2018 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

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.

Teams and drivers
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Italy South Italy Racing Team[1] Opel Astra TCR[1] 2 Italy Andrea Argenti[1] 1, 3–7
18 Italy Nello Nataloni 4–6
Estonia MM Motorsport[2] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[3] 3 Italy Massimiliano Mugelli[3] 1–6
24 Italy Lorenzo Nicoli[3] 7
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 1–4
46 Italy Davide Nardilli[3] 1, 3
77 Russia Denis Grigoriev 4
93 Italy Mauro Guastamacchia 5, 7
Italy SEAT Motorsport Italia[4] CUPRA León TCR[3] 4 Italy Salvatore Tavano[3] All
Italy Matteo Greco[3] U25 1–3
34 4–7
7 Italy Massimiliano Gagliano[3] DSG All
Italy Nannini Racing[5] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[5] 5 Italy Walter Margelli[6] 1, 3–4
Hungary M1RA Hyundai i30 N TCR[7] 8 Italy Nicola Baldan[7] 6
Italy Pit Lane Competizioni[8] 1–5
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[3] 9 Italy Ermanno Dionisio[3] DSG
AM		 1–3, 7
63 Italy Giovanni Altoè[9] DSG
U25		 1–4, 6
69 Italy Enrico Bettera[8] All
CUPRA León TCR[3] 99 Italy Andrea Larini[3] All
Italy BRC Racing Team[10] Hyundai i30 N TCR[10] 10 Italy Federico Paolino[10] All
19 Italy Eric Scalvini[10] U25 All
Italy Target Competition[11] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[11] 11 Austria Jürgen Schmarl[12] 1–5, 7
27 Portugal José Rodrigues[13] 1–5
Portugal César Machado 4–6
67 Italy Marco Pellegrini[11] 1–5, 7
Hyundai i30 N TCR 6
Germany Toksport WRT SEAT León TCR 12 Turkey Çelik Çağlayan 2
Italy B.D. Racing[14] CUPRA León TCR 14 Switzerland Franco Nespoli DSG 3
SEAT León TCR[3]
64 Italy Gabriele Volpato[3] DSG
U25		 1
Italy Cosimo Papi[3] 1, 3
CUPRA León TCR[15] Italy Cosimo Papi 4
Italy Massimiliano Danetti 4
Switzerland Race Republic CUPRA León TCR 15 Switzerland Jörg Schori 7
Italy BF Motorsport[16] SEAT León TCR[3] 16 Italy Giuseppe Montalbano DSG 3
22 Italy Daniele Verrocchio 5
Italy Romy Dall'Antonia 5
23 Italy Alessandro Thellung[3] DSG
U25		 1–4
CUPRA León TCR 6–7
61 Italy Daniele Verrocchio 6
Italy Andrea Mosca 6
SEAT León TCR 72 Italy Matteo Bergonzini[3] DSG
AM		 1, 3
Italy Sport & Comunicazione Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 25 Switzerland Raimondo Ricci AM 1, 3
Italy Adriano Bernazzani 1, 3
Italy Otto Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 5, 7
53 Italy Edoardo Cappello 3–5, 7
Italy GretaRacing Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 26 Italy Piergiorgio Capra 6
Italy Francesco Savoia DSG
AM		 6–7
SEAT León TCR[3] 1, 3–5
Italy Vito Tagliente 3
Italy Daniele Verrocchio 4
Italy Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 31 Italy Kevin Ceccon 6
North Macedonia LPR Stefanovski Racing Team CUPRA León TCR 32 North Macedonia Igor Stefanovski 7
Switzerland 42 Racing SA[17][3]
Italy V-Action Racing		 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[17] 42 Italy Luigi Ferrara[17] All
Bulgaria Kraf Racing[18] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[18] 44 Bulgaria Plamen Kralev[18] 1, 3
Italy Top Run Motorsport Subaru WRX STI TCR 50 Italy Luca Rangoni 5
Austria Wimmer Werk Motorsport[19] CUPRA León TCR[19] 54 Austria Felix Wimmer DSG 3, 5
55 Austria Peter Gross[19] DSG
AM		 1–4, 6
56 Austria Günter Benninger[19] DSG
AM		 1–6
Italy CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 76 Italy Daniele Cappellari DSG 3, 5
Icon Class
DSG DSG Challenge
AM Amateur
U25 Under 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. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 29 April Italy Eric Scalvini Italy Luigi Ferrara Italy Luigi Ferrara Switzerland 42 Racing SA
Italy V-Action Racing		 Italian GT Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship
2 Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Luigi Ferrara Switzerland 42 Racing SA
Italy V-Action Racing
2 3 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 13 May Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Pit Lane Competizioni
4 14 May Italy Ermanno Dionisio Italy Andrea Larini Italy Pit Lane Competizioni
3 5 Italy Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 16 June Italy Luigi Ferrara Italy Salvatore Tavano Italy Luigi Ferrara Switzerland 42 Racing SA
Italy V-Action Racing
6 17 June Italy Nicola Baldan Austria Jurgen Schmarl Italy Target Competition
4 7 Italy Mugello Circuit, Scarperia 15 July Italy Salvatore Tavano Italy Luigi Ferrara Italy Salvatore Tavano Italy SEAT Motorsport Italia Italian GT Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship
8 Italy Matteo Greco Italy Edoardo Cappello Italy Otto Motorsport
5 9 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 29 July Italy Enrico Bettera Italy Enrico Bettera Italy Enrico Bettera Italy Pit Lane Competizioni
10 Italy Enrico Bettera Italy Salvatore Tavano Italy SEAT Motorsport Italia
6 11 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 16 September Portugal César Machado Portugal César Machado Portugal César Machado Italy Target Competition Italian Formula 4 Championship
12 Italy Salvatore Tavano Italy Salvatore Tavano Italy SEAT Motorsport Italia
7 13 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 7 October North Macedonia Igor Stefanovski Italy Eric Scalvini Italy Luigi Ferrara Switzerland 42 Racing SA
Italy V-Action Racing		 Italian GT Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship
14 Italy Salvatore Tavano Italy Luigi Ferrara Switzerland 42 Racing SA
Italy V-Action Racing

TCR Italy Drivers' Standings
Pos. Driver Italy
IMO		 France
LCA†		 Italy
MIS		 Italy
MUG		 Italy
IMO		 Italy
VAL		 Italy
MNZ		  Pts. 
1 Italy Salvatore Tavano 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 7 1 5 12 150.5
2 Italy Luigi Ferrara 1 1 Ret 16 1 2 22† 13 16 15 2 2 1 1 148
3 Italy Matteo Greco 4 6 19 5 4 6 3 12 5 8 3 108.5
4 Italy Enrico Bettera 3 2 Ret 19 10 DNS 14 6 1 6 5 16† 3 Ret 80
5 Italy Nicola Baldan 15 5 1 8 Ret 9 2 2 DNS DNS 6 15† 69.5
6 Italy Eric Scalvini 20 23† 2 7 4 10 3 9 EX EX 3 12 2 15 69
7 Italy Andrea Larini 5 3 8 1 8 15 Ret 15 7 4 13 6 4 6 65
8 Austria Jürgen Schmarl 7 14 5 4 6 1 10 10 5 7 DNS DNS 9 Ret 55
9 Italy Massimiliano Mugelli 10 8 Ret 18 5 3 21† 16 2 17 8 Ret 41
10 Italy Edoardo Cappello 14 5 7 1 Ret 18 15 5 38
11 Italy Lorenzo Nicoli 6 18 Ret 17 9 4 11 11 6 2 35
12 Italy Federico Paolino 16 11 7 2 Ret 12 8 7 Ret 9 9 3 17 Ret 34.5
13 Italy Marco Pellegrini Ret 10 4 5 7 Ret 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 14 11 Ret 31.5
14 Portugal José Rodrigues 4 6 6 3 15 DNS 6 Ret Ret 13 29
15 Italy Massimiliano Gagliano 11 22 10 10 23 DNS Ret 12 9 5 14 7 10 4 23.5
16 Italy Luca Rangoni 4 2 23
17 Italy Giovanni Altoè 8 7 9 9 20 7 12 14 10 4 23
18 Portugal Cesar Machado 6 Ret Ret 13 1 17† 22
19 Bulgaria Plamen Kralev 19 9 3 Ret 14
20 Italy Francesco Savoia 9 12 17 21 16 19 8 8 17 10 16 11 9
21 Italy Kevin Ceccon 4 Ret 8
22 Italy Andrea Argenti 21 24† 28† DNS 9 8 17 Ret 16 Ret Ret 9 7
23 North Macedonia Igor Stefanovski 7 10 6
24 Italy Giuseppe Montalbano 11 6 5
25 Italy Alessandro Thellung Ret Ret Ret 15 13 DNS 15 Ret 11 13 13 7 4
26 Italy Mauro Guastamacchia 12 10 12 8 4
27 Austria Peter Gross Ret 17 12 12 21 17 20† 21 Ret 8 3
28 Italy Matteo Bergonzini 13 15 12 8 3
29 Italy Daniele Verrocchio 16 19 10 11 15 9 3
30 Italy Andrea Mosca 15 9 3
31 Italy Romy Dall'Antonia 10 11 1
32 Italy Pierpaolo Capra 17 10 1
33 Italy Ermanno Dionisio 12 13 11 11 16 DNS 14 13 0
34 Italy Daniele Cappelari 25 14 11 12 0
35 Austria Günter Benninger 15 21 13 13 27 20 19† 22 15 14 19† 11 0
36 Italy Cosimo Papi 18 20 18 11 13 20 0
37 Austria Felix Wimmer Ret 18 13 16 0
38 Italy Walter Margelli Ret DNS 24 13 17 18 0
39 Italy Massimiliano Danetti 13 20 0
40 Italy Adriano Bernazzani 14 19 19 DNS 14 Ret Ret 14 0
41 Turkey Çağlayan Çelik 14 14 0
42 Switzerland Raimondo Ricci 19 19 0
43 Switzerland Franco Nespoli 22 16 0
44 Italy Davide Nardilli Ret 16 26 DNS 0
45 Russia Denis Grigorev 18 17 0
46 Italy Vito Tagliente 17 21 0
47 Italy Gabriele Volpato 18 20 0
48 Italy Nello Nataloni DNS DNS DNS 18 Ret 0
Switzerland Jörg Schori Ret Ret 0
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)
Blank Did 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.

References
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