Giorgio Roda

Giorgio Roda (born 18 March 1994) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship with Proton Competition. He has attained multiple successes in GT racing, winning the 2014 International GT Open in the GTS class, taking the European Le Mans Series title in LMGTE in 2018 and winning the 2020 Italian GT Endurance Championship.

His father Gianluca is also a racecar driver, as well as the owner of steel company Aceros Olarra.

Career

Following a spell in karts, Roda made his car racing debut in 2011, driving for Cram Competition in the Formula Abarth Series. His debut season proved to be challenging, as Roda scored a best finish of ninth at Imola and ended up 19th in the Italian standings, but he would return with Prema Powerteam the following year. The Italian failed to score any podiums despite a smaller grid size, finishing ninth in both the Italian and European championships. For his third season in 2013 (a partial campaign) Roda returned to Cram, winning a race at Misano.

Roda moved into GT racing in 2014, driving for AF Corse in the GTS class of the International GT Open alongside a revolving cast of teammates. A successful season followed, with seven podiums, which included two class wins, earning Roda the GTS title. For 2015, Roda moved to AF Corse's European Le Mans Series squad, partnering Marco Cioci and Ilya Melnikov. The trio combined for a patchy season, failing to finish twice, though a win at the final round would bring them to fourth place in the standings.

Roda at the wheel of his Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE at Silverstone in 2017.

After a year out of racing, Roda returned to the ELMS in 2017, driving in the LMGTE category for Spirit of Race. Despite scoring a victory at Spa, Roda and his teammates ended the season last of all full-time entrants. A move to Proton Competition followed, with whom Roda would race in both the ELMS and the 2018–19 WEC season. Racing alongside his father Gianluca and pro driver Matteo Cairoli in the former, Roda would be part of a lineup that finished five of the six races on the podium, coming out on top in a title battle against JMW Motorsport. In the WEC "Super Season" however, a disqualification coupled with a points reset for the opening four rounds set the team back, as Roda ended his campaign 19th in the standings. During the pandemic-affected 2020 season, Roda raced in the Endurance category of the Italian GT series. Together with Ferrari drivers Alessio Rovera and Antonio Fuoco he would take two victories on their way to the championship.

During the 2021 and 2022 seasons Roda moved into the SRO world, driving in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. These two years yielded little success for Roda, who was downgraded to an FIA Bronze rating ahead of 2023. That year, Roda switched into prototype racing, driving for Proton in the ELMS's LMP2 Pro-Am category. Having shown strong qualifying pace in the all-bronze sessions throughout the year, Roda took his maiden pole at Portimão. Having finished second in the LMP2 class of the Asian Le Mans Series during the winter, Roda remained in the ELMS in 2024 whilst also moving into the LMGT3 category of the WEC, partnering Dennis Olsen and Mikkel O. Pedersen in a Proton-fielded Ford Mustang GT3.

Racing record

Racing career summary Roda's No. 11 Proton Competition LMP2 car at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. † As Roda was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† As Roda was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2012 Cram Competition MNZ1 MNZ2 PAU1 PAU2 IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 MUG1 MUG2 CAT1 CAT2 42nd 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2015 AF Corse GTC Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 4th 56 2017 Spirit of Race LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 6th 70 2018 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 1st 95.5 2019 Team Project 1 LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 15th 16 2023 Proton Competition LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA PRT ALG 11th 33 2024 Proton Competition LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 3rd 95 2025 Proton Competition LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 6th 66 2026 Duqueine Team LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 1st* 31*

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2019 Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 NC 0 2021 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Silver MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 15th 13 2022 Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro BRH1 BRH2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 VAL1 VAL 2 NC 0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2018–19 Dempsey-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 19th 11 2024 Proton Competition LMGT3 Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 17th 37

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2018 Dempsey-Proton Racing Khaled Al Qubaisi Matteo Cairoli Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 225 DNF DNF 2019 Dempsey-Proton Racing Matteo Cairoli Satoshi Hoshino Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 79 DNF DNF 2024 Proton Competition Dennis Olsen Mikkel O. Pedersen Ford Mustang GT3 LMGT3 280 30th 3rd 2025 Proton Competition René Binder Bent Viscaal Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 365 23rd 6th LMP2 Pro-Am 3rd

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)