Giorgio Roda


Giorgio Roda 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 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, the Italian 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.
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 the Italian, 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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011Formula Abarth European SeriesCram Competition120000027th
2011Formula Abarth Italian SeriesCram Competition140000419th
2011Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0Cram Competition200000NC†
2012Formula Abarth European SeriesPrema Powerteam210000729th
2012Formula Abarth Italian SeriesPrema Powerteam150000469th
2012Formula Renault 2.0 Alps SeriesCram Competition20000042nd
2013Formula Abarth SeriesCram Motorsport91003736th
2014International GT Open - GTSAF Corse162007861st
2015European Le Mans Series - GTCAF Corse51002564th
2015International GT Open - Pro-AmAF Corse20000318th
2017European Le Mans Series - LMGTESpirit of Race61001706th
2017Blancpain GT Series Endurance CupGRT Grasser Racing Team100000NC
2017Gulf 12 Hours - GTKessel Racing TP12 HubAuto10000N/A5th
2018European Le Mans Series - LMGTEProton Competition6100595.51st
201824 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing10000N/ADNF
2018Gulf 12 Hours - GT3Attempto Racing10001N/A3rd
2018–19FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing700001119th
2019European Le Mans Series - LMGTETeam Project 1200001615th
2019GT World Challenge Europe Sprint CupDinamic Motorsport200000NC
2019FIA Motorsport Games GT CupTeam Italy30000N/ADNF
201924 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE AmDempsey-Proton Racing10000N/ADNF
2020Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3AF Corse42102471st
2020Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3AF Corse81002624th
2021Asian Le Mans Series - GT AmKessel Racing40004693rd
2021GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupKessel Racing500000NC
2021GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-AmKessel Racing50000928th
2021GT World Challenge Europe Sprint CupSky - Tempesta Racing800000NC
2021GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - SilverSky - Tempesta Racing800001315th
2021Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3AF Corse100000NC†
2022Asian Le Mans Series - GTDinamic Motorsport400005.513th
2022GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupDinamic Motorsport500000NC
2022GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - SilverDinamic Motorsport500002116th
2022GT World Challenge Europe Sprint CupDinamic Motorsport1000000NC
2023European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-AmProton Competition601003311th
2023–24Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2Proton Competition50003712nd
2024FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3Proton Competition500013717th
202424 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT3Proton Competition10001N/A3rd
2024European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-AmProton Competition61504953rd
2024–25Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2Proton Competition60601635th
2025European Le Mans Series - LMP2Proton Competition60401666th
202524 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Pro-AmProton Competition10001N/A3rd
2025–26Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2United Autosports

† As Roda was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.