Andrea Roda

Andrea Roda
Roda in 2016
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990
Como, Italy
RelativesGianluca Roda (father)
Davide Roda (uncle)
Giorgio Roda (brother)
Categorisation FIA Silver
Championship titles
2016–17Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2

Andrea Roda (born 11 April 1990) is an Italian racing driver and businessman who last competed in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series for Algarve Pro Racing. He was crowned Asian Le Mans Series champion in 2016–17.

Personal life

Roda is the son of former racing driver Gianluca Roda, who is also the CEO of Rodacciai S.p.A., a company founded by Giuseppe Roda (1925–2007) in 1956.[1][2] His uncle Davide is also a racing driver,[3] as is his brother Giorgio, who won the 2018 European Le Mans Series title in LMGTE alongside Gianluca.[4]

In 2013, Roda began working at RodaSteel Corporation AG, the Swiss branch of his family's company, as its Director.[5]

Racing career

Roda began his single-seater career in 2006, racing in the Challenge Formula Ford Formula Junior 1600 and Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series.[6] Continuing in Formula Renault 2.0 for 2007, Roda raced in the Italian main and winter series, as well as making select appearances in the Swiss championship.[7] Another season in the Italian series with Tomcat Racing then followed in 2008,[8] before switching to BVM Minardi Team for 2009,[9] a season in which he took a lone podium at Monza to end the year 12th in points.[10] During 2009, Roda also made select appearances in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 for them,[11] as well as a one-off appearance in International Formula Master as part of the series' Talent Support Program.[12]

Roda racing at the Pau Grand Prix in 2012.

Stepping up to Italian F3 for 2010, Roda raced with RC Motorsport in his rookie year,[13] before switching to Prema Powerteam for the following year.[14] In 2012, Roda joined Jo Zeller Racing for a dual campaign in the Formula 3 Euro Series and the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[15] Finishing 13th and 12th in the two series standings with a best result of eighth at Zandvoort,[16] in a season in which he also made appearances in the Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix.[17][18]

The following year, Roda joined Virtuosi UK to step up to Auto GP.[19] In his first season with the team, Roda scored a best result of fourth at both Mugello and Brno to end the year 12th in points.[20][21] Remaining with Virtuosi for 2014,[22] Roda took his maiden series podium at the Hungaroring,[23] before taking further podiums at Monza and Imola,[24] and his only series win at the Red Bull Ring en route to a fourth-place points finish.[25] During 2014, Roda also raced in the Monaco round of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for Comtec Racing,[26] as well as making his sportscar debut with Sébastien Loeb Racing in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series.[27]

In 2015, Roda began the year by competing in the first two rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series for Audi-fielding ISR,[28] before joining Algarve Pro Racing to race in the last three rounds of the European Le Mans Series in LMP2.[29] Staying in ELMS for 2016, Roda competed in the first two rounds for EuroInternational in LMP3,[30] taking a best result of second at Imola,[31] before jumping back to Algarve Pro Racing's LMP2 squad for Le Castellet.[32] At the end of the year, Roda continued with the team to compete in the 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series,[33] taking a lone win at Sepang and finishing on the podium in the other three races to secure the LMP2 title by two points over teammate Andrea Pizzitola.[34] For the rest of 2017, Roda remained with the Portuguese team for his only full-time season in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series, where he placed 20th.[35][36]

Offshore powerboat career

In late 2023, Roda began competing in offshore powerboat racing events alongside his father Gianluca, as his co-driver.[37]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Challenge Formula Ford Formula Junior 1600
Formula Junior 1.6 Italia 2 21st
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series Tomcat Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Tomcat Racing 13 0 0 0 0 0 45th
LO Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse 4 0 0 0 0 7 29th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series 4 0 0 0 0 9 17th
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Tomcat Racing 14 0 0 0 0 13 26th
Formula 2000 Light 2 0 0 0 0 0 51st
2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia BVM Minardi Team 12 0 0 0 1 112 12th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 40th
International Formula Master IFM Talent Support Program 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2010 Italian Formula Three Championship RC Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 1 22nd
2011 Italian Formula Three Championship Prema Powerteam 16 0 0 0 0 20 12th
2012 Formula 3 Euro Series Jo Zeller Racing 24 0 0 0 0 15 13th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 20 0 0 0 0 8 12th
British Formula 3 International Series 7 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 14th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 22nd
2013 Auto GP Series Virtuosi UK 16 0 0 0 0 45 12th
2014 Auto GP Series Virtuosi UK 16 1 0 0 5 166 4th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Comtec Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 28th
European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Sébastien Loeb Racing 1 0 0 0 0 8 24th
2015 Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro ISR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 3 0 0 0 0 11 17th
2016 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 EuroInternational 2 0 0 0 1 18 14th
European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 30th
2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 4 1 2 0 4 78 1st
2017 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 5 0 0 0 0 4 22nd
Sources:[38][39]

† As Roda was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Italian Formula 3 Championship 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 DC Points
2010 RC Motorsport MIS
1
26		 MIS
2
14		 HOC
1
18		 HOC
2
13		 IMO
1
18		 IMO
2
Ret		 MUG1
1
18		 MUG1
2
Ret		 VAR
1
14		 VAR
2
14		 VLL
1
10		 VLL
2
Ret		 MUG2
1
14		 MUG2
2
17		 MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
18		 22nd 1
2011 Prema Powerteam FRA
1
12		 FRA
2
12		 MIS
1
11		 MIS
2
Ret		 IMO
1
8		 IMO
2
9		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
11		 ADR
1
10		 ADR
2
7		 VLL
1
8		 VLL
2
10		 MUG
1
12		 MUG
2
11		 MNZ
1
7		 MNZ
2
9		 12th 20

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2012 Jo Zeller Racing Dallara F312 Mercedes HOC1
1
Ret		 HOC1
2
16		 HOC1
3
14		 BRH
1
14		 BRH
2
15		 BRH
3
11		 RBR
1
10		 RBR
2
11		 RBR
3
Ret		 NOR
1
16		 NOR
2
19		 NOR
3
13		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
14		 NÜR
3
Ret		 ZAN
1
13		 ZAN
2
11		 ZAN
3
8		 VAL
1
9		 VAL
2
9		 VAL
3
10		 HOC2
1
12		 HOC2
2
18		 HOC2
3
13		 13th 15

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2012 Jo Zeller Racing Mercedes HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
14		 PAU
1
19		 PAU
2
Ret		 BRH
1
14		 BRH
2
11		 RBR
1
10		 RBR
2
Ret		 NOR
1
16		 NOR
2
13		 SPA
1
19		 SPA
2
16		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
13		 ZAN
2
8		 VAL
1
9		 VAL
2
10		 HOC
1
12		 HOC
2
13		 12th 8

Complete Auto GP 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 Pos Points
2013 Virtuosi UK MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
11		 MAR
1
7		 MAR
2
7		 HUN
1
9		 HUN
2
12		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
15		 MUG
1
4		 MUG
2
10		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
9		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
12		 BRN
2
7		 BRN
2
4		 12th 45
2014 Virtuosi UK MAR
1
7†		 MAR
2
4		 LEC
1
5		 LEC
2
7		 HUN
1
3		 HUN
2
5		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
2		 IMO
1
3		 IMO
2
8		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
1		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
4		 EST
1
5		 EST
2
8		 4th 166

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2014 Sébastien Loeb Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RED LEC
6		 EST 24th 8
2015 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR
10		 LEC
8		 EST
7		 17th 11
2016 EuroInternational LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
Ret		 IMO
2		 RBR 14th 18
Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC
7		 SPA EST 30th 6
2017 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
Ret		 MNZ
Ret		 RBR
Ret		 LEC
8		 SPA
Ret		 ALG
11		 20th 4.5

Complete Blancpain GT Series results

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2015 ISR Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro MNZ
DNS		 SIL
55		 LEC SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 NÜR NC 0

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2016–17 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 ZHU
2		 1st 78
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 FUJ
3		 CHA
2		 SEP
1

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