Fabio Babini

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Fabio Babini
Fabio Babini - Ferrari F430 GT on the podium, second in the LMGT2 class at the 2008 Le Mans (55062354838) (cropped).jpg
Babini during the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (1969-11-03) 3 November 1969 (age 56)
Faenza, Italy
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum (until 2016)
FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold (2017–2025) [1]
FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver (2026–) [2]
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 20002001, 2003, 20062009. 2018
TeamsHaberthur Racing, Seikel Motorsport, JMB Racing, BMS Scuderia Italia
Best finish6th (2001)
Class wins1 (2001)

Fabio Babini (born 3 November 1969) is an Italian professional racing driver and entrepreneur. [3]

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Born in Faenza, Babini started his career in single-seaters in Italian F3, becoming a test driver for the Reynard brand before moving on to the Italian GT Series (1995–1997) and Russian Formula Three (1997–1999).

Upon switching to sports car racing, Babini won the 2000 24 Hours of Daytona and 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans in class and soon became a mainstay of the FIA GT Championship. He raced prominently for Porsche, Chrysler, Ferrari, Maserati and Aston Martin from 2001 to 2009. Babini later served as a Lamborghini works driver, winning titles in Super Trofeo Europe (2009, 2011) and Le Mans Cup (2017), as well as the 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series opener.

Racing record

Babini's No. 100 Aston Martin DBR9 during the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans Aston Martin DBR9 24h200703.JPG
Babini's No. 100 Aston Martin DBR9 during the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans

Complete FIA GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011Pos.Pts
1999 Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT2 GT MNZ
Ret
SIL HOC HUN ZOL OSC DON HMS WGL ZHU NC0
2000 Haberthur Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RN-GT VAL EST MNZ
Ret
SIL HUN ZOL A1R LAU BRN MAG NC0
2001 ART Engineering Porsche 911 GT3-RSN-GT MNZ
4
BRN
9
MAG
Ret
SIL
2
ZOL
1
HUN
3
SPA
5
A1R
7
NÜR
Ret
JAR
3
EST
5
6th33
2002 Paul Belmondo Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT MAG
Ret
SIL
1
BRN
5
JAR
11
AND
Ret
OSC
3
SPA
4
PER
3
DON
3
EST
6
6th33
2003 JMB Racing Ferrari 550 Maranello GT CAT
Ret
MAG
Ret
PER
Ret
BRN
Ret
DON
10
SPA
Ret
AND
8
OSC
DNS
EST
1
MNZ
4
8th25
2004 GPC Giesse Squadra Corse Ferrari 575 GTC GT MNZ
3
VAL
Ret
MAG
6
HOC
6
BRN
4
DON
3
SPA
2
IMO
5
OSC
7
DUB
5
ZHU
8
4th51
2005 Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC12 GT1 GT1 MNZ
3
MAG
3
SIL
1
IMO
3
BRN
Ret
SPA
Ret
OSC
1
IST
2
ZHU
4
DUB
5
BHR
9
4th63
2006 Aston Martin Racing BMS Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 SIL
3
BRN
3
OSC
5
SPA
4
LEC
5
DIJ
6
MUG
5
HUN
3
ADR
4
DUB
4
6th51
2007 Aston Martin Racing BMS Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 ZHU
4
SIL
7
BUC
7
MNZ
6
OSC
3
SPA
Ret
ADR
3
BRN
11
NOG
4
ZOL
Ret
8th30
2008 Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari F430 GTC GT2 SIL
10
MNZ
4
ADR
4
OSC
10
SPA
8
BUC1
7
BUC1
4
BRN
8
NOG
6
ZOL
8
SAN
7
12th24.5
2009 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari F430 GTC GT2 SIL ADR OSC SPA
Ret
HUN POR LEC ZOL NC0

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Babini's No. 97 Ferrari F430 GT2 during the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans Ferrari F430 GT - Fabio Babini, Matteo Malucelli & Paolo Ruberti exits the Esses at the 2009 Le Mans (55076681690).jpg
Babini's No. 97 Ferrari F430 GT2 during the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans
Babini at the wheel of a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 at Monza in 2016 Blancpain Endurance Series - Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo - F. Renault 2.0 NEC - Competition102 GT4 European Series - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 24-04-2016 (26095576353).jpg
Babini at the wheel of a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 at Monza in 2016
YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Haberthur Racing Flag of Italy.svg Gabrio Rosa
Flag of France.svg Michele Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT3-RGT310DNFDNF
2001 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg Gabrio Rosa
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Drudi
Porsche 911 GT3-RSGT2836th1st
2003 Flag of France.svg JMB Racing Flag of France.svg David Terrien
Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio de Simone
Ferrari 360 Modena GTGT27325th7th
2006 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Gollin
Flag of Italy.svg Christian Pescatori
Aston Martin DBR9 GT13DNFDNF
2007 Flag of Italy.svg Aston Martin Racing BMS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Davies
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Malucelli
Aston Martin DBR9 GT133611th6th
2008 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Malucelli
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT231822nd2nd
2009 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Malucelli
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT232719th2nd
2018 Flag of Italy.svg Ebimotors Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Nielsen
Flag of France.svg Erik Maris
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Am
33231st6th
Sources: [4] [5]

References

  1. Goodwin, Graham (18 November 2016). "2017 FIA Driver Rankings Released". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  2. Goodwin, Graham (2 October 2025). "2026 Provisional FIA Driver Categorisations Released". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  3. "Fabio Babini - Race Coaching a Faenza: Numero Telefono e Mappa" (in Italian).
  4. "Fabio Babini". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. "Fabio Babini Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 August 2023.