Paolo Ruberti

Paolo Ruberti
Ruberti (left) and Gianluca Roda in 2013
NationalityItalian
Born22 April 1975
Legnago, Italy
Michelin Le Mans Cup career
Debut season2020
Current teamKessel Racing
Car number67
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. 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. Ruberti's first race back from his injury was a second-place finish in class at the 2016 6 Hours of Nürburgring. In 2017, Ruberti founded his own racing team in conjunction with Manfredi Ravetto, known as Scuderia Ravetto & Ruberti.

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. In 2019, Ruberti also competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America for the first time, securing his first victory at VIR in August.

During the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ruberti served as a spotter for the Iron Lynx team.

Racing record

Complete American Le Mans Series results

() (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

() (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