Franco Girolami
| Franco Girolami | |
|---|---|
 Girolami in 2022 | |
| Born | 14 February 1992 Isla Verde, Cordoba Province, Argentina |
| Related to | Néstor Girolami (brother) |
| TCR Europe career | |
Franco Girolami (born February 14, 1992) is an Argentine motor racing driver. He won Formula Renault Plus, TC2000, Top Race V6, TCR Europe and TCR Italy championships.[1]
Franco is the brother of the WTCR driver Néstor Girolami.[2]
Racing career
Franco started his sports career in 2008, focusing on the next years in open-wheel championships. In 2011 he won the Formula Renault Plus championship and was runner-up in Formula Renault Argentina. In the next year, he was TC2000 champion with six wins in 10 races.[1]
In 2013 he made his debut in Súper TC2000 with the Chevrolet Argentina factory team and the next year in Top Race V6.[3][1]
Franco returned to being a full-time Súper TC2000 driver only in 2020 with Fiat Racing Team.[4] Between 2015 and 2019 he raced with Gabriel Furlán's team in TRV6, with Mitsubishi cars. He won the title in 2018 with three wins and one point ahead of seven-time champion Agustín Canapino.[5] Third was his brother Néstor. In 2019 he won five races and was second in the championship, behind Matías Rossi, while in 2020 he won two races and finished third.[1][6]
His first race in a championship outside of Argentina was in 2018, in Stock Car Brasil, invited by Denis Navarro.[7] In 2020 he participated in rounds of TCR Italy and TCR Europe championships.[1] He wins the first race of 2021 TCR Italy at Misano after starting in pole position.[8] Weeks later, he also achieved his first victory in TCR Europe, at Zandvoort, and is the championship leader.[9] Won for the second time at Monza, but lost the championship to Mikel Azcona.[10]
In 2022, Girolami claimed the TCR Europe title in his first season with Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS.He had four wins and podiums at all rounds, outscoring runner-up Tom Coronel by more than 100 points.[11][12] The following year, he won the TCR Italy Touring Car Championship with Aikoa Racing.[13]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fórmula Metropolitana | s/d | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16th |
| Fórmula Renault Argentina | Litoral Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35th | |
| 2009 | Fórmula Renault Argentina | Damiano FB MS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14th |
| Top Race Junior | Crespi Competición | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36th | |
| 2010 | Fórmula Renault Argentina | Gastón Dammiano Motorsport | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 4th |
| 2011 | TC Mouras | Savino Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,75 | 35th |
| Top Race Series | Fiat Linea Competizione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| Fórmula Renault Plus | HRC Pro Team | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 163 | 1st | |
| Fórmula Renault Argentina | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 145 | 2nd | ||
| 2012 | TC2000 | Pro Rally Pro Racing |
10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 219 | 1st |
| TC Mouras | MG Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 35th | |
| 2013 | Súper TC2000 | Equipo YPF Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 17th |
| TC Pista | JC Competición | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92,5 | 38th | |
| 2014 | Fórmula Renault Plus | Barovero Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27th |
| Top Race V6 | ABH Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26th | |
| TC Pista | JC Competición | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,5 | 40th | |
| 2015 | Súper TC2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| Top Race V6 | Mitsubishi GF Racing | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 16th | |
| 2016 | Top Race V6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 113 | 4th | |
| TC2000 | Escudería Río de la Plata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| Súper TC2000 | Toyota Team Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2017 | Top Race V6 | Mitsubishi 3M Racing | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 117 | 6th |
| Súper TC2000 | Team Peugeot Total Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2018 | Top Race V6 | 3M Top Race Team | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 169 | 1st |
| Súper TC2000 | Team Peugeot Total Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| TC2000 | Escudería Fela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Cavaleiro Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2019 | Top Race V6 | GF Racing | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 277 | 2nd |
| Súper TC2000 | Chevrolet YPF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19th | |
| 2020 | Top Race V6 | Azar Motorsport | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 154 | 3rd |
| Súper TC2000 | Fiat Racing Team STC2000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th | |
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | PSS Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31st | |
| TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | MM Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 17th | |
| 2021 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | PSS Racing Team | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 353 | 2nd |
| TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | MM Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC | |
| 2022 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 431 | 1st |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Madpanda Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Stock Car Pro Series | Cavaleiro Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| World Touring Car Cup | Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18th | |
| 2023 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | Aikoa Racing | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 427 | 1st |
| 24H TCE Series - TCR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | NC† | ||
| 2024 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Monlau Motorsport | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 395 | 1st |
| TCR Eastern Europe Trophy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | PSS Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
JAR 1 Ret |
JAR 2 14 |
31st | 3 | ||
| 2021 | PSS Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | SVK 1 12 |
SVK 2 3 |
LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 5 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 1 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 7 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 2 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 19 |
CAT 1 17 |
CAT 2 5 |
2nd | 353 |
| 2022 | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | ALG 1 5 |
ALG 2 1 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 4 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 4 |
NOR 1 3 |
NOR 2 1 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 C |
MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 1 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 1 |
1st | 431 |
| 2024 | Monlau Motorsport | Cupra León VZ TCR | VAL 1 1 |
VAL 2 2 |
ZOL 1 4 |
ZOL 2 3 |
SAL 1 1 |
SAL 2 11 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 8 |
BRN 1 1 |
BRN 2 9 |
CRT 1 1 |
CRT 2 6 |
1st | 395 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
ALS 1 |
ALS 2 |
BHR 1 14‡ |
BHR 2 7‡ |
18th | 16 | ||
| Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | SAU 1 4 |
SAU 2 Ret |
‡ As Girolami was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
Stock Car Brasil results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lubrax Podium | Chevrolet Cruze | INT 1 21 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
VCA 1 |
VCA 2 |
RIO 1 |
RIO 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
INT 1 |
INT 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
VCA 1 |
VCA 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
NC† | 0† |
† As Girolami was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Franco Girolami | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Franco Girolami, un campeón que renació gracias a su hermano". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Los Andes - Top Race: Las estadísticas del campeón Franco Girolami - Periodismo de verdad". www.losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ Mansilla, Mauricio (2020-01-27). "Franco Girolami será piloto Fiat en Súper TC 2000". Carburando (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Los Andes - Top Race: Las estadísticas del campeón Franco Girolami - Periodismo de verdad". www.losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ Miño, Ezequiel (2019-12-08). "Top Race: Girolami se quedó con la última y Rossi es campeón del año". Primera Edición (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Navarro fará dupla com Franco Girolami em Interlagos". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ fabior (2021-06-05). "Franco Girolami converts the pole into TCR Italy's Race 1 win". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ fabior (2021-06-20). "Franco Girolami wins Race 2 and takes the points lead". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "Victory in Race 1 gives Mikel Azcona a second TCR Europe title - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Franco Girolami explains pitstop that won him the TCR Europe title". TouringCarTimes. 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "TCR Europe Touring Car Series 2022 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Franco Girolami wins TCR Italy with Audi". Audi MediaCenter. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
External links
- Franco Girolami career summary at DriverDB.com
- Franco Girolami on Instagram
- 1992 births
- Argentine racing drivers
- TC 2000 Championship drivers
- Racing drivers from Buenos Aires
- Living people
- Top Race V6 drivers
- Stock Car Brasil drivers
- Formula Renault Argentina drivers
- Súper TC 2000 drivers
- World Touring Car Cup drivers
- Comtoyou Racing drivers
- TCR Europe Touring Car Series drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- TCR Italian Touring Car Championship drivers
- Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers
- TCR Eastern Europe Trophy drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers