rally Champions 1989 car the Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, which was in the Sanremo rally in 1989. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Lancia Stratos HF 1976 Rally Car. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Porsche 917/30 driven by Mark Donohue who was nicknamed 'Captain Nice', an American race car driver and engineer known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victories. Donohue is probably best known as the driver of the 1500+ bhp "Can-Am Killer" Porsche 917-30 and as the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 1972. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Porsche 935 nicknamed "Moby Dick" due to the head gasket failures of the 1977 version, Porsche parted with their air cooling tradition and introduced water-cooled cylinder heads in the 1978 engine, and equipped them with four valves as well. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is 50 years of Team Penske, an American Auto Pro Racing Team. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Porsche 956 racing sports car, driven by Keke Rosberg in the 1983 DRM at Norisring. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of Nelson Piquet's Brabham BT52/BT52B car. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of Jim Clark's Lotus 49 Ford Cosworth DFV car. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes AMG F1 W11 M11 EQ Performance EQ car. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days. 

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of Jody Scheckters Tyrrell P34 car. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Mclaren M23 vs. Ferrari 312T2 - Hunt and Lauda duel. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine

This fabulous piece of artwork is of the Ford GT vs a Corvette. Every beautiful copy is signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo Santos. The print is available in one size; 50cm x 70cm, all prints are all printed on beautiful Fedrigoni X-PER 140g/m2 paper, by the offset printing process and sent directly via courier from Portugal, the home of the artist. Prints are packed and sent in a sturdy postal tube.  Worldwide shipping from Portugal, 2 to 7 working days.

DISCLAIMER: This is OFFICIAL artwork © by Ricardo Santos

Ricardo Santos is a Portuguese art director and graphic designer. Currently working as a freelancer, Ricardo has given over the years glimpses of his talent at newspapers such as Diário de Notícias, 24 Horas and Jornal i, with the latter being awarded by the Society for News Design with the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper, in 2010. Part of the design team that drew the journal from day one, Ricardo has since collected other awards while working at Turbo and AutoSport — two Portuguese icons regarding cars and motorsport. Always eager to accept a new challenge, it is in this particular environment that he thrives the most. His résumé includes covers and illustrations for international magazines such as american “Racer” or UK’s “Top Gear”, and world renowned brands like Ferrari, Nissan and Red Bull. A former rally co-driver, Ricardo’s love for cars and motorsport has driven him to create illustrations of Formula 1 and rally cars from the 80’s and 90’s, all penned up on an irresistible retro style that remind us why we love racing: “I try to focus on the shape, the shadows, glows and colors of the cars to create simple but eye catching images, which I believe is a direct influence of my day job in newspapers and magazines trying to create simple and easy to understand work”, he said on an interview for Motorsportretro.com, with the guys over there mesmerized by his work. A perfectionist by nature, motivated by giving that extra detail that makes the difference, Ricardo’s work resemble his personality and can be purchased as prints here on this site.

What people say
“Ricardo’s stunning illustrations take motorsports art in a whole new direction. His depictions of classic racing cars are as surprising as they are dramatic, and his ability to convey their essence is as much about what he leaves out as what he includes. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to showcase Ricardo’s work on several striking and memorable RACER magazine covers.”
Laurence Foster, Editor-in-Chief, RACER magazine

”Ricardo shows us his unique ability to abstract a racing car’s visual complexity into an instantly recognizable expression, the kind of thing that’s still alive in your eyes in the instant after the car flashes by on the track. With Santos, the impression is not a blur but instead an image that captures the moment and clarifies the car.”
Michael Jordan, Porsche Panorama Magazine

"A master of design and illustration, and in capturing light and shadow and their play on the curvaceous contours of classic cars, Ricardo’s work is striking. His minimalist, iconic style and the bright, block colour palettes of his works makes for confident, powerful images which instantly grab your attention. Powerful, classy, striking, bold and beautiful – these are works that need to exist as huge prints. Preferably hanging on my walls!"
Rich Fowler, Motorsportretro.com

"When you're an adult human in need of some car art, but not old enough to collect watercolours of Austin Healeys, you need Ricardo Santos. His stuff is simple and graphic with lots of bold shapes and colours. It´s colouring-in for grown-ups."
Top Gear Magazine