Michele Rugolo

Sylvain Boulay , Jean-Bernard Bouvet and Michele Rugolo's Durango LMP1 at the 2003 Le Mans 24-hour race

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

Career

Rugolo began his motorsport career in karting in 1994 and was active in this sport until 1999. In 2000 he moved into the single-seater racing and competed in the Italian Formula Renault . After finishing 20th overall in the first season, he was seventh overall in 2001. In 2002 Rugolo also took part in a race of the Italian Formula Renault, but his main focus was on Formula Nissan 2000, in whose drivers' classification he was 13th.

In 2003 the Italian switched to sports car racing and finished 14th in the SR1 classification of the FIA Sports Car Championship . He also competed in a race in the Italian Super Production Car Championship and finished eleventh in the LMP 900 classification at the Le Mans 24-hour race .

In 2004 Rugolo returned to formula racing and competed in the Italian Formula 3 championship . Rugolo won a race and finished the season in fourth place in the championship. He also made his debut in the international Formula 3000 championship at the last race of the 2004 season . At Durango Corse he replaced his compatriot Matteo Meneghello and could not finish the race.

In 2005 he again found no cockpit in formula racing and instead competed in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). The Italian was seventh overall. He also took part in two races in the Italian GT Championship and won both. In 2006 he returned to formula racing and again competed in the Italian Formula 3 championship. This time Rugolo won two races and, like two years before, ended the season in fourth place overall. In 2007 he took part in half a season of the FIA GT Championship and was 14th in the overall standings with a podium finish.

In 2008 Rugolo moved to the International GT Open and he won a race in the GTA classification. He finished his first season in ninth place overall. In 2009 he competed the season together with Giacomo Ricci and was able to win a race. The two stood on the podium in half of all races and finished fifth in the championship. In 2010 he competed in both the Italian GT Championship and the Superstars GTSprint.

statistics

Career stations

• 1994-1999: karting
• 2000: Italian Formula Renault (20th place)
• 2001: Italian Formula Renault (7th place)
• 2002: Formula Nissan 2000 (13th place)
• 2003: FIA Sports Car Championship (14th place)
• 2004: Italian Formula 3 Championship (4th place); international Formula 3000 championship
• 2005: American Le Mans Series (7th place); Italian GT Championship (11th place)
• 2006: Italian Formula 3 Championship (4th place)
• 2007: FIA GT Championship (14th place)
• 2008: International GT Open (9th place)
• 2009: International GT Open (5th place)
• 2010: Italian GT Championship; Superstars GTSprint

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2003	Automotive Durango SRL	Durango LMP1	Sylvain Boulay	Jean-Bernard Bouvet	Rank 24
2011	Krohn Racing	Ferrari F430 GTE	Niclas Jönsson	Tracy Krohn	failure	malfunction
2012	Krohn Racing	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	Niclas Jönsson	Tracy Krohn	Rank 26
2014	AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Steve Wyatt	Sam Bird	failure	accident
2017	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE	Alessandro Pier Guidi	James Calado	Rank 46

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2005	Carsport America	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Jean-Philippe Belloc	Tom Weickardt		Rank 13
2011	Krohn Racing	Ferrari F430 GTE	Niclas Jönsson	Tracy Krohn		Rank 19
2012	Krohn Racing	Ferrari 458 Italia	Niclas Jönsson	Tracy Krohn		Rank 47
2014	Spirit of Race	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Matt Griffin	Marco Cioci	Jack Gerber	Rank 39

Web links

Commons : Michele Rugolo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Michele Rugolo