Matúš Ryba (born 4 May 2009) is a Slovak racing driver who competes for Brutal Fish by Campos in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup.

Personal life Ryba is the son of Slovak businessman and TCR Europe driver Martin Ryba, who founded Brutal Fish Racing Team in 2018.

Career Ryba took up ice hockey at an early age, before taking on karting from 2022 to 2023, most notably finishing 12th in the 2023 IAME Winter Cup with MDC Racing in the X30 Junior category.

Stepping up to single-seaters in 2024, Ryba joined Drivex to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship. In the seven-round season, Ryba scored a best result of 13th in race two at Jerez to end the year 28th in the overall standings. During 2024, Ryba made one-off appearances for Jenzer Motorsport in the Formula 4 CEZ and Italian F4 Championships, as well as racing for Phinsys by Argenti on a part-time basis in the F4 British Championship. Between his part-time campaigns, Ryba scored his first career points at the Red Bull Ring in CEZ by finishing tenth twice, before taking a best result of ninth at Zandvoort in British F4. Towards the end of the year, Ryba represented Slovakia in the FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup.

Remaining in single-seaters for 2025, Ryba switched to Campos Racing for a dual campaign in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter and F4 Spanish Championships. Starting off the year in the three-round Winter Championship, Ryba finished 17th in points with a best result of sixth at both Jerez and Navarra. In the main season, Ryba scored three points finishes en route to a 15th-place points finish with a best result of sixth at Navarra and Barcelona. At the end of the year, Ryba joined AF Corse–run 23Events Racing to make his sportscar debut in the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP3 class. After taking his maiden podium in race two at Sepang, Ryba starred at Dubai, recovering from a car breakdown to overtake Alexander Jacoby and Luciano Morano and take his first career win. Ryba ended the season with a third-place finish at Yas Marina to secure third in points.

Continuing in LMP3 competition for the rest of 2026, Ryba joined Brutal Fish by Campos Racing to compete in the Le Mans Cup alongside Lucas Fluxá. After finishing fourth on debut at Barcelona, Ryba led at Le Castellet before a late spin under pressure from Colin Queen, falling to fourth and later inheriting third after a penalty for the #9 ANS car. At Road to Le Mans, Ryba fended off Enzo Peugeot for third, as he helped Brutal Fish by Campos secure a 1-3 finish.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2022 IAME Winter Cup – X30 Junior MDC Racing 28th Spanish Karting Championship – Junior 20th IAME Warriors Final – X30 Junior NC International IAME Games – X30 Junior 17th LeCont Trophy – X30 Junior 16th Karting Academy Trophy Martin Ryba 36th2023 IAME Winter Cup – X30 Junior MDC Racing 12th IAME Euro Series – X30 Junior 65th Champions of the Future Euro Series – OK-J Leclerc by Lennox Racing 68th Karting European Championship – OK-J 51st WSK Euro Series – OK-J 81stSources:

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2024 F4 Spanish Championship Drivex 21 0 0 0 0 0 28th Formula 4 CEZ Championship Jenzer Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 3 27th Italian F4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 50th F4 British Championship Phinsys by Argenti 8 0 0 0 0 3 31st FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Slovakia 1 0 0 0 0 9th2025 Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship Griffin Core 9 0 0 0 0 16 17th F4 Spanish Championship 21 0 0 0 0 18 16th 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 23Events Racing 6 1 0 3 4 813rd 2026 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Brutal Fish by Campos 5 0 0 0 2 62*3rd*Sources: * Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2024 DrivexJAR1 JAR2JAR3POR1 POR2POR3LEC1LEC2LEC3ARA1ARA2ARA3CRT1CRT2CRT3JER1JER2JER3CAT1CAT2CAT3 28th 0 2025 Griffin Core ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 15th 18

Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results (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 15 16 17 18 DC Points2024Jenzer MotorsportBAL1BAL2BAL3RBR1RBR2RBR3SVK1SVK2SVK3MOS1MOS2MOS3BRN1BRN2BRN3SAL1SAL2SAL3 27th 3

Complete Italian F4 Championship results (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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2024 Jenzer MotorsportMIS1MIS2MIS3IMO1IMO2IMO3VLL1VLL2VLL3MUG1MUG2MUG3LEC1LEC2LEC3CAT1CAT2CAT3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 50th 0

Complete F4 British Championship results (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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DC Points 2024 Phinsys by Argenti DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 DPGP4 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 BHGP4 31st 3

Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789DCPoints2025Griffin Core by CamposJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3NAV1NAV2NAV3 17th 16

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 5 6 Pos. Points 2025–26 23Events Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU23rd81

Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2026 Brutal Fish by Campos LMP3 Ligier JS P325 BAR LEC LMS SPA SIL POR3rd*62* * Season still in progress.

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