Fabio Babini

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

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 Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results Babini's No. 97 Ferrari F430 GT2 during the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Haberthur Racing Gabrio Rosa Michele Ligonnet Porsche 911 GT3-R GT 310 DNF DNF Seikel Motorsport Gabrio Rosa Luca Drudi Porsche 911 GT3-RS GT 283 6th 1st JMB Racing David Terrien Fabrizio de Simone Ferrari 360 Modena GT GT 273 25th 7th BMS Scuderia Italia Fabrizio Gollin Christian Pescatori Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 3 DNF DNF Aston Martin Racing BMS Jamie Davies Matteo Malucelli Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 336 11th 6th BMS Scuderia Italia Matteo Malucelli Paolo Ruberti Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 318 22nd 2nd BMS Scuderia Italia Matteo Malucelli Paolo Ruberti Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 327 19th 2nd Ebimotors Christina Nielsen Erik Maris Porsche 911 RSR GTEAm 332 31st 6th