Davide Rigon

He subsequently won the Italian Formula Renault, Italian Formula 3 and Formula Azzurra titles. In 2007, he triumphed in the Euroseries 3000 with six wins, seven podiums, four pole positions and eight fastest laps. Then, the following year, in the GT2 class, he also took part in the FIA GT championship for BMS Scuderia Italia, triumphing in the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Again in the same season, he won the Superleague Formula. Thanks to these victories in 2008, he joined the Trident team in GP2, competing in the last three stages of the GP2 Asia series and mounting the podium in Sepang.

In 2013, he helped the 8 Stars Motorsport team to glory in the GTE Am category of the World Endurance Championship, while in 2014, he raced in the GTE-Pro series in AF Corse’s second car paired with the British James Calado. The pair achieved five podium finishes, making a decisive contribution to Ferrari’s conquest of the Manufacturers’ title. Rigon received the ‘Rookie of the Year’ award at the end of the season. In 2015, still together with Calado, he competed in the WEC in Ferrari no. 71 of AF Corse, securing second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He stood on the podium three more times, finishing fourth in the drivers’ championship.

Since 2016, he has competed in the WEC at the wheel of the Ferrari 488 GTE no. 71 alongside Sam Bird, with whom he has recorded four overall wins. In 2018, Rigon raced in the FIA WEC Super Season with the 488 GTE of AF Corse, in the Blancpain Endurance with Molina and Mikhail Aleshin and contested some races in the IMSA with Risi Competizione, in Asia with HubAuto Corsa and in the ADAC GT Masters with the 488 GT3 of HB Racing.

From 2019 to 2023, he continued to race in the WEC and other GT series, and was appointed as a Scuderia Ferrari simulator driver, a task he tackles with his usual professionalism. In 2022 he won the 4 Hours of Dubai in the Asian Le Mans Series with Rinaldi Racing and finishing second in the legendary Daytona 24 Hours at the wheel of Risi Competizione’s 488 GT3 Evo 2020. That same year, he secured his first championship title, winning the IMSA Endurance Cup in the United States, teamed with Daniel Serra.

The Italian enjoyed a successful season in GT World Challenge Europe and European le Mans Series. In 2023 he raced in WEC with AF Corse’s Ferrari 488 GTE, winning in Fuji alongside Francesco Castellacci and Thomas Flohr, finishing third in the championship. For 2024, he continues in the Formula 1 simulator while racing with Vista AF Corse in the LMGT3 category of the World Endurance Championship at the wheel of a Ferrari 296 LMGT3.

His season got off to a great start with a win in the Daytona 24 Hours, alongside James Calado, Daniel Serra and Alessandro Pier Guidi in a Risi Competizione 296 GT3.