Stefano Comini

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Stefano Comini
Stefano Comini TCR Honda Civic.jpg
Comini in 2018
NationalitySwiss
Born (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34)
Lugano (Switzerland)
TCR International Series career
Debut season 2015
Current team Comtoyou Racing
Car number1
Former teams Leopard Racing, Target Competition
Starts64
Wins12
Poles3
Fastest laps9
Best finish1st in 2015, 2016
Previous series
2014
2013
2012–13
2010–13
2008–09
2007–09
2007
2006		 SEAT León Eurocup
Renault Clio Cup Bohemia
Renault Clio Cup Italy
Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Formula Renault 2.0 Italy
Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse
Formula 1.6 Monza
Formula Junior Monza 1.2
Championship titles
2015-2016
2012
2011 		TCR International Series
Renault Clio Cup Italy
Eurocup Mégane Trophy

Stefano Comini (born 3 February 1990) is a Swiss racing driver.

Contents

Career

Karting

Comini debuted in karting in 2002, racing mostly in Italian and Swiss championships, taking titles in the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland ICA in 2004 and 2005 respectively. [1] [2]

Early career & Formula Renault

Comini began his single-seaters stage of his career in 2006, racing in the Formula Monza 1.2 with Fadini Corse. He won one from seven races that he competed to finish the season on the tenth position. [3]

The following year, Comini moved to the 1.6 category of that series, driving with MG Motorsport. He finished third overall in that year with four wins. He also contested four races of the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse and two races of the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series. [3] [4]

In 2008, Comini moved to the Italian Formula Renault Championship, racing for Team Dueppì and CO2 Motorsport. He finished seventeenth in the series standings. [5] He again competed in four races of the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse championship and one race in the final round of the season at Monza. [6]

For 2009, he had double campaign in both the Italian and Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championships. He failed to score win in any of the championships, but collected three podiums to finish sixth in Italian Championship and seventh in Swiss Championship. [7] [8] In 2010, he competed his final formula races in the Formula Abarth round at Monza. [9]

Sports and touring car racing

After three races in 2009 in VLN Endurance, Comini made his debut in Eurocup Mégane Trophy for Oregon Team. [10] He won three from thirteen races, finishing season third behind Nick Catsburg and Pierre Thiriet. [11]

He remained in the series for Eurocup Mégane Trophy with the same team. [12] He dominated the season, winning all but three races of the season. [13]

For 2012, he moved to the Italian Renault Clio Cup, competing for Composit Motorsport. He achieved five wins to grab the championship title after the first attempt. [14]

Next year he spent in the Renault Clio Cup Bohemia. He scored four wins at Hockenheim, Nürburgring and Brno, but finished just fifth in the series standings. [15]

In 2014, he joined SEAT León Eurocup with Target Competition. He bookended the season with wins at Nürburgring and Barcelona, also he won a reverse-grid race at Silverstone, tying-up with Julien Briché with 58 points. [16]

Comini will take part in the new-for-2015 TCR International Series, joining Target Competition. [17]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006 Formula Monza 1.2 Fadini corse711019210th
2007 Formula Monza 1.6 MG Motorsport124236693rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series CO2 Motorsport20000619th
Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse Pietro Comini400013817th
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Italy Dueppì1400004717th
CO2 Motorsport
Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse CO2 Motorsport410014913th
Formula 2000 Light Dueppì300026216th
Formula 2000 Light Italy Opening Series20002N/ANC
2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Italy CO2 Motorsport1412121678th
Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse 1068892302nd
VLN EnduranceSwiss Gentle team3100113.75414th
2010 Eurocup Mégane Trophy Oregon Team1434371073rd
Formula Abarth MG Motorsport20000N/ANC
24H Series - SP3 Gentle Swiss Racing10000N/A9th
2011 Eurocup Mégane Trophy Oregon Team1411127123051st
2012Renault Clio Cup ItalyComposit Motorsport1053661331st
Eurocup Mégane Trophy Team Lompech Sport400023611th
Blancpain Super Trofeo - Pro-Am Bonaldi Motorsport22002309th
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Antonelli Motorsport200011611th
Porsche Supercup 10000N/ANC†
2013Renault Clio Cup Bohemia Target Competition 1343461925th
Renault Clio Cup Italy21011N/ANC†
Eurocup Mégane Trophy Team Lompech Sport21002N/ANC†
2014 SEAT León Eurocup Target Competition 123124564th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am20000818th
2015 TCR International Series Target Competition 22612113421st
2016 TCR International Series Leopard Racing 2231410267.51st
TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship Team WRT 3201211113th
2017 TCR International Series Comtoyou Racing 2031381963rd
TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship 6200213812th
TCR Italian Touring Car Championship Top Run Motorsport 400112413th
2018 TCR Europe Series Race Republic 200004112th
Autodis Racing by THX100000
TCR Benelux Series 820051085th

† As Comini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete TCR International Series results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2015 Target Competition SEAT León Cup Racer SEP
1
1		 SEP
2
4		 SHA
1
4		 SHA
2
2		 VAL
1
6		 VAL
2
1		 ALG
1
5		 ALG
2
11		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
4		 SAL
1
2		 SAL
2
8		 SOC
1
4		 SOC
2
1		 RBR
1
1		 RBR
2
9		 MRN
1
2		 MRN
2
2		 CHA
1
5		 CHA
2
1		 MAC
1
3		 MAC
2
1		1st342
2016 Leopard Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR BHR
1
7		 BHR
2
Ret		 EST
1
3		 EST
2
2		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
2		 IMO
1
1		 IMO
2
3		 SAL
1
8		 SAL
2
3		 OSC
1
Ret		 OSC
2
6		 SOC
1
1		 SOC
2
5		 CHA
1
4		 CHA
2
4		 MRN
1
2		 MRN
2
4		 SEP
1
2		 SEP
2
18		 MAC
1
1		 MAC
2
4		1st267.5
2017 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR RIM
1
3		 RIM
2
Ret		 BHR
1
8		 BHR
2
9		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
3		 MNZ
1
8		 MNZ
2
1		 SAL
1
3		 SAL
2
3		 HUN
1
12		 HUN
2
10		 OSC
1
6		 OSC
2
5		 CHA
1
7		 CHA
2
3		 ZHE
1
13		 ZHE
2
Ret		 DUB
1
7		 DUB
2
1		3rd196

Complete TCR Europe Series results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2018 Race Republic Subaru WRX STI TCR LEC
1
20		 LEC
2
10		 ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		12th41
Autodis Racing by THX Honda Civic Type R TCR SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
Ret		 HUN
1
8		 HUN
2
8		 ASS
1
4		 ASS
2
4		 MNZ
1
6		 MNZ
2
Ret		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
11

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  2. ↑ "Bridgestone Cup Switzerland ICA 2005 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Biography". stefanocomini.ch (in Italian). Stefano Comini. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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