Paolo Ruberti (born 22 April 1975) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the

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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

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, driving for

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in the GT2 class. While testing at the

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in 2016, Ruberti suffered a fractured lumbar vertebrae in an accident and missed the

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, where he was due to drive for

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. Ruberti's first race back from his injury was a second-place finish in class at the

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. 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

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LMP1 team for the final two races of the World Endurance Championship season. In 2019, Ruberti also competed in the

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North America for the first time, securing his first victory at

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in August. During the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ruberti served as a spotter for the

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team. After two years away from professional racing competition, Ruberti returned to take part in the

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with Pellin Racing, pairing with American driver Thor Haugen.

Racing record

Complete American Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

Paolo Ruberti
at FIA WEC Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruberti, Paolo 1975 births Living people Italian racing drivers People from Legnago Italian Formula Three Championship drivers International Formula 3000 drivers Auto GP drivers European Touring Car Championship drivers FIA GT Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers International GT Open drivers American Le Mans Series drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Sportspeople from the Province of Verona Piquet GP drivers Kolles Racing drivers Larbre Compétition drivers AF Corse drivers Durango (racing team) drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Le Mans Cup drivers Iron Lynx drivers Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Proton Competition drivers 24H Series drivers