Franco Girolami

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Franco Girolami
Franco Girolami 2017.jpg
Girolami in 2017
Born (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32)
Isla Verde, Cordoba Province, Argentina
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]

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Franco is the brother of the WTCR driver Néstor Girolami. [2]

Racing career

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]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2008Fórmula Metropolitanas/d300001316th
Fórmula Renault Argentina Litoral Group20000235th
2009 Fórmula Renault Argentina Damiano FB MS1200002514th
Top Race Junior Crespi Competición10000536th
2010 Fórmula Renault Argentina Gastón Dammiano Motorsport1121051174th
2011 TC Mouras Savino Sport2000014,7535th
Top Race Series Fiat Linea Competizione10000N/ANC
Fórmula Renault PlusHRC Pro Team946261631st
Fórmula Renault Argentina 1222251452nd
2012 TC2000 Pro Rally
Pro Racing		1067482191st
TC Mouras MG Racing200101735th
2013 Súper TC2000 Equipo YPF Chevrolet1200105117th
TC Pista JC Competición7000092,538th
2014Fórmula Renault PlusBarovero Racing Team202112727th
Top Race V6 ABH Sport200001126th
TC Pista JC Competición2000012,540th
2015 Súper TC2000 Toyota Team Argentina 10000N/ANC
Top Race V6 Mitsubishi GF Racing1310027416th
2016 Top Race V6 1641141134th
TC2000 Escudería Río de la Plata10000N/ANC
Súper TC2000 Toyota Team Argentina 10000N/ANC
2017 Top Race V6 Mitsubishi 3M Racing1511361176th
Súper TC2000 Team Peugeot Total Argentina10000N/ANC
2018 Top Race V6 3M Top Race Team1332171691st
Súper TC2000 Team Peugeot Total Argentina10000N/ANC
TC2000 Escudería Fela10000N/ANC
Stock Car Brasil Cavaleiro Sports 10000N/ANC
2019 Top Race V6 GF Racing1655492772nd
Súper TC2000 Chevrolet YPF30000319th
2020 Top Race V6 Azar Motorsport1022161543rd
Súper TC2000 Fiat Racing Team STC2000110000018th
TCR Europe Touring Car Series PSS Racing Team20000331st
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship MM Motorsport400013017th
2021 TCR Europe Touring Car Series PSS Racing Team1421153532nd
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship MM Motorsport21101N/ANC
2022 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS 1341494311st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Madpanda Motorsport 100000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 100000NC
Stock Car Pro Series Cavaleiro Sports 100000NC
World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 400001618th
2023 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Aikoa Racing12212104271st
24H TCE Series - TCR 1111140NC†
2024 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Monlau Motorsport21112851st*
Source: [1]

* Season still in progress.

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
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		31st3
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		2nd353
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		1st431
2024 Monlau Motorsport Cupra León VZ TCR VAL
1
1		 VAL
2
2		 ZOL
1
ZOL
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
BRN
1
BRN
2
CRT
1
CRT
2
1st*85*

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
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‡		18th16
Comtoyou Team Audi Sport SAU
1
4		 SAU
2
Ret

‡ As Girolami was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Franco Girolami | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Franco Girolami, un campeón que renació gracias a su hermano". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Los Andes - Top Race: Las estadísticas del campeón Franco Girolami - Periodismo de verdad". www.losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  4. ↑ Mansilla, Mauricio (2020-01-27). "Franco Girolami será piloto Fiat en Súper TC 2000". Carburando (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  5. ↑ "Los Andes - Top Race: Las estadísticas del campeón Franco Girolami - Periodismo de verdad". www.losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  6. ↑ Miño, Ezequiel (2019-12-08). "Top Race: Girolami se quedó con la última y Rossi es campeón del año". Primera Edición (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  7. ↑ "Navarro fará dupla com Franco Girolami em Interlagos". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  8. ↑ fabior (2021-06-05). "Franco Girolami converts the pole into TCR Italy's Race 1 win". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  9. ↑ fabior (2021-06-20). "Franco Girolami wins Race 2 and takes the points lead". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  10. ↑ "Victory in Race 1 gives Mikel Azcona a second TCR Europe title - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  11. ↑ "Franco Girolami explains pitstop that won him the TCR Europe title". TouringCarTimes. 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. ↑ "TCR Europe Touring Car Series 2022 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  13. ↑ "Franco Girolami wins TCR Italy with Audi". Audi MediaCenter. Retrieved 2023-11-01.


Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
 Fórmula Renault Plus
Champion
2011		Succeeded by
Marcos Abratte
Preceded by TC2000 Championship
Champion
2012 		Succeeded by
Matías Milla
Preceded by Top Race V6
Champion
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Champion
2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Niels Langeveld
 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
Champion
2023 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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