Franco Girolami
Girolami in 2017
Born (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992
Isla Verde, Cordoba Province, Argentina
Related toNéstor Girolami (brother)

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
Source:[1]

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

† 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Franco Girolami | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Franco Girolami, un campeón que renació gracias a su hermano". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Los Andes - Top Race: Las estadísticas del campeón Franco Girolami - Periodismo de verdad". www.losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  4. ↑ Mansilla, Mauricio (2020-01-27). "Franco Girolami será piloto Fiat en Súper TC 2000". Carburando (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  5. ↑ "Los Andes - Top Race: Las estadísticas del campeón Franco Girolami - Periodismo de verdad". www.losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Navarro fará dupla com Franco Girolami em Interlagos". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  8. ↑ fabior (2021-06-05). "Franco Girolami converts the pole into TCR Italy's Race 1 win". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  9. ↑ fabior (2021-06-20). "Franco Girolami wins Race 2 and takes the points lead". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  10. ↑ "Victory in Race 1 gives Mikel Azcona a second TCR Europe title - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  11. ↑ "Franco Girolami explains pitstop that won him the TCR Europe title". TouringCarTimes. 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. ↑ "TCR Europe Touring Car Series 2022 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  13. ↑ "Franco Girolami wins TCR Italy with Audi". Audi MediaCenter. Retrieved 2023-11-01.


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