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]
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