| Fran Rueda | |
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Rueda at Silverstone Circuit in 2026 | |
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| Born | Francisco Rueda Mateos 14 February 1997 Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga, Spain |
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Francisco Rueda Mateos (born 14 February 1997 in Alhaurín de la Torre) is a Spanish racing driver who last competed in the LMGT3 class of the European Le Mans Series for Kessel Racing.
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's KF3 class in 2011.
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. Scoring a best result of sixth in race one at Spa, Rueda finished 24th in the standings on 56 points.
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, Rueda scored points five more times throughout the season to finish eighth in points. 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.
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, 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.

In 2017, Rueda joined BMW Team Teo Martín to compete in International GT Open alongside Victor Bouveng. Taking his maiden series win in race two at Le Castellet, Rueda won again at the Hungaroring, and scored five more podiums across the season to finish runner-up in points to Giovanni Venturini.
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, Rueda and Saravia won again in Spa and Monza to finish runner-up in the standings to Mikkel Mac.
The duo returned for a second consecutive season in 2019, as Teo Martín Motorsport switched to the McLaren 720S GT3 and Rueda became a full McLaren junior. Taking his first win of the season at the Hockenheimring, Rueda won again in Spa before winning in Barcelona on his way to fourth in the standings.
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.
After a year on the sidelines, Rueda returned to racing by competing in International GT Open for Baporo Motorsport alongside Dani Días-Varela. Finishing seventh and sixth in the two races at the Hungaroring, Rueda switched to partnering Andrew Gilbert at Greystone GT for the Red Bull Ring and Monza rounds of the season. At the start of the year, Rueda made a one-off appearance in the Stock Car Pro Series alongside Diego Nunes.
Returning to International GT Open for 2023 and remaining in the Pro-Am class, Rueda and Gilbert competed in the first two rounds for Altitude Racing by Greystone GT, before switching to Altitude Racing by Optimum Motorsport for the rounds in Le Castellet and Red Bull Ring. Finishing in the top-ten in all but one of his final four starts, including a class win at Le Castellet in race two, Rueda finished 25th in the overall standings and eighth in the Pro-Am standings.
Switching to Le Mans Cup for 2024, Rueda joined Ferrari-affiliated Kessel Racing in the GT3 class alongside Andrew Gilbert. Starting off the season by finishing second at Barcelona, Rueda took two more podiums, both being third-place finishes, at Le Castellet and Spa on his way to third in points. Also with the Swiss team, Rueda competed in both the 24H Series and the Gulf 12 Hours, whilst also making two one-off appearances for McLaren-fielding Optimum Motorsport in the British GT Championship and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
Rueda returned to Optimum Motorsport for the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series, racing in the GT class alongside Andrew Gilbert and Benjamin Goethe. 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.

In 2025, Rueda returned to Kessel Racing to step up to the European Le Mans Series, while remaining in the LMGT3 class as he shared a Ferrari 296 GT3 with Andrew Gilbert and factory driver Miguel Molina. In his maiden season in the series, Rueda took his only podium of the season by finishing second at Imola, helping him secure 12th in the LMGT3 standings. During 2025, Rueda joined Mercedes-aligned 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. In the five races he contested, Rueda scored a best result of tenth at Circuit of the Americas, which turned out to be his only point of the season as he rounded out the year with a 25th-place points finish.
In early 2026, Rueda joined Team WRT to compete at the Dubai 24 Hour, which he won overall alongside Ben Tuck, Anthony McIntosh and BMW works drivers Jordan Pepper and Kelvin van der Linde. For the rest of the year, Rueda returned to Kessel Racing for his second season in the European Le Mans Series with Andrew Gilbert and Romain Leroux, a season in which the trio took a best result of tenth at Imola. During 2026, Rueda also made select appearances in Ferrari machinery in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Conquest Racing and later deputising for an injured Ollie Millroy at Inception Racing. Towards the end of the year, Rueda partook in the European Le Mans Series rookie tests, sampling TF Sport's Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
| 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: | |||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | FFSA Academy | LÉD 1 7 |
LÉD 2 14 |
PAU 1 8 |
PAU 2 7 |
VDV 1 9 |
VDV 2 11 |
MAG 1 11 |
MAG 2 13 |
NAV 1 12 |
NAV 2 8 |
LMS 1 11 |
LMS 2 9 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 13 |
13th | 24 |
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AV Formula | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 24 |
HOC 3 Ret |
NÜR 1 19 |
NÜR 2 20 |
SIL 1 DNS |
SIL 2 12 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 Ret |
ASS 1 15 |
ASS 2 27 |
MST 1 14 |
MST 2 20 |
MST 3 14 |
ZAN 1 22 |
ZAN 2 13 |
ZAN 3 C |
24th | 56 |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | Pro | EST 1 11 |
EST 2 10 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 7 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 1 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 1 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 2 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 2 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 5 |
2nd | 106 |
| 2018 | BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | Pro | EST 1 4 |
EST 2 Ret |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 3 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 1 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 6 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 6 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 2 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 4 |
2nd | 114 |
| 2019 | Teo Martín Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | Pro | LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 DNS |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 14 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 1 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 2 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 2 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 8 |
MNZ 1 6 |
MNZ 2 2 |
4th | 113 |
| 2020 | Teo Martín Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | Pro-Am | HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 5 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
7th | 21 | ||
| 2022 | Baporo Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | EST 1 |
EST 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SPA |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 4 |
13th | 12 | |||||||
| Greystone GT | McLaren 720S GT3 | RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 6 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 6 |
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| 2023 | Altitude Racing by Greystone GT | McLaren 720S GT3 | Pro-Am | ALG 1 4 |
ALG 2 7 |
SPA 11 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
8th | 23 | |||||||||
| Altitude Racing by Optimum Motorsport | LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 1 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 5 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
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| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Inception Racing | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Bronze | MNZ | LEC | SPA 6H Ret |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR | CAT | NC | 0 |
| 2024 | Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Bronze | LEC | SPA 6H 25 |
SPA 12H 37 |
SPA 24H 21 |
NÜR | MNZ 36 |
JED | 25th | 14 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kessel Racing | GT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | BAR 2 |
LEC 3 |
LMS 1 14 |
LMS 2 9 |
SPA 3 |
MUG 8 |
ALG 4 |
3rd | 69.5 |
| 2026 | Biogas Motorsport | GT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | BAR |
LEC |
LMS 10 |
SPA |
SIL |
ALG |
19th | 9 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Garage 59 | GT | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEP 1 14 |
SEP 2 23 |
DUB 1 13 |
DUB 2 Ret |
ABU 1 Ret |
ABU 2 4 |
17th | 12 |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kessel Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 10 |
LEC Ret |
IMO 2 |
SPA 9 |
SIL 7 |
ALG 12 |
12th | 27 |
| 2026 | Kessel Racing | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 12 |
LEC Ret |
IMO 10 |
SPA 11 |
SIL Ret |
ALG 11 |
32nd | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iron Lynx | LMGT3 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | QAT |
IMO |
SPA |
LMS Ret |
SÃO 15 |
COA 10 |
FUJ 16 |
BHR 13 |
25th | 1 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 57 | DNF | DNF | ||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Conquest Racing | GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | DAY |
SEB |
LBH |
LGA |
WGL 6 |
MOS |
ELK 18 |
VIR |
IMS |
48th | 645 | |
| Inception Racing | PET 8 | |||||||||||||||