Michele Rugolo

Michele Rugolo (born 31 August 1982 in Montebelluna) is an Italian racing driver.

Career

Formula Renault After competing in karting championships from 1992 to 1999, Rugolo competed in the Formula Renault 2000 Italy from 2000 to 2002, and then switched to Formula Nissan part-way through 2002.

Sports Cars Rugolo competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003, finishing 11th overall in a Durango-Judd. In 2005, he competed in the American Le Mans Series, driving a Dodge Viper GTS-R. For 2007, he competed in the GT2 class of the FIA GT Championship, and moved into the International GT Open championship the following year.

Rugolo joined Krohn Racing in 2011 for its Intercontinental Le Mans Cup GTE-Am class effort, which saw class wins at the Twelve Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans. Rugolo, Tracy Krohn and Nic Jonsson helped take the team to a second-place finish in the class championship.

In 2012, Rugolo would return to Krohn Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

On Wednesday before the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, Lucas di Grassi wasn't able to get fast enough out of the car due to an ankle injury. Rugolo was asked to step in at the last moment, to replace di Grassi.

Formula Three Rugolo has also competed in single seaters, coming fourth in Italian Formula Three in both 2004 and 2006.

Formula 3000 Rugolo's success in F3 and connections with Durango, who also ran a Formula 3000 team, saw him called up to the series for the final race of the 2004 season; his home race at Monza. He retired from the race.

A1 Grand Prix Rugolo was also one of A1 Team Italy's drivers for the 2006–07 season, although he did not compete in a race in favour of Enrico Toccacelo or Alessandro Pier Guidi.

Racing record Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 2004 Durango Corse IMO CAT MON NUR MAG SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ – 0

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2003 Automotive Durango SRL Sylvain Boulay Jean-Bernard Bouvet Durango LMP1-Judd LMP900 277 24th 9th 2011 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Ferrari F430 GTC GTEAm 123 DNF DNF 2012 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEAm 323 25th 3rd 2014 AF Corse Stephen Wyatt Sam Bird Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEAm 22 DNF DNF 2017 AF Corse James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 488 GTE GTEPro 312 46th 11th

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 9 Rank Points 2012 Krohn Racing LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 SEB SPA LMS SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA 57th 3.5 2014 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 SIL SPA LMS COA FUJ SHA BHR SÃO 7th 68 2017 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 24th 1

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)