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Fran Rueda
Rueda in 2023
NationalitySpain Spanish
Born (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 28)
Alhaurín de la Torre, Spain
Racing licence FIA Silver

Francisco Rueda Mateos (born 14 February 1997 in Alhaurín de la Torre), commonly known as Fran Rueda, is a Spanish racing driver currently racing in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship for Iron Lynx.

Career

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Rueda competed in karting from 2008 to 2011, most notably winning the Spanish Karting Championship in the Cadet class in 2009 and finishing runner-up in the same championship in 2011, albeit in the KF3 class.[1]

Stepping up to single-seaters in 2012, Rueda joined the FFSA Academy-centrally run French F4 Championship. After finishing 13th in the points with a best result of seventh at Lédenon, Rueda stepped up to Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup for 2013 by joining AV Formula.[2] Scoring a best result of sixth in race one at Spa, Rueda finished 24th in the standings on 56 points.[3]

Leaving single-seaters after 2013, Rueda switched to the SEAT León Eurocup for 2014 by joining Monlau Competición. After taking his maiden series podium in his second start at the Nürburgring,[4] Rueda scored points five more times throughout the season to finish eighth in points.[5] Remaining in the SEAT León Eurocup for 2015, Rueda won race two at Le Castellet and Estoril, to finish eighth in points despite missing the final round at Barcelona.[6][7]

Rueda switched to Renault Sport Trophy for 2016, racing for Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 in the Am class and sharing the car with Tanart Sathienthirakul. Winning in class at the Red Bull Ring,[8] Rueda also won the Le Castellet endurance overall on his way to runner-up honours in the Am class and fifth in the Endurance standings.[9]

In 2017, Rueda joined BMW Team Teo Martín to compete in International GT Open alongside Victor Bouveng.[10] Taking his maiden series win in race two at Le Castellet,[11] Rueda won again at the Hungaroring,[12] and scored five more podiums across the season to finish runner-up in points to Giovanni Venturini.[13]

BMW Team Teo Martín retained Rueda for his sophomore season in the series, alongside Andrés Saravia. Taking his first win of the season in wet conditions at Le Castellet,[14] Rueda won again in Spa and Monza to finish runner-up in the standings to Mikkel Mac.[15][16]

Rueda returned to Teo Martín Motorsport for a third consecutive season, still alongside Andrés Saravia, as the team switched to McLaren 720S GT3.[17] Taking his first win of the season at the Hockenheimring,[18] Rueda won again in Spa before winning in Barcelona on his way to fourth in the standings.[19][20]

Having spent most of 2020 without a seat, Rueda competed on a part-time basis for Teo Martín Motorsport in International GT Open alongside Marcelo Hahn in the Pro-Am class. Taking pole on his return at the Red Bull Ring, Rueda finished second in race one after Reiter Engineering were disqualified after having won the race.[21]

After a year on the sidelines, Rueda returned to racing by competing in International GT Open for Baporo Motorsport alongside Dani Días-Varela.[22] Finishing seventh and sixth in the two races at the Hungaroring,[23][24] Rueda switched to Greystone GT for the Red Bull Ring and Monza rounds of the season.[25] At the start of the year, Rueda made a one-off appearance in the Stock Car Pro Series alongside Diego Nunes.[26]

Returning to International GT Open for 2023 and remaining in the Pro-Am class, Rueda competed in the first two rounds for Altitude Racing by Greystone GT,[27] before switching to Altitude Racing by Optimum Motorsport for the rounds in Le Castellet and Red Bull Ring.[28] Finishing in the top ten in all but one of his final four starts, including a class win at Le Castellet in race two,[29] Rueda finished 25th in the overall standings and eighth in the Pro-Am standings.[30]

Switching to Le Mans Cup for 2024, Rueda joined Kessel Racing in the GT3 class alongside Andrew Gilbert.[31] Starting off the season by finishing second at Barcelona,[32] Rueda took two more podiums, both being third place finishes, at Le Castellet and Spa on his way to third in points.[33][34] Also with the Swiss team, Rueda competed in both the 24H Series and the Gulf 12 Hours,[35][36] whilst also making two one-off appearances for Optimum Motorsport in the British GT Championship and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[37]

Rueda returned to Optimum Motorsport for the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series, racing in the GT class alongside Andrew Gilbert and Benjamin Goethe.[38] In the six-race season, Rueda scored his only points in the finale at Yas Marina by finishing fourth and ending the season 17th in points.[39]

In 2025, Rueda returned to Kessel Racing to step up to the European Le Mans Series, while remaining in the LMGT3 class as he partnered Andrew Gilbert and Miguel Molina.[40] During 2025, Rueda joined Iron Lynx ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans to contest the rest of the FIA World Endurance Championship season with them alongside Gilbert and Lorcan Hanafin.[41]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2008 Leon Karting Championship – Minikart 20th
Copa De Campeones – Cadet 7th
2009 Spanish Karting Championship – Cadet 1st
2010 South Garda Winter Cup – KF3 Genikart-LTP NC
WSK World Series – KF3 23rd
WSK Euro Series – KF3 50th
Karting European Championship – KF3 23rd
Karting World Cup – KF3 NC
WSK Nations Cup – KF3 NC
Spanish Karting Championship – KF3 7th
2011 South Garda Winter Cup – KF3 Genikart-LTP 30th
WSK Master Series – KF3 33rd
Grand Prix Open Karting – KF3 35th
WSK Euro Series – KF3 70th
Spanish Karting Championship – KF3 2nd
Karting World Cup – KF3 30th
Karting European Championship – KF3 27th
Sources:[42][43][44][45][46][47][48]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 14 0 0 0 0 24 13th
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup AV Formula 15 0 0 0 0 56 24th
2014 SEAT León Eurocup Monlau Competición 12 0 0 0 1 24 8th
2015 SEAT León Eurocup Monlau Competición 12 2 0 0 2 34 8th
2016 Renault Sport Trophy – Am Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 9 2 2 0 6 147 2nd
Renault Sport Trophy – Endurance 6 1 1 0 3 63 5th
2017 International GT Open BMW Team Teo Martín 14 2 3 1 7 106 2nd
2018 International GT Open BMW Team Teo Martín 14 3 2 3 6 114 2nd
2019 International GT Open Teo Martín Motorsport 13 3 1 0 7 113 4th
2020 International GT Open Teo Martín Motorsport 4 0 1 0 1 20 11th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 4 1 1 2 2 21 7th
2022 Stock Car Pro Series Blau Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
International GT Open Greystone GT 6 0 0 0 0 10 19th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 6 0 1 0 0 12 13th
2022–23 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Am 7TSIX[49] 1 0 0 0 0 32 NC
2023 International GT Open Altitude Racing by Greystone GT 3 0 0 0 0 8 25th
Altitude Racing by Optimum Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0
International GT Open – Pro-Am Altitude Racing by Greystone GT 3 0 0 0 0 23 8th
Altitude Racing by Optimum Motorsport 4 1 2 2 2
British GT Championship – GT3 Greystone GT[50] 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Inception Racing[51] 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2024 24H Series – GT3 Am Kessel Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Le Mans Cup – GT3 7 0 0 1 3 69.5 3rd
Gulf 12 Hours 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
British GT Championship – GT3 Optimum Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
British GT Championship – GT3 Silver-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 2 0 0 0 0 14 25th
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Optimum Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 12 17th
2025 European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 Kessel Racing[52] 2 0 0 0 0 1* 16th*
British GT Championship – GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
British GT Championship – GT3 Silver-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 Iron Lynx * *
Sources:[42]

Notes

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