Rafael Durán (racing driver)

Rafael Durán
Durán in 2025
NationalitySpain Spanish
United States American
Born (2006-01-27) 27 January 2006
Linares, Jaén, Spain
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2025
Current teamRinaldi Racing
Categorisation FIA Silver
Car number45
Starts4
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC in 2025
Previous series
2025
2025		Ferrari Challenge North America
Ferrari Challenge Europe

Rafael Alberto Durán (born 27 January 2006) is a Spanish and American racing driver who competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Rinaldi Racing, the International GT Open for AF Corse and the Italian GT Championship for Spirit of Race.

Personal life

Durán was born in Linares, Spain in 2006, and grew up in Miami, Florida for 7 years.[1] He later lived in Singapore, Paris and São Paulo, before settling in the United States to study mechanical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.[2] His mother is from Linares; his father, Alberto, is a naturalised American citizen born in Chile and raised in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3] The pair raced together in Ferrari Challenge in 2025.[3][4]

Durán has raced under the flags of Spain, United States, Brazil and Italy during his career.[5][6][7][8]

Career

Durán was active in karting from age 4 to 8, before taking a hiatus to focus on his studies in Singapore.[2]

After testing the Ferrari 296 Challenge throughout 2024,[9] Durán made his racing debut in 2025, entering select rounds of the GT Winter Series for AF Corse and taking a Cup 1 win at Portimão with Sean Hudspeth.[10][11][12] Durán then began competing in Ferrari Challenge in both Europe and North America,[13][14][15] where he won once in Trofeo Pirelli Am in the overseas round at Mugello.[16] Towards the end of the year, Durán made his GT3 debut for Rinaldi Racing in the last two rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup,[17] and scored a GT3 Am podium on his Italian GT Sprint Cup debut at Imola.[18][19]

In early 2026, Durán took part in the UAE swing of the 24H Series Middle East for Porsche-fielding Dinamic GT.[20][21] Returning to Ferrari 296 GT3 machinery for the rest of the year, Durán joined Rinaldi Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup,[22] AF Corse in the International GT Open and Spirit of Race in the Italian GT Championship.[23][24][25] In the former, Durán won the 24 Hours of Spa alongside Dylan Medler, David Perel and Alessandro Balzan in the Silver Cup.[26] Partnering new Ferrari factory driver Tommaso Mosca in GT Open, Durán scored his first overall podium in race two at the Hungaroring.[27] Partnering Perel in the Pro-Am class of Italian GT, Durán began the year with two podiums at Mugello in the Sprint Cup and one at Monza in Endurance.[28]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2025 GT Winter Series – Cup 1 AF Corse 6 1 0 0 3 84 6th
Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup – GT Cup Div.1 Am 2 0 0 0 1 22 NC
Ferrari Challenge North America – Trofeo Pirelli Am The Collection 6 1 2 1 1 148 14th
Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli Am Formula Racing 6 0 0 0 0 10 18th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup – GT3 Am AF Corse 2 0 0 0 1 22 NC
Ferrari Challenge World Finals – Trofeo Pirelli Am The Collection 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 12th
2025–26 24H Series Middle East – GT3 Am Dinamic GT 2 0 0 0 0 50 6th
2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rinaldi Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 1 0 0 1 14* 6th*
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
International GT Open AF Corse 9 0 0 0 1 33* 7th*
Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup – GT3 Pro-Am Spirit of Race 5 0 0 0 2 37* 7th*
Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 1 35* 2nd*
Sources:[29][30]

* Season still in progress.

† As Durán was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(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
2025 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Silver LEC
 MNZ
 SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 NÜR
DNS		 CAT
38		 NC 0
2026 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Silver LEC
42		 MNZ
19		 SPA
6H
42		 SPA
12H
29		 SPA
24H
14		 NÜR
Ret		 ALG
 10th* 35*

Complete International GT Open results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2026 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Pro ALG
1
17		 ALG
2
5		 SPA
25		 MIS
1
11		 MIS
2
4		 HUN
1
9		 HUN
2
3		 LEC
1
6		 LEC
2
9		 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 MNZ
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 7th* 33*

References

  1. ↑ Muñoz, Eugenio (11 July 2026). "Rafa Durán, el español que domó Spa y se hace un nombre en Ferrari". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Calvo Carmona, Enrique (29 July 2026). ""Me encanta poder usar lo electrónico. Antes había más riesgo"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Face-to-face with Alberto and Rafael Duran". Ferrari. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Torna da Barcellona il Ferrari Challenge Europe". pellemotorsport.com (in Italian). 18 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "2025 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Monza - Trofeo Pirelli & Pirelli Am - Race 1" (PDF). Ferrari. Al Kamel Systems. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "2025 Ferrari Challenge North America - Mugello - Free Practice" (PDF). Ferrari. Al Kamel Systems. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "2025 Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo Sprint - Imola - GT3 - Entry List" (PDF). ACI Sport. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "2026 GT World Challenge Powered by AWS - Monza - Entry List Draft 3" (PDF). gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Rafael Durán [@rafael_a_duran]; (22 October 2024). "Uni really starting to feel like a side quest". Retrieved 7 August 2026 – via Instagram.
  10. ↑ "GTWS: AF Corse expands its GT Winter Series line-up at Portimão". winter-series.racing. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Weekend notebook: Ferrari a podio nell'Asian Le Mans Series". menudeimotori.it (in Italian). 17 February 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Three teams share GT4 Winter Series spoils at eventful Portimao meeting". autosport.com. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Ferrari Challenge, Racing Days take over South Florida". racer.com. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Lawrence, David A. (23 May 2025). "Ferrari Challenge North America: Miami Review". gt-report.com. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Borgomeo, Vincenzo (18 July 2025). "Ferrari Challenge, quante emozioni". formulapassion.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Follis, Alessandro (23 October 2025). "Ferrari Challenge North America: Massimo Perrina vince Gara-1 ed è campione". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Une grille de 61 GT3 attendue au Nürburgring". endurance-info.com (in French). 21 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  18. ↑ Giacomelli, Giulia (27 September 2025). "GT Italiano Sprint Cup 2025 | A Imola AF Corse e VSR conquistano la pole position". 1000cuorirossoblu.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  19. ↑ Gritti, Francesco (30 September 2025). "ACI Racing Weekend | Imola #2 2025: Event Report". p300.it. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Michelin 24H SERIES: All Eyes On Abu Dhabi With 61 Cars Set For New Year Resumption Of Middle East Trophy". speed-live.it. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "68 voitures au départ des 24 Heures de Dubai 2026". endurance-info.com (in French). 30 December 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  22. ↑ Wane, Ewan (27 February 2026). "2026 GT World Challenge Europe Entry List Announcement Sees Multiple Drivers Confirmed". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  23. ↑ Persad, Karishma (10 April 2026). "AF Corse targets 2026 International GT Open success with five Ferrari 296 GT3 entries". pitdebrief.com. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Bosch, Miguel (23 April 2026). "Italian GT preview: Record 80-car grid sets the stage for landmark Imola opener". gt-report.com. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  25. ↑ Rolfini, Alberto (19 June 2026). "Italian GT Championship Endurance Returns to Monza: Ferrari Targets Another Strong Weekend". langolodellosportnews.it. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  26. ↑ Carroll, Aaron (28 June 2026). "Lionspeed GP Porsche wins 24 Hours of Spa after pit lane start, as BMW, Ferrari and Corvette victorious in classes". dive-bomb.com. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  27. ↑ Rehman, Mo (5 July 2026). "Elite Motorsport Wins After Red Flag Ends Late Battle In Hungary". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  28. ↑ "Mugello, race-1: VSR Lamborghini al top". pellemotorsport.com (in Italian). 25 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "Rafael Durán Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "Rafael Durán | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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