2023 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship explained
The 2023 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship is the eighth season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 37th season since the national touring car series was revived in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo.
Calendar
Teams and drivers
Team | Car | | Drivers | Class | Rounds | Ref. |
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MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 1 | Niels Langeveld | | All | [1] | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 25 | Paolo Rocca | U25 | All | [2] | 33 | Horia-Traian Chirigut | M | 1–2 | [3] | 71 | Fabio Casagrande | | 4 | [4] | Target Competition | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 2 | Rodolfo Massaro | | All | | 18 | Marco Butti | U25 | All | | 56 | Cesare Brusa | | 3–4, 6 | | Lema Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 3 | Giacomo Ghermandi | | 2, 6 | | Raffaele Gurrieri | Cupra León Competición TCR | 4 | Raffaele Gurrieri | M | All | | GearWorks | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 5 | Matteo Poloni | | 1–2, 4, 6 | | Bitci Racing Team AMS | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 6 | Ozen Zekai | | 4 | | Aikoa Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 7 | Sandro Pelatti | | 3–4 | [5] | 15 | Filippo Barberi | | 5 | 69 | Francesca Raffaele | U25 | 1–3 | 72 | Franco Girolami | | All | Bolza Corse | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 8 | Denis Babuin | M | All | | Solite Indigo Racing | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 9 | Park Jun-ui | U25 | All | | 70 | Park June-sung | | 2–6 | | Scuderia del Girasole | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 10 | Federico Paolino | | All | | 21 | Nicola Guida | M | All | | Trico WRT | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 11 | Damiano Reduzzi | M | 1–4 | | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 16 | Giuseppe Cartia | U25 | 1 | | Auto Club RC2 Valles | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 12 | Rubén Fernández | M | All | | 19 | Felipe Fernández | | 1–4, 6 | | Cupra León Competición TCR | 24 | Ernesto Olhagaray | | 4, 6 | | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 37 | Sergio López Bolotin | | 1–3 | | 41 | Victor Fernández | M | All | | Next Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 13 | Adriano Visdomini | M | 1–2 | | PMA Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 14 | Felice Jelmini | | All | | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 18 | Marco Butti | U25 | NC | [6] | 105 | Norbert Michelisz | W | NC | [7] [8] | 196 | Mikel Azcona | W | NC | Tecniengines | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 22 | Piero Necchi | | 2–3, 5 | | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 22 | Kobe Pauwels | | NC | 27 | John Filippi | | NC | 122 | Frédéric Vervisch | W | NC | [9] | 176 | Robert Huff | W | NC | ALM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 27 | Ruben Volt | U25 | 1–2, 6 | [10] | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 3–5 | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 40 | Antti Rammo | | 1–2 | 23 | Mattias Vahtel | U25 | 1–2 | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 123 | W | NC | | 129 | Néstor Girolami | W | NC | [11] | NOS Racing | Cupra León Competición TCR | 30 | Cosimo Barberini | | All | | Team Aggressive Italia | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 31 | Kevin Ceccon | | NC | [12] | 34 | Giovanni Scamardi | | 1–5 | [13] | 64 | Levente Losonczy | U25 | All | [14] | 68 | Eric Brigliadori | | 6 | | Volcano Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 33 | Horia-Traian Chirigut | M | 3, 5 | | CRM Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 44 | Michele Imberti | | All | [15] | N Motors | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 48 | Nello Nataloni | | All | | K2 Engine | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 59 | Dousan Kouril Jr. | U25 | 4 | | Pinetti Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 67 | Marco Pellegrini | M | All | | AutoGManolio | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 73 | Gennaro Manolio | | 1–2 | | SP Competition | Cupra León Competición TCR | 76 | Aurélien Comte | | All, NC | | 77 | Sylvain Pussier | M | All, NC | | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR | 111 | Thed Björk | W | NC | [16] [17] [18] | 112 | Santiago Urrutia | W | NC | [19] | 155 | Ma Qing Hua | W | NC | | 168 | Yann Ehrlacher | W | NC | | |
| Icon | Class |
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U25 | Eligible for TCR Italy Under 25 Trophy | M | | W | TCR World Tour entries not eligible to score points in the local series | |
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DSG Challenge
Team | Car | | Drivers | Rounds | Ref. |
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Aikoa Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 80 | Filippo Barberi | All | |
82 | Francesco Cardone | 3–5 |
88 | Luigi Gallo | 4–5 |
96 | Paolo Palanti | 1–5 |
99 | Stefano De Vecchi | 1–2 |
Bitci Racing Team AMS | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 81 | Vedat Ali Dalokay | 1–5 | |
83 | Seda Kaçan | 6 | |
Pro Race | Cupra León TCR | 86 | Giorgio Fantilli | 1–3, 5 | |
RC Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 88 | Luigi Gallo | 1–3 | |
92 | Carlotta Fedeli | 1–3 |
98 | Eric Brigliadori | 5 |
NOS Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 89 | Niccolò Loia | 1, 3–5 | |
93 | Giorgio Massaini | 5 | |
Auto Club RC2 Valles | Cupra León TCR | 90 | Mauro Trentin | 1–2, 4–6 | |
Abate Cars Technology | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 91 | Alberto Cioffi | 1–2 | |
Luigi Cioffi | 1 |
PMA Motorsport | Cupra León TCR | 95 | Pietro Alessi | 5 | |
Greta Racing Lucania | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 97 | Vito Tagliente | 6 | |
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Results and standings
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Qualifying | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Races | 40 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
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Drivers' championship
For each category, drivers retain points from best 10 race results. For overall championship only, all qualifying results are also added towards drivers points. Drivers must also participate in at least 5 rounds to be classified.[20]
TCR Italian Festival round at Vallelunga did not count for championship.[21]
- Overall
valign=top | valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | IMO1 | MIS | MUG | MON | VAL | IMO2 | |
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1 | Franco Girolami | 24 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 39 | 30† | 11 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 427 (451) |
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2 | Niels Langeveld | 33 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 201 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 389 |
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3 | Aurélien Comte | 712 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 346 (382) |
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4 | Marco Butti | 11 | 2 | Ret1 | 4 | 181 | 10 | 46 | 12 | Ret3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 332 |
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5 | Felice Jelmini | 45 | 4 | 66 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 33 | Ret | 236 | 7 | 47 | 4 | 326 |
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6 | Michele Imberti | 29†14 | 10 | 48 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 514 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 202 |
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7 | Ruben Volt | Ret10 | DNS | 74 | Ret | 510 | 4 | 102 | 5 | 25†2 | 3 | Ret1 | DNS | 201 |
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8 | Denis Babuin | 615 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 1013 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 411 | 11 | 715 | Ret | 195 |
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9 | Rubén Fernández | 811 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 77 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 37 | 8 | 21 | Ret | 174 |
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10 | Park Jun-ui | Ret9 | Ret | 21 | 17 | 68 | 32† | 88 | 7 | 24†9 | 9 | 55 | 7 | 150 |
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11 | Paolo Rocca | 98 | 6 | 1513 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 177 | 4 | 9 | 20 | Ret | DNS | 124 |
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12 | Felipe Fernández | 26 | 22 | 811 | 6 | 3211 | 5 | 713 | Ret | | | 2014 | 6 | 114 |
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13 | Levente Losonczy | 117 | 3 | 1015 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 3515 | 16 | 614 | 16 | Ret | 21 | 98 |
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14 | Rodolfo Massaro | 12 | 12 | 259 | 9 | 2715 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 810 | 8 | 83 |
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15 | Park June-sung | | | 11 | 12 | 29 | 7 | Ret10 | 8 | 715 | 22 | Ret12 | Ret | 78 |
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16 | Marco Pellegrini | 20 | 15 | 2710 | 11 | 812 | 8 | 2112 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 77 |
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17 | Matteo Poloni | 56 | 18 | 13 | Ret | DNP | DNP | 119 | Ret | | | 122 | 22 | 76 |
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18 | Cosimo Barberini | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 28 | 13 | 810 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 71 |
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19 | Nicola Guida | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 1113 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 |
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20 | Giovanni Scamardi | 16 | 21 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 19 | | | 28 |
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21 | Sylvain Pussier | Ret | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 27 |
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22 | Federico Paolino | 14 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 19 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 11 |
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23 | Victor Fernández | Ret | Ret | 28 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 24 | 6 |
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24 | Nello Nataloni | 27 | Ret | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 3 |
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25 | Raffaele Gurrieri | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | Ret | 33 | 24 | 16 | 18 | DNS | 15 | 2 |
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Ineligible for championship | - | Mattias Vahtel | 172 | 8 | 912 | Ret | | | | | | | | | (46) |
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- | Francesca Raffaele | 10 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 1414 | 12 | | | | | | | (33) |
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- | Cesare Brusa | | | | | Ret6 | 17 | Ret11 | 9 | | | Ret | 23 | (28) |
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- | Eric Brigliadori | | | | | | | | | | | 913 | 11 | (25) |
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- | Sergio López Bolotin | 2813 | Ret | 1414 | Ret | Ret4 | Ret | | | | | | | (20) |
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- | Filippo Barberi | | | | | 28 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | (14) |
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- | Giacomo Ghermandi | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | (11) |
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- | Antti Rammo | 13 | 14 | 26 | 24 | | | | | | | | | (8) |
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- | Horia-Traian Chirigut | 24 | 20 | 30 | Ret | 16 | 13 | | | 21 | Ret | | | (5) |
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- | Ernesto Olhagaray | | | | | | | 18 | 23 | | | 15 | 14 | (4) |
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- | Vedat Ali Dalokay | | | | | 21 | 22 | 14 | 27 | | | | | (3) |
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- | Sandro Pelatti | | | | | Ret | 14 | 29 | DNS | | | | | (3) |
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- | Damiano Reduzzi | 22 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | (1) |
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| Mauro Trentin | | | | | | | 27 | 29 | | | 17 | 18 | 0 |
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| Piero Necchi | | | DNS | DNS | 20 | DNS | | | 17 | 21 | | | 0 |
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| Adriano Visdomini | 18 | 24 | 23 | 18 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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| Seda Kaçan | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 19 | 0 |
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| Ozen Zekai | | | | | | | 19 | 20 | | | | | 0 |
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| Gennaro Manolio | 25 | 19 | 29 | 19 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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| Luigi Gallo | | | | | 23 | 20 | 31 | DNS | | | | | 0 |
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| Giuseppe Cartia | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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| Paolo Palanti | | | | | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | | | | | 0 |
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| Carlotta Fedeli | | | | | 24 | 29 | | | | | | | 0 |
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| Niccolò Loia | | | | | 25 | 26 | 25 | DNS | | | | | 0 |
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| Fabio Casagrande | | | | | | | 30 | 26 | | | | | 0 |
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| Francesco Cardone | | | | | 31 | 27 | 32 | 30 | | | | | 0 |
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| Giorgio Fantilli | | | | | 30 | 28 | | | | | | | 0 |
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| Dousan Kouril Jr. | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 |
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valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | IMO1 | MIS | MUG | MON | VAL | IMO2 | | |
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| valign=top | 1-15 – Points-scoring position in qualifying | |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
- Master
valign=top | valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | IMO1 | MIS | MUG | MON | VAL | IMO2 | |
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1 | Denis Babuin | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 372 (390) |
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2 | Rubén Fernández | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 21 | Ret | 341 |
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3 | Marco Pellegrini | 20 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 304 (343) |
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4 | Nicola Guida | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 286 (319) |
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5 | Raffaele Gurrieri | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | Ret | 33 | 24 | 16 | 18 | DNS | 15 | 225 |
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6 | Sylvain Pussier | Ret | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 221 |
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7 | Victor Fernández | Ret | Ret | 28 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 24 | 202 |
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Ineligible for championship | - | Horia-Traian Chirigut | 24 | 20 | 30 | Ret | 16 | 13 | | | 22 | Ret | | | (115) |
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- | Adriano Visdomini | 18 | 24 | 23 | 18 | | | | | | | | | (87) |
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- | Ernesto Olhagaray | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | (54) |
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- | Damiano Reduzzi | 22 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | (42) |
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- | Fabio Casagrande | | | | | | | 30 | 26 | | | | | (36) |
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valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | IMO1 | MIS | MUG | MON | VAL | IMO2 | | |
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- Under 25
valign=top | valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | IMO1 | MIS | MUG | MON | VAL | IMO2 | |
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1 | Marco Butti | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 366 |
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2 | Paolo Rocca | 9 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 20 | Ret | DNS | 301 |
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3 | Levente Losonczy | 11 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 16 | Ret | 21 | 291 |
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4 | Park Jun-ui | Ret | Ret | 21 | 17 | 6 | 32† | 7 | 7 | 24† | 9 | 5 | 7 | 290 |
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5 | Ruben Volt | Ret | DNS | 7 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 25† | 3 | Ret | DNS | 244 |
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Ineligible for championship | - | Francesca Raffaele | 10 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | (135) |
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- | Mattias Vahtel | 17 | 8 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | (86) |
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- | Eric Brigliadori | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | (60) |
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- | Filippo Barberi | | | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | | | (57) |
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- | Giuseppe Cartia | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | (21) |
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| Dousan Kouril Jr. | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 |
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valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | IMO1 | MIS | MUG | MON | VAL | IMO2 | | |
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
- DSG Challenge
valign=top | valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | IMO1x | MISx | MUGo | MONo | VALx | IMO2o | |
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1 | Vedat Ali Dalokay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 2 | | | 372 |
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2 | Filippo Barberi | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 310 (331) |
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3 | Mauro Trentin | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | 27 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 274 |
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4 | Paolo Palanti | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 6 | | | 254 |
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5 | Luigi Gallo | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 31 | DNS | 6 | 5 | | | 245 |
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Ineligible for championship | - | Carlotta Fedeli | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 29 | | | | | | | (185) |
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- | Niccolò Loia | 9† | Ret | | | 25 | 26 | 25 | DNS | 8 | 7 | | | (127) |
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- | Francesco Cardone | | | | | 31 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 11 | DNS | | | (92) |
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- | Giorgio Fantilli | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 7 | 30 | 28 | | | 10 | 9 | | | (82) |
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- | Eric Brigliadori | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | (80) |
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- | Seda Kaçan | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 19 | (60) |
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- | Alberto Cioffi | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | | (57) |
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- | Vito Tagliente | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 20 | (54) |
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- | Pietro Alessi | | | | | | | | | 2 | 9 | | | (48) |
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- | Luigi Cioffi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | (39) |
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- | Stefano De Vecchi | 8 | DNS | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | (30) |
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valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | IMO1x | MISx | MUGo | MONo | VALx | IMO2o | | |
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified.
x – DSG entries raced separately from the main grid in these rounds.
o – DSG entries raced alongside the main grid in these rounds.
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: TCR Italy champion Niels Langeveld makes Honda switch for 2023. 7 April 2023. TouringCarTimes. 7 April 2023.
- Web site: Paolo Rocca secures second MM Motorsport seat. 17 April 2023. TouringCarTimes. 17 April 2023.
- Web site: MM Motorsport announces three-car Honda programme for TCR Italy. 30 March 2023. TouringCarTimes. 28 March 2023.
- Web site: South American champions to join TCR Italy field. 11 May 2023. TouringCarTimes. 11 May 2023.
- Web site: 21 March 2023 . Franco Girolami to lead new Aikoa Racing programme . 21 March 2023 . TouringCarTimes . en-US.
- Web site: Marco Butti to race third BRC Hyundai at Vallelunga. 7 June 2023. TouringCarTimes. 7 June 2023.
- Web site: Hyundai confirms TCR World Tour presence. 27 February 2023. TouringCarTimes.com. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: Hyundai confirms two-car World Tour entry. 11 April 2023. TouringCarTimes.com. 11 April 2023.
- Web site: Comtoyou firms up World Tour entry with Huff, Vervisch. 13 April 2023. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 13 April 2023.
- Web site: ALM Honda confirms unchanged line-up for 2023. 18 April 2023. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 18 April 2023.
- Web site: Honda driver Néstor Girolami joins TCR World Tour grid with ALM Motorsport. 19 April 2023. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 19 April 2023.
- Web site: Kevin Ceccon joins TCR World Tour round in Italy. 2 June 2023. TouringCarTimes. 2 June 2023.
- Web site: Mikael Karlsson and Giovanni Scamardi joins Aggressive Team Italia. 24 March 2023. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 24 March 2023.
- Web site: Levente Losonczy to run dual programme. 28 December 2022. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 28 December 2022.
- Web site: Michele Imberti extends CRM Motorsport deal. 5 April 2023. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 5 April 2023.
- Web site: Lynk & Co Cyan Racing to return to action in TCR World Tour. 6 January 2023. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 6 January 2023.
- Web site: New Lynk & Co 03 TCR to hit the track in 2023. 3 March 2023. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 3 March 2023.
- Web site: Lynk & Co Cyan Racing names first two World Tour drivers. 27 February 2023. TouringCarTimes.com. 27 February 2023.
- Web site: Lynk & Co Cyan Racing completes TCR World Tour line-up. 6 March 2023. TouringCarTimes.com. 6 March 2023.
- Web site: RDS Sportivo Campionato Italiano Turismo TCR. 6 May 2023. 8 November 2023.
- Web site: Cupras join TCR World Tour as it heads to TCR Italian Festival. 8 June 2023. TouringCarTimes. 12 June 2023.