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. His uncle Davide is also a racing driver, as is his brother Giorgio, who won the 2018 European Le Mans Series title in LMGTE alongside Gianluca.

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

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. 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. Another season in the Italian series with Tomcat Racing then followed in 2008, before switching to BVM Minardi Team for 2009, a season in which he took a lone podium at Monza to end the year 12th in points. During 2009, Roda also made select appearances in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 for them, as well as a one-off appearance in International Formula Master as part of the series' Talent Support Program.

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

The following year, Roda joined Virtuosi UK to step up to Auto GP. 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. Remaining with Virtuosi for 2014, Roda took his maiden series podium at the Hungaroring, before taking further podiums at Monza and Imola, and his only series win at the Red Bull Ring en route to a fourth-place points finish. During 2014, Roda also raced in the Monaco round of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for Comtec Racing, as well as making his sportscar debut with Sébastien Loeb Racing in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series.

In 2015, Roda began the year by competing in the first two rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series for Audi-fielding ISR, before joining Algarve Pro Racing to race in the last three rounds of the European Le Mans Series in LMP2. Staying in ELMS for 2016, Roda competed in the first two rounds for EuroInternational in LMP3, taking a best result of second at Imola, before jumping back to Algarve Pro Racing's LMP2 squad for Le Castellet. At the end of the year, Roda continued with the team to compete in the 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series, 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. 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.

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

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2006 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 22nd2007 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 17th2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Tomcat Racing 14 0 0 0 0 13 26th Formula 2000 Light 2 0 0 0 0 0 51st2009 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 12th2012 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 14th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 22nd 2013 Auto GP Series Virtuosi UK 16 0 0 0 0 45 12th2014 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 24th2015 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 17th2016 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 781st 2017 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 5 0 0 0 0 4 22ndSources:

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

Complete Italian Formula Three 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 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 IMO1 IMO2 MUG11 MUG12 VAR1 VAR2 VLL1 VLL2 MUG21 MUG22 MNZ1 MNZ2 22nd 1 2011 Prema Powerteam FRA1 FRA2 MIS1 MIS2 IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 ADR1 ADR2 VLL1 VLL2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 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 HOC11 HOC12 HOC13 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC21 HOC22 HOC23 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 HOC1 HOC2 PAU1 PAU2 BRH1 BRH2 RBR1 RBR2 NOR1 NOR2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 VAL1 VAL2 HOC1 HOC2 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 MNZ1 MNZ2 MAR1 MAR2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 MUG1 MUG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 DON1 DON2 BRN2 BRN2 12th 45 2014 Virtuosi UK MAR1 MAR2 LEC1 LEC2 HUN1 HUN2 MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 EST1 EST2 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 EST 24th 8 2015 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 17th 112016 EuroInternational LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL IMO RBR 14th 18 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC SPA EST 30th 6 2017 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 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 SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H 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. Points2016–17Algarve Pro RacingLMP2Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8ZHU1st78 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 FUJCHASEP

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