| Founded | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Base | Barcelona, Spain |
| Team principal(s) | Rubén Fernández Gil (team principal) Pepe Oriola (team manager) |
| Current series | TCR World Tour TCR Europe |
| Current drivers |  Esteban Guerrieri  Marco Butti Dušan Borković  Felipe Fernández Gil Rubén Fernández Gil Victor Fernández Gil Santiago Concepcion |
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.
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]
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Source: [14]
| Year | Entrant | Car | No | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GOAT Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 186 | Esteban Guerrieri | ITA1 3 | ITA2 8 | MOR1 9 | MOR2 2 | USA1 55 | USA2 3 | BRA1 12 | BRA2 4 | URU1 | URU2 | CHN1 | CHN2 | MAC1 | MAC2 | 4th | 291 |
| 199 | Marco Butti | ITA1 5 | ITA2 3 | MOR1 Ret | MOR2 7 | USA1 12 | USA2 10 | BRA1 35 | BRA2 6 | URU1 Ret | URU2 10 | CHN1 6 | CHN2 6 | MAC1 Ret | MAC2 3 | 9th | 174 | |||
| 41 | Víctor Fernández Gil [15] | ITA1 | ITA2 | MOR1 12 | MOR2 12 | USA1 | USA2 | BRA1 | BRA2 | URU1 | URU2 | CHN1 | CHN2 | MAC1 | MAC2 | 27th | 8 | |||
| 62 | Dušan Borković [16] | ITA1 | ITA2 | MOR1 Ret | MOR2 3 | USA1 9 | USA2 7 | BRA1 9 | BRA2 Ret | URU1 11 | URU2 6 | CHN1 11 | CHN2 11 | MAC1 7 | MAC2 1 | 10th | 134 | |||
* Season still in progress.
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
| Year | Entrant | Car | No | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GOAT Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 11 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Dušan Borković | ITA1 76 | ITA2 10 | BLG1 | BLG2 | AUT1 | AUT2 | BLG3 | BLG4 | CZE1 | CZE2 | ESP1 | ESP2 | 13th* | 29* | |||
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