Piro Sports

Piro Sports is a German auto racing team based in Heusweiler, Germany. The team currently participates in the ADAC GT4 Germany after previously competed in single-make touring car series and junior formula racing such as ADAC Formula 4 and Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Junior.

Germany Piro Sports
Founded1998
Team principal(s)Erwin Piro
Current seriesADAC GT4 Germany
Former seriesADAC Formula 4
Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Junior
TCR Europe Series
Current driversGermany Cedric Piro
Germany Marcel Lenerz
Websitehttp://www.piro-sports.de/

History

The team was founded by hillclimb racing driver Erwin Piro in 1998 to compete in the Ford Puma Cup. Between 2000 and 2004 the team competed in the Alfa Romeo 147 Cup and in the MINI Challenge between 2005 and 2012.[1]

Junior formula racing
Cedric Piro competing in the 2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship.

In 2014 the team made a switch to single seaters entering the Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Junior for Erwin Piro's son Cedric Piro and Larry ten Voorde. The drivers finished 8th (Piro) and 10th (ten Voorde). The team entered the inaugural ADAC Formula 4 season for Piro and Toni Wolf.[2] Wolf finished the season in 22nd position while Piro finished 24th. For 2016 the team entered a single car for Piro at selected races finishing again 24th. The team returned again with Piro in 2017 and adding a second car Doureid Ghattas.[3] Piro finished the season 20th while Ghattas finished 26th without scoring points.

TCR Europe Series

Piro Sports made a return to touring cars by entering in the TCR Europe Series under the Autodis Racing by Piro Sports under Luxembourg racing license. The team entered two cars - Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) for Cedric Piro and Hyundai i30 N TCR for Loris Cencetti.[4]

Former Series results

ADAC Formula 4
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2015 Tatuus F4-T014 Germany Toni Wolf 23 0 0 0 0 14 22nd N/A
Germany Cedric Piro 23 0 0 0 0 6 24th
2016 Tatuus F4-T014 Germany Cedric Piro 21 0 0 0 0 5 24th 10th
2017 Tatuus F4-T014 Germany Cedric Piro 20 0 0 0 0 19 20th 7th
Germany Doureid Ghattas 17 0 0 0 0 0 24th

Timeline
Current series
ADAC GT4 Germany 2020, 2022–present
Former series
Ford Puma Cup 1998
Alfa Romeo 147 Cup 2000–2004
Mini Challenge Germany 2005–2012
Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Junior 2014
ADAC Formula 4 2015–2017
TCR Europe Touring Car Series 2018

References
  1. "Team «  Piro-Sports – TCR Europe Series | powered by Fast-Media.eu". www.cedric-piro.de. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  2. "Piro and Wolf enter ADAC F4 with Pirosports | Formula Scout". www.paddockscout.com. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  3. "Piro Sports to Feature Two Drivers Despite Limited Budget in 2017 - The Checkered Flag". The Checkered Flag. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  4. "Piro Sports wechselt in TCR Europe Series". cedric-piro.de (in German). 2018-04-20. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
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