Franco Girolami

Franco Girolami (born February 14, 1992) is an Argentine motor racing driver. He won Formula Renault Plus, TC2000, Top Race V6 and TCR Europe Touring Car Series championships.[1]

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

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]

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
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. "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.


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