2018 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

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The 2018 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship is the fourth season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 32nd season since the national touring car series was revived in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo. The series will begin at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in April and conclude at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in October.

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Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of Italy.svg South Italy Racing Team [1] Opel Astra TCR [1] 2 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Argenti [1] 1, 3–7
18 Flag of Italy.svg Nello Nataloni4–6
Flag of Estonia.svg MM Motorsport [2] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) [3] 3 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Mugelli [3] 1–6
24 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Nicoli [3] 7
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 1–4
46 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Nardilli [3] 1, 3
77 Flag of Russia.svg Denis Grigoriev4
93 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Guastamacchia5, 7
Flag of Italy.svg SEAT Motorsport Italia [4] CUPRA León TCR [3] 4 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano [3] All
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Greco [3] U251–3
344–7
7 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Gagliano [3] DSGAll
Flag of Italy.svg Nannini Racing [5] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) [5] 5 Flag of Italy.svg Walter Margelli [6] 1, 3–4
Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA Hyundai i30 N TCR [7] 8 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan [7] 6
Flag of Italy.svg Pit Lane Competizioni [8] 1–5
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [3] 9 Flag of Italy.svg Ermanno Dionisio [3] DSG
AM
1–3, 7
63 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Altoè [9] DSG
U25
1–4, 6
69 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Bettera [8] All
CUPRA León TCR [3] 99 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Larini [3] All
Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team [10] Hyundai i30 N TCR [10] 10 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Paolino [10] All
19 Flag of Italy.svg Eric Scalvini [10] U25All
Flag of Italy.svg Target Competition [11] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) [11] 11 Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Schmarl [12] 1–5, 7
27 Flag of Portugal.svg José Rodrigues [13] 1–5
Flag of Portugal.svg César Machado4–6
67 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Pellegrini [11] 1–5, 7
Hyundai i30 N TCR 6
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT SEAT León TCR 12 Flag of Turkey.svg Çelik Çağlayan2
Flag of Italy.svg B.D. Racing [14] CUPRA León TCR 14 Flag of Switzerland.svg Franco NespoliDSG3
SEAT León TCR [3]
64 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Volpato [3] DSG
U25
1
Flag of Italy.svg Cosimo Papi [3] 1, 3
CUPRA León TCR [15] Flag of Italy.svg Cosimo Papi4
Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Danetti4
Flag of Switzerland.svg Race Republic CUPRA León TCR 15 Flag of Switzerland.svg Jörg Schori7
Flag of Italy.svg BF Motorsport [16] SEAT León TCR [3] 16 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe MontalbanoDSG3
22 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Verrocchio5
Flag of Italy.svg Romy Dall'Antonia5
23 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Thellung [3] DSG
U25
1–4
CUPRA León TCR 6–7
61 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Verrocchio6
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Mosca6
SEAT León TCR 72 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Bergonzini [3] DSG
AM
1, 3
Flag of Italy.svg Sport & Comunicazione Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 25 Flag of Switzerland.svg Raimondo RicciAM1, 3
Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Bernazzani1, 3
Flag of Italy.svg Otto Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 5, 7
53 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Cappello3–5, 7
Flag of Italy.svg GretaRacing Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 26 Flag of Italy.svg Piergiorgio Capra6
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco SavoiaDSG
AM
6–7
SEAT León TCR [3] 1, 3–5
Flag of Italy.svg Vito Tagliente3
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Verrocchio4
Flag of Italy.svg Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 31 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon 6
Flag of North Macedonia.svg LPR Stefanovski Racing Team CUPRA León TCR 32 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Igor Stefanovski 7
Flag of Switzerland.svg 42 Racing SA [17] [3]
Flag of Italy.svg V-Action Racing
Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR [17] 42 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara [17] All
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Kraf Racing [18] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR [18] 44 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Plamen Kralev [18] 1, 3
Flag of Italy.svg Top Run Motorsport Subaru WRX STI TCR 50 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Rangoni 5
Flag of Austria.svg Wimmer Werk Motorsport [19] CUPRA León TCR [19] 54 Flag of Austria.svg Felix WimmerDSG3, 5
55 Flag of Austria.svg Peter Gross [19] DSG
AM
1–4, 6
56 Flag of Austria.svg Günter Benninger [19] DSG
AM
1–6
Flag of Italy.svg CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 76 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele CappellariDSG3, 5
IconClass
DSGDSG Challenge
AMAmateur
U25Under 25

Calendar and results

The 2018 calendar was announced on 26 October 2017, with a single round scheduled to be held in France as the only round held outside Italy. [20]

Rnd.CircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamSupporting
11 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 29 April Flag of Italy.svg Eric Scalvini Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara Flag of Switzerland.svg 42 Racing SA
Flag of Italy.svg V-Action Racing
Italian GT Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship
2 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara Flag of Switzerland.svg 42 Racing SA
Flag of Italy.svg V-Action Racing
23 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 13 May Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan Flag of Italy.svg Pit Lane Competizioni
414 May Flag of Italy.svg Ermanno Dionisio Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Larini Flag of Italy.svg Pit Lane Competizioni
35 Flag of Italy.svg Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 16 June Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara Flag of Switzerland.svg 42 Racing SA
Flag of Italy.svg V-Action Racing
617 June Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan Flag of Austria.svg Jurgen Schmarl Flag of Italy.svg Target Competition
47 Flag of Italy.svg Mugello Circuit, Scarperia 15 July Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano Flag of Italy.svg SEAT Motorsport Italia Italian GT Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship
8 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Greco Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Cappello Flag of Italy.svg Otto Motorsport
59 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 29 July Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Bettera Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Bettera Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Bettera Flag of Italy.svg Pit Lane Competizioni
10 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Bettera Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano Flag of Italy.svg SEAT Motorsport Italia
611 Flag of Italy.svg ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 16 September Flag of Portugal.svg César Machado Flag of Portugal.svg César Machado Flag of Portugal.svg César Machado Flag of Italy.svg Target Competition Italian Formula 4 Championship
12 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano Flag of Italy.svg SEAT Motorsport Italia
713 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 7 October Flag of North Macedonia.svg Igor Stefanovski Flag of Italy.svg Eric Scalvini Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara Flag of Switzerland.svg 42 Racing SA
Flag of Italy.svg V-Action Racing
Italian GT Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship
14 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara Flag of Switzerland.svg 42 Racing SA
Flag of Italy.svg V-Action Racing

TCR Italy Drivers' Standings

Pos.Driver Flag of Italy.svg
IMO
Flag of France.svg
LCA†
Flag of Italy.svg
MIS
Flag of Italy.svg
MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
IMO
Flag of Italy.svg
VAL
Flag of Italy.svg
MNZ
 Pts. 
1 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano 232133171512150.5
2 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Ferrara 11Ret161222†1316152211148
3 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Greco4619546312583108.5
4 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Bettera 32Ret1910DNS14616516†3Ret80
5 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan15518Ret922DNSDNS615†69.5
6 Flag of Italy.svg Eric Scalvini2023†2741039EXEX31221569
7 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Larini 5381815Ret15741364665
8 Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Schmarl7145461101057DNSDNS9Ret55
9 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Mugelli108Ret185321†162178Ret41
10 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Cappello14571Ret1815538
11 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Nicoli618Ret179411116235
12 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Paolino161172Ret1287Ret99317Ret34.5
13 Flag of Italy.svg Marco PellegriniRet10457Ret45RetRetRet1411Ret31.5
14 Flag of Portugal.svg José Rodrigues466315DNS6RetRet1329
15 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Gagliano1122101023DNSRet129514710423.5
16 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Rangoni 4223
17 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Altoè8799207121410423
18 Flag of Portugal.svg Cesar Machado6RetRet13117†22
19 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Plamen Kralev1993Ret14
20 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Savoia9121721161988171016119
21 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon 4Ret8
22 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Argenti2124†28†DNS9817Ret16RetRet97
23 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Igor Stefanovski 7106
24 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Montalbano1165
25 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro ThellungRetRetRet1513DNS15Ret11131374
26 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Guastamacchia12101284
27 Flag of Austria.svg Peter GrossRet171212211720†21Ret83
28 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Bergonzini13151283
29 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Verrocchio161910111593
30 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Mosca1593
31 Flag of Italy.svg Romy Dall'Antonia10111
32 Flag of Italy.svg Pierpaolo Capra17101
33 Flag of Italy.svg Ermanno Dionisio1213111116DNS14130
34 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Cappelari251411120
35 Flag of Austria.svg Günter Benninger15211313272019†22151419†110
36 Flag of Italy.svg Cosimo Papi1820181113200
37 Flag of Austria.svg Felix WimmerRet1813160
38 Flag of Italy.svg Walter MargelliRetDNS241317180
39 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Danetti13200
40 Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Bernazzani141919DNS14RetRet140
41 Flag of Turkey.svg Çağlayan Çelik14140
42 Flag of Switzerland.svg Raimondo Ricci19190
43 Flag of Switzerland.svg Franco Nespoli22160
44 Flag of Italy.svg Davide NardilliRet1626DNS0
45 Flag of Russia.svg Denis Grigorev18170
46 Flag of Italy.svg Vito Tagliente17210
47 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Volpato18200
48 Flag of Italy.svg Nello NataloniDNSDNSDNS18Ret0
Flag of Switzerland.svg Jörg SchoriRetRet0
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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

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