| Alex Riberas | |
|---|---|
 Riberas at Circuit de Monaco in 2015. | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Born | 27 January 1994 Barcelona (Spain) [1] |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
Alex Riberas Bou (born 27 January 1994 [2] ) is a Spanish racing driver. He currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Heart of Racing Team and the FIA World Endurance Championship for Northwest AMR.
Riberas began karting in Spain in 2007. He became a member of the junior program for Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2009. [3] Riberas had moderate success in karting, gaining some race victories.
Riberas made his debut in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship in 2010, where he finished 8th in the championship. [4] Riberas competed in the series in 2011 and 2012 as well, with a best championship finish of 6th in 2011 and earning a race victory in 2011.
Riberas also made one-off appearances in the Formula Renault 2.0 UK series in 2010, the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship in 2011 and 2012, and the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship in 2011.
Riberas made one appearance in the 2012 European F3 Open Championship, finishing on the podium in both races of his lone event.
Riberas began competing in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2013, and in 2014 began competing in the Porsche Supercup championship as a member of Porsche's junior driver program. [5] Riberas finished 5th in the 2015 Porsche Supercup championship.
Riberas began competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2014, competing in endurance races for the season with Alex Job Racing. In 2015, Riberas won in class in the 12 Hours of Sebring with teammates Ian James and Mario Farnbacher. [6] Riberas earned another win during the 2016 season.
Riberas has competed for Heart of Racing Team since 2020 after becoming an Aston Martin factory driver. He has competed full time in the series since 2022 in the GTD Pro class.
Riberas made his debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023 after Heart of Racing Team took over the entry vacated by Northwest AMR. [7] This included his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he finished 6th in class.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | United Sports Car Championship - GTD | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 32nd |
| 2015 | United Sports Car Championship - GTD | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 24th |
| 2016 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 285 | 5th |
| 2018 | 24H GT Series - A6 | Attempto Racing | |||||||
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Moorespeed | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 38th |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 59th |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Heart of Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 669 | 33rd |
| 24H GT Series - GT4 | |||||||||
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Heart of Racing Team | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3103 | 4th |
| 24H GT Series - GT4 | |||||||||
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Heart of Racing Team | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3427 | 5th |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Northwest AMR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 9th | |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Heart of Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 592* | 6th* |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27* | 2nd* |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northwest AMR | GTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEB | PRT | SPA 7 | LMS 6 | MNZ | FUJ 7 | BHR 3 | 9th | 51 | |
| 2024 | Heart of Racing Team | LMGT3 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | QAT 2 | IMO | SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 2nd* | 27* |
| Sources: [17] [18] | ||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Northwest AMR |  Ian James  Daniel Mancinelli | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 310 | 33rd | 6th |
| Sources: [17] [19] | |||||||
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle |  Mario Farnbacher Marco Holzer Ian James | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 639 | 34th | 15th |
| 2015 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Ian James | Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 233 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle | Mario Farnbacher Ian James Wolf Henzler | Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 700 | 22nd | 8th |
| 2019 | Moorespeed | Andrew Davis Will Hardeman Marcus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS | GTD | 555 | 30th | 11th |
| 2020 | Heart of Racing Team | Roman De Angelis Ian James  Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 151 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 | Heart of Racing Team | Ross Gunn  Maxime Martin | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD Pro | 103 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | Heart of Racing Team | David Pittard Ross Gunn | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD Pro | 716 | 36th | 7th |
| Source: [17] | |||||||
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Christopher Mies Dries Vanthoor | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | 456 | 40th | 21st |
| 2019 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Frank Stippler Dries Vanthoor | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | 358 | 25th | 21st |
| 2022 | Heart of Racing w/ TF Sport |  Charlie Eastwood Ross Gunn | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Pro | 497 | 38th | 17th |
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