GOAT Racing

Last updated
Flag of Spain.svg GOAT Racing
Founded2024
Base Barcelona, Spain
Team principal(s)Rubén Fernández Gil (team principal)
Pepe Oriola (team manager)
Current series TCR World Tour
TCR Europe
Current drivers Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Butti
Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Borković
Flag of Spain.svg Felipe Fernández Gil
Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Fernández Gil
Flag of Spain.svg Victor Fernández Gil

GOAT Racing is a Spanish racing team.

The team currently enters a pair of Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) in 2024 TCR World Tour with technical support from JAS Motorsport.

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History

The team was formed in 2024 by Spanish racing driver Rubén Fernández Gil and his family. Pepe Oriola, a former WTCC driver and 2021 TCR South America champion, was appointed as team manager. [1] [2] [3]

On February 26, 2024, the team confirmed it would enter a pair of Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) cars in the 2024 FIA TCR World Tour season, with WTCR win record holder Esteban Guerrieri – who returned to TCR after a season with Floyd Vanwall Racing Team in WEC – and former Hyundai junior Marco Butti later named as the drivers. [4] [5] [6] In the team's first outing in round one at Vallelunga, both Guerrieri and Butti claimed podium finishes. [7] Serbian driver Dušan Borković joined the team's World Tour programme on a full-time basis from the third round, having scored a podium in a one-off appearance at the second round in Marrakech. [8] [9]

On March 27, 2024, the team also confirmed it would enter the Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) in the 2024 TCR Europe season. Felipe Fernández Gil and series regular Dušan Borković were signed to compete with the team, [10] [11] with team principal Rubén Fernández Gil later confirmed to drive a third Honda. [12] Santiago Concepción replaced Borković when the Serbian was announced to compete in TCR World Tour. [13]

Racing results

(key)

TCR World Tour results

Source: [14]

YearEntrantCarNoDriver1234567891011121314PosPoints
2024 GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 186 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri ITA1
3
ITA2
8
MOR1
9
MOR2
2
USA1
55
USA2
3
BRA1 BRA2 URU1 URU2 CHN1 CHN2 MAC1 MAC2 4th*121*
199 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Butti ITA1
5
ITA2
3
MOR1
Ret
MOR2
7
USA1
12
USA2
10
BRA1 BRA2 URU1 URU2 CHN1 CHN2 MAC1 MAC2 10th*66*
41 Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Fernández Gil [15] ITA1 ITA2 MOR1
12
MOR2
12
USA1 USA2 BRA1 BRA2 URU1 URU2 CHN1 CHN2 MAC1 MAC2 15th*8*
62 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Borković [16] ITA1 ITA2 MOR1
Ret
MOR2
3
USA1
9
USA2
7
BRA1 BRA2 URU1 URU2 CHN1 CHN2 MAC1 MAC2 11th*46*

* Season still in progress.

 – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCR Europe results

YearEntrantCarNoDriver123456789101112PosPoints
2024 GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 11 Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Fernández Gil ITA1
9
ITA2
Ret
BLG1
8
BLG2
8
AUT1
8
AUT2
Ret
BLG3
Ret5
BLG4
Ret
CZE1 CZE2 ESP1 ESP2 12th*64*
19 Flag of Spain.svg Felipe Fernández Gil ITA1
67
ITA2
3
BLG1
9
BLG2
4
AUT1
76
AUT2
9
BLG3
31
BLG4
5
CZE1 CZE2 ESP1 ESP2 7th*188*
33 Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Concepcion ITA1 ITA2 BLG1
11
BLG2
10
AUT1
9 4
AUT2
7
BLG3
10 7
BLG4
9
CZE1 CZE2 ESP1 ESP2 11th*80*
62 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Borković ITA1
76
ITA2
10
BLG1 BLG2 AUT1 AUT2 BLG3 BLG4 CZE1 CZE2 ESP1 ESP2 13th*29*

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