Alex Riberas
Spanish racing driver
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Alex Riberas Bou (born 27 January 1994[4]) is a Spanish racing driver. He currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA Sportscar Championship for Aston Martin THOR Team.
| Alex Riberas | |
|---|---|
Riberas at Circuit de Monaco in 2015. | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Born | Alex Riberas Bou 27 January 1994 |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Aston Martin THOR Team |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver (2014, 2016)[2] FIA Gold (2015, 2017–)[3] |
| Car number | 009 |
| Starts | 15 (15 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 5th in 2023 (LMGT3) |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2018, 2021–22 | Intercontinental GT Challenge 24H GT Series |
Career
Karting
Riberas began karting in Spain in 2007. He became a member of the junior program for Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2009.[5] Riberas had moderate success in karting, gaining some race victories.[citation needed]
Single-seaters
Formula Renault 2.0
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Riberas made his debut in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship in 2010, where he finished eighth in the championship.[6] Riberas competed in the series in 2011 and 2012 as well, with a best championship finish of sixth in 2011 and earning a race victory in 2011.[citation needed]
Riberas also made one-off appearances in the Formula Renault 2.0 UK series in 2010, the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship in 2011 and 2012, and the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship in 2011.[citation needed]
Formula 3
Riberas made one appearance in the 2012 European F3 Open Championship, finishing on the podium in both races of his lone event.[citation needed]
SportsCars
Porsche Cups
Riberas began competing in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2013, and in 2014 began competing in the Porsche Supercup championship as a member of Porsche's junior driver program.[7] Riberas finished fifth in the 2015 Porsche Supercup championship.[citation needed]
IMSA SportsCar Championship
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Riberas began competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2014, competing in endurance races for the season with Alex Job Racing.[citation needed] In 2015, Riberas won in class in the 12 Hours of Sebring with teammates Ian James and Mario Farnbacher.[8] Riberas earned another win during the 2016 season.[citation needed]
Riberas has competed for Heart of Racing Team since 2020 after becoming an Aston Martin factory driver. He has competed full time in the series since 2022 in the GTD Pro class.[citation needed]
World Endurance Championship
Riberas made his debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023 after Heart of Racing Team took over the entry vacated by Northwest AMR.[9] This included his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he finished sixth in class.[citation needed] Riberas continued in the 2024 season’s LMGT3 class before moving to the Hypercar category in 2025.[10]
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | Epsilon Euskadi | ALC 1 10 |
ALC 2 5 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 DNS |
BRN 1 6 |
BRN 2 2 |
MAG 1 10 |
MAG 2 Ret |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 13 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 12 |
SIL 1 14 |
SIL 2 9 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 7 |
8th | 55 |
| 2011 | EPIC Racing | ALC 1 3 |
ALC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 8 |
NÜR 1 16 |
NÜR 2 8 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 4 |
SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 31 |
LEC 1 31 |
LEC 2 30 |
CAT 1 30 |
CAT 2 1 |
6th | 82 | ||
| 2012 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | ALC 1 10 |
ALC 2 11 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 19 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
MSC 1 7 |
MSC 2 Ret |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 10 |
LEC 1 17 |
LEC 2 8 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 5 |
9th | 62 | ||
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | EPIC Racing | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 8 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
ASS 3 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
MST 1 |
MST 2 |
MST 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
NC† | 0 |
| 2012 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 4 |
HOC 3 4 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 22 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
OSC 3 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 6 |
MST 1 |
MST 2 |
MST 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
16th | 97 |
† As Riberas was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northwest AMR | GTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEB | PRT | SPA 7 |
LMS 6 |
MNZ | FUJ 7 |
BHR 3 |
9th | 51 | |
| 2024 | Heart of Racing Team | LMGT3 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | QAT 2 |
IMO 5 |
SPA 11 |
LMS Ret |
SÃO 2 |
COA 1 |
FUJ 9 |
BHR 11 |
5th | 83 |
| 2025 | Aston Martin THOR Team | Hypercar | Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH | Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 | QAT 17 |
IMO 17 |
SPA 14 |
LMS 12 |
SÃO 13 |
COA Ret |
FUJ 5 |
BHR 7 |
22nd | 19 |
| Sources:[21][22] | ||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Northwest AMR |
 Ian James Daniel Mancinelli |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am |
310 | 33rd | 6th |
| 2024 |  Heart of Racing Team |
Ian James Daniel Mancinelli |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 196 | DNF | DNF |
| 2025 | Aston Martin THOR Team |
Roman De Angelis Marco Sørensen |
Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH | Hypercar | 383 | 12th | 12th |
| Sources:[21][23] | |||||||
24 Hours of Daytona results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle |
 Mario Farnbacher Marco Holzer Ian James |
Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 639 | 34th | 15th |
| 2015 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle |
Mario Farnbacher Ian James |
Porsche 911 GT America | GTD | 233 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Alex Job Racing / Team Seattle |
Mario Farnbacher Ian James Wolf Henzler |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | GTD | 700 | 22nd | 8th |
| 2019 | Moorespeed |
Andrew Davis Will Hardeman Marcus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS | GTD | 555 | 30th | 11th |
| 2020 | Heart of Racing Team |
Roman De Angelis Ian James Nicki Thiim |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD | 151 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 | Heart of Racing Team |
Ross Gunn Maxime Martin |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD Pro | 103 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | Heart of Racing Team |
David Pittard Ross Gunn |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD Pro | 716 | 36th | 7th |
| Source:[21] | |||||||
24 Hours of Spa results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Audi Sport Team WRT |
Christopher Mies Dries Vanthoor |
Audi R8 LMS | Pro | 456 | 40th | 21st |
| 2019 | Audi Sport Team WRT |
Frank Stippler Dries Vanthoor |
Audi R8 LMS | Pro | 358 | 25th | 21st |
| 2022 | Heart of Racing w/ TF Sport |
 Charlie Eastwood Ross Gunn |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Pro | 497 | 38th | 17th |