Davide Rigon

Davide Rigon (born 26 August 1986) is an Italian professional racing driver who is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and other selected GT races for AF Corse. Also Rigon is currently part of the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One test driver team.[1]

Davide Rigon
Nationality Italian
Born (1986-08-26) 26 August 1986
Thiene, Vicenza, Italy
FIA WEC - GTE Pro career
Debut season2013
Current teamAF Corse
Car number71
Former teams8 Star Motorsport
Starts54
Wins5
Poles7
Fastest laps4
Best finish2nd in 2016
Previous series
2009, 11
200809
2008–09
2008
2008
2008
200608
2005
2005
2005
2004, 06
2004–05
2004
2004
2003
2003
GP2 Series
Superleague Formula
GP2 Asia Series
FIA GT Championship
International Formula Master
Superstars Series
Euroseries 3000
Formula One testing
World Series by Renault
Formula Azzurra
Italian F3
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
FRenault Italia Winter Series
Formula Gloria
Formula BMW ADAC
Formula Gloria W. Trophy
Championship titles
2010
2008
2007
2007
2005
Superleague (Anderlecht)
Superleague (B. Guoan)
Euroseries 3000
Italian Formula 3000
Formula Azzurra

Career

Starting out in Formula BMW ADAC in 2003, Thiene-born Rigon progressed to the Italian Formula Renault Championship and Italian Formula Three. He won the Formula Azzurra title in 2005, and finished second in Italian Formula Three the following year.

In 2007, Rigon won the Euroseries 3000 championship, winning three races. He also raced for Italy in the 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season. In 2008, he competed in the GT2 class of the FIA GT Championship for BMS Scuderia Italia, and also in International Formula Master, while also racing for Beijing Guoan in the inaugural 2008 Superleague Formula season. Guoan were rated amongst the outsiders for the title, but Rigon defied that and led them to the championship, with three wins.

Rigon testing for Ferrari in 2013.
Rigon racing in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

During the off-season, Rigon joined up with Trident Racing to compete in the fourth round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season in Qatar.[2] He scored his first points in the series, with a seventh at the penultimate race in Bahrain. He followed that up with a third in the final race, as he finished 17th in the championship.

He continued with the team into the 2009 GP2 Series season, but was replaced after four rounds by Rodolfo González despite outpacing team-mate Ricardo Teixeira all season.[3] He did however return for the Hungarian rounds of the championship, and remained with the team for the rest of the season. He returned to Superleague Formula, but with the Olympiacos CFP team instead of Beijing Guoan. He reclaimed the championship in 2010 whilst driving for the R.S.C. Anderlecht team.

Rigon returned to the GP2 Series for 2011 with the Coloni team. During the first round of the season, at Istanbul Park, he was involved in a crash with Julián Leal and suffered multiple fractures to his tibia and fibula.[4] He was replaced by compatriot Kevin Ceccon, and later Luca Filippi, and was restricted to 29th in the championship as a result of his injury.[5]

Rigon switched to sports car racing in 2012, and joined Kessel Racing for the Blancpain Endurance Series. In the 2013 season, he won at Monza and ended fourth in the Pro Cup with teammates Daniel Zampieri and César Ramos. Also in 2013, he drove in four rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship with 8 Star Motorsports, also in a Ferrari 458 Italia. He got a win and two second-place finishes, helping the team to win the GTE-Am class championship. The Italian also won two races out of four in the International GT Open partnering with Andrea Montermini in a Scuderia Villorba Ferrari.

Rigon drove a GTE-Pro class Ferrari F458 Italia for AF Corse full-time for the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2003 Formula BMW ADAC Team Lauderbach Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 14 17th
2004 Formula Renault 2000 Italia
2005 Formula Azzura Europa Corse 1st
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia BVM Minardi 14 1 0 0 3 113 6th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Victory Engineering 4 0 0 0 0 4 26th
2006 Italian Formula 3 Championship Corbetta Competizioni 16 4 2 6 10 111 2nd
Euroseries 3000 Minardi by GP Racing 2 0 0 0 1 8 14th
2007 Euroseries 3000 Minardi by GP Racing 16 5 4 5 13 108 1st
2008 Superleague Formula Beijing Guoan 12 3 1 2 5 413 1st
Superstars Series Racing4You / Ferlito Motors 3 0 0 0 1 32 6th
FIA GT Championship BMS Scuderia Italia 6 1 1 33.5 12th
Euroseries 3000 TP Formula 1 0 1 0 1 9 15th
International Formula Master ADM Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th
2009 GP2 Series Trident Racing 18 0 0 0 0 3 22nd
GP2 Asia Series 6 0 0 0 1 6 17th
Superleague Formula Olympiacos CFP 6 0 1 0 1 300 6th
2010 Superleague Formula R.S.C. Anderlecht 33 5 5 1 16 699 1st
2011 GP2 Series Scuderia Coloni 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th
2012 Blancpain Endurance Series Kessel Racing 6 0 1 0 1 45 10th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series BVM Target 2 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
2013 Blancpain Endurance Series Kessel Racing 5 1 0 2 1 50 4th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am 8 Star Motorsport 4 1 0 0 3 67 10th
International GT Open Scuderia Villorba Corse 4 2 0 1 3 26 10th
2014 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 8 0 0 1 5 94 7th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
United SportsCar Championship - GTD Spirit of Race 1 0 0 0 0 16 96th
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 8 0 1 1 5 123 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
United SportsCar Championship - GTLM Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 23 26th
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 9 2 2 0 5 134 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM Risi Competizione 2 0 0 0 0 55 20th
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE AT Racing 1 0 0 0 1 15 16th
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 9 2 4 0 4 139.5 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup SMP Racing 5 0 0 0 1 46 4th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD Spirit of Race 1 0 0 0 0 9 81st
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup SMP Racing 5 0 1 1 1 23 20th
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM Risi Competizione 1 0 0 1 0 27 20th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
ADAC GT Masters HB Racing 4 0 0 0 0 11 30th
Blancpain GT Series Asia HubAuto Corsa 2 0 0 0 0 6 30th
Blancpain GT Series Asia - Silver Cup 2 0 0 0 1 28 18th
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 8 0 0 1 1 54.5 12th
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup SMP Racing 5 1 0 0 2 73 2nd
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 1 32 23rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Intercontinental GT Challenge Ferrari 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 8 0 0 1 2 86 8th
Asian Le Mans Series - GT HubAuto Corsa 3 0 1 0 2 46 7th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup SMP Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 25 16th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge Ferrari 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 308 4th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 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 15 16 17 Pos Points
2005 Victory Engineering ZOL
1
ZOL
1
MON
1
VAL
1
VAL
2
LMS
1
LMS
2
BIL
1
BIL
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
DON
1
DON
2
EST
1

16
EST
2

10
MNZ
1

8
MNZ
2

14
26th 4
2012 BVM Target ALC
1
ALC
2
MON
1
SPA
1
SPA
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
MSC
1
MSC
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
LEC
1

19
LEC
2

13
CAT
1
CAT
2
33rd 0

2008–2009

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Operator 1 2 3 4 5 6 Position Points
2008 Beijing Guoan Zakspeed DON NÜR ZOL EST VAL JER 1st 413
1 6 5 3 17 1 5 5 1 5 9 3
2009 Olympiacos CFP GU-Racing International MAG ZOL DON EST MOZ JAR 6th 300
18 2 10 4 17 15

2009 Super Final results

  • Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6
2009 Olympiacos CFP
GU-Racing International
MAG
6
ZOL
N/A
DON
DNQ
EST MOZ JAR

2010

Year Team Operator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NC 11 Position Points
2010 R.S.C. Anderlecht Azerti Motorsport SIL ASS MAG JAR NÜR ZOL BRH ADR POR ORD BEI NAV 1st 699
9 10 X 1 10 1 7 3 2 10 6 X 2 12 2 2 9 1 13 2 2 1 8 1 2 9 2 5 8 3 13 15 C 2 11 4
† Non-championship event.

Complete GP2 Series 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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2009 Trident Racing CAT
FEA

17
CAT
SPR

21†
MON
FEA

9
MON
SPR

7
IST
FEA

10
IST
SPR

8
SIL
FEA

16
SIL
SPR

20
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA

8
HUN
SPR

Ret
VAL
FEA

12
VAL
SPR

7
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

5
MNZ
FEA

9
MNZ
SPR

8
ALG
FEA

14
ALG
SPR

9
22nd 3
2011 Scuderia Coloni IST
FEA

10
IST
SPR

Ret
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
29th 0

Complete GP2 Asia Series 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 11 12 DC Points
2008–09 Trident Racing SHI
FEA
SHI
SPR
DUB
FEA
DUB
SPR
BHR1
FEA
BHR1
SPR
LSL
FEA

14
LSL
SPR

15
SEP
FEA

Ret
SEP
SPR

13
BHR2
FEA

7
BHR2
SPR

3
17th 6

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2013 8 Star Motorsport LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO
2
COA FUJ
4
SHA
1
BHR
2
10th 67
2014 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
5
SPA
3
LMS
Ret
COA
7
FUJ
2
SHA
3
BHR
3
SÃO
3
7th 94
2015 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
3
SPA
7
LMS
2
NÜR
3
COA
3
FUJ
3
SHA
4
BHR
6
4th 123
2016 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL
1
SPA
1
LMS
Ret
NÜR
2
MEX
4
COA
3
FUJ
4
SHA
5
BHR
3
2nd 134
2017 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL
5
SPA
1
LMS
4
NÜR
11
MEX
2
COA
3
FUJ
5
SHA
6
BHR
1
4th 139.5
2018–19 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SPA
3
LMS
6
SIL
16
FUJ
10
SHA
6
SEB
6
SPA
6
LMS
Ret
12th 54.5
2019–20 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL
Ret
FUJ
5
SHA
6
BHR
2
COA
5
SPA
6
LMS
NC
BHR
3
8th 86

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2014 AF Corse Pierre Kaffer
Olivier Beretta
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Pro
28 DNF DNF
2015 AF Corse James Calado
Olivier Beretta
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Pro
332 21st 2nd
2016 AF Corse Andrea Bertolini
Sam Bird
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Pro
143 DNF DNF
2017 AF Corse Sam Bird
Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Pro
339 21st 5th
2018 AF Corse Sam Bird
Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
338 24th 9th
2019 AF Corse Sam Bird
Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
140 DNF DNF
2020 AF Corse Sam Bird
Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
340 NC NC

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar 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 10 11 12 Rank Points
2014 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 DAY
18
SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 96th 16
2015 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 DAY
9
SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 26th 23
2016 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 V8 DAY
6
SEB
4
LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 20th 55
2017 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
23
SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 81st 9
2018 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
5
SEB LBH MDO WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 20th 26
2019 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
2
SEB LBH MDO WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 23rd 32
2020 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
6
DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 16th 25
2021 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
4
SEB
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
LBH
PET
4th* 308*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. "Davide Rigon". Ferrari. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. "Rigon replaces Valles at Trident". autosport.com. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  3. "2009 GP2 Series – Round 5". GP2 Series. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  4. Freeman, Glenn (8 May 2011). "Rigon injured in Istanbul collision". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  5. Van De Burgt, Andrew (17 May 2011). "Ceccon replaces Rigon at Coloni". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
Formula Azzurra
Champion

2005
Succeeded by
Giuseppe Termine
Preceded by
Giacomo Ricci
Euroseries 3000
Champion

2007
Succeeded by
Nicolas Prost
Preceded by
Giacomo Ricci
Italian F3000
Champion

2007
Succeeded by
Omar Leal
Preceded by
Inaugural
Superleague Formula
Champion
(Beijing Guoan)

2008
Succeeded by
Adrián Vallés
(Liverpool F.C.)
Preceded by
Adrián Vallés
(Liverpool F.C.)
Superleague Formula
Champion
(R.S.C. Anderlecht)

2010
Succeeded by
John Martin
(Australia)
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