▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁stopped ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁championship ▁to ▁make ▁tests ▁in ▁European ▁F 3 0 0 0 . ▁R ac ed ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁races ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁second ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁F 3 ▁championship . ▁After ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁championship ▁R ibe iro ▁dropped ▁to ▁fifth ▁place . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁test ▁for ▁European ▁F 3 0 0 0 ▁D rac o ▁team ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁third ▁one ▁in ▁Valle lung a ▁circuit ▁( Ital y ) ▁when ▁all ▁the ▁teams ▁were ▁testing ▁new ▁pil ots . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁year ▁R ibe iro ▁rac ed ▁for ▁Ces ario ▁F 3 ▁team ▁winning ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁races ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁champion . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁F 3 ▁Sul amer icana ▁with ▁the ▁championship ▁title ▁and ▁ 4 ▁races ▁to ▁finish . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Italy ▁to ▁be ▁ready ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁F 3 0 0 0 ▁pre - season . ▁ ▁Formula ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁R ibe iro ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁Formula ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁competed ▁in ▁four ▁races , ▁scoring ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁before ▁being ▁dropped ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Ern esto ▁Vis o . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁returned ▁to ▁racing ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Brazil . ▁