Paolo Ruberti

Paolo Ruberti
Ruberti (left) and Gianluca Roda in 2013
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1975-04-22) 22 April 1975 (age 50) Legnago, Italy
Michelin Le Mans Cup career
Debut season	2020
Current team	Kessel Racing
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	67
Previous series
2012–2019 2014–2017	FIA World Endurance Championship WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

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

Career

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

Complete American Le Mans Series results

(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

(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

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

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.

External links

• Paolo Ruberti at FIA WEC Website