2021 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship

2021 Italian Touring Car Championship

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The 2021 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship will be the seventh season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 35th season since the national touring car series was revived in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo.

## Teams and drivers[edit]

| Team  | Car  | No. | Drivers  | Class  | Rounds  | Ref.

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Next Motorsport  | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 3  |  Adriano Visdomini  |  | 5  |
Scuderia del Girasole Cupra Racing | Cupra León Competición TCR | 4  |  Salvatore Tavano |  | All  | [1]
10  |  Federico Paolino  |  | All  | [2]
21  |  Nicola Guida  |  | All  | [2]
Cupra León TCR | 6  |  Raffaele Gurrieri  |  | All  | [2]
90  |  Denis Babuin  | DSG | All  | [2]
BF Motorsport  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 7  |  Sandro Pelatti  |  | 2  |
93  |  Omar Fiorucci  | DSG | 1–2  | [2]
96  |  Alberto Rodio  | DSG | 5  |
68  |  Eric Brigliadori  |  | 1–4, 6  | [3]
Hyundai i30 N TCR | 5  |
Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 8  |  Nicola Baldan  |  | All  | [4]
13  |  Antti Buri |  | All  | [5]
23  |  Fabio Antonello  |  | 5–6  |
56  |  Cesare Brusa  |  | 4  |
Race Lab  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 9  |  Matteo Poloni  |  | 1–2, 5–6  | [6]
Trico WRT  | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 11  |  Damiano Reduzzi  |  | 1–2  | [2]
RC2 Junior Team  | Cupra León Competición TCR | 12  |  Felipe Fernández  |  | 5  |
15  |  Sergio Lopez Bolotin  |  | 5  |
LPR Stefanovski Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 14  |  Igor Stefanovski |  | 1–5  | [2]
Volcano Motorsport  | Cupra León Competición TCR | 16  |  Evgeni Leonov  |  | 1–4  | [2]
69  |  Mikel Azcona |  | 4  |
Brutal Fish Racing Team  | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 17  |  Martin Ryba  |  | 4  |
MM Motorsport  | 28  |  Marco Iannotta  |  | 5–6  |
62  |  Jack Young  |  | 2  | [7]
63  |  Ibragim Akhmadov  |  | 4  |
72  |  Franco Girolami |  | 2  | [7]
TecniEngines  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 22  |  Piero Necchi  |  | 2, 6  |
Tecnodom Sport  | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 24  |  Jonathan Giacon  |  | 1–3  | [2]
ALM Honda Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 25  |  Mattias Vahtel  |  | All  | [8]
27  |  Ruben Volt  |  | All  | [2]
Aggressive Italia  | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 31  |  Kevin Ceccon |  | All  | [9]
AIR Racing Osttirol  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 32  |  Sandro Soubek  |  | 5  |
43  |  | 6  |
Proteam Motorsport | Cupra León TCR | 33  |  Riccardo Romagnoli |  | All  | [2]
Élite Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 44  |  Michele Imberti  |  | 2–6  |
61  |  | 1  | [10]
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 82  |  Marco Butti  | DSG | All  | [2]
92  |  'Linos'  | DSG | 4  |
CRM Motorsport  | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 47  |  Ettore Carminati  |  | 1–2, 4–5  | [2]
ACCR Czech Talent Team / K2 Engine  | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 59  |  Dušan Kouřil Jr.  |  | 1–2, 4–5  | [2]
CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 76  |  Daniele Cappellari |  | 3  |
DMP Motors / Scuderia Vesuvio  | Cupra León TCR | 84  |  Sabatino di Mare  | DSG | All  | [2]
6ix Engineers  | Cupra León TCR | 85  |  Giorgio Fantilli  | DSG | 1–5  | [2]
Faro Racing  | SEAT León TCR | 86  |  Alessandro Berton  | DSG | 1  | [2]
Andrea Tronconi  | [2]
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 91  |  Giuseppe de Virgilio  | DSG | 1  | [2]
97  |  Alberto Tapparo  | DSG | 4  |
| Icon  | Class

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DSG | DSG Challenge

## Calendar and results[edit]

Rnd. | Circuit  | Date  | Pole Position  | Fastest Lap  | Winning driver  | Winning team  | DSG Winner  | Supporting

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1  | 1  | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 30 April-2 May  |  Eric Brigliadori  |  Nicola Baldan  |  Salvatore Tavano  |  Scuderia del Girasole  |  Sabatino di Mare  |
2  |  |  Eric Brigliadori  |  Salvatore Tavano  |  Scuderia del Girasole  |  Denis Babuin  |
2  | 3  | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 4-6 June  |  Franco Girolami |  Jack Young  |  Franco Girolami |  MM Motorsport  |  Denis Babuin  |
4  |  |  Antti Buri |  Antti Buri |  Target Competition |  Denis Babuin  |
3  | 5  | ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 25-27 June  |  Eric Brigliadori  |  Eric Brigliadori  |  Eric Brigliadori  |  BF Motorsport  |  Denis Babuin  |
6  |  |  Mattias Vahtel  |  Kevin Ceccon |  Aggressive Italia  |  Denis Babuin  |
4  | 7  | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 23-25 July  |  Mikel Azcona |  Mikel Azcona |  Kevin Ceccon |  Aggressive Italia  |  Denis Babuin  |
8  |  |  Mikel Azcona |  Mikel Azcona |  Volcano Motorsport  |  Denis Babuin  |
5  | 9  | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 3-5 September  |  Salvatore Tavano |  Dušan Kouřil Jr.  |  Salvatore Tavano |  Scuderia del Girasole  |  Sabatino di Mare  |
10  |  |  Kevin Ceccon |  Kevin Ceccon |  Aggressive Italia  |  Denis Babuin  |
6  | 11  | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia | 8-10 October  |  Antti Buri |  Marco Iannotta  |  Antti Buri |  Target Competition |  Sabatino di Mare  |
12  |  |  Antti Buri |  Kevin Ceccon |  Aggressive Italia  |  Marco Butti  |

### Drivers' Championship[edit]

Scoring systems
Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th |  7th |  8th |  9th |  10th |  11th |  12th |  13th |  14th |  15th

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Qualifying  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1  | —
Race  | 40  | 35  | 30  | 27  | 24  | 21  | 18  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 1
| Pos. | Driver  | MNZ
| MIS
| VAL
| IMO1
| IMO2
| MUG
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1  |  Antti Buri | 55 | 9  | 23 | 1 | 34 | 2  | 58 | 2  | 5  | Ret  | 1 | 2  | 358
2  |  Kevin Ceccon | 37 | 3  | 49 | 4  | 46 | 1  | 12 | Ret  | Ret  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 357
3  |  Salvatore Tavano | 13 | 1  | 7  | 16  | 23 | 3  | 69 | 10  | 1  | 4  | 3  | 4  | 343
4  |  Nicola Baldan  | 610 | 6  | 32 | 2  | 52 | 5  | 4 | 5  | 2  | 2  | 5  | Ret  | 316
5  |  Eric Brigliadori  | 21 | 2 | 5  | 5  | 11 | 4  | 85 | 20†  | 9  | 5  | 7  | Ret  | 289
6  |  Ruben Volt  | 14  | 13  | 610 | 6  | 97 | 13  | 76 | 3  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | 181
7  |  Michele Imberti  | 12  | 5  | 11  | Ret  | 135 | 6  | 1010 | 16  | 3  | 22  | 6  | 3  | 176
8  |  Igor Stefanovski | 44 | 23†  | Ret6 | 8  | 610 | 17†  | 24 | Ret  | 8  | 6  |  |  | 155
9  |  Mattias Vahtel  | 118 | 4  | 10  | 20†  | 17†8 | 12 | Ret  | 6  | 7  | 3  | DNS  | DNS  | 134
10  |  Riccardo Romagnoli | 24†  | 12  | 9  | 7  | 8  | 7  | Ret  | 7  | 14  | 13  | Ret  | 10  | 108
11  |  Federico Paolino  | 17  | 10  | 15  | 15  | Ret  | 8  | 12  | 19  | 12  | 8  | 11  | 11  | 73
12  |  Denis Babuin  | 19  | 14  | 17  | 10  | 10  | 9  | 11  | 11  | EX  | 12  | 15  | 15  | 65
13  |  Raffaele Gurrieri  | 13  | 11  | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | 15  | Ret  | 13  | 16  | 17  | 8  | 14  | 46
14  |  Sabatino di Mare  | 18  | 15  | 18  | 12  | 12  | Ret  | 17  | 15  | 13  | 21  | 9  | 9  | 45
15  |  Marco Butti  | 20  | 16  | Ret  | 14  | 16  | 10  | 13  | Ret  | 15  | 15  | 13  | 8  | 41
16  |  Nicola Guida  | 21  | 22†  | 16  | 13  | 11  | 11  | 15  | 14  | Ret  | 14  | 14  | 13  | 38
17  |  Giorgio Fantilli  | Ret  | 21  | 20  | 18  | 15  | 14  | 18  | 17  | 18  | 19  |  |  | 4
Drivers not eligible for points
|  Evgeni Leonov  | 99 | Ret  | 13  | Ret  | 79 | Ret  | 33 | 4  |  |  |  |  | (105)
|  Matteo Poloni  | 72 | 8  | 21  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 23  | 11  | 5  | (87)
|  Dušan Kouřil Jr.  | 15  | 18  | 88 | Ret  |  |  | 19  | 12  | 4  | 20  |  |  | (59)
|  Jonathan Giacon  | 86 | 7  | 14  | 9  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (54)
|  Sandro Soubek  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 2  | 7  | (54)
|  Ettore Carminati  | 10  | 20  | 12  | Ret  |  |  | 9  | 21†  | 11  | 10  |  |  | (51)
|  Franco Girolami |  |  | 11 | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (50)
|  Mikel Azcona |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | (50)
|  Marco Iannotta  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | 7  | 16  | 12  | (41)
|  Jack Young  |  |  | Ret4 | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (37)
|  Antonello Fabio  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 9  | 10  | Ret  | (22)
|  Martin Ryba  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 8  |  |  |  |  | (18)
|  Ibraghim Akhmadov  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 9  |  |  |  |  | (13)
|  Felipe Fernández  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19  | 11  |  |  | (9)
|  Damiano Reduzzi  | 16  | Ret  | Ret7 | 19†  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4)
|  Daniele Cappellari  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3)
|  'Linos'  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | (0)
|  Omar Fiorucci  | 22  | 19  | 19  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0)
|  Giuseppe de Virgilio  | 23  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0)
|  Alberto Tapparo  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19  | 18  |  |  |  |  | (0)
|  Cesare Brusa  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | (0)
|  Alberto Rodio  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  | 18  |  |  | (0)
|  Sergio Lopez Bolotin  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  | Ret  |  |  | (0)
|  Adriano Visdomini  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 16  |  |  | (0)
|  Piero Necchi  |  |  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | DNS  | (0)
|  Alessandro Berton
Andrea Tronconi  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | \-
|  Sandro Pelatti  |  |  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | \-
Pos. | Driver  | MNZ
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| IMO2
| MUG
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| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points finish
Blue | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

### Teams' Championship[edit]

| Pos. | Driver  | MNZ
| MIS
| VAL
| IMO1
| IMO2
| MUG
|  Pts.

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1  |  Target Competition | 5  | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 4  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 247
2  |  Aggressive Italia  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 1  | 1  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 221
3  |  Scuderia del Girasole Cupra Racing | 1  | 1  | 7  | 11  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 10  |  |  |  |  | 204
4  |  BF Motorsport  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 8?  | 20  |  |  |  |  | 185
5  |  ALM Honda Racing | 11  | 4  | 6  | 6  | 9  | 12  | 7  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 146
6  |  Volcano Motorsport  | 9  | Ret  | 13  | Ret  | 7  | Ret  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 106
7  |  LPR Stefanovski Racing Team | 4  | 23†  | Ret  | 8  | 6  | 17†  | 2  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 98
8  |  Proteam Motorsport | 24†  | 12  | 9  | 7  | 8  | 7  | Ret  | 7  |  |  |  |  | 89
9  |  MM Motorsport  |  |  | 1  | 3  |  |  | 14  | 8  |  |  |  |  | 88
10  |  Élite Motorsport | 12  | 5  | 11  | 14  | 13  | 6  | 10  | 16  |  |  |  |  | 80
11  |  Tecnodom Sport  | 8  | 7  | 14  | 9  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49
12  |  ACCR Czech Talent Team
K2 Engine  | 15  | 18  | 8  | Ret  |  |  | 20  | 12  |  |  |  |  | 23
13  |  DMP Motors
Scuderia Vesuvio  | 18  | 15  | 18  | 12  | 12  | Ret  | 17  | 15?  |  |  |  |  | 14
14  |  Trico WRT  | 16  | Ret  | Ret  | 19†  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
15  |  Faro Racing  | 23  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Pos. | Driver  | MNZ
| MIS
| VAL
| IMO1
| IMO2
| MUG
|  Pts.
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points finish
Blue | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Reigning champion Salvatore Tavano returns with Scuderia del Girasole". touringcartimes.com. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "27 cars entered for Monza season opener". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
3. ^ "Eric Brigliadori confirms TCR Italy return". TouringCarTimes. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
4. ^ "Nicola Baldan confirmed for WTCR and TCR Italy programme". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
5. ^ "Antti Buri joins Target Competition in TCR Italy". TouringCarTimes. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
6. ^ "Race Lab retains Matteo Poloni for 2021". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
7. ^ a b "Jack Young, Franco Girolami join Misano grid". TouringCarTimes. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
8. ^ "Mattias Vahtel joins TCR Italy grid in JAS role". TouringCarTimes. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
9. ^ "Aggressive Team Italia signs Kevin Ceccon for TCR Italy". TouringCarTimes. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
10. ^ "Michele Imberti secures Cupra TCR for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

## External links[edit]

* TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Official website

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