Ruben Volt | |
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Nationality | Estonian |
Born | Estonia | March 19, 2006
TCR Europe Touring Car Series career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | ALM Motorsport |
Car number | 27 |
Starts | 14 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 4 |
Podiums | 7 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 3 |
Best finish | 9th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2023 | TCR World Tour |
Ruben Volt (born on 19 March 2006) is an Estonian racing driver who is competing in TCR Europe Touring Car Series and in TCR Italy with ALM Motorsport. Volt has also competed in TCR World Tour. [1]
In 2024 Ruben continued his career in TCR Europe Touring Car Series and in TCR Italy with ALM Motorsport aiming the title. [2] He is driving with Honda Civic Type R TCR. Ruben got his first win in TCR Europe in Salzburgring which was his fourth podium of the year. [3]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2021 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | ALM Honda Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 6th |
2022 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | ALM Honda Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 4th |
2023 | TCR World Tour | ALM Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 40th |
TCR Europe Touring Car Series | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 171 | 9th | ||
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 7th | ||
TCR Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 9th | ||
2024 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | ALM Motorsport | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 269 | 4th |
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 339 | 3rd | ||
TCR Eastern Europe Trophy | |||||||||
TCR Winter Series |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the 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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2023 | ALM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HUN 1 21† | HUN 2 10 | LEC 1 6 | LEC 2 4 | MNZ 1 4 | MNZ 2 1 | CAT 1 13 | CAT 2 1 | 9th | 174 |
2024 | ALM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | VAL 1 5 | VAL 2 Ret | ZOL 1 3 | ZOL 2 2 | SAL 1 3 | SAL 2 1 | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 7 | BRN 1 | BRN 2 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | 4th* | 229* |
* Season still in progress. † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
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