Franco Girolami | |
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Born | Isla Verde, Cordoba Province, Argentina | 14 February 1992
Related to | Néstor Girolami (brother) |
Franco Girolami (born February 14, 1992) is an Argentine motor racing driver. He won Formula Renault Plus, TC2000, Top Race V6, TCR Europe and TCR Italy championships. [1]
Franco is the brother of the WTCR driver Néstor Girolami. [2]
Franco started his sports career in 2008, focusing on the next years in open-wheel championships. In 2011 he won the Formula Renault Plus championship and was runner-up in Formula Renault Argentina. In the next year, he was TC2000 champion with six wins in 10 races. [1]
In 2013 he made his debut in Súper TC2000 with the Chevrolet Argentina factory team and the next year in Top Race V6. [3] [1]
Franco returned to being a full-time Súper TC2000 driver only in 2020 with Fiat Racing Team. [4] Between 2015 and 2019 he raced with Gabriel Furlán's team in TRV6, with Mitsubishi cars. He won the title in 2018 with three wins and one point ahead of seven-time champion Agustín Canapino. [5] Third was his brother Néstor. In 2019 he won five races and was second in the championship, behind Matías Rossi, while in 2020 he won two races and finished third. [1] [6]
His first race in a championship outside of Argentina was in 2018, in Stock Car Brasil, invited by Denis Navarro. [7] In 2020 he participated in rounds of TCR Italy and TCR Europe championships. [1] He wins the first race of 2021 TCR Italy at Misano after starting in pole position. [8] Weeks later, he also achieved his first victory in TCR Europe, at Zandvoort, and is the championship leader. [9] Won for the second time at Monza, but lost the championship to Mikel Azcona. [10]
In 2022, Girolami claimed the TCR Europe title in his first season with Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS.He had four wins and podiums at all rounds, outscoring runner-up Tom Coronel by more than 100 points. [11] [12] The following year, he won the TCR Italy Touring Car Championship with Aikoa Racing. [13]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2008 | Fórmula Metropolitana | s/d | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16th |
Fórmula Renault Argentina | Litoral Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35th | |
2009 | Fórmula Renault Argentina | Damiano FB MS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14th |
Top Race Junior | Crespi Competición | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36th | |
2010 | Fórmula Renault Argentina | Gastón Dammiano Motorsport | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 4th |
2011 | TC Mouras | Savino Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,75 | 35th |
Top Race Series | Fiat Linea Competizione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
Fórmula Renault Plus | HRC Pro Team | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 163 | 1st | |
Fórmula Renault Argentina | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 145 | 2nd | ||
2012 | TC2000 | Pro Rally Pro Racing | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 219 | 1st |
TC Mouras | MG Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 35th | |
2013 | Súper TC2000 | Equipo YPF Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 17th |
TC Pista | JC Competición | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92,5 | 38th | |
2014 | Fórmula Renault Plus | Barovero Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27th |
Top Race V6 | ABH Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26th | |
TC Pista | JC Competición | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,5 | 40th | |
2015 | Súper TC2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
Top Race V6 | Mitsubishi GF Racing | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 16th | |
2016 | Top Race V6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 113 | 4th | |
TC2000 | Escudería Río de la Plata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
Súper TC2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
2017 | Top Race V6 | Mitsubishi 3M Racing | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 117 | 6th |
Súper TC2000 | Team Peugeot Total Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
2018 | Top Race V6 | 3M Top Race Team | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 169 | 1st |
Súper TC2000 | Team Peugeot Total Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
TC2000 | Escudería Fela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
Stock Car Brasil | Cavaleiro Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
2019 | Top Race V6 | GF Racing | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 277 | 2nd |
Súper TC2000 | Chevrolet YPF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19th | |
2020 | Top Race V6 | Azar Motorsport | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 154 | 3rd |
Súper TC2000 | Fiat Racing Team STC2000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th | |
TCR Europe Touring Car Series | PSS Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31st | |
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | MM Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 17th | |
2021 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | PSS Racing Team | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 353 | 2nd |
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | MM Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC | |
2022 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 431 | 1st |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Madpanda Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
Stock Car Pro Series | Cavaleiro Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
World Touring Car Cup | Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18th | |
2023 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | Aikoa Racing | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 427 | 1st |
24H TCE Series - TCR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | NC† | ||
2024 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Monlau Motorsport | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 259 | 2nd* |
Source: [1] |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
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2020 | PSS Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | JAR 1 Ret | JAR 2 14 | 31st | 3 | ||
2021 | PSS Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | SVK 1 12 | SVK 2 3 | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 5 | ZAN 1 5 | ZAN 2 1 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 7 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 2 | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 19 | CAT 1 17 | CAT 2 5 | 2nd | 353 |
2022 | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | ALG 1 5 | ALG 2 1 | LEC 1 2 | LEC 2 4 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 4 | NOR 1 3 | NOR 2 1 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 C | MNZ 1 12 | MNZ 2 1 | CAT 1 3 | CAT 2 1 | 1st | 431 |
2024 | Monlau Motorsport | Cupra León VZ TCR | VAL 1 1 | VAL 2 2 | ZOL 1 4 | ZOL 2 3 | SAL 1 1 | SAL 2 11 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 8 | BRN 1 | BRN 2 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | 2nd* | 259* |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | ALS 1 | ALS 2 | BHR 1 14‡ | BHR 2 7‡ | 18th | 16 | ||
Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | SAU 1 4 | SAU 2 Ret |
‡ As Girolami was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Rank | Points |
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2022 | Lubrax Podium | Chevrolet Cruze | INT 1 21 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | VCA 1 | VCA 2 | RIO 1 | RIO 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | SCZ 1 | SCZ 2 | VCA 1 | VCA 2 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | NC† | 0† |
† As Girolami was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.
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