Paolo Ruberti (born 22 April 1975) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the Michelin Le Mans Cup.

Paolo Ruberti
Ruberti (left) and Gianluca Roda in 2013
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1975-04-22) 22 April 1975 (age 49)
Legnago, Italy
Michelin Le Mans Cup career
Debut season2020
Current teamKessel Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number67
Previous series
2012–2019
2014–2017
FIA World Endurance Championship
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Career

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Ruberti began his career with karting in his native Italy, before moving on to national-level formula series. In 2008, Ruberti competed in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for BMS Scuderia Italia in the GT2 class.[1] While testing at the Hockenheimring in 2016, Ruberti suffered a fractured lumbar vertebrae in an accident and missed the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he was due to drive for Larbre Compétition.[2] Ruberti's first race back from his injury was a second-place finish in class at the 2016 6 Hours of Nürburgring.[3] In 2017, Ruberti founded his own racing team in conjunction with Manfredi Ravetto, known as Scuderia Ravetto & Ruberti.[4]

Prior to the 2019 6 Hours of Spa, Ruberti joined the ByKolles LMP1 team for the final two races of the World Endurance Championship season.[5] In 2019, Ruberti also competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America for the first time, securing his first victory at VIR in August.[6]

During the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ruberti served as a spotter for the Iron Lynx team.[7] After two years away from professional racing competition, Ruberti returned to take part in the 2024 International GT Open with Pellin Racing, pairing with American driver Thor Haugen.[8]

Racing record

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Complete American Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2006 Konrad Motorsport GT1 Saleen S7-R Ford 7.0L V8 SEB
6
HOU
5
MDO LIM MIL POR ELK MOS PET LGA NC 0
2012 Team Felbermayr-Proton LMGTE AM Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 SEB
1
LBH LGA LIM MOS MDO ELK BAL VIR PET NC 0

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2014 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 DAY
18
SEB
14
LGA
DET
WGL
MOS
IND
ELK
VIR
COA
COA
57th 34
2016 Dream Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY SEB
19
LGA
BEL
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
AUS
11
PET
6
29th 48
2017 Dream Racing Motorsport GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
19
SEB
19
LBH
AUS
BEL
WGL
11
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
48th 44

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2008   BMS Scuderia Italia   Matteo Malucelli
  Fabio Babini
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 318 22nd 2nd
2009   BMS Scuderia Italia   Matteo Malucelli
  Fabio Babini
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 327 19th 2nd
2012   Team Felbermayr-Proton   Gianluca Roda
  Christian Ried
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Am
222 DNF DNF
2013   Proton Competition   Gianluca Roda
  Christian Ried
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GTE
Am
300 35th 8th
2014   8 Star Motorsports   Gianluca Roda
  Frankie Montecalvo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
330 23rd 4th
2015   Larbre Compétition   Gianluca Roda
  Kristian Poulsen
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE
Am
94 DNF DNF
2019   ByKolles Racing   Tom Dillmann
  Oliver Webb
ENSO CLM P1/01-Gibson LMP1 163 DNF DNF
2020   Iron Lynx   Sergio Pianezzola
  Claudio Schiavoni
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am
331 37th 11th
2021   Iron Lynx   Raffaele Giammaria
  Claudio Schiavoni
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am
335 30th 4th

References

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  1. ^ "06/15/2008 race: 24 Hours of Le Mans (EX)". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ruberti Sustains Fractured Vertebra in Accident; Ruled Out For Le Mans". sportscar365.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Paolo Ruberti is back with a podium at the 6 Hours of Nurburgring in FIA WEC". motorsport.com. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Weekly Racing Roundup (5.11.20)". sportscar365.com. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ^ "ByKolles shakes down LMP1 car with Gibson engine". motorsport.com. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Ruberti/Sbirrazzuoli claim first Lamborghini Super Trofeo '19 win". autosport.com. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (7 June 2022). "Le Mans Tuesday Notebook". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 January 2023. Former driver Paolo Ruberti is assisting Iron Lynx as a spotter for the No. 60 Ferrari crew.
  8. ^ "Green light to another GT Open stellar season: 35 entries at Portimão". International GT Open. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024. Pellin Racing will debut... with Thor Haugen-Paolo Ruberti.
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